I've been a viewer of this site since early 2006 and very rarely if ever post. I've stated before that I don't have enough basketball knowledge to contribute much to discussions. Many other posters are quick to throw out info that would be infinitely more useful than whatever drivel I'd spew up. I'd rather read informative posts than clutter the place with uninformed junk like some people do.
That being said, as a dirty lurker, I check this site religiously to find out what is going on with my beloved Cavs. There are about 10-15 posters that I enjoy regularly reading and many of their posts have taught me a lot about the intricacies of this game. Some of their nonsensical opinions are pretty funny too.
Since the beginning of this year, it's been getting more and more difficult to wade through some of the muck. Not a big deal as it's great to see so many people cheering on the team. Key times of the year like draft day and trade deadline day are hilarious as people are always near suicidal.
One solution that I've seen other websites do is to have a special section of the forum that is only viewable by people who plunk down, say $20 per year. Not only does this give people who are serious about the site a place to post that would be without much clutter, but it would give some revenue to help pay for the site.
I'd have no problems plunking down a 20 spot to be able to view a section that really only had the serious people in it. I probably wouldn't say to much but would still be happy getting some uncluttered info at a pretty good value. Hell, I just put a little money down just because it's only fair since I've been coming here for a good while now. I haven't lived in Cleveland for a long time and sometimes it's hard to get good Cleveland biased info and opinions. This place is by far the easiest and best location to keep up to date daily on the Cavs, along with other Cleveland sports teams.
Alright, that's it. A suggestion for a private donation only section.
Back to lurking. Also, W&G, if you happen to stumble upon this, you rock! Every word you write makes me enjoy this game more.
-Mike
I think this is a very good idea though. There are about 10 guys on here that I just love to hear responses from and they are almost all at the top of the rep scale.
