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Who/How is the Thread of the Day picked?

  • 12-11-2009 2:23am
    #1
    Senna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering, its not the most popular thread, it never has the highest amounts of views and its rarely the one i would pick.


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  • #2
    john-joe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 797 ✭✭✭john-joe


    Senna wrote: »
    Just wondering, its not the most popular thread, it never has the highest amounts of views and its rarely the one i would pick.


    Wow, was thinking the same thing!

    twilight zone or what! :D


  • #3
    rizzee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭rizzee


    I pick it out of a hat


  • #4
    slipss
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭slipss


    I'm pretty sure it's the thread with the highest rating. If you look at the blue bar at the top of the thread there's an option to "rate this thread".

    Edit: This thread is now a 5 star thread thanks to my good self.

    Edit 2: Actually I don't think it has anything to do with the rating system, the thread of the day for today has no ratings. Guess it's just a lucky dip style deally.


  • #5
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    Senna wrote: »
    How is the Thread of the Day picked?
    Just wondering, its not the most popular thread, it never has the highest amounts of views and its rarely the one i would pick.

    This one is a shoe in so.


  • #6
    Lia_lia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,691 ✭✭✭Lia_lia


    Okay, lets rate this thread and see what happens.



    But I'm sure its random.


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  • #7
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    It's a thread randomly picked that was started the day before.


  • #8
    Senna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    But todays thread of the day has no stars.

    I reckon its either random or one mod just get to picks whatever the feck he/she likes every day.


  • #9
    Senna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    It's a thread randomly picked that was started the day before.

    so there's no real point to it then?


  • #10
    john-joe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 797 ✭✭✭john-joe


    Senna wrote: »
    But todays thread of the day has no stars.

    I reckon its either random or one mod just get to picks whatever the feck he/she likes every day.



    Once they randomly pick mine all the time I don't mind :)


  • #11
    electrogrimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,791 ✭✭✭electrogrimey


    Senna wrote: »
    so there's no real point to it then?

    Isn't it to promote lesser used forums? Or something like that?

    On a related matter, how is the post of the day picked? I realise it's something to do with thanks, is it the most thanks within an hour of midnight or something?


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  • #12
    ynotdu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭ynotdu


    I thought it was like the American companies who patronise their workers by having an 'employee of the month' thinking the workers dont realise they are being manipulated:confused: ,hoping the employees will 'divide' and produce more,Who do they think they are kidding!!!!!!!!!:D


  • #13
    Wazdakka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,467 ✭✭✭Wazdakka


    Thread of the day get 9999


  • #14
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,081 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    I started a thread a while back about this - http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055604461

    they might consider changing how it works if anyone has any ideas or input


  • #15
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    electrogrimey wrote: »
    Isn't it to promote lesser used forums? Or something like that?

    On a related matter, how is the post of the day picked? I realise it's something to do with thanks, is it the most thanks within an hour of midnight or something?

    It's the most thanked post from the previous day. So tomorrows post of the day will be a post that was made today and that has received more thanks than anyother post today.


  • #16
    ynotdu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭ynotdu


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    It's the most thanked post from the previous day. So tomorrows post of the day will be a post that was made today and that has received more thanks than anyother post today.

    Lol Almighty so in fact the 'thread of the day' is actually Yesterdays?

    Well NOW I am sure that Boards is Irish! ;):D


  • #17
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    ynotdu wrote: »
    Lol Almighty so in fact the 'thread of the day' is actually Yesterdays?

    Well NOW I am sure that Boards is Irish! ;):D
    Well it could hardly be the most thanked post made today seeing as it gets picked at 12.30am. That leaves 30mins for a post to be picked.


  • #18
    ynotdu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭ynotdu


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Well it could hardly be the most thanked post made today seeing as it gets picked at 12.30am. That leaves 30mins for a post to be picked.

    Well then call it Yesterdays:pac::pac::pac::)


  • #19
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    ynotdu wrote: »
    Well then call it Yesterdays:pac::pac::pac::)
    Well it's not called thread of today, it's called thread of the day. It just doesn't say what day it is. :)


  • #20
    electrogrimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,791 ✭✭✭electrogrimey


    Don't tell him that the Soup of the Day in restaurants was decided the day before. It'll blow his mind.


  • #21
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,221 ✭✭✭✭m5ex9oqjawdg2i


    What's funny is the posts like this getting "post of the day".

    Just goes to show the amount of ingorance in the world is insane...


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  • #22
    ynotdu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭ynotdu


    Lol lol guys:)


  • #23
    ynotdu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭ynotdu


    Maxim Poor Penknife wrote: »
    What's funny is the posts like this getting "post of the day".

    Just goes to show the amount of ingorance in the world is insane...

    Actually I read that but was so overwhelmed by the sheer Cruelty of so many posters I decided not to input lest i be banned.


  • #24
    robbie_998
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    Maxim Poor Penknife wrote: »
    What's funny is the posts like this getting "post of the day".

    Just goes to show the amount of ingorance in the world is insane...

    here is a better one ;)


  • #25
    ynotdu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭ynotdu


    robbie_998 wrote: »
    here is a better one ;)


    Well the three wise Men in Limerick i am sure is true!

    but a Virgin woman?????????? Now thats stretching it!!!!!!!:D:D:D


  • #26
    phasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    I'm sick of photos of hills or some shyte being the post of the day


  • #27
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,749 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    ynotdu wrote: »

    but a Virgin woman?????????? Now thats stretching it!!!!!!!:D:D:D

    I thought that was the idea :cool:


  • #28
    ynotdu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭ynotdu


    ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »
    I thought that was the idea :cool:

    No no thats what the posters in the Taliban Forum get=40 Virgins per suicide bomb{in Limerick a suicide bomber would throw the backpack in a ditch once the Guinness is settled and the horse race is nearly off!:pac::pac::pac::)


  • #29
    m@cc@
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭m@cc@


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=65991657#post65991657

    Thread of the day? BS!


  • #30
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Answer to OP - random
    Answer to m@cc@ - Necro


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