Avinalaff Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 It's one thing keeping a forum tidy, but it's another being too clinical. Far too many threads locked in my opinion, not that my opinion is worth Jack.. If a new guy starts a thread, why not just roll with it? Does anybody really care if we've had a similar thread before? Give the newbies a break, and let them make a thread. It gives them a chance to find their feet, and get to know a few people, and encourages them to post. The last thing you do is scare them off by moderating them immidiately, or being an OCD twit and telling them somebody already posted it. You can always merge the thread when the conversation has died down, Be patient people. If there is one thing that gets on my proverbial tits (forgive my French) it's posting something, and then having some tired of life boring sod post a link to tell me it's already been posted in 1763 BC, and that it has to be locked etc. Fine, if we both start threads in the same afternoon, but if Fellaini cuts his hair off for charity, and a member posts a thread about his baldness, does it really need to be merged with an existing thread? Doing this kills conversation stone dead. If anybody ever quotes me with a link to another post to tell me something has already been posted they will be immidiately abused in a shockingly painful way, and have very nasty pictures of their dismembered body sent to their wives. The world has been turning for a long time, and nobody is the first to post 'anything'. Capiche? If I watch a great band tonight, and want to share the experience with other members, the best way to do this is for them to see a new thread title, as opposed to them simply seeing another 'What are you listening to' thread etc. Having it's own thread keeps it specific to that band, and gives it it's own reference, where as merging it with a 'What are you listening to' diminishes it's interest, reduces it's impact, and destroys any hope of gaining forum traffic from the Google search engines. If I see a new post in 'What are you watching, or listening to', I normally can't be arsed opening it, as it's either Dalzier listing his songs as they happen, or another post regarding some band I've never heard of nor like. If It's something I 'do' like, and try to find it again, I now have oover 100 pages of crap to trawl through trying to find it. Why not give entertainment it's own board, and then if folk want to start a thread within it, it's already in the right place, rather than it getting merged etc? Talking of search engines ......... If you entitle a thread correctly, such as 'Fellaini found in bed with a Camel', instead of just 'Fellaini' like many here do, it will be more interesting, easier to find, memorable, and will get much better results in both the sites search facility, and the Google search, which again gets us more traffic. Somebody must get bored, and look for things to do lol. It's bad moderating. Whoever told you it was good moderation lied. I love you, but you get me angry ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 It makes sense to have one specific thread, as you can then look over it and see how the player has developed and what stories they have been involved in. It grind my gears when there is multiple threads about one player, especially if its a transfer rumour imagine how many Robbie Savage threads they'd have been. The site would be littered if we opened a thread every time we watched a movie to talk about it. Plus it makes it easier to track in the future as as most threads digress a little. It keeps the forum neat and tidy which has a better appeal to new traffic. I occasionaly voyeur onto other Everton forums when it's quiet here, but give up as they're too messy. Steve_E, Romey 1878 and Matt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 It's one thing keeping a forum tidy, but it's another being too clinical. Far too many threads locked in my opinion, not that my opinion is worth Jack.. If a new guy starts a thread, why not just roll with it? Does anybody really care if we've had a similar thread before? Give the newbies a break, and let them make a thread. It gives them a chance to find their feet, and get to know a few people, and encourages them to post. The last thing you do is scare them off by moderating them immidiately, or being an OCD twit and telling them somebody already posted it. You can always merge the thread when the conversation has died down, Be patient people. If there is one thing that gets on my proverbial tits (forgive my French) it's posting something, and then having some tired of life boring sod post a link to tell me it's already been posted in 1763 BC, and that it has to be locked etc. Fine, if we both start threads in the same afternoon, but if Fellaini cuts his hair off for charity, and a member posts a thread about his baldness, does it really need to be merged with an existing thread? Doing this kills conversation stone dead. If anybody ever quotes me with a link to another post to tell me something has already been posted they will be immidiately abused in a shockingly painful way, and have very nasty pictures of their dismembered body sent to their wives. The world has been turning for a long time, and nobody is the first to post 'anything'. Capiche? If I watch a great band tonight, and want to share the experience with other members, the best way to do this is for them to see a new thread title, as opposed to them simply seeing another 'What are you listening to' thread etc. Having it's own thread keeps it specific to that band, and gives it it's own reference, where as merging it with a 'What are you listening to' diminishes it's interest, reduces it's impact, and destroys any hope of gaining forum traffic from the Google search engines. If I see a new post in 'What are you watching, or listening to', I normally can't be arsed opening it, as it's either Dalzier listing his songs as they happen, or another post regarding some band I've never heard of nor like. If It's something I 'do' like, and try to find it again, I now have oover 100 pages of crap to trawl through trying to find it. Why not give entertainment it's own board, and then if folk want to start a thread within it, it's already in the right place, rather than it getting merged etc? Talking of search engines ......... If you entitle a thread correctly, such as 'Fellaini found in bed with a Camel', instead of just 'Fellaini' like many here do, it will be more interesting, easier to find, memorable, and will get much better results in both the sites search facility, and the Google search, which again gets us more traffic. Somebody must get bored, and look for things to do lol. It's bad moderating. Whoever told you it was good moderation lied. I love you, but you get me angry ha ha. Have you got photos of Felli and the camel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Have you got photos of Felli and the camel? I can make one for you for a price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 It makes sense to have one specific thread, as you can then look over it and see how the player has developed and what stories they have been involved in. It grind my gears when there is multiple threads about one player, especially if its a transfer rumour imagine how many Robbie Savage threads they'd have been. The site would be littered if we opened a thread every time we watched a movie to talk about it. Plus it makes it easier to track in the future as as most threads digress a little. It keeps the forum neat and tidy which has a better appeal to new traffic. I occasionaly voyeur onto other Everton forums when it's quiet here, but give up as they're too messy. You are clearly brainwashed by some redshite alien force, or possibly Romey. Why don't we have one thread for the whole universe, as everything can be categorised if we try hard enough. Try searching for a thread on here regarding a specific player. You can't, because posts over a certain age vanish into the abyss, and although Mike will tell us how to find them, it's too much for the average earthing to navigate, when all he wants to do is share a quick post. I've been involved with forums at both ends since around 2002, so I'm not totally inexperienced on the subject. Being tidy is all well and good, but the tidiest forum of all, is an empty one, and that is what will happen if we over moderate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 You are clearly brainwashed by some redshite alien force, or possibly Romey. Why don't we have one thread for the whole universe, as everything can be categorised if we try hard enough. Try searching for a thread on here regarding a specific player. You can't, because posts over a certain age vanish into the abyss, and although Mike will tell us how to find them, it's too much for the average earthing to navigate, when all he wants to do is share a quick post. I've been involved with forums at both ends since around 2002, so I'm not totally inexperienced on the subject. Being tidy is all well and good, but the tidiest forum of all, is an empty one, and that is what will happen if we over moderate. Consilience is one of my favourite words for a reason. As for newbies its only a gentle push in the right direction and the older users should know where the search box is . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhoy Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Just wanted to get involved a little bit more. But if there was an existing thread then it's my fault. Should've checked first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Consilience is one of my favourite words for a reason. As for newbies its only a gentle push in the right direction and the older users should know where the search box is . You're just taking advantage of the fact that not only do I not know what consilience means, but nor do I understand it's dictionary interpretation. Consilience In science and history, consilience refers to the principle that evidence from independent, unrelated sources can "converge" to strong conclusions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Just wanted to get involved a little bit more. But if there was an existing thread then it's my fault. Should've checked first. How dare you start a new thread without checking the entire history of Toffeetalk first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 You're just taking advantage of the fact that not only do I not know what consilience means, but nor do I understand it's dictionary interpretation. To give an example Physics is now considered a branch of Chemistry as it has been interlinked. To take it to the extreme in the future when we will (hopefully) know more about the world eventually there will be no different topics, just branches of the same thing. Everything will be interlinked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 ....eventually there will be no different topics, just branches of the same thing. Everything will be interlinked. Does that mean I can have beer, sex and curry at the same time ? If so I'm all for it . pete0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Does that mean I can have beer, sex and curry at the same time ? If so I'm all for it . Only if you can find a suitable thread in which to discuss it (with pictures of the err .. curry) of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) Does that mean I can have beer, sex and curry at the same time ? If so I'm all for it . I think you are slacking id that is the limit of your ambitions. You could run an extension lead to the toilet and watch footy on the telly Have your laptop up there eat your curry, have a beer, Sex too if your missus is nimble. But more importantly also enjoy a good bowel movement... ALL at the same time. Get a grip you lazy git. You know something That gives me an idea. See you in a little while....... Edited January 5, 2013 by Rubecula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 That's settled then. No more locked threads. Sits and waits for the bastards to lock this one ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Another OCD bug bear of mine is when people quote a massive post just to post a line under-neath. If you're going to quote someone at least make the place tidy and keep the quotation to a reasonable limit, you don't have to quote the whole thing. MikeO did it above so I'll be having strong words with him when he comes online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 This is nothing, you should check out a James Bond fansite I use, we have about 20 closed threads a day. I like it when someone (usually new participants) start a topic they were unaware already existed, and someone comes rushing along in a fucking panic with their padlocks and keys, for even the slightest resemblance, to something already in existence. I.e. 'Today there was an incident at the Eiffel Tower in Paris' #1 'Did you hear about an incident in France today' #2 'There was an incident at the Eiffel Tower' #3 'I heard in Paris today, there was an incident' #4 'At the Eiffel Tower today, there was an incident' #5 'I though there was an incident at the Eiffel Tower today, but then realized I was in Blackpool, so everything is fine, but I thought we could discuss it' what we had the other day was merely a similar issue, but you can't blame authority figures for shutting threads that really don't need to be opened, or already in existence. Sometimes it can work, but more often than not, simply not necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Yes, I can, did, and will again, and nobody can bribe me with a few grand to keep quiet, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 How about bribes that include a bottle of your favourite tipple and a box of choccies to keep the missus quiet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 How about bribes that include a bottle of your favourite tipple and a box of choccies to keep the missus quiet? Do you mean jamming the whole box in her gob so she can't speak? Mine's a Fireball. Thanks very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Wasn't going to start a new thread just for one question so I'll just sneak into Avin's. Is there any way to find old threads that you've started? If I go into my profile I can only see one page and can't get any further, I'm not going to dig them up I'm just confused as to why I can't see my old stuff from last year.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Wasn't going to start a new thread just for one question so I'll just sneak into Avin's. Is there any way to find old threads that you've started? If I go into my profile I can only see one page and can't get any further, I'm not going to dig them up I'm just confused as to why I can't see my old stuff from last year.. Get out of my thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Wasn't going to start a new thread just for one question so I'll just sneak into Avin's. Is there any way to find old threads that you've started? If I go into my profile I can only see one page and can't get any further, I'm not going to dig them up I'm just confused as to why I can't see my old stuff from last year.. just use the advanced search mate, the little cog in the top right. You can put the author there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 just use the advanced search mate, the little cog in the top right. You can put the author there Cheers Matt . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Just don't tell him we hired government agents to make his old threads ... err ... disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Specifically.... Go into advanced search, leave the "find words" empty, in "Match" select "only search in titles," put yourself in "find author," display results "as a topic list" and select anything else you want like date range or area of the forum. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Specifically.... Go into advanced search, leave the "find words" empty, in "Match" select "only search in titles," put yourself in "find author," display results "as a topic list" and select anything else you want like date range or area of the forum. Or secret code written in Zloig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Specifically.... Go into advanced search, leave the "find words" empty, in "Match" select "only search in titles," put yourself in "find author," display results "as a topic list" and select anything else you want like date range or area of the forum. Thanks Mike, just fancied ruffling through some old stuff, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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