Congratulations my friend, you have just invented Facebook.

No offence but your business model seems to consist entirely of "Facebook is cool, I am going to make a website just like that"

Your idea for a peer to peer networking site has already been put into application by other people several years before you. Namely Mark Zuckerberg.


I'm out.

Hi Damo,

You're right about Facebook been on top, it probably is only a matter of time before they are seriously threatened, however it just dawned on me that a lot of users on Facebook complain at the countless amount of changes they always make. I'm not trying to rival Facebook, and I probably won't even be promising things such as user-generated plugins. However, I want it to be a place where all rugby league fans go when they have something to say that's rugby league related.

A lot of people are on Facebook. A lot of people talk about rugby league on Facebook. However, a lot of people have friends on Facebook that couldn't really care if you post about rugby league and it's this bridge that i'll be attempting to fix.

You'll have the ability to create your own groups, search for friends by name, location and then add them, etc and assign yourself a unique url linking to your profile. For the moment though I can't disclose anything else, except that from what ive built, designed and played about with on some test accounts I made, it's got a similar visual 'feel' to Facebook, but everything 'hopefully' on it will be rugby league orientated!

Yeah right, you'll be registering your details on there before long!

im new to this thread and frankly couldnt be d reading it all. but a rugby league social networking sight? tweak RLfans a little bit and youve got one. expand the profiles, allow for live sharing of status posts. and your sorted. than again i know nothing of computers and still live in hope that all Bus and train stations and airports will soon be replaced with Stargates.
knowing full well they dont exist.

I'd be signing up rightaway. Sounds good. Only downer I can think of will be alot of b1cthing would happen between opposing fans.

Quote ="PHIPPS"Well within facebook groups you can post messages, have wall posts, discussions, upload photos, comment on other people photos etc etc'" I’ve joined a few of these rugby league facebook groups and I must say that I haven’t been too impressed. There post about 50 things a day that I couldn’t give a damn about and I’ve soon put them on ‘hide’. Just like them, I’ll be putting you on ‘ignore’ soon. Quote ="101% LEAGUE FAN"A lot of people are on Facebook. A lot of people talk about rugby league on Facebook. However, a lot of people have friends on Facebook that couldn't really care if you post about rugby league and it's this bridge that i'll be attempting to fix.'" I think that in the next ten years we’ll see more social networks catering for people’s interests rather than having one big one like Facebook. There’s a fair few social networks that I can’t get on because I’m not wealthy enough for example - www.affluence.org/login.php I very rarely go on facebook these days and that’s probably because there’s other websites far more interesting. Websites like RLFANS..

Quote ="PHIPPS"Well within facebook groups you can post messages, have wall posts, discussions, upload photos, comment on other people photos etc etc'" I’ve joined a few of these rugby league facebook groups and I must say that I haven’t been too impressed. There post about 50 things a day that I couldn’t give a damn about and I’ve soon put them on ‘hide’. Just like them, I’ll be putting you on ‘ignore’ soon. Quote ="101% LEAGUE FAN"A lot of people are on Facebook. A lot of people talk about rugby league on Facebook. However, a lot of people have friends on Facebook that couldn't really care if you post about rugby league and it's this bridge that i'll be attempting to fix.'" I think that in the next ten years we’ll see more social networks catering for people’s interests rather than having one big one like Facebook. There’s a fair few social networks that I can’t get on because I’m not wealthy enough for example - www.affluence.org/login.php I very rarely go on facebook these days and that’s probably because there’s other websites far more interesting. Websites like RLFANS..

Niche facebooks? .....Friends reunited....forces reunited.......they were a really good investment for ITV



Given that about 80,000 RL fans that attend SL games each week, if there was a market for such groups, then some soccer fan would have cracked it. Cricinfo is one of, if not the busiest sports website on the planet.....even they know to leave well enough alone.
Remember, facebook is not a charity...it is required to turn a profit and the key to this is data.......I will stick to RLFANS.COM where I know my identity will not be sold to marketing firms or my visits will not be subjected to behavioural targeting.........but good luck with all the elements associated with getting your idea off the back of a beer mat and on-line....servers, capacity, search engine optimisation, moderating, legal issues, e-communications, privacy issues etc.....

Free?? love that word, I'm in.

bluddy hippies

Is it just me or are some people who are on a bit of a 'sticky wicket' on the forum using this thread to point out the virtues of RLFans in a futile attempt to delay the inevitable??!





Dally messenger will be along in a minute to post 'whenever i'm struggling to find a link to post i always tune into rlfans. its a right rivetting read'





I would just like to take this opportunity to say that this is a fantastic site by the way

Listen, if you think it's a good idea,



just do it. Don't be put off by the no-mark never achieved anythings who want everyone to be just like them and achieve nothing



.

I think it's a good idea but it's you that counts



. Just get on with it and if it is a good idea then you are onto a winner



. If its a crap idea, then it will sink without trace but nothing ventured, nothing gained.

PS I've just learned how to use smilies I think.

Ahhh, free love, why did it pass me by??

...While you seem to be pushing the mods in to a decision

If this did take off, the one thing i wouldn't do is add PHIPPS

84 posts in to your RLFANS career and you know what we all do for a living....you and I will get on just fine methinx



...that's at least 6 people so far....going great guns this RLBOOK.COM





..counts what? The money leaving your account when you pay for everything I listed above and more.....are you an accountant BTW?

and pigs will fly....


...it will

....or if you're not in you can't win...another saying associated with gambling



....well done. Collect any prize from the middle shelf..


Seriously...if this was a brilliant idea it would not involve nicking the general concept from another social site.....and relying on a sport with about 90,000 fans who attend games every week during the season.

I suspect someone has been to the cinema to watch a certain film about a certain website and now thinks they are Richard Branson




......but he has more identities than Jason Bourne...how would you know it was him

Have no fear. It wont.

You are from Yorkshire so though i pity you, I forgive your ignorance.

Sounds good, I'd like to see some stuff for supporters groups to have a page etc as well as clubs. I'd join.

nope


...why...I'm not from Yorkshire


......I am a Marketing and Media Professional. I deal with my clients "need' to be involved with social media every day...I advise companies with more digits in their turnover that you have in your mobile phone number...sorry to burst your bubble on that one.
FFS.......if ESL can only manage to attract 90,000 fans a week...there's your audience. 90,000 members.........I can tell you now, that on-line campaigns in 2011 start at about 2,000,000 unique impressions, so nobody will buy advertising on your RLBOOK dream site.....so please,,,,,,, how will this free to all site pay for itself.....contrary to popular belief, the internet ain't fee...
Jog on Junior.....before you soil yourself. If this was a good idea, SKY TV, the ESL, the RFL, the NRL and ESPN would have all had a go at it....social media isn't a new concept.......

I don't understand the negativity towards this idea?
I think IF he can make it do-able then why not?
Its a good idea pal, ignore PHIPPS hes clearly nothing better to do than sit on here all day spouting e!
IM IN!

Pointless. You won't get the numbers. Concentrate on forums and Twitter (#rugbyleague) instead. However, if you do want to carry on, I'd recommend running it with Diaspora: https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/wi ... g-Diaspora

Pointless. You won't get the numbers. Concentrate on forums and Twitter (#rugbyleague) instead. However, if you do want to carry on, I'd recommend running it with Diaspora: https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/wi ... g-Diaspora

I doubt it. The best thing that can happen to a social network is volume. Facebook killed Friends Reunited because more people its users knew were on it.

I don’t know how you can compare Friends Reunited with this. The two are totally different things.

First of all Facebook and Friends Reunited are pretty much the same concept – friends online.

You could talk about sport on both these social networks. But let’s look at this from another angle.

There’s a sports picture forum on 4chan. Why bother with RLFANS?

Can you see where I’m coming from?

People come here to discuss rugby league and not 4chans sport picture forum.

Thanks for all your varied interest, it has been noted, but most of the work is complete.

Here is a small preview of what is to come from a dummy account...(note everything in =#FF0000red has to be remain hidden for the moment!

)

And I've not locked it,