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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 6, 2008 2:07:58 GMT -5
Only problem here is that while there are a handful of topics that get brought up on a regular basis, there's a good number more "fad" topics (Stamp, I don't know, Snitsky) and "hot topic" topics that hit us (Save_us, Demento vids, etc) that hit us. Then it's a matter of deciding what's been beaten into the ground. The same case for Montreal could be made for "I love Mickie James" threads. And then we get everyone upset because they can't express their feelings their own way because we have it limited to just one thread. "But mine's completely different!" good point, good point. i'd also say though that you still get that guff anyway due to the "all purpose _________" threads... but it comes rather rarely (just from what i've seen. if i'm wrong correct me.) so you're going to deal with that either way... but it seems that the boards tend to get clogged with the photoshop threads, and the TNA sucks/TNA rules discussion that has pretty much taken over every TNA thread in the rest section... and other assorted fads and whatnot... it would be good if some folks didnt have to scroll through a bunch of photoshop threads and the like to get to the "real" threads if you will (for lack of a better term. i enjoy the photoshop threads, so no offense meant) and if you're in the mood for stuff like the fads, photoshop threads, etc, then you can just go to the Dead Horse board and check it out. i'm sure theres something i'm missing and this idea totally wouldn't work... but as far as i could see, with a little tweeking it could really make the board just that much better. Understood. But you have to see it from the perspective of others. The reason there are the photoshop threads? Because there are others that do like them. If I caved in and put everything that everyone's tired of seeing threads on, it would include photoshops, pro/anti TNA, video games, movie reviews, the Johnny Squadron, Age of the Fall, "I have girl problems" threads, comics, the Johnny Squadron, ROH, MMA, AJ getting screwed over by TNA, anti-Cena, Hornswoggle, CHIKARA and the Johnny Squadron, just for starters. I throw all those in, all the people who dug those get pissed off. Some may leave. Then others will find other stuff that they think there's too much of on the boards. It's an unending cycle. We generally try to restrict the "official" All-Purpose threads to really major stuff...the Benoit situation, of course...major/multiple firings from WWE...that sort of thing.
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Post by I'm The Cool One on Jan 6, 2008 2:32:09 GMT -5
good point, good point. i'd also say though that you still get that guff anyway due to the "all purpose _________" threads... but it comes rather rarely (just from what i've seen. if i'm wrong correct me.) so you're going to deal with that either way... but it seems that the boards tend to get clogged with the photoshop threads, and the TNA sucks/TNA rules discussion that has pretty much taken over every TNA thread in the rest section... and other assorted fads and whatnot... it would be good if some folks didnt have to scroll through a bunch of photoshop threads and the like to get to the "real" threads if you will (for lack of a better term. i enjoy the photoshop threads, so no offense meant) and if you're in the mood for stuff like the fads, photoshop threads, etc, then you can just go to the Dead Horse board and check it out. i'm sure theres something i'm missing and this idea totally wouldn't work... but as far as i could see, with a little tweeking it could really make the board just that much better. Understood. But you have to see it from the perspective of others. The reason there are the photoshop threads? Because there are others that do like them. If I caved in and put everything that everyone's tired of seeing threads on, it would include photoshops, pro/anti TNA, video games, movie reviews, the Johnny Squadron, Age of the Fall, "I have girl problems" threads, comics, the Johnny Squadron, ROH, MMA, AJ getting screwed over by TNA, anti-Cena, Hornswoggle, CHIKARA and the Johnny Squadron, just for starters. I throw all those in, all the people who dug those get pissed off. Some may leave. Then others will find other stuff that they think there's too much of on the boards. It's an unending cycle. We generally try to restrict the "official" All-Purpose threads to really major stuff...the Benoit situation, of course...major/multiple firings from WWE...that sort of thing. indeed i see where you're comming from. good point. i figured there was something i wasnt putting together about it and that was just it. totally makes sense. thanks.
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Jan 6, 2008 16:23:33 GMT -5
Post by Cactus Jack on Jan 6, 2008 16:23:33 GMT -5
I don't think this warrants its own thread, but is the board really slow for anyone else?
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Jan 6, 2008 16:30:17 GMT -5
Post by Bobeddy on Jan 6, 2008 16:30:17 GMT -5
I don't think this warrants its own thread, but is the board really slow for anyone else? Everything's ticking away fine for me.
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Jan 6, 2008 16:31:24 GMT -5
Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 6, 2008 16:31:24 GMT -5
I don't think this warrants its own thread, but is the board really slow for anyone else? Strangely enough, I'm having problems with loads of other sites either going slow or telling me I'm not connected. But the board is working fine and going pretty fast for me.
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Jan 6, 2008 17:05:24 GMT -5
Post by Mozenrath on Jan 6, 2008 17:05:24 GMT -5
I don't think this warrants its own thread, but is the board really slow for anyone else? Strangely enough, I'm having problems with loads of other sites either going slow or telling me I'm not connected. But the board is working fine and going pretty fast for me. Same thing happens to me when I go to Serebii.net's forum. I need my pokemon info, damn it!
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Jan 6, 2008 17:55:35 GMT -5
Post by Cactus Jack on Jan 6, 2008 17:55:35 GMT -5
Argh poo.
It might be this new computer then.
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Jan 6, 2008 20:44:19 GMT -5
Post by skiller on Jan 6, 2008 20:44:19 GMT -5
I just saw Madison's update regarding links. But was just wondering about the reasons behind this rule.
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Jan 6, 2008 21:32:08 GMT -5
Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 6, 2008 21:32:08 GMT -5
I just saw Madison's update regarding links. But was just wondering about the reasons behind this rule. There have been several posts recently that linked to either whole shows broken down in pieces, or to huge amounts of stuff from one source/promotion. We can get away with the occassional youtube post to a match and such, but stuff like that will catch some Legal Eagle's eye and I'd rather avoid that.
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Jan 6, 2008 21:34:48 GMT -5
Post by skiller on Jan 6, 2008 21:34:48 GMT -5
I just saw Madison's update regarding links. But was just wondering about the reasons behind this rule. There have been several posts recently that linked to either whole shows broken down in pieces, or to huge amounts of stuff from one source/promotion. We can get away with the occassional youtube post to a match and such, but stuff like that will catch some Legal Eagle's eye and I'd rather avoid that. Ok, I understand. Thanks for the explanation.
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Post by Timmy8271 on Jan 7, 2008 1:07:26 GMT -5
I just saw Madison's update regarding links. But was just wondering about the reasons behind this rule. There have been several posts recently that linked to either whole shows broken down in pieces, or to huge amounts of stuff from one source/promotion. We can get away with the occassional youtube post to a match and such, but stuff like that will catch some Legal Eagle's eye and I'd rather avoid that. But it's on youtube's server and they would be the ones the "Legal Eagle's" are after right?
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 7, 2008 1:17:09 GMT -5
There have been several posts recently that linked to either whole shows broken down in pieces, or to huge amounts of stuff from one source/promotion. We can get away with the occassional youtube post to a match and such, but stuff like that will catch some Legal Eagle's eye and I'd rather avoid that. But it's on youtube's server and they would be the ones the "Legal Eagle's" are after right? To a large extent, yes. But you start doing massive collections in posts, it can cause various problems as well. Some people may see youtube as the "middle-man" for the activities; some may simply want to "set an example" -- we live in an age where the music industry is trying to not only sue but have charges filed against people just for having (but not sharing or downloading) songs on their computers. Yes, it comes across a bit paranoid, but better safe than sorry, and I simply see no reason to get their attention.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 7, 2008 3:59:20 GMT -5
ya know, i gotta agree. that dosen't seem like a bad idea to be honest. i know madison's never really been much for adding new boards though, so that could be a problem. but it's a great idea nonetheless Only problem here is that while there are a handful of topics that get brought up on a regular basis, there's a good number more "fad" topics (Stamp, I don't know, Snitsky) and "hot topic" topics that hit us (Save_us, Demento vids, etc) that hit us. Then it's a matter of deciding what's been beaten into the ground. The same case for Montreal could be made for "I love Mickie James" threads. And then we get everyone upset because they can't express their feelings their own way because we have it limited to just one thread. "But mine's completely different!" Yah, but everyone would be free to discuss away. It's just a seperate section for topics that get beaten to death. It's still open to discussion. It's just a way of keeping certain topics which get discussed all the time our of the "regular" sections, if you will. I see what you're saying, I just hope you understood what I was saying.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 7, 2008 4:13:06 GMT -5
Only problem here is that while there are a handful of topics that get brought up on a regular basis, there's a good number more "fad" topics (Stamp, I don't know, Snitsky) and "hot topic" topics that hit us (Save_us, Demento vids, etc) that hit us. Then it's a matter of deciding what's been beaten into the ground. The same case for Montreal could be made for "I love Mickie James" threads. And then we get everyone upset because they can't express their feelings their own way because we have it limited to just one thread. "But mine's completely different!" Yah, but everyone would be free to discuss away. It's just a seperate section for topics that get beaten to death. It's still open to discussion. It's just a way of keeping certain topics which get discussed all the time our of the "regular" sections, if you will. I see what you're saying, I just hope you understood what I was saying. I understand what you're saying, but you're not seeing it from others' perspectives. A section like that would be considered by some as a dead zone, because they have already talked the subject to death. Those that would want to post about those subjects would then be upset that the topic they want to talk about has been relegated to what would basically be the "unwanted" board. And then you get into people being unable to read even the most basic of rules. We could make that forum, and then what? People who don't bother to read the "rule" about it will STILL post about those subjects in the regular forum. What then? Do we have to warn them and ban them? Or do we have to listen to them bitch about "why did my post get moved? Now no ones going to talk about it!" --- Some people can't even comprehend the simple "all *'s after the first letter" curse word rule - you really believe they'll adhere to this too? And then the question that I asked before - Exactly who gets to decide which subjects are dead horses?
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 7, 2008 4:17:57 GMT -5
And then the question that I asked before - Exactly who gets to decide which subjects are dead horses? The mods? Isn't that what a moderator is for?
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 7, 2008 4:36:55 GMT -5
And then the question that I asked before - Exactly who gets to decide which subjects are dead horses? The mods? Isn't that what a moderator is for? And then that leads us right back into everyone bitching that we either turned a subject they wanted to discuss into an outcast thread or, even better, everyone griping that some thread they don't like has been done before and should be put there. And then another, and then another and so on and so on. Sorry. Just simply not worth the trouble. We'll keep doing as we always have; if it's something that's been discussed very recently, we'll lock it with a link to the older thread. If it hasn't been dealt with in a little while, it's fair game. All I can suggest is that if you see a thread titled "Montreal: Work or Shoot?" just don't click on it.
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Jan 7, 2008 14:29:53 GMT -5
Post by Sajoa Moe on Jan 7, 2008 14:29:53 GMT -5
Even though there's a Fire Pro thread in the (w)rest section, would I be allowed to start a separate thread for a tournament?
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Jan 7, 2008 14:41:50 GMT -5
Post by Kash Flagg on Jan 7, 2008 14:41:50 GMT -5
Dunno bout anyone else, but don't see why not.
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Jan 7, 2008 14:47:58 GMT -5
Post by Sajoa Moe on Jan 7, 2008 14:47:58 GMT -5
Cool.
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Jan 7, 2008 14:55:09 GMT -5
Post by Square on Jan 7, 2008 14:55:09 GMT -5
does "FREE TIBET" and warning China that I will kick them up the bum if they dont get out of Tibet allowed?
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