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    Aaron Wybrow commented  · 

    Removing the message boards has to be one of the most mind-boggling decisions that I have ever seen happen in my lifetime. I admit that I don't have the statistics that Yahoo will have to showcase the overall percentage of usage of the message boards in public and private leagues compared to the Yahoo Chat Feature and the number of posts reported to Yahoo for inappropriate/profane content. However, with all of that aside, I have been an active user of Yahoo Fantasy sports since 2001 both as a manager and a commissioner and the message board in an integral part to the fantasy experience. The leagues that I run are reliant upon the message board to be able to conduct the set up for our private settings and without them, the leagues will have to move to an alternative site.

    This appears to be either a direct ploy to entirely phase out Fantasy Sports and focus solely on the far-more-profitable daily fantasy slate or it is an egregious error in judgement that will haunt Yahoo for years to come. Don't you understand that it is easier to retain your customers than try to win new ones?? I can only imagine the cheers at fantasy sports sites across the internet as what is widely considered to be the leader of all fantasy sports sites creates one of the largest blunders ever seen.

    All in all, I am so angry at this which may seem to be completely illogical given that fantasy sports really mean nothing in the grand scheme of life, however I can guarantee that without the message boards appearing by March 1st, I will be moving all of my fantasy experiences to an alternative site in what I can only imagine is the greatest mass exodus in fantasy sports history.

    I don't even think that if Yahoo Sports was embroiled in some public scandal that they would lose a fraction of the membership base that they are set to lose this year.

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