It's the offseason and there's a breed of Yarders that flourish in the offseason. I'm sure there are a percentage of posters who disappear in April and don't visit nearly as much until the hoops start back up. Once the season kicks in a little more the OT's will dwindle dramatically.
^^ This.
We have this thread pretty much every year. And the same thing happens every year, as we get into hoops season the OT threads on the mens board reduces dramatically, organically, of their own volition. No one really needs to say or do anything. It just happens.
And I will say the same thing Ive said before.
When people complain about OT threads in the off season, I find it pretty selfish actually. Selfish because they are not thinking of who actually pays for this board.
This board is paid for through page clicks measuring ad views. OT threads in the off season serve to stimulate page traffic. That is not debatable.
If enough people dont want an OT threads on the Mens hoops board specifically, gather up some like minded people and offer to pay the hosting and serving costs out of pocket. You may get some traction in that the mods would be more strict about moving OT posts to other forums.
I personally think it would kill a pretty cool community spirit thing weve had working here for decade and a 1/2 now, but thats just me. I understand different people come for different reasons and they are all valid. So that being said, I personally think the balance is good. But thats just one idiots opinion.