Test of the New Draft Site

Jim Christie · Post by **Jim Christie** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:36 pm

I read where Ryan was testing the draft site at 4:30 today; how did that work out; I was somewhat disappointed that we are not using the site for the Hot Tub League.

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:51 pm

Originally posted by Jim Christie:

I read where Ryan was testing the draft site at 4:30 today; how did that work out; I was somewhat disappointed that we are not using the site for the Hot Tub League. Hi Jim,

I'll let Ryan speak for how the test worked out, but I wanted to let everyone know that the draft site is receiving it's final few tweaks -- likely as I type this.

Needless to say, we didn't want to roll out anything that was 100 percent ready; we want it to be 110 percent ready.

Also, we didn't want people's maiden voyage with the software to be a pay draft. If things go right, we'll be mocking by the weekend, and everyone will know the ins and outs of the draft room by the time next week's satellites roll around.

I can't wait to present the new software to you -- it's good stuff!

slopshot · Post by **slopshot** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:07 am

I still can not find the new draft site. Is this up and working so that we can try it out?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:17 am

Originally posted by slopshot:

I still can not find the new draft site. Is this up and working so that we can try it out? No, it's not done yet. We are fine-tuning it again tomorrow and will have it live this week. Sorry for the delay, but look for this free service to all NFBC members very soon.

DrDobs · Post by **DrDobs** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:57 pm

Oooh, this is good news, can't wait to see it and if you need any more 'testors', please don't hesitate to contact me as I'd be more than happy to test, comment, etc...

Jon

JAGUAR · Post by **JAGUAR** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:31 am

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HELP TEST . CONTACT ME

JAGUAR · Post by **JAGUAR** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:33 am

I HAVE A SATELLITE LEAGUE THIS THURSDAY . WILL IT BE HERE OR MDC ?

DrDobs · Post by **DrDobs** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:43 pm

Any update on this new software? I'm anxious to see it in action!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:04 am

Originally posted by JAGUAR:

I HAVE A SATELLITE LEAGUE THIS THURSDAY . WILL IT BE HERE OR MDC ? Satellite leagues and Slow Drafts this week will be held on MDC.com.

DrDobs · Post by **DrDobs** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:26 pm

Any chance some slow drafts you run next week will use the new software?

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:31 pm

Originally posted by DrDobs:

Any chance some slow drafts you run next week will use the new software? The new software isn't equipped to handle slow drafts yet; the programmers have been putting in all of the hours to make it satellite and Double Play online friendly.

All remaining slow drafts for baseball will be held on MDC.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:24 am

We had another mock draft today on the new draft software site and this is almost ready to rock 'n roll. It's really working well. I think we just need to load in our default rankings the way we want them and then get you folks mocking. There are just minor tweaks left.

Geoff will explain the software fully once we have it live and show you all of the neat features for finding the players and categories you want. This is going to be fun. Look for access soon.

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:19 pm

It's definitely a very nice site. I think everyone is going to like it quite a bit.