idea.

[David]

doesnt look like there is a plugin http://goo.gl/domtp

[beth]

if my good friend hoteluser was still around he coulda made me one, BUT nevermind was just an idea!!!!!!!! hangsselfincorner.

[David]

if my good friend hoteluser was still around he coulda made me one, BUT nevermind was just an idea!!!!!!!! hangsselfincorner.

rip I think it would be better without a post count anyway

[xxMATTGxx]

doesnt look like there is a plugin http://goo.gl/domtp

Yeah what he says, I had a look as well and couldn't really find anything.

[beth]

okay matt thanks for looking anyway throws self off cliff.

[Neversoft]

Don't understand why post count is such a big deal, but I like this idea. Those threads are all over the forum, though. By secluding them to one place you risk reducing activity/participation somewhat.

[GommeInc]

Urgh, no more forums or sub-forums. Keep them in the forums they are relevant to e.g. "what car do you drive" in the Transport/Holidays forum. What if a new member makes one of these threads and it is soon moved to another forum? Common sense dictates it is the right forum, because obviously anything about fashion must surely go in the fashion forum. It'll put them off because it just hints that they've done something wrong and the forum is a total mess for not following what can only be described as common sense. If I post a thread "what are you doing for the run up to the olympics", I would choose the Sports forum, because the Olympics is a big sporting event and therefore relevant to that forum.

A new forum would make the forum an even worse place than it is now. These clearly contribute if you find them interesting, so that's a huge flaw in your logic. People are constantly worried about post count, when post count means sweet sod all on this forum. You're making a mountain out of a mole hill and a drama for something really unnecessary. Forum activity is already very poor, don't make it worse with more red tape and mindless bureaucracy.

[FlyingJesus]

i think moving everything to a forum where post-count is disabled would have a detrimental effect on posting (just me though) and it would become a defunct subforum much like forum games

Which proves (á la forum games) that people for the most part don't actually care about those threads at all and just want any easy, non-discussive way to boost post count

If I post a thread "what are you doing for the run up to the olympics", I would choose the Sports forum, because the Olympics is a big sporting event and therefore relevant to that forum.

That specific title wouldn't come under this as it requires some actual explanation of events beyond "ye i lyk it" or "cornflakes", and is a topic that you can have an actual discussion about rather than just answering the question and never really having anything possibly relevant to add later

These clearly contribute if you find them interesting, so that's a huge flaw in your logic.

I would suggest that since there have been very few such threads following the end of the posting comp, no-one (beyond Bethie) really finds them that interesting they certainly aren't constructive/discussive for the most part in any case, but having a special area for them rather than putting them in spam where they would otherwise belong means anyone who does actually like these threads for some reason doesn't have to hunt through spam and get lost

[beth]

Urgh, no more forums or sub-forums. Keep them in the forums they are relevant to e.g. "what car do you drive" in the Transport/Holidays forum. What if a new member makes one of these threads and it is soon moved to another forum? Common sense dictates it is the right forum, because obviously anything about fashion must surely go in the fashion forum. It'll put them off because it just hints that they've done something wrong and the forum is a total mess for not following what can only be described as common sense. If I post a thread "what are you doing for the run up to the olympics", I would choose the Sports forum, because the Olympics is a big sporting event and therefore relevant to that forum.

A new forum would make the forum an even worse place than it is now. These clearly contribute if you find them interesting, so that's a huge flaw in your logic. People are constantly worried about post count, when post count means sweet sod all on this forum. You're making a mountain out of a mole hill and a drama for something really unnecessary. Forum activity is already very poor, don't make it worse with more red tape and mindless bureaucracy.

okay chillax. was only a suggestion not a petition for war. and in regards to the flaw in my logic, i find looking at pictures of cats all day long fascinating it doesn't mean me posting them on here would contribute to the forum in anyway at all.

Which proves (á la forum games) that people for the most part don't actually care about those threads at all and just want any easy, non-discussive way to boost post count



That specific title wouldn't come under this as it requires some actual explanation of events beyond "ye i lyk it" or "cornflakes", and is a topic that you can have an actual discussion about rather than just answering the question and never really having anything possibly relevant to add later



I would suggest that since there have been very few such threads following the end of the posting comp, no-one (beyond Bethie) really finds them that interesting they certainly aren't constructive/discussive for the most part in any case, but having a special area for them rather than putting them in spam where they would otherwise belong means anyone who does actually like these threads for some reason doesn't have to hunt through spam and get lost

i find human activity interesting i like KNOWING THESE THINGS.

[GommeInc]

I would suggest that since there have been very few such threads following the end of the posting comp, no-one (beyond Bethie) really finds them that interesting they certainly aren't constructive/discussive for the most part in any case, but having a special area for them rather than putting them in spam where they would otherwise belong means anyone who does actually like these threads for some reason doesn't have to hunt through spam and get lost

People are still posting in them so there must be some interest... It's as if you're suggesting there are oridinary people using this forum like you and me, and then there are forum elves that come out and only post in these threads and nothing else. The constructive and discussive argument is so droll and pointless, no forum has purely constructive and discussive threads. Forums are usually a form of social entertainment, but for some reason the belief here is that they must strictly be constructive. If the "counter-productive moderation" thread is anything to go by, this strict behaviour is more damaging to the forum than the posts the users are making.

okay chillax. was only a suggestion not a petition for war. and in regards to the flaw in my logic, i find looking at pictures of cats all day long fascinating it doesn't mean me posting them on here would contribute to the forum in anyway at all.

If you find them fascinating then surely people posting them is contributing to the forum, because they are of interest to you and others? There's the contradiction. If people are posting in these threads, there is clearly an interest. Like I said to FlyingJesus, it's like there are two types of users - real people and elves. For some reason we're in denial about these threads and their uses.