Welcome to our first member survey at The Wanderer.

TW is one of the most popular and busiest BWFC fan sites, and since our recent redesign we are keen to know what is working well, not so well, what you use or read most on the site, or what we don’t do at the moment that you’d like us to do.

Please take a few minutes to answer the questions below. You can either leave your answers on this thread or, if you’d prefer them to be kept confidential, PM them to me, Tango or Ratbert.

We will consider all views but request that you keep them truthful and honest. Wind-ups and arguments will not be tolerated, and may result in a ‘day off’ from the site if we see fit.

Thank you for your time!

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles?
• If yes, how often?
• If no, why not?
• What can be done to improve the front page?
• Would you consider writing for the front page?

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums?
• What do you like most about the forums?
• What do you least like about the forums?
• What could encourage you to contribute more often?
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most?
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be?

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy?
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation?

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? Yes.
• If yes, how often? Once
• If no, why not?
• What can be done to improve the front page? More colour. The Blue and White needs a little splash of red, like the shirts.
• Would you consider writing for the front page? Yes

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums? Daily
• What do you like most about the forums? The variety of topics and the characters within
• What do you least like about the forums? Trolls
• What could encourage you to contribute more often? Winning the lottery and not having to work.
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? Apparently, General Banter
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? Happy with them.

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? Yes, in moderation. Actually I think you do a fine job.
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation?

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? Rarely
• If yes, how often? Whenever it looks interesting
• If no, why not? It's rarely interesting, and had my fingers burned before
• What can be done to improve the front page? Different colour scheme
• Would you consider writing for the front page? Absolutely

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums? Whenever there is a wrong that needs righting
• What do you like most about the forums? The smileys are pretty cool
• What do you least like about the forums? Puns. Pages and pages of god-damned puns oh and knobheads
• What could encourage you to contribute more often? Getting the sack
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? Erm, don't know
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? Fine as they are

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? No - I don't think a forum necessarily needs them
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation? Rotate the mods - freshen things up - stops those with what little power it brings have it go to their heads - this works well on other sites

Result = keep up the good work

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? Yes
• If yes, how often? Usually once just after they're uploaded
• If no, why not? -
• What can be done to improve the front page? I quite like it - but yes, a splash of red would liven things up a little.
• Would you consider writing for the front page? Yes

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums? Daily
• What do you like most about the forums? Respect between members but banter too
• What do you least like about the forums? Spam and trolls
• What could encourage you to contribute more often? Cookies. But seriously, I don't need much encouragement, I like this forum.
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? The Trotters
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? I think they're correct

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? Yes
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation? -

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? Yes

• If yes, how often? Anytime something new goes up

• What can be done to improve the front page? I don't mind it as it is

• Would you consider writing for the front page? Yep, I've done a bit before, but should contribute more

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums? Probably every other day, I might make it to 1000 posts one day

• What do you like most about the forums? I like the mix of fans of all ages who've seen the best and worst of times, and also the off topic stuff about anything from food to tv to benefit cheats is great to read and get involved with

• What do you least like about the forums? Sometimes feels a bit cliquey but that's what happens on long-standing forums with a lot of history. I try not to get involved with disagreements on forums so if I don't like it I just read something else!

• What could encourage you to contribute more often? Maybe getting that story I'm working on finally finished to put on front page! But otherwise I think I contribute enough

• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? Off-topic stuff probably

• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? I think they're fine. Maybe an archive section of popular old threads from the past eg. the UEFA Cup match threads for a bit of nostalgia could be added - but they're easy enough to find anyway

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? I've never had a run in with them, so they're fine by me

• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation? You're doing a grand job lads

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? Yes
• If yes, how often? When they are new
• If no, why not?
• What can be done to improve the front page?
• Would you consider writing for the front page? Did once -so time consuming

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums? 2 or 3 sessions a week
• What do you like most about the forums? intelligent exchange of views and general lack of abuse
• What do you least like about the forums?
• What could encourage you to contribute more often? more time off work
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? footy ones
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? ok

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? don't know what it is - but a least you got rid of the problems a few months back
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation?

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? Always try and read the match previews and reviews where poss.
• If yes, how often? Weekly
• If no, why not? If I'm looking on my phone then I don't usually because it takes too long to load and I head straight for the juicy goss on the forums
• What can be done to improve the front page? Articles on wider football issues maybe?
• Would you consider writing for the front page? Yes, definitely one day

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums? read them everyday, starting to post more regular now
• What do you like most about the forums? educated and intelligent football debate. (actually I'm being serious.... much better standard than any other BWFC forum)
• What do you least like about the forums? the space for signatures and avators is too small
• What could encourage you to contribute more often? More hours in the day. But sadly I don't think you can do anything about that.
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? Only really use The Trotters
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? Fine as they are

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? Yes, its spot on. Pretty liberal but if anything looks like its going downhill then its nipped in the bud.
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation? N/a

I think everything about the site is spot on.

The only thing I would look to improve would be having more fanzine stuff, other than just match reports.

I have no ideas as to how you could get this to happen, mind.

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? I do.
• If yes, how often? Everytime there's a new article up.
• If no, why not? N/A
• What can be done to improve the front page? Possibly a few more articles on wider football issues...?
• Would you consider writing for the front page? Have done in the past, will certainly do again at some point.

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums? Contribute? A few times a day, on average...
• What do you like most about the forums? The fact that it ticks over without too much in the way of pessimism or arguments, and the fact that it very rarely goes quiet - something that cannot be said for other forums I've frequented.
• What do you least like about the forums? I can't say that there's anything I dislike.
• What could encourage you to contribute more often? Not a lot. I think I contribute as much as I'm going to anyway.
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? The Trotters or Other Footy, mostly.
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? They're correct.

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? Definitely. Sir Nut, anyone?
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation? N/A

You lot not heard of survey monkey!

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? If I'm honest, not so much any more
• If yes, how often? Once a month, maybe
• If no, why not? Time - workwise I don't get as much chance to browse and read. Must admit think the articles used to be a bit more regular and varied
• What can be done to improve the front page? Think some consistency as to the features, timings etc. An image one day, article the next, preview on x time
• Would you consider writing for the front page? Yes

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums? Daily
• What do you like most about the forums? Match and team debate, but as a forum I like that you can chinwag on the match threads then there's some good fun being had on the general
• What do you least like about the forums?
• What could encourage you to contribute more often? Nowt, tis a time thing
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? Bowton, general
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? yeah but not sure the fantasy team one is as relevant now we don't run our prediction leagues etc

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? Yep
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation? It seems like it's much better, but it may be that there's less suicidal nutters since Megson left

Thank you for your time! no problem

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? hardly ever
• If yes, how often? very very rarely, only if its getting a particular amount of interest in the forum
• If no, why not? boring
• What can be done to improve the front page? its irrelevant to me, my favourites bar link thingy brings me straight into the forums
• Would you consider writing for the front page? nope

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums? couple times a day
• What do you like most about the forums? an intelligent bunch for a footy forum, always good for advice and recommendations
• What do you least like about the forums? lengthy essay posts, none attendees offering too much opinion. folk who correct others on their grammar, posts that just say 'this' and patronising bum lickers who just post links to other threads where a topic is already being discussed.
• What could encourage you to contribute more often? if it was more iphone friendly.
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? Trotters & general banter. have to be incredibly bored to go into any of the others. current match threads & Watching tonight, 360 threads the faves.
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? yes

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? yes
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation? more iphone friendly

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Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? Yes
• If yes, how often? Checked for additions each day
• If no, why not? N/A
• What can be done to improve the front page? To my eyes it's pretty good. Trying to look at it from the point of view of a first time visitor I would perhaps suggest the welcome message be in black as opposed to the grey I see (it sort of looks like the fine print of a hire-purchase agreement).
• Would you consider writing for the front page? Yes . . . but being so divorced from the town it's a bit hard.

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums? Occasionally.
• What do you like most about the forums? The marvellous mix of contributors and the (general) lack of total idiots - no doubt due to the efforts of the moderators.
• What do you least like about the forums? Nowt.
• What could encourage you to contribute more often? 1p per word
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? I'm not a 'regular' poster but, nevertheless the 'General Banter' section.
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? They are fine as far as I'm concerned.

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation?

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? NO
• If yes, how often?
• If no, why not? NO INTEREST
• What can be done to improve the front page? DUNNO, NEVER SEE IT
• Would you consider writing for the front page? IF YOU PAY ME

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums? DAILY
• What do you like most about the forums? BRUCE
• What do you least like about the forums? COMMUNISTS
• What could encourage you to contribute more often? SPOT PRIZES
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? TOP 3
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? GET SHUT OF THAT PREDICTION ONE

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? YEAH ITS FINE
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation? GET A MOBILE VERSION

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? YES
• If yes, how often? EVERY TIME THERE IS A NEW ONE
• If no, why not?
• What can be done to improve the front page? THINK IT'S GOOD AS IT IS
• Would you consider writing for the front page? HAVE DONE ON A FEW OCCASIONS. I ENJOY DOING SO

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums? 3-4 DAYS A WEEK
• What do you like most about the forums? THE BANTER AND THE FACT THAT THE MAJORITY OF US GET ON
• What do you least like about the forums? NOTHING
• What could encourage you to contribute more often? BEING LESS BUSY AT WORK!
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? TROTTERS, GENERAL BANTER
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? YES, FINE BY ME

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES.
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation? NOTHING. GREAT JOB BEING DONE

"it's irrelevant to me"

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? Yes If yes, how often? When they are posted, they give a good insight into the mind of a wanderer, add a little atmosphere of the game for me, and others, who for all kinds of reasons, cannot get to matches as often as we'd like.
• If no, why not?
• What can be done to improve the front page? Nudey picture of Kelly Brooke
• Would you consider writing for the front page? Yes; but sadly my (non) attendance at games presently prevents it. Hopefully this will improve next season and allow me to do a match report. I suppose a preview isn't out of the question though.Forums

• How often do you contribute to the forums? Quite a bit, given limited time available
• What do you like most about the forums? Variety of topics. Some serious, others hilarious. I think there are some topics with very well informed and educated poster's contributing to the threads, more so than other sites.
• What do you least like about the forums? Self opinionated poster's without a sense of humour. ( I was guilty of it once, sorry General M!)
• What could encourage you to contribute more often? Bolton in the sampions leg
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? Trotters, General Banter
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? Quite well balanced
Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? Never bothered me
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation? Not concerned about moderation as it stands. For those who think 'power' is the reason we have mods, let them have a try at it. I think the mods do a good job of weeding out the nutters and keep the site on an even keel. If there were no moderators we would spend half the day sifting through all kinds of sh*t, in an attempt to find some interesting comment.

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? Yes - I do - we have some talented writers - and it is good to have them - best of the lot... DSB
• If yes, how often? usually twice a week - once for the preview - once for the report.
• If no, why not?
• What can be done to improve the front page? given the Norm the Jedi's regular column is archived - it ought to have at least ONE article in it.. also the multiple doubled/tripled articles in "set pieces"
• Would you consider writing for the front page? yes

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums? errr.... too often!
• What do you like most about the forums? the general good naturedness even when opposing views are aired
• What do you least like about the forums? can't think of owt serious
• What could encourage you to contribute more often? I think I should be encouraged to contribute less...
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most? Trotters and General Banter
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be? they do the job

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy? yes - doesn't seem to be broken to me
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation? less mobile access - these irritating tweety/bloggy/facebooky/looky-at-my-shiney-mobiley people should be discouraged.

Front Page
• Do you read the front page articles? YES
• If yes, how often? USUALLY WHEN A MATCH REPORT IS AVAILABLE TO READ
• If no, why not?
• What can be done to improve the front page? SEEMS FINE TO ME
• Would you consider writing for the front page?YES BUT LACK OF CONFIDENCE WOULD STOP ME

Forums
• How often do you contribute to the forums?NOT AS OFTEN AS I USED TO, PUT OFF BY ARGUMENTS AND INSULTS AT WANDERERSWAYS
• What do you like most about the forums?OFTEN AMUSING AND INFORMATIVE
• What do you least like about the forums?PERSONAL ATTACK, NOT OFTEN ON HERE THOUGH PLEASED TO SAY.
• What could encourage you to contribute more often?IF I HAVE SOMETHING INTERESTING TO ADD I PROBABLY WOULD.
• If a regular poster, which forums do you contribute to most?BURNDEN ACES
• Do you think the forum categories are correct? If not, what should they be?SEEM OK TO ME YES

Site Moderation
• Do you agree with TW’s moderation policy?YES
• What can be done to improve the forums and site moderation?DONT LET POWER GO TO YOUR HEADS AS IT HAS (IN MY OPINION) AT WANDERERSWAYS