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Maegan
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 | 01:40 PM
...Well, that one went off topic fast. In a normal thread, I would give it 5 or 6 posts before I SAY something. After that, it's up to the MOHers to stay on topic. When 70 more comments appear that are off topic...that's a bit much. |
Maegan
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 | 01:44 PM
Other than this...how many times have I gotten rid of a non-SPAM post or thread? I'm just trying to reign things in. I just felt like things got really wild really quickly. Heck, my shirt is always unstuffed. (Whatever that means.) Though, I have a feeling that this will not be an issue going forward.
Like I mentioned before, not all the comments were deleted. Some were simply closed. I wanted to be sure & save links, so that if someone wanted their links back to reuse them, they could. |
The Curator
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 | 02:15 PM
I like the idea of an off-topic thread.
It would probably be easiest to create a new off-topic thread every week or so. Or create a new one whenever the current thread gets over 8 pages, or something like that.
Old off-topic threads can be closed so no one can keep posting in them, but there's no reason to delete them. There might be something in there someone will want to read in the future.
So anyway, people can go about their business as usual, posting in threads as usual, but when conversations start wandering we can tell people to move to the 'off-topic' thread. If they don't, then comments start being deleted (to encourage them to move).
I'd rather not create any kind of yahoo chat group because I think that would ultimately drain people away from this site. |
Maegan
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 | 02:17 PM
Fantastic idea, Alex. |
Myst
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 | 02:28 PM
I think the "off-topic" thread is going to work the best for everyone.
I thought about that issue with the chat group, Alex, I shouldn't have even brought it up, sorry. |
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 | 02:53 PM
It seems like the main problem with an off-topic thread that is deleted every week would be that many people wouldn't get a chance to read what was posted at the end of it. I don't really know much about how these things work, but would it be possible to have the thread run for a week, then somehow freeze it so that nobody could post on it but could still read it? Then a new thread can be started where people could post, yet they could still look back on the previous thread. And when a thread gets several weeks old, it could be gotten rid of altogether, or filed away in some dark corner, or whatever you do with old threads around here. Would something like that be possible, or am I dreaming up computer capabilities that don't really exist? |
X
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 | 03:00 PM
I tried to stop Meagan earlier Alex....I was like, ummm, NO, don't delete those threads, and she was like, shut up, I can do what I want. Then I was like, It's not right Meagan, going on this warpath is wrong.
She had complete disregard for her fellow people. She then offered me a bribe, yep, I said it, a bribe. I told her that it wasn't moraly right. She then began to curse at the GOD's. She was a complete mess Alex, you should have seen it! |
The Curator
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 | 03:30 PM
That's exactly how it would work, Accipiter. The thread would just be closed to new comments, but still visible. |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 | 05:33 PM
Stephen, do you have something you'd like to share with me? Umm...B/c I have a hand grenade I'd like to share with you. 😕 |
Boo
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 02:15 AM
Thanks, Alex.
This should work well with those of us who are at work, too.
Although, y'know, technically we should be working, I suppose... |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 06:27 AM
Well, we've got to be here all day, we might as well do something for US, now shouldn't we? |
Boo
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 06:35 AM
Good point, Maegan.
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Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 07:16 AM
:cheese:
...I mean, the least they could do is change out the snacks in the vending machine every now & again. But since they dont... |
Boo
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 07:20 AM
You have a vending machine?
You don't know how good you've got it. |
X
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 07:49 AM
Thats horrible to threaten death to me, Meagan....All I do is try and help the good people in here, with words of wisdom and comfort. |
Maegan
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 07:53 AM
You could survive a hand grenade blast. |
X
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 08:04 AM
The KEY word is "Could", not "Will". Besides, it might ruin my appearance. |
Nettie
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 08:06 AM
Isn't that what the armour is for????
I mean, what's the point of wearing a tin can if it won't protect you from Maegan? |
Maegan
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 08:07 AM
But you'd have your health! P.S. This is moving off topic. Is that possible in a thread titles Off Topic Comments?? |
Boo
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 08:11 AM
I'm just confused between this one and the other one! |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 08:18 AM
I was just thinking the same thing. |
Maegan
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 08:23 AM
There should be a "Last comment posted by", so that we can tell if we were just somewhere. |
X
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 08:26 AM
Do you want to close this one???? |
Boo
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 08:36 AM
There should, Maegan. I've often thought that. |
Maegan
in Tampa, FL - USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 08:38 AM
No...b/c this one is from Alex, as a site update thingy. Maybe change the title - Alex's Off Topic Comment Thread...or something. |
Maegan
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 08:39 AM
Then again, his name is under who posted it. Maybe we're just easily confused Boo.
My friend's board has a last posted by thingy. This way I can just take a quick scan down the page to see if there's a comment that I missed, or one I need to reply to. |
Boo
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 08:47 AM
Oh, I know I'm easily confused... |
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 08:45 PM
I freely admit I've not read all the comments on this thread, so possibly someone's mentioned this already--and of course it probably would entail a software alteration and cost bucketloads of money for you, Alex, so of course take this with a grain of salt.
It just occurred to me that subfora (or subforums, as the non-Latin types like to say) would be a really good solution. We could have one section called, say, "Hoax Verification", one called "Interesting News Items", and one for "Random Chit-Chat", and any other potentially-interesting ones that occur to you.
Looking over the huge OT thread just now was greatly confusing, I thought. If there was a separate forum for that, however, comments on Winona's fascinating avatars and random jabs at different posters wouldn't be all muddled together, and it would make for greater clarity.
Just a thought, though, and probably not a feasible one... |
The Curator
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 | 11:00 PM
Katherine, subfora is a good idea, and I'm going to look into that when I have time... which unfortunately is only going to be in June. There's a lot of good forum programs out there. I think the site really needs something more robust. |
Rod
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 | 01:00 PM
So, how about that local sports team?
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X
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 | 01:08 PM
Wrong area Rod |
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