Well, that just won't do... we HAVE to have that scanner eye here if we are going to be a real forum.  Let me see what I can figure out.

If only Texas would have punted to him 1 more time... he would have the all time record for returns.

Yep.

Tip:  With really big URL's, you can hide all of the gobbledy gook by putting it inside a url tag.

[url=http://blablabla]Friendly Text[/url]

The Bear Still Influencing The Game

Absolutely.  A site like this is only worth what the members contribute.

He may have a few things to say to the press if they can track him down...   

Unbelievable!!!!   

I really wish we had him another year.... especially if there is a lock out.

I don't normally follow the NFL, but I may start watching JJ, HTWMI, and the rest of the gang just to see how they do.

My favorite part is the voice over.

By the way, if I have everything set up correctly, you should also be able to make comments on that post.  It is really just a topic in the Blogs section.  Or you can just click on the comment link on the home page to go straight to it.

Eventually the stuff on the home page will be formatted a little more like a normal blog and look less like a forum post.  But behind the scenes it will still just be a forum post.  The beauty of this is that we can promote any forum topic to a blog entry by simply moving it to the blog forum.  People can still reply to it just as before, but now we can make sure the good stuff gets put on the front page.  I think this will bring a lot of people back to the site on a regular basis.  If they don't want to read through all of the chit chat to find the nuggets, they can just read the front page and quickly get the best we have to offer here.

So instead of having only a few guys writing blog articles for us, potentially every person who creates a topic in the forum could end up being a blogger.  This is a very powerful idea.  We already have 60 potential bloggers here on just the first day.  I am excited to see how this turns out.  I really think this could be huge for us down the road.

That's a lot of phone calls.  You know they have some dirt in there somewhere.

I just awarded everyone who is currently signed up +10 E-Cred for being here on the first day.  Then I gave +10 more to my mods.  I also gave BAMADCHAMPSHIPS another +10 for being the first person to actually register.  Terrie1959 gets +10 for being the first person to post (besides me).  Finally, ricky023 gets +10 for being the first person to start a new topic.  I think that is all for now.  I may give the entire forum another +5 tomorrow night as a bonus for the ones that sign up tomorrow.

E-Cred is a reputation system that is displayed next to your avatar.  Anyone can give you +1 E-Cred by clicking the Applaud link.  They can also take away 1 point by clicking the Boo link.  So you better be on your best behavior out there.   

I don't know how useful it will be, but it seems like a good idea.  We may have to make some tweaks to how it works as we go along.

I will eventually add a box next to the Top Posters box that shows the people with the most E-Cred.

Maybe I will have the site ready for prime time when the barn finally catches fire.  I'm sure that will bring all sorts of traffic.  At least now I have something to do while I'm waiting.

That is a really cool avatar you got there XBAMA.

Yep, thanks guys.  I am working on some graphics right now.  Don't forget to post over in the Welcome thread if you want be included in it when I move it over to the Hall of Fame.  It was the first thread over here.

They will trickle in over time.  We just need something to keep them coming back once they get here.

Maybe another Hall of Fame moment?