Quote:A guy I sat next to at the draft is pretty good friends with Alfie. About 15-20 minutes before it started, he leaned over to me and said "Alfie just texted me and said his sources are saying Sammy Watkins will be the pick." I wanted to bust out laughing but kept it to myself.

 

His "sources"?  Really?  Of course these are all "un-named sources".  I'm sure that the next thing that he will say is his "sources" are "inside the Jagaurs' organization".

 

The guy is an amateur at best and a good fan.  I don't fault him for what he is doing, he's enthusiastic and doing what he can to promote the Jaguars.  However, if he doesn't change his ways and if he doesn't actually learn what it means to be a real journalist, his site will always be a "fanboy" site and never amount to much.

 

Lesson #1 that he needs to learn - never shut down free speech, especially if you don't agree with it.  Argue your point to prove it wrong, but NEVER ban someone just because they have an opposing point of view.

 

Lesson #2 - Take criticism and different opinions seriously.  You will never have 100% of any readers agree with you all of the time.  People either agree with your point of view or don't.  Just because they don't agree with you isn't a reason to ban them.  They probably have a valid point/argument that you probably need to consider.

 

Lesson #3 - Lose the "buzz words" and "buzz phrases" taken from other sports websites.  Be creative and come up with your own titles.  Be creative and come up with your own ideas.

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