Rosters/Titles at the beginning of a circuit

[bobversion1]

When a circuit starts, are you more of a fan of seeing in the first post what the roster is and what titles will be used? Or would you rather just have the circuit start and see what it has in store by the cards that are shown? Or does it not matter either way to you?

[snabbit888]

My vote is... just make it interesting. If you want to do a little first post explaining the backstory, the roster, the titles... go for it. If you want to get straight to the cards, that'll work too.

[rey619]

Yeah, either way works fine with me too. The roster may turn me off/on to read the circuit though. So if I like the roster, I'll probably read it. If not, I probably won't, even though the writing and storylines may be good. I'm also a fan of the titles being worked into the circuit organically, not presented on the first show followed by three consecutive tournaments to crown the first champs.

In many promotions, the titles aren't crownd on the first night, but maybe months later. Not to speak of Chikara, who crowned their first Grand Master singles champion after 11 years..

[vertigo]

I tend to like some sort of introduction, whether it's a backstory or just the booker talking about why he's starting the circuit. If the first thing I see when I open a thread is the results of the first match I might glance through the rest of the card but it's doubtful I'll be invested in it.

[JoshiQ]

I'm with Vertigo on this one. I like an introduction. Either a history of the circuit, if it's a WWF historical circuit then some sort of reminder as to what was going on at the time, or something to let me know what the circuit is all about. I don't really care for a post with just the roster.

But all in all, it doesn't matter as long as the circuit is good. If it's worth reading, the first post doesn't matter much as it'll only be read once.