Cubs sign Ben Broussard to minor-league deal, will start in AAA

...limiting the right to write fanposts is certainly an interesting one, but I’ll leave that up to the powers-that-be.

As far as those of us who criticize – or, more accurately, make light of – those who post repetitive fanposts, I see that as simply a community policing itself. If you can’t be bothered to do the easy research to make sure you aren’t beating a dead horse, you shouldn’t expect serious replies to your fanpost.

Last, if I’m reading your post correctly, I believe you’re misunderstanding the point of game threads. They’re not necessarily to share “riveting insights into the inner workings of the Chicago Cubs and baseball’s importance to the cosmos.” To put it simply, game threads are for sharing the excitement of the game (or, in some cases, the lack thereof) with other BCBers.

This is a very active site. If we get multiple fanposts on the topic of Ben Broussard signing a minor league contract, then that pushes posts on potentially more important topics down the list where they might not be found.

I don’t want this turning into the cubs.com message board where they have a zillion threads on the same subjects.

It’s a really simple request: check the site to see if your topic has been recently covered. Takes a few seconds, and the new search function is easy to use.

Thanks again.