Message boards are critical gathering input and communicating necessary information about the ongoing nature of a sport, and competition in a league. This was never more critical than during COVID and it's aftermath, as the "normal" functioning of the sport on which the fantasy game was based ceased to exist. Additionally, many league members choose not to get email messages, and will receive no communication when message boards are not available.
Perhaps Yahoo does not care, but fantasy leagues run by commissioners usually have memberships that spend more time with their teams (and on the Yahoo site), and taking away a vital tool that a commissioner and those league members depend on will have the longer-term effect of moving those commissioner and active users to other platforms.
This was a dumb move by Yahoo, even if it is only temporary. Users that turn away from Yahoo during baseball season will not come back.
Mac Guy
Message boards are critical gathering input and communicating necessary information about the ongoing nature of a sport, and competition in a league. This was never more critical than during COVID and it's aftermath, as the "normal" functioning of the sport on which the fantasy game was based ceased to exist. Additionally, many league members choose not to get email messages, and will receive no communication when message boards are not available.
Perhaps Yahoo does not care, but fantasy leagues run by commissioners usually have memberships that spend more time with their teams (and on the Yahoo site), and taking away a vital tool that a commissioner and those league members depend on will have the longer-term effect of moving those commissioner and active users to other platforms.
This was a dumb move by Yahoo, even if it is only temporary. Users that turn away from Yahoo during baseball season will not come back.