Fair warning - this is me bragging about my kid because I’m a proud dad, so if that kind of stuff annoys you, hit the “back” button. My son has been to four Virginia Tech mens basketball games this season and loves every minute of it. He already knows the fight song and all of the other popular chants prevalent at Hokie sporting events. This video is of him doing the H-O-K-I-E-S HOKIES! cheer. He’s 2-1/2 years old. He sings this ALL THE TIME … especially on game days!

I have been a Techsideline.com fan and member for years. Their content has improved over the years and had developed a reputation as the premier independent Web site covering the Virginia Tech Hokies athletics programs. At one point, TSL allowed average fans to submit a “Voice of the Fan” article; however, that column was elminated a few years ago leaving the message boards as the only form of participation for visitor.

Several other Tech fan sites exist, including my site vthokiefans.com, but none of them have allowed much in the way of fan interaction or participation … until now.

Enter vt.fanfoc.us. This relatively new site, currently in beta, offers complete content management to the community of registered Hokie fans. Registration is free, by the way. Users can submit news articles, videos, create new forums, create new wikis, give thumbs up or down to all of the above, and much more.

Users are rated by the community. For example, if you have a Hokie fan who is being obnoxious, the rest of the community can give him negative “Cred” which will signal other users that the community as a whole doesn’t find this particular member to be … well, credible. Right now, my Cred is at 1 because I am a new member. But, I have submitted news articles to the news section, posted comments about those articles and others, wrote a couple of blog posts on my profile, and edited a Wiki. As an active member of the vt.fanfoc.us community, I hope to build my Cred in the eyes of my peers.

This is a truly revolutionary fan Web site! There are no moderators or admins telling you what you can and cannot post, but the community will come down harshly on those who step over the line. Again, this site is completely free and has a lot to offer for the rabid and casual Tech fan alike. Take a look and you will see what I am talking about.