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    Andrew Acs commented  · 

    This decision to remove message boards is completely incomprehensible. How could you shut down message boards before launching an upgraded chat site?

    You have successfully united the fantasy community AGAINST YOU! EVERYBODY IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS.

    The decision should clearly be reversed. But I know that it won't be.
    You should not be short-sighted for the next seasons in other sports.
    We are not all immature 17 year-olds who are incapable of doing something harder than scrolling.
    Some of us can actually put several paragraphs togther.
    The fantasy community is full of people who are interested in doing complicated things and we do not all fit into one tidy box and do things only one way.

    I am in multiple leagues, including keeper leagues which have detailed rules.
    We used message boards to:
    1) get confirmations as to which members are returning to the league and everybody would easily see which members were returning and which ones weren't.
    2) post our detailed rules (as the Commissioner's note is not practical).
    3) have rule-change discussions for the future
    4) as an FAQ (and not answer the same question multiple times)
    5) people advertized available leagues in several sports
    6) as a reference site for other issues

    As the commissioner of many leagues, I am EXTREMLY frustrated at how difficult communication has been this year. Roughly 75% of users have no clue where to find the Chat link or are completely uninterested in it. Sending e-mails doesn't work because they do not stand out and are ignored (and often go to Spam folders).

    I am convinced leagues will have record numbers of teams not even show up for drafts and be managerless from Day 1 of the season.

    Some leagues have moved to Fantrax which has a far superior product to Yahoo Fantasy.
    Some leagues have been abandoned (as people are sick and tired of being disappointed by Yahoo) and just join new leagues on other platforms.

    Many leagues are NOT waiting for an unknown upgrade to come to Yahoo chat. We are using third party apps (such as Discord, Signal, GroupMe, Slack etc). Frankly too many leagues use too many different apps but everyone wants something better. We want to do more than post Gifs.

    What you really should have done was implement a streamlined way for managers to click on a button to confirm their intention/interest to return to a league. Perhaps even have an easy way of communicating whether they would prefer a week-day or week-end draft and whether mornings, afternoon, evening, or late-night drafts are best.

    Your Private league listings should have many MORE filters. One should be able to look more easily for leagues with certain ranges of sizes, categories or other important settings.

    The real problem is that Fantasy Sports is not profitable enough for Yahoo/AOL. So programmers will generate a greater return on investment by working on other areas. That's why, your product is stagnant and you are not making any upgrades under the hood. As consumers, we are better served by specialized websites which can focus on our needs as consumers.

    Good luck keeping your customer base.

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