'What...' threads that do not contribute to discussion...

[MKR&*42]

I will reply properly in a bit as I'm doing something right now, however I don't believe I have ever turned down the idea of a subforum for such threads, infact I think I was quite up for the idea in the past however Former Forum Management turned the idea down after discussion.

I don't see any harm in trying it out. The main thing I would not want to do is move such threads to spam, as they would get totally de-railed and would lose their spark. I think some people do find these kind of threads interesting and if they were in spam then it could go off topic quite quickly thus ruining the point of the thread. I think there would need to be a seperate sub forum purely to keep things on topic instead of just turning into big spam threads.

Oh fabulous you do support the idea of a sub-forum !

[Martin]

Okay,

Kardan - I hope you don't mind, I have added a poll to this thread to gain a bit more user feedback on this idea before giving it a try.


Everyone else- The proposed idea is that we have a subforum created with post count disabled for threads such as the following:

What are you eating/drinking
What are you wearing
Post a random pic here
etc

and threads which don't really promote discussion but should be kept from spam so that they stay on topic and interesting.


I will see what more people think of this idea first, since not many opinions have been shared in this thread yet, however providing enough people agree I am happy to give it a go.

[Kardan]

Okay,

Kardan - I hope you don't mind, I have added a poll to this thread to gain a bit more user feedback on this idea before giving it a try.


Everyone else- The proposed idea is that we have a subforum created with post count disabled for threads such as the following:

What are you eating/drinking
What are you wearing
Post a random pic here
etc

and threads which don't really promote discussion but should be kept from spam so that they stay on topic and interesting.


I will see what more people think of this idea first, since not many opinions have been shared in this thread yet, however providing enough people agree I am happy to give it a go.

Sure, all good Perhaps putting 'POLL:' in the title thread might encourage a view more voters, but other than that, it's all good

Also maybe adding a bit more info at the top of my main post, such as the sub forum has post count disabled since these threads don't provide discussion etc. Better than reading my rant really as the first thing on the thread

[Martin]

Sure, all good Perhaps putting 'POLL:' in the title thread might encourage a view more voters, but other than that, it's all good

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I am very much up for gaining as much member feedback as possible before introducing changes, as I want to make sure that a) It's the right thing to do, and b) It's what the majority of the forum members want. At the end of the day its you guys that make the forum what it is and keep it active by posting, and so I think things like this should be decided between everyone really!

I do want to gain a bit more feedback though so if anyone is for/against this then don't be afraid to post!

[Kardan]

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I am very much up for gaining as much member feedback as possible before introducing changes, as I want to make sure that a) It's the right thing to do, and b) It's what the majority of the forum members want. At the end of the day its you guys that make the forum what it is and keep it active by posting, and so I think things like this should be decided between everyone really!

I do want to gain a bit more feedback though so if anyone is for/against this then don't be afraid to post!

Turns out adding a poll already puts Poll: before, so now it says Poll: POLL:

My bad

[FlyingJesus]

Everyone else- The proposed idea is that we have a subforum created with post count disabled for threads such as the following:

What are you eating/drinking
What are you wearing
Post a random pic here
etc

and threads which don't really promote discussion but should be kept from spam so that they stay on topic and interesting.


I will see what more people think of this idea first, since not many opinions have been shared in this thread yet, however providing enough people agree I am happy to give it a go.

Definitely worth doing, it'll still mean that people have to actually answer the thread and not derail it but will cut out the ability to abuse their presence. Then if, as Chris suggested in his first reply, the section is unused and inactive, we know that these threads are only being used to boost post count - if there's a genuine interest in answering inane questions then people will surely continue to do so and the area will thrive, making everyone happy

[scottish]

Okay,

Kardan - I hope you don't mind, I have added a poll to this thread to gain a bit more user feedback on this idea before giving it a try.


Everyone else- The proposed idea is that we have a subforum created with post count disabled for threads such as the following:

What are you eating/drinking
What are you wearing
Post a random pic here
etc

and threads which don't really promote discussion but should be kept from spam so that they stay on topic and interesting.


I will see what more people think of this idea first, since not many opinions have been shared in this thread yet, however providing enough people agree I am happy to give it a go.

If you move those 3 to it then you should move what are you listening to to it as well, as it's doing the exact same as every other thread and not promoting discussion... and also every other post ______ should be moved to it aswell, hxf speed test, setup, etc from tech as well as any others around forum.

[Kardan]

If you move those 3 to it then you should move what are you listening to to it as well, as it's doing the exact same as every other thread and not promoting discussion... and also every other post ______ should be moved to it aswell, hxf speed test, setup, etc from tech as well as any others around forum.

Setup actually has discussion, I mean, how often can you post your setup of your computer? Like, once every 6 months at most? You can't post every 5 minutes like you can do in every other thread.

[Martin]

The voting is closer than I thought it would be really If the people that agree/disagree want to make any comments/feedback then that would be great since it would be nice to have a wider discussion on it with more people getting involved!

[FlyingJesus]

If the people against it would like to give a reason other than "NO DON'T CHANGE THINGS LOL" or "WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT POST COUNT??!?!!!!!!!!!!!" that would be fab