Getting Acquainted With The All-New TalkSox.com

[Brock Beauchamp]

Thanks for helping us get through this transition, now let's dig into some of the new stuff that's available.

Hi, welcome to the all-new Talk Sox website! I know the new software is a bit of a shock to the system after using the old forum software for so long but I promise you that there is a lot to like about this software once you acclimate yourself to it. On top of a much more modern interface, we'll be rolling out new features on the regular over the next month.

For starters, I'm thrilled to take the next step with all of you, many of whom have been using this site for literal decades. I hope to grow together and your input is key for making this happen. So if you're a veteran user here every day or someone who drifted off years ago, please pop into the forums and give us your feedback.

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First, the forums still exist and you'll find them in the menu at the top of every page. But there are several differences now, including:

• Dark mode: at the top right of every page, you'll see a half-filled circle. That toggles dark mode on and off.
• Tweets: you can now paste the URL for any single tweet into a comment and the system will render the tweet on-screen.
• Pasting images: you can now paste any image into a comment and it uploads the image to TalkSox.com.
• GIFs: At the top of a comment toolbar, there is a searchable GIF library to insert into any post.

We have a suite of tutorials available here as well. You'll have to forgive all the "Twins Daily" copy, I haven't had time to update the copy for Talk Sox yet but all of the content is accurate.

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Every registered Talk Sox user now has access to their own user blog. If you have an interest in trying your hand at writing, this is a great place to flex those muscles and learn the craft. As an introduction, I've written up a couple of blogs to help users use parts of the new system.

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Coming soon will be the new Talk Sox top prospects list. The wrinkle with our format here is that our users get to vote on the rankings! Voting is currently open now; it only takes a few minutes of your time and you get to influence our Red Sox prospects rankings.

To vote, just click here for a brief rundown how the system works.

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New to the site, we also offer up-to-date active rosters and 40-man rosters.

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In the coming days and weeks, we'll roll out many new features such as video, handy guides to various aspects of Red Sox fandom such as minor league affiliates, Fenway Park, and much more. Over the winter, I hope to launch the Red Sox Players Project, which will be a wiki-style repository of all Red Sox players, past and present.

Our ambitions for the site are grand: simply put, we want to be the premier Red Sox super-site on the internet. But that takes time and we're in this for the long run. And we can get there a lot more quickly with your feedback so please let us know if you see something you feel can be improved!

One small thing that helps us a great deal is sharing our work on social media. If you're on social, please give one of our channels a follow. Thank you!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talksox

Twitter/X: https://x.com/talksoxball

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[bkzwhitestrican]

Site looks good. The Sox though, not so much 😅

[Brock Beauchamp]

58 minutes ago, bkzwhitestrican said:

Site looks good. The Sox though, not so much 😅

Yeah, it hasn’t been a great 4-5 days for the Sox. 

[harmony]

As a Seattle Mariner fan and long-time member of TalkSox, I've always held Twins Daily in high regard. Red Sox fans should appreciate the transition to the new format.

[Brock Beauchamp]

2 hours ago, harmony said:

As a Seattle Mariner fan and long-time member of TalkSox, I've always held Twins Daily in high regard. Red Sox fans should appreciate the transition to the new format.

Thank you! I'd love to start a Mariners site but the only forum I've found is kinda toxic so... *shrugs*

[harmony]

On 8/27/2024 at 10:03 AM, Brock Beauchamp said:

Thank you! I'd love to start a Mariners site but the only forum I've found is kinda toxic so... *shrugs*

When I touted Twins Daily on that Seattle forum, I received a toxic response.🤥

[Brock Beauchamp]

3 minutes ago, harmony said:

When I touted Twins Daily on that Seattle forum, I received a toxic response.🤥

SHOCKING!

That forum is a hot mess. It's a bummer, as Mariners fans deserve a better place to post that isn't Reddit or Facebook.

[JohnShaft]

Nice layout, well done. Are the old off topic threads still around? Threads like ‘grinds my gears’ etc.

 

[Brock Beauchamp]

5 hours ago, JohnShaft said:

Nice layout, well done. Are the old off topic threads still around? Threads like ‘grinds my gears’ etc.

I had to put them behind a userwall while I clean up some really bad conversations from the past. I'll promote your user status and it will appear for you now.

[Thunder]

Late to the party here as I have not been as active this season as I usually am, but I have nothing bad to say about the changes! It's sleek and modern - just like me

[Brock Beauchamp]

8 hours ago, Thunder said:

Late to the party here as I have not been as active this season as I usually am, but I have nothing bad to say about the changes! It's sleek and modern - just like me

Welcome back, keep checking in, we have big things coming over the winter!

[Brock Beauchamp]

On 8/30/2024 at 9:53 AM, harmony said:

When I touted Twins Daily on that Seattle forum, I received a toxic response.🤥

Out of curiosity, what did they say?

[a700hitter]

This is exciting.  The site had remained essentially unchanged for 20 years.

[devildavid]

Glad to see this new site. I just started getting emails from it so I thought that I would try to get back into it again after a long hiatus. Embarrassingly, I forgot my password and the old site didn’t work when I tried to reset my password. I just tried again and finally I am back! Some of you may remember me and many probably don’t care. Honestly, I haven’t been following the Sox closely for quite a few years so I have little to contribute right now. I recognize the regulars here from the old site and good to see you guys are keeping it going. Sox had me excited early this season but their poor fielding seems to have hurt their chances for a wild card spot this season.

[Brock Beauchamp]

18 hours ago, devildavid said:

Glad to see this new site. I just started getting emails from it so I thought that I would try to get back into it again after a long hiatus. Embarrassingly, I forgot my password and the old site didn’t work when I tried to reset my password. I just tried again and finally I am back! Some of you may remember me and many probably don’t care. Honestly, I haven’t been following the Sox closely for quite a few years so I have little to contribute right now. I recognize the regulars here from the old site and good to see you guys are keeping it going. Sox had me excited early this season but their poor fielding seems to have hurt their chances for a wild card spot this season.

Glad to have you back!