How do you think we can improve After Hours?

AlmightyCushion

So here we are, the time you lot get to stick your oar in and let us know what you think about after hours and how we can improve on it. We would appreciate constructive criticism though, so none of your "it's a load of bollix" please.

When thanks was brought in it was removed from after hours and a few other forums. Due to the amount of users asking for it to be brought in, it was decided that it should be given a trial run and here we are. So you guys do have the power to change things. The way this forum is run is based quite a lot on user input so your thoughts would be much appreciated.

Thanks for reading and we're looking forward to your replies.

*unsubscribes from thread*

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Hookers and coke. Might as well get it in early.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Ban anybody who answers a question with "yore ma" !!!!

Pyr0

Bryn wrote: »

Ban anybody who answers a question with "yore ma" !!!!

+1 on that ! That should have been done months ago !

Creamy Goodness

Bryn wrote: »

Ban anybody who answers a question with "yore ma" !!!!

what if the question is "who squirted you out after 9 months, fed and raised ya for 18 years?"

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

what if the question is "who squirted you out after 9 months, fed and raised ya for 18 years?"

The answer should be......"my ma" :P

Agamemnon

Keep the thanks, it's working well here.

Overall, I think AH is grand, can't think of anything major that needs changing. Javaboy and Doc Bollocko are doing good jobs as new mods. When javaboy posts in bold, it gives me the horn. I'd go gay for him, if he was up for it.

AlmightyCushion

Bryn wrote: »

Ban anybody who answers a question with "yore ma" !!!!

Pyr0 wrote: »

+1 on that ! That should have been done months ago !

Believe me I've been tempted many a time (I actually did it once in a thread because there was so many of them deleted). We are kinda wary about banning people for using yore ma. Simply because it's a pretty crap thing to get banned for. I have warned and banned people before for excessive use of it and I will definitely continue to do so.

copacetic

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Believe me I've been tempted many a time (I actually did it once in a thread because there was so many of them deleted). We are kinda wary about banning people for using yore ma. Simply because it's a pretty crap thing to get banned for. I have warned and banned people before for excessive use of it and I will definitely continue to do so.

agreed.
















using YORE MA is crap enough, without getting banned for it as well.

AlmightyCushion

Agamemnon wrote: »

Keep the thanks, it's working well here.

Overall, I think AH is grand, can't think of anything major that needs changing. Javaboy and Doc Bollocko are doing good jobs as new mods. When javaboy posts in bold, it gives me the horn. I'd go gay for him, if he was up for it.

He's mine. I can't see a reason to drop thanks. It hasn't been abused or delibritely whored in any major way that we haven't been able to stop so far. A lot of people seem to like it so I'm happy to leave it be.

useful_contacts

Bryn wrote: »

Ban anybody who answers a question with "yore ma" !!!!

i second that

oh and ban people who point out spelling mistakes- its just sad

Diabhal Beag

I don't see anything that needs improvement. Yore Ma is an old gag that has gone old, but its a good way of finding out who has nothing valid to say in a thread and just wants attention.

Javaboy and Dr.Bollocko are doing a fine job so fair play to them

Mena

useful_contacts wrote: »

i second that

oh and ban people who point out spelling mistakes- its just sad

it's :cool:

KnifeWRENCH

Eh, the YORE MA is old, unoriginal and 99 times out of 100 cringeworthingly unfunny. But banning it is going a tad far.
I'd like to also recognise the great job dr.bollocko and javaboy have done so far. Overall I think AH really doesn't need much improving.

useful_contacts wrote: »

i second that

oh and ban people who point out spelling mistakes- its just sad

+1. Spelling/grammar Nazis are worse than people who use txtspk imo.

Overheal

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

So here we are, the time you lot get to stick your oar in and let us know what you think about after hours and how we can improve on it. We would appreciate constructive criticism though, so none of your "it's a load of bollix" please.

When thanks was brought in it was removed from after hours and a few other forums. Due to the amount of users asking for it to be brought in, it was decided that it should be given a trial run and here we are. So you guys do have the power to change things. The way this forum is run is based quite a lot on user input so your thoughts would be much appreciated.

Thanks for reading and we're looking forward to your replies.

*unsubscribes from thread*

Is it that time of year again?

Pighead

When deleting a user's posts it might be an idea to send the user a quick PM to let them know why said post was deleted. It'll save them from making the same mistake again and ultimately become a better user.

AlmightyCushion

Overheal wrote: »

Is it that time of year again?

No, ikkypoo got laid a month or so ago. Didn't you see the thread?

Kiera

Can we quit the flirting on threads? Take it to pm or VM people.

Epic Tissue

Allow images to be posted. Maybe have it so that it is posted as a link or thumbnail but when you click it, it expands?

Time Magazine

Kiera wrote: »

Can we quit the flirting on threads?

Oh you

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

No, ikkypoo got laid a month or so ago. Didn't you see the thread?

....and a few times since, but I thought starting a thread every time it happened would grow old and stale quicker than Yore Ma

AlmightyCushion

Epic Tissue wrote: »

Allow images to be posted.

Unfortunately that won't be happening. Too much potential for some serious muppetry.

Epic Tissue wrote: »

Maybe have it so that it is posted as a link or thumbnail but when you click it, it expands?

That's something for CuLT. I'd say it would be a lot of effort though if it would even work at all.

Hogzy

Kiera wrote: »

Can we quit the flirting on threads? Take it to pm or VM people.

Where in gods name does this happen?

Kiera

Hogzy wrote: »

Where in gods name does this happen?

There's been a lot of it the last few weeks. Not good!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Kiera wrote: »

There's been a lot of it the last few weeks. Not good!

Maybe for the hot wimmins ,yeah

gurramok

Stop countless threads asking.. 'How do you think we can improve After Hours?'

Only kidding

Keeping thanks is good as it shows how the general mood of a thread is flowing and the mods do a good job keeping threads civil.

Kiera

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Maybe for the hot wimmins ,yeah

I would love for the guys who would get up and anything to be banned too but we'd be left with a pretty empty boards

Ghost Train

Kiera wrote: »

I would love for the guys and girls who would get up and anything to be banned too but we'd be left with a pretty empty boards

don't forget the girls

Dave!

Make me a mod

Tom Trojan

"No thanks" (button)?

AlmightyCushion

Tom Trojan wrote: »

"No thanks" (button)?

The admins ruled that one out a long time ago. It would make the thanks system too much like the rep system which was abused and removed.

Professey Chin

Kiera wrote: »

There's been a lot of it the last few weeks. Not good!

Im sorry!!:(
I get lonely and here is the only place I dont completley repulse people......as much..

Tom Trojan

Eliminate displaying lengthly quoted articles. Example: Dutch bloke gets thrown out of England... (AH thread now running). A sentence or two OK, otherwise Link?

Overheal

I'd like to see images too but that would probably get abused quickly.

Tom Trojan

Overheal wrote: »

I'd like to see images too but that would probably get abused quickly.

Me too. But wouldn't that overload the server? AH is too popular (compared to other forums that allow pics).

AlmightyCushion

Tom Trojan wrote: »

Me too. But wouldn't that overload the server? AH is too popular (compared to other forums that allow pics).

I doubt server load would be that much of an issue. Most pictures would be hosted externally. It's mainly the muppettry we're worried about.

Tom Trojan

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

It's mainly the muppettry we're worried about.

Good point. They would keep you busy.

Steve

Bryn wrote: »

Ban anybody who answers a question with "yore ma" !!!!

Sez the first man in with a YM reference! :P

Kiera wrote: »

Can we quit the flirting on threads? Take it to pm or VM people.

VM.... oh the innuendo

/serious hat
With the greatest of respect to the AH mods and the job you guys do, maybe reconsider using 'STFU' etc as a moderating instruction. it only demeans and infuriates the poster. Politeness and firmness are appreciated but that's a bit insulting imo and is only giving ammunition to the recipient for their feedback thread.

No to images - that would be impossible to manage.

Yes to thanks - it's been very successful here.

As for the rest, if it aint broke.....

brendansmith

One way to improve afterhours is to encourage those posters with children to have them pitted against the children of other posters in deadly combat in a pit or cage or something. The have the footage on a live feed.

Hope this helps:)

Pighead

Pighead wrote: »

When deleting a user's posts it might be an idea to send the user a quick PM to let them know why said post was deleted. It'll save them from making the same mistake again and ultimately become a better user.

I think this is the first sensible post I've ever read from Pighead...


I'm scared..

And.

+1

Epic Tissue

SteveC wrote: »

No to images - that would be impossible to manage.

Well, people at the moment can post links to an image, so if the image appeared in the thread only after you click the link it would be the exact same but more convenient for viewer. It would be just like the way Youtube vids can be embedded but they don't auto play.

Rb

Out with the new, in with the old imo.

Epic Tissue

Epic Tissue wrote: »

Allow images to be posted. Maybe have it so that it is posted as a link or thumbnail but when you click it, it expands?

Is already possible to do that, here is an example.

Bryn

Bryn wrote: »

Ban anybody who answers a question with "yore ma" !!!!

Just add it to the word filter like ****, ****, ******* & *** like names related to certain unmentionables.

AlmightyCushion

Deleted User wrote: »

Is already possible to do that, here is an example.

That won't work. That requires image tags to be enabled which would allow anyone to embed any type of picture.

Deleted User wrote: »

Just add it to the word filter like ****, ****, ******* & *** like names related to certain unmentionables.

That won't work either, unfortunately. yooooore maaaaa

AlmightyCushion

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

That won't work. That requires image tags to be enabled which would allow anyone to embed any type of picture.

I know, I was just highlighting the fact that thumbnails were available.

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

That won't work either, unfortunately. yooooore maaaaa

Mis-spelling it just makes the poster out to be even more of an eejit, it would deter them from posting those words. :pac:

Quazzie

Overall I am very happy with after hours, it's got a good atmosphere with friendly people. I would have a few suggestions mostly based around cutting out of certain threads.

- Merge more threads. For example at times there does 5 or maybe 6 anti fianna fail threads running at amy time. Personally I think they should be merged.
- Move more threads. I think serious political threads should me posted in politics, not AH. Obviously there will be some threads of a political nature but lately it's out of control.
- Stop or infract people who correct grammar. Only anally retentive people do it and it is seriously annoying at times.
- Alert people of deleted posts if possible. "yore ma" posters shouldn't be notified because it's in the charter.
- I like Javaboys new bold writing when giving warnings. It makes the post stand out from the rest.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to say well done to dr bollocko and javaboy for hitting the ground running as mods.

This might mean lots of extra work for already dedicated mods so I don't know how feasible these points are.

deadhead13

FYP - fixed your posters are not funny or even vaguely amusing, just very annoying and should be dealt with accordingly. One such "joker" provoked my first infraction. Pleas of justifable outrage were ignored.



I know your going to- so knock yourselves out.

OldGoat

I understand and appreciate that so many AHers are annoyed by the sight of a YM posting and that on the majority of occasions the joke is tired and unfunny and adds nothing to the thread but...
YM is a classic longstanding response on a forum that claims to be here for posting light-hearted thread. Just because long-time users of AH are jaded with seeing the same old joke again and again does not mean that newcomers to the site are not being amused and entertained by it.

The majority of Ahers post a YM at some stage, some more then others, but trying to curtail it or stop it is really a bit of a draconian move and will be time consuming to police too I would imagine. I read that moderators are removing multiple instances of YM's from threads. Could these multiple postings simply be because the posters have not yet seen the YM posted in the thread?
1: The moderators delete the YM.
2: A reader sees an opportunity and posts a YM
3: CODA

In banning YM you could be setting a precedent for others longstanding jokes to be removed or banned. Personally I find YM a big funnier the ‘Atari Jaguar’ but it's down to MY sense of humour. If you decide to ban YM because it is tired and unfunny then can someone start a campaign to have ‘Atari’ banned? Would 'IBTL' be taken away too? What about 'I for one welcome'? There are numerous running gags in AH and removing one sets us up for having others removed too. These are a part of what makes AH such a refuge from the mundane world, from the rest of the forums.

New posters are the most likely people to use the YM response and you have to ask yourself why this is. Remember back in the day when you were a newbie, nervous about making that first announcement in public. You've lurked for a while, gotten a feel for the place and you realise that when you post you are going to either be ignored or ridiculed, neither of which are pleasant options, so what do you do? Go with a safe 'Yore Ma' response. It gets your username up there on the screen and your posting count starts to rise to get you out of the dreaded 1-100 range. YM is a safe option for newcomers to post, to dip their toe in the waters of AH.

Might I ask if there has ever been a poll of AH about the YM issue and if it should be banned? I'll start searching after I post this but a pointer would be nice.

Will banning YM improve AH? No it won't because AH will still be riddled with running gags past their sell by date.
Is it worth the grief of trying to moderate and delete all postings of YM, followed up by a PM to the miscreant explaining just why their post has been deleted and the poster is banned followed the subsequent crying and moaning in feedback/prison? No it's not.
Is it worth the risk of losing your Atari Jaguar for? Yes it is…but only if you can replace it with a ZX81.
It’s already well known that YM postings in AH are frowned upon and are seldom appreciated but you cannot ban them or as has been suggested ban a poster for typing ‘Yore Ma’.

No 'tl:dr' responses please, they just ain't funny.;)

Nodin

Its annoying, anal, and irritating. About the only word you could justify it for is "c*nt" as its one of the very few that actually causes offence. As a nation, we've always been known to fire in a few effs and blinds, and have still managed to produce one or two writers of note, therefore I see no reason why we should develop a stick-up-the-arse mentality about it now.

6th

Just sue the swear filter?

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