You have anticipated me with the idea that Slack Chat should be helpful to SSI as a satellite site -- a chat site that helps SSI via bounce-back Mariners activity. Very adroit on your part, being aware of a possible conflict-of-interest and offering your own opinion as to why there is none.
As "owner" of the Slack Chat, your own friendliness to SSI bounce-back traffic is helpful. Muchas gracias.
My own opinion, since long before Mark's chat board TopSport? was it? is that Mariner traffic is NOT a zero-sum game, that Mariners fans ONCE ENGAGED run around hitting EVERY site they find worth their time.
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Klat of course has the right to their own views on this, since the Shout Box is important to them, and I've got a few messages in to them asking for their endorsement. Will let you know amigo.