Getting Acquainted With The All-New TalkSox.com

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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