re: The bigger question - what do we want this board to be in the future?

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Scout, Rivals, and 247 all frown upon it because they consider it you taking their views/business.

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Short term territory issues and why I hate non school / teams having an unemotional interest in the local group. It is why I do not eat at chains and prefer local places instead.

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KSR will not approve it for their comment section if you try to plant a link there or recommend a site.

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That one may be ego more than anything else. Jones has no real interest in the secondary stuff and ridicules it instead of supporting it. Since he tows the line he keeps his access but it would be nice if Mitch or Eli "encouraged" a broader view.

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When I was an admin for a smaller but popular UK site

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That is more where I was thinking on a site like SoB or EJSIC where there is win win issues where collaborative effort can be achieved. Not in case of an obvious regular crossover but a backdoor agreement with each side to allow it now and again.