Suggestion for TLL and BGRH

Rb

I was having a read through The Ladies Lounge and BGRH and noticed that there's an immense amount of post count whoring going on in both and the threads are comparable with The Cuckoos Nest, so how about making both like TCN in that posts there don't add to post count?

6th

Tbh I dont think half of them even look at their postcounts. They are just busy communities and I dont think people are posting just for the sake of it. LIke you said over in tLL they are almost like chat rooms.

Rb

It's hard to tell if they're posting for the sake of it or are genuinely just having a chat. However, Boards isn't a chat room and shouldn't be treated as such. If it's a forum then let it be ran as a forum, if they're looking for a chat room then they should get a sticky with a guide to mIRC and one of them sets up a channel there.

Those picture posting threads are god awful in particular.

justsomebloke

I have to agree with 6th I don't think anyone who activily posts in either the LL or BGRH are doing it to get their post count up they are just 2 very close knit community also I think you will find it is only 1 thread in the BGRH forum that distorts it. I don't see how any of the other threads differ in any way to the crap that is posted in AH and also neither of them are run like chat rooms they just have a threads where people can have a conversation but I don't think either people are actually looking for a chat room enviroment.

Also if it serves the purposes of what the people of the forum want what is the problem with that, so I would say rb if you don't like it just don't post in it there are plenty of other forums you could keep your spam to

Slow Motion

Rb wrote: »

I was having a read through The Ladies Lounge and BGRH and noticed that there's an immense amount of post count whoring going on in both and the threads are comparable with The Cuckoos Nest, so how about making both like TCN in that posts there don't add to post count?

How about you ask those in BGRH and TLL rather than coming in here and bitching about it? Or are you worried we are posting more than you? For that matter why do you care?

DJ_Spider

I often post in the LL and BGRH. It's only recently that I have started though. I went through a time of not posting in BGRH as I thought they would all be talking about sport, cars and stuff. (I'm not into sport) But now I often pop into Yore Ma's and see who is around. I do find it a little slow sometimes, and also I think I am not really up on the kind of humour in the bar.

I have even had a few ticking offs! But all in all I find it good and it's good we guys are welcome in the Ladies Lounge and not excluded.

BTW my 1000th post was in Yore Ma's :pac:

Rb

jsb wrote: »

I don't see how any of the other threads differ in any way to the crap that is posted in AH and also neither of them are run like chat rooms they just have a threads where people can have a conversation but I don't think either people are actually looking for a chat room enviroment.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055183321

Note the title. You're active in that picture posting thread, it is nothing short of a "chat room environment".

"A/s/l"
"21/F/Dublin"
"Ooh, post pics"
*user posts pics*
"woooww you're hot!!!"
"Thanks!!!"
"I'm so hard right now"

Etc etc.

If such threads as "Lets have a chat!!" were posted anywhere else on Boards, even AH, it'd be locked/deleted fairly quickly. Even the KYN thread has a rule on "No chat even with a picture".

jsb wrote:

Also if it serves the purposes of what the people of the forum want what is the problem with that, so I would say rb if you don't like it just don't post in it

Rather not see Boards turned into the new Yahoo Chat or Bebo tbh.

jsb wrote:

there are plenty of other forums you could keep your spam to

Lols.

Beruthiel

Rb wrote: »

It's hard to tell if they're posting for the sake of it or are genuinely just having a chat. However, Boards isn't a chat room and shouldn't be treated as such. If it's a forum then let it be ran as a forum, if they're looking for a chat room then they should get a sticky with a guide to mIRC and one of them sets up a channel there.

Those picture posting threads are god awful in particular.

Eewww, look at you!
Seriously, if it bothers you that much, don't go near the forum, pretend it doesn't exist and keep it off your subbed menu. Ignorance is bliss after all.
I find that works for me anyways.

6th

Rb wrote: »

Boards isn't a chat room and shouldn't be treated as such.

Boards is different things to the different communities (or sub-communities). If we made people follow a strict format this place would suck.

_blank_

Not everyone is as obsessed with postcount as you, tbh.

Rb wrote: »

If such threads as "Lets have a chat!!" were posted anywhere else on Boards, even AH, it'd be locked/deleted fairly quickly. Even the KYN thread has a rule on "No chat even with a picture".

Meh, different mods, different forum, different rules.

You don't like it, nobody is forcing you to read it.

Rb wrote: »

Rather not see Boards turned into the new Yahoo Chat or Bebo tbh.

Oh, sorry lads. Rb doesn't want it a certain way. Boards is only for him, after all.

He's right, we should change everything, for him.

:rolleyes:

6th

Lads you've arent making yourself look any better by just attacking Rb. How about saying why you think its a bad idea rather than telling him to fcuk off and not read the forums?

The Sweeper

I'd like it officially recognised that I care even less about the contents of this thread than I do about the inane content of some of the LL threads.

Oh Jesus, Jesus, some posters might HAVE A HIGHER POST COUNT THAN ME!!!

OH JESUS!!!


HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHELP ME!!!!!

Rb

Slow Motion wrote: »

How about you ask those in BGRH and TLL rather than coming in here and bitching about it?

Why would I do that? You do realise this is Feedback, right?
From the "HOW THIS FORUM WORKS!!" thread, you'll read the following from DeV

Its the place where you feedback to us what you like (or dislike) about the site.

And that is what I'm doing, providing feedback. Get it?

Slow Motion wrote:

Or are you worried we are posting more than you? For that matter why do you care?

Could care who's posting more or less than me. I've compared the two (BGRH to a much lesser extent though) to TCN, in that it's for a bit of craic etc. TCN has post count disabled to prevent post count whoring, I'm merely suggesting that the same thing be done for those two forums, for the same reason.

Why do you appear so offended at this suggestion?

Slow Motion

6th wrote: »

Lads you've arent making yourself look any better by just attacking Rb. How about saying why you think its a bad idea rather than telling him to fcuk off and not read the forums?

This is feedback I though we were just supposed to attack;) However, I don't think it's a good idea, why? Because I don't see that it matters! If we are going to go down that road why not remove post count completely? Why have it one way on some forums and not on others, as for TCN I don't post there and have no comment on wether posts there should count or not, just as the OP doesn't post in the BGRH bar thread so why should his view on it be relevant!

Nerin

Beruthiel wrote: »

Eewww, look at you!
Seriously, if it bothers you that much, don't go near the forum, pretend it doesn't exist and keep it off your subbed menu. Ignorance is bliss after all.
I find that works for me anyways.

6th wrote: »

Boards is different things to the different communities (or sub-communities). If we made people follow a strict format this place would suck.

+1

lol

Slow Motion

Rb wrote: »

Why do you appear so offended at this suggestion?

See my previous post, I'm not offended, I just don't think it's a relevant point, if you want to go down that road why have post counts at all?

_blank_

Slow Motion wrote: »

See my previous post, I'm not offended, I just don't think it's a relevant point, if you want to go down that road why have post counts at all?

Because without it, he wouldn't be able to swing his e-mickey around feedback.

Rb

DesF wrote: »

Not everyone is as obsessed with postcount as you, tbh.

:rolleyes:

DesF wrote:

Oh, sorry lads. Rb doesn't want it a certain way. Boards is only for him, after all.

He's right, we should change everything, for him.

:rolleyes:

Does anyone want Boards to be turned into the next Bebo or Yahoo Chat? Really? I know you might, given your interest in 17 year old girls, but I mean overall?

Slow Motion

DesF wrote: »

Because without it, he wouldn't be able to swing his e-mickey around feedback.

Ahh I see! Colour me intimidated :rolleyes:

_blank_

Rb wrote: »

Does anyone want Boards to be turned into the next Bebo or Yahoo Chat? Really? I know you might, given your interest in 17 year old girls, but I mean overall?

You're a funny bloke Rb. Srsly.

6th

Slow Motion wrote: »

This is feedback I though we were just supposed to attack;)

Sorry, I dont know what I was thinking!

Slow Motion wrote: »

However, I don't think it's a good idea, why? Because I don't see that it matters!

You're right, it doesnt matter. It doesnt matter to the site in general and as I said at the start of this thread I dont think it matters to the users of those forums.

Its chat, banter, etc. Boards is not about just making posts that change the world. Its about community and people like to talk ... thats why this site is so successful, just look at the amount of social events we have.

6th

Seriously DesF and RB, I aint even distinguishing between who's writing what now.

Rb

Slow Motion wrote: »

This is feedback I though we were just supposed to attack;) However, I don't think it's a good idea, why? Because I don't see that it matters! If we are going to go down that road why not remove post count completely?Why have it one way on some forums and not on others, as for TCN I don't post there and have no comment on wether posts there should count or not, just as the OP doesn't post in the BGRH bar thread so why should his view on it be relevant!

Oh, I'd gladly see post count removed entirely to be honest.

Nerin

6th wrote: »

Sorry, I dont know what I was thinking!



You're right, it doesnt matter. It doesnt matter to the site in general and as I said at the start of this thread I dont think it matters to the users of those forums.

Its chat, banter, etc. Boards is not about just making posts that change the world. Its about community and people like to talk ... thats why this site is so successful, just look at the amount of social events we have.

*pushes cat out of the way*
ahem.
i agree 6th,when i snuck into bgrh they made me feel more at home on boards, and thus my love for boards blossomed. i post everywhere and anywhere but i always go back to bgrh to see how a few posters are getting on, or sometimes direct them to interesting threads.
or i just go in and have a laugh with them

stop making the internet more serious business than it already is

_blank_

6th wrote: »

Its chat, banter, etc. Boards is not about just making posts that change the world. Its about community and people like to talk ... thats why this site is so successful, just look at the amount of social events we have.

And you know what?

The owners love that, they love the community spirit, they love the fact that people meet up because of Boards, they are gobsmacked by the communities that have grown up because of it.

Dragan

Rb wrote: »

It's hard to tell if they're posting for the sake of it or are genuinely just having a chat. However, Boards isn't a chat room and shouldn't be treated as such. If it's a forum then let it be ran as a forum, if they're looking for a chat room then they should get a sticky with a guide to mIRC and one of them sets up a channel there.

Those picture posting threads are god awful in particular.

I can only assume this is in relation to my posting in there RB. After all, you even went out of your way to point out in one thread how many times i had posted in it.

I'm unsure as to what your issue is, or why post count is even an issue to begin with. I thought it was well established by now that post count doesn't mean squat?

Anyway, if you had been "reading" the pic threads as opposed to just scanning them as i assume you did then i think you would have seen the part where we actually discussed it ourselves. The general conclusions was that we really enjoyed the pics threads because they felt more like a chat than anything else and allowed us all to get to know each other and even make a lot of the new folk feel a LOT more comfortable about going to any Beers or events.

I may be missing the mark, but you have been going out of your way to point out my activity levels and also brand me as "sleazy". I am all up for a nice joke, but please point out a "sleazy" comment that i made, and if you could find something that i said that put another poster out then i would be very, very surprised.

Last time i checked, if the Mods in TLL had any issue with what i am posting, or anyone else for that matter, they would have happily pointed it out to me.

Rb

DesF wrote: »

And you know what?

The owners love that, they love the community spirit, they love the fact that people meet up because of Boards, they are gobsmacked by the communities that have grown up because of it.

You don't say?

Kinetic^

:rolleyes: Oh noes, ze post counts is too hai!!! Get a life!!!

_blank_

Rb wrote: »

You don't say?

Yes I do.

Your "suggestion" has been pilloried so far.

I see from Dragan's post, that this more of a personal crusade than anything else.

Don't cry now.

Slow Motion

I iz in ur forum incresin mai post count!

Rb

Dragan wrote: »

I can only assume this is in relation to my posting in there RB. After all, you even went out of your way to point out in one thread how many times i had posted in it.

I'm unsure as to what your issue is, or why post count is even an issue to begin with. I thought it was well established by now that post count doesn't mean squat?

Anyway, if you had been "reading" the pic threads as opposed to just scanning them as i assume you did then i think you would have seen the part where we actually discussed it ourselves. The general conclusions was that we really enjoyed the pics threads because they felt more like a chat than anything else and allowed us all to get to know each other and even make a lot of the new folk feel a LOT more comfortable about going to any Beers or events.

I may be missing the mark, but you have been going out of your way to point out my activity levels and also brand me as "sleazy". I am all up for a nice joke, but please point out a "sleazy" comment that i made, and if you could find something that i said that put another poster out then i would be very, very surprised.

Last time i checked, if the Mods in TLL had any issue with what i am posting, or anyone else for that matter, they would have happily pointed it out to me.

Nah man, I didn't have anyone in particular in mind when posting the thread, sorry if it appears that it's targetted at you but it's really not!

Ah yeah sure we're all aware post count means squat, the only issue problem is when people start posting merely to get their post count up, including random two/three word sentences etc. Now I'm definitely not targetting you with that, I know you're just playing the numbers game on TLL I know Sherifu will read this and think it's about him too, but it's not.

TequilaMockingBird

Slow Motion wrote: »

I iz in ur forum incresin mai post count!

+1

star-pants

Rb -- I do wonder do you frequent the bar at all?
If you actually read through most of it you would see that it's not 'post count whoring' as you call it. I for one don't go 'hmmm what WILL I do with my lack of posts? I KNOW I'll go post in the bar!!' YEAH cuz my life is THAT sad that I worry about my post counts (or other peoples)

I post in the bar because I like it there, I like the people and the atmosphere, some days it's what keeps me going, and GOD FORBID we have a bit of a community and meet ups.
Maybe we should stop meet ups too, incase they encourage 'post count whoring' later.

I post in lots of other places too - and some of them have their own 'community' just because it's split into lots of other threads doesn't really make it any different to ours.
Other forums are very specific (apart from AH and TCN) about what they talk about, AH is there because it covers all sorts of random crap - I'm sure people who 'post count whore' post in there because most threads you can pretty much respond to.

You take tLL and BGRH as one, and say that all of the thread in them should be non post counting? I don't frequent tLL that much, but when I do, there tends to be some important female threads about contraceptives and other such things -- which technically could come under other forums -- why should they be considered post count whoring?
BGRH discusses random stuff (as does AH) outside the bar.

RB I don't know you - so I've no ill feelings against you, but I think your attack on BGRH and tLL is a little uncalled for -- we are not the only places that have a lot of people coming back to the same place. You have lots of people in other forums who stick to their forums and discuss things with the same people every day and like to know the other people.

TCN is completely random like counting game and picture association. I go into TCN a bit myself - for a bit of randomness.
AH has more topics, as do BGRH and tLL.

I don't understand why this bothers you so much when I really doubt that anyone in either of those forums 'post count whores' -- most of us don't really care.

Nerin

Slow Motion wrote: »

I iz in ur forum incresin mai post count!

indeed

this thread is getting a bit narky isnt it.

and as for randomness being talked of in a bad light. well poo to that.
i like being random sir. and i like a place where i can hang around and chat to the virtual pub folk,in their virtual pub, while hanging from their virtual rafters.

HUZZAH!!! its SP \o/

Rb

DesF wrote: »

Yes I do.

Your "suggestion" has been pilloried so far.

I see from Dragan's post, that this more of a personal crusade than anything else.

Don't cry now.

No I've already said it's not targetted at him and apologised that he took it that it was.

Your tone in this thread has been absolutely bizarre, it has to be said, it's as though you've taken offense on behalf of the forum itself (BGRH) to the suggestion of having something removed from it. Surprisingly aggressive/condescending etc.

I have to lol at people going on about my supposed attitude toward post counts, and then having an absolute fit at me when I suggest taking away the ability to add to postcounts in certain fora.

Sherifu

Rb wrote: »

I know Sherifu will read this and think it's about him too, but it's not.

You already tried to goad me in AH about this and failed. Good to see you back to trolling.

Dragan

Rb wrote: »

Nah man, I didn't have anyone in particular in mind when posting the thread, sorry if it appears that it's targetted at you but it's really not!

Ah yeah sure we're all aware post count means squat, the only issue problem is when people start posting merely to get their post count up, including random two/three word sentences etc. Now I'm definitely not targetting you with that, I know you're just playing the numbers game on TLL I know Sherifu will read this and think it's about him too, but it's not.

Thats groovy. To be honest, i always had you pegged as a dude who would just flat out say what he is thinking anyway, but was just making sure is all.

Apologies for taking things up the wrong way.

Xavi6

I agree with RB on one thing, how am I meant to do some proper perving in the 'Ladies of the Ladies Lounge' thread if it's littered with comments from blokes that I have to trawl through?! Talk about a boner killer....

Slow Motion

star-pants wrote: »

Rb -- I do wonder do you frequent the bar at all?
If you actually read through most of it you would see that it's not 'post count whoring' as you call it. I for one don't go 'hmmm what WILL I do with my lack of posts? I KNOW I'll go post in the bar!!' YEAH cuz my life is THAT sad that I worry about my post counts (or other peoples)

I post in the bar because I like it there, I like the people and the atmosphere, some days it's what keeps me going, and GOD FORBID we have a bit of a community and meet ups.
Maybe we should stop meet ups too, incase they encourage 'post count whoring' later.

I post in lots of other places too - and some of them have their own 'community' just because it's split into lots of other threads doesn't really make it any different to ours.
Other forums are very specific (apart from AH and TCN) about what they talk about, AH is there because it covers all sorts of random crap - I'm sure people who 'post count whore' post in there because most threads you can pretty much respond to.

You take tLL and BGRH as one, and say that all of the thread in them should be non post counting? I don't frequent tLL that much, but when I do, there tends to be some important female threads about contraceptives and other such things -- which technically could come under other forums -- why should they be considered post count whoring?
BGRH discusses random stuff (as does AH) outside the bar.

RB I don't know you - so I've no ill feelings against you, but I think your attack on BGRH and tLL is a little uncalled for -- we are not the only places that have a lot of people coming back to the same place. You have lots of people in other forums who stick to their forums and discuss things with the same people every day and like to know the other people.

TCN is completely random like counting game and picture association. I go into TCN a bit myself - for a bit of randomness.
AH has more topics, as do BGRH and tLL.

I don't understand why this bothers you so much when I really doubt that anyone in either of those forums 'post count whores' -- most of us don't really care.

Well said! Over half my total post count is in the BGRH bar thread, but then I am the barman! Should they be removed from my count? I honestly wouldn't care at this point! And would be surprised to find a different reaction from the regulars, yes regulars! People come in there daily for a bit of a chat and to catch up, just like OMG a real bar! OP You are welcome to come and join us anytime you like!:)

Rb

Sherifu wrote: »

You already tried to goad me in AH about this and failed. Good to see you back to trolling.

Eh, I think it's pretty clear I didn't post this to draw attention on myself, nor did I post it specifically to wind people up.

star-pants

RB -- you're saying that we are coming back defensive --
if you look back at your first post - you accused us all (BGRH and tLL) of being post count whores, now personally I don't like to be insulted, however this is the internet so *meh* call me what you like.
AND the fact that you pick on BGRH and tLL (Which if you notice I'm not a big frequenter of the latter but I'll defend the people in it) and not AH when *technically* if people wanted to they could do this 'post count whoring'.

If you're going to attack forums for having post counts, the same could be said for Mods -- they have to post to warn people all the time, why should they get post counts for that? If they wanted to, they could warn people separately and get more post counts, instead of one post warning two people.

We don't care about the post count - it's the fact you've singled out two out of many forums and made non evidential statements about the people in them.

Kinetic^

It's threads like these that make me thank whoever installed the ignore feature.

Sabre0001

Hmm for some reason my post is #43 but the one is see above it is #41

Slow Motion

Sabre0001 wrote: »

Hmm for some reason my post is #43 but the one is see above it is #41

The hell you say!:eek:

Nerin

oooh sherifu played a gathering card.
nerin retaliates

perfect chance to try it out.hurrah,test run

lets see:

ha, worked, the answer is, whatever it doesnt matter, its a community, you dont like it, but in fairness you dont use it so why should you mess with their forum? and no-one gives a toss about post count. you are the only one going on about it like its an issue man.

also,this thread is Serious business and is making people look bad.
kinetic is right, ignore button is our friend

Rb

star-pants wrote: »

RB -- you're saying that we are coming back defensive --

Well no, it was more targetted at Des than anyone else. He's the only one who's resorted to trying to insult me over it/acted bizarrely defensive about it. Everyone else, yourself included, has been quite rational and level headed/fair about it.

star-pants wrote:

if you look back at your first post - you accused us all (BGRH and tLL) of being post count whores, now personally I don't like to be insulted, however this is the internet so *meh* call me what you like.

I wasn't saying EVERYONE in those forums was post count++ing, I just said it appeared as though there was a lot of it going on. There's certainly a lot of people I'd recognise posting who I know would have no interest in that though.

star-pants wrote:

AND the fact that you pick on BGRH and tLL (Which if you notice I'm not a big frequenter of the latter but I'll defend the people in it) and not AH when *technically* if people wanted to they could do this 'post count whoring'.

Well, there's not really a massive opportunity to do it in AH. Most threads aren't allowed descend into chit chat and there's certainly not thread there to facilitate chit chat either.

star-pants wrote:

If you're going to attack forums for having post counts, the same could be said for Mods -- they have to post to warn people all the time, why should they get post counts for that? If they wanted to, they could warn people separately and get more post counts, instead of one post warning two people.

Well, there's a difference between a mod posting a warning and random chit chat.

star-pants wrote:

We don't care about the post count - it's the fact you've singled out two out of many forums and made un evidential statements about the people in them.

As I said, I just noticed it in these two.

Degsy

I like it,popsting threads about other people's post count in order to boost your own post count!Return of the Uber-Troll!

Xavi6

Lol and what do you know, here's Degsy. You could set your watch by it.

kaimera

While I agree in principal, you'd be none the wiser if either of those fora were private Rb.

Nerin

Degsy wrote: »

I like it,popsting threads about other people's post count in order to boost your own post count!Return of the Uber-Troll!

*nerin quotes degsy so Rb can see*
helpful Nerin is helpful.
oh, and post count +1ing by the looks of it

Keano

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