Yay or Nay: New Bonnaroo Board

Trying to make it more like the other big 3. Coachella,Lolla,and ACL all have message boards of their very own.

I agree though. Why go that route when you have Inforoo.

9. You have to log in manually each visit, password manager doesn't pick up the login script for some reason.

10. It keeps logging people in as other users.

i get why they did a community. i mean they almost had too...but why would i use it while i have this? the site is prettyful tho

It reminds me of myspace which I used until I found inforoo so I'll stay here. We get bonnaroo info so fast there is no reason to deal with the bonnaroo board and they have a lot of bugs to work out.

11. It lies about my age. It seems to calculate age by year of birth not date.

inforoo for life nom nom nom

I think the Bonnaroo board is a little too complicated. I think they should've gone with something a little simpler (no subject headers on every post, a textbox and reply button instead of the fancy popup, links to the next page at the bottom of each page, etc.). I also think that trying to create a social network with the profiles is a little too ambitious. Better to have a small profile page with links to AIM, Myspace, and Facebook. Having a media page is a good idea, as is all the media being shared and displayed across the whole website.

The Bonnaroo community is going to be where 99% of the casual 'Rooers go... making it hard is just going to discourage people from coming back.

As for Inforoo, I like to think we're a community with a common hobby (music in general, Bonnaroo in specific). The fact that we've become the biggest unofficial Bonnaroo community forum is just a nice feather in our caps.

nom.

nay. but i can't even honestly vote, cuz i can't even log in.

edit: the bonnaroo site is WAY more prettyful than inforoo tho. i could stare at the main page all day...

I think when it comes down to it, i want a community that is not being controlled by Superfly/A.C...

Not because i think these guys are big bad horrible corporations, but you don't really have the same ability to criticize the festival when you are doing it on their dime. When its run by the corporation people are going to hesitate to complain about things, share bootlegs, talk drugs and safety, etc. And if its not impartial, their moderators will have the ability to take down anything they don't agree with.

Is anyone in contact with Superfly? Does anyone know if there is a reason they created their own message board. I'm sure a festival that draws 70000+ people every year would get numerous requests for a forum/message board. I don't know how inforoo started but i'm guessing it started because enough people saw a need for a site and someone stepped up and made the site. Kudos to you fine gentleman, but what I'm really curious about is if there are any complaints about the inforoo site. Complaints that Superfly is having to deal with. I know this site is all about the positivity and I'm not sure complaints specifically about this board wouldn't be dealt with a, "Hey man, that's not cool."
I think it would be interesting to do a poll at this year's 'Roo to figure out roughly how many people have even heard of Inforoo. With the introduction of their official message board I can only guess that it will surpass this one relatively quickly. I believe if you think Inforoo is better than the one they're offering, don't hesitate to tell them every chance you get, but be specific about what you don't like about theirs. Don't think of it as spam, if you've got valid content and beef. I imagine their introduction of boards was a response to year after year of peoples requests for one. It's not their fault that the majority of the population isn't bright enough to figure out how to do a google search. I'm sure if they realized that for all their efforts responding to email complaints they could spare someone to moderate a newly created forum.
I look for their next move to be one that sets their site above yours in terms of the value of information provided on that site. I could see them leaking headliners and lineup info on their message board in addition to the current enticement of free bonnaroo tickets.
If inforoo sprung up out of a want or need for an official bonnaroo forums, i'd say they're finally giving you what you wanted. Embrace it and do your best to make it your own. If complaints about 'roo aren't being addressed by AC/Superfly on their site (ie. dust, inadequate sanitation), I'd say their may even be a need to address the issue in some other medium. Go to the media, it's only a matter of time before something happens at Bonnaroo to make it the next Woodstock '99.

it reminds me of like a blog or something. Its hard to navigate for me. Ill stick to this nomen good time