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How you doin' - Cool Vids Feedback thread

  • 05-04-2012 8:22pm
    #1
    The Recliner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,630 ✭✭✭


    Hello my good friends. We haven't had one of these for a while

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    Some of you may have noticed (or if you are subbed to the forum you may not have noticed) that we got moved to a shiny new forum a while back

    I just wanted to check in and see how people are getting on and if they see ways in which we can improve the forum

    I think we are ticking along nicely but there is no harm in throwing it open to see what everyone else thinks

    Myself and the other Mods will do our best to answer any questions or concerns people have


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  • #2
    The Internet Explorer
    Registered Users Posts: 789 ✭✭✭The Internet Explorer


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  • #3
    RandolphEsq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,296 ✭✭✭RandolphEsq


    Being banned from After Hours made accessing this forum with this account impossible, but not anymore!
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  • #4
    Samich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭Samich


    YLYL, the thanks feature HAS to be taken away.

    People post just to get thanks.
    People would just post pictures they thought were funny rather than sort of funny pics.

    Also the post of the day is usually a LYLY post and all the witty posts from AH and the likes don't get seen.


  • #5
    citizen_p
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    Samich wrote: »
    YLYL, the thanks feature HAS to be taken away.

    People post just to get thanks.
    People would just post pictures they thought were funny rather than sort of funny pics.

    Also the post of the day is usually a LYLY post and all the witty posts from AH and the likes don't get seen.
    I think the Thanks feature works well, It helps me decide which Comic strips, pictures etc... to actully read, and which are actully generally not funny.
    Simple solution, Dont Thanks the "sort of funny" photo's :p
    also humour is subjective... :pac:


  • #6
    Samich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭Samich


    Mousey- wrote: »
    I think the Thanks feature works well, It helps me decide which Comic strips, pictures etc... to actully read, and which are actully generally not funny.
    Simple solution, Dont Thanks the "sort of funny" photo's :p
    also humour is subjective... :pac:

    If humour is subjective, then why do you only look at the ones that the other people find funny? ;)


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  • #7
    Superbus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Superbus


    I think this is easily one of the best forums on Boards and it should just be allowed to keep on truckin' as is.


  • #8
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    First off, I love this forum.
    I made this recommendation a while back in a PM to Penn (I think, so many damn name changes Barraington .. .) so I'll just post it here again. :) I think a "Golden" threads collection of YLYL, Funny Gifs, Your Interent Videos, DeMovs, etc. classics. These would constitute solely a collection of posts with over a set number of thanks (200?). For example as well as having YLYL 1,2,3 you'd also have YLYL gold or something to that effect.:)


  • #9
    Bluesteel7
    Registered Users Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭Bluesteel7


    Jernal wrote: »
    First off, I love this forum.
    I made this recommendation a while back in a PM to Penn (I think, so many damn name changes Barraington .. .) so I'll just post it here again. :) I think a "Golden" threads collection of YLYL, Funny Gifs, Your Interent Videos, DeMovs, etc. classics. These would constitute solely a collection of posts with over a set number of thanks (200?). For example as well as having YLYL 1,2,3 you'd also have YLYL gold or something to that effect.:)


    Best idea I have heard in a long time! :D


  • #10
    Leeg17
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,127 ✭✭✭✭Leeg17


    The Recliner wrote: »
    -dog pic-

    Are ya well? Cos yer lookin' well! :p

    On a more serious note I don't really have much to suggest for the running of the forum, the modding is swift, fair imo and very much appreciated :)

    Maybe have a stickied thread with a 'best of' threads for new people in the forum.. like the Photoshop archive, pictures that shook the world etc..


  • #11
    Lighter
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Lighter




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  • #12
    Elmidena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,570 ✭✭✭Elmidena


    Maybe once every so often (once a week?) delete otherwise blank "repost" posts? Would help keep quality in the threads instead of, for example, YLYL4 showing up with a sizable proportion of part 3 being dead posts, as will surely be the case? Should hopefully make people check recent posts, there seems to be a plague of people putting duplicates right after the original funneh -.-


  • #13
    Agent Smith
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    4 for you Glen Coco! you go Glen Coco!


  • #14
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    The Recliner wrote: »
    I just wanted to check in and see how people are getting on

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  • #15
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,242 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Jernal wrote: »
    First off, I love this forum.
    I made this recommendation a while back in a PM to Penn (I think, so many damn name changes Barraington .. .) so I'll just post it here again. :) I think a "Golden" threads collection of YLYL, Funny Gifs, Your Interent Videos, DeMovs, etc. classics. These would constitute solely a collection of posts with over a set number of thanks (200?). For example as well as having YLYL 1,2,3 you'd also have YLYL gold or something to that effect.:)

    Was there any particular reason I said no to this (I don't remember. I was probably drunk)? It could be something we can look into, though (just thinking out loud here) it'd probably have to be contained to one thread (ie. No separate threads for Golden YLYL, Golden Demovs, Golden gifs etc... just have one Golden Thread). I think that was my main issue with the suggestion as if we had to stick all those threads to the top of the forum, it'd become too cluttered. Or I suppose we could link to separate threads from the charter and people access it that way.

    Other than that, the only issue is sorting through the threads to find those posts. Don't know if we can just sort the threads by thanks or if we'd have to go through each page of each thread.


  • #16
    The Recliner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,630 ✭✭✭The Recliner


    Samich wrote: »
    YLYL, the thanks feature HAS to be taken away.

    People post just to get thanks.
    People would just post pictures they thought were funny rather than sort of funny pics.

    Also the post of the day is usually a LYLY post and all the witty posts from AH and the likes don't get seen.

    There have been a couple of threads in feedback about this "issue"

    Thanks can't be taken away from a thread, it would ahve to be taken away at a forum level

    Unless it is forced upon us from a higher level then that wont be happening and from the feedback threads it seems the majority of people don't have a major issue with it

    Why shouldn't posts in YLYL or indeed anyother thread get thanks, if people have enjoyed them enough to press the button then they deserve it

    My suggestion would be that the witty posts in Ah should be funnier if they want to get post of the day, most of those posts are posted just to get thanks too
    Jernal wrote: »
    First off, I love this forum.
    I made this recommendation a while back in a PM to Penn (I think, so many damn name changes Barraington .. .) so I'll just post it here again. :) I think a "Golden" threads collection of YLYL, Funny Gifs, Your Interent Videos, DeMovs, etc. classics. These would constitute solely a collection of posts with over a set number of thanks (200?). For example as well as having YLYL 1,2,3 you'd also have YLYL gold or something to that effect.:)

    That is a great idea

    I will get working on it over the weekend, it will be a pretty big task and might take a while to catch up on everything from the begining but I do agree it would be worthwhile

    The level of thanks would have to be on a sliding scale, as in the bar would be pretty high for a post from YLYL to get in whereas less thanks weould be required from Demotivationals etc as less people look at those threads
    Leeg17 wrote: »
    Are ya well? Cos yer lookin' well! :p

    Why you smotth talking devil, I am all aflutter :p
    Maybe have a stickied thread with a 'best of' threads for new people in the forum.. like the Photoshop archive, pictures that shook the world etc..

    I have an allergic reation to having too many stickies in a forum, I don't like clutter but I will see where I can fit this in, it might sit well with the suggestion from Jernal above
    Elmidena wrote: »
    Maybe once every so often (once a week?) delete otherwise blank "repost" posts? Would help keep quality in the threads instead of, for example, YLYL4 showing up with a sizable proportion of part 3 being dead posts, as will surely be the case? Should hopefully make people check recent posts, there seems to be a plague of people putting duplicates right after the original funneh -.-

    We edit out reposts because some people find them annoying and to make it easier for them to scroll past them

    We can't stop people posting reposts and it isn't done intentionally, deleting people's posts seems a bit like a punishment to me and I wouldn't be keen on it but I will talk it over with the other Mods and have a think about it

    I do kinda get where you are coming from but if we delete out the edited posts then people might not notice that reposts happen and post even more of them?


  • #17
    Princess Peach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,698 ✭✭✭✭Princess Peach


    Elmidena wrote: »
    Maybe once every so often (once a week?) delete otherwise blank "repost" posts? Would help keep quality in the threads instead of, for example, YLYL4 showing up with a sizable proportion of part 3 being dead posts, as will surely be the case? Should hopefully make people check recent posts, there seems to be a plague of people putting duplicates right after the original funneh -.-

    I don't really mind the reposts and what I find really good is the mod often puts in the edit what it is a repost of, so if its one I don't think I've seen I can click the link then.

    I really like the above ideas of the Golden threads, just seems like a lot of work for mods though!

    My feedback is-Great forum, greats mods. Keep it up :)


  • #18
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Penn wrote: »
    Was there any particular reason I said no to this (I don't remember. I was probably drunk)? It could be something we can look into, though (just thinking out loud here) it'd probably have to be contained to one thread (ie. No separate threads for Golden YLYL, Golden Demovs, Golden gifs etc... just have one Golden Thread). I think that was my main issue with the suggestion as if we had to stick all those threads to the top of the forum, it'd become too cluttered. Or I suppose we could link to separate threads from the charter and people access it that way.

    Other than that, the only issue is sorting through the threads to find those posts. Don't know if we can just sort the threads by thanks or if we'd have to go through each page of each thread.

    No you didn't say no. :) What actually happened is due to RL I took a brief hiatus from boards.ie and we just stopped discussing it. :) Namely because I didn't cop it was you with all your name changes :p. Very much agree with Recliner that it would have to be on a sliding scale. YLYL is always my first port of call for good reason. :) Realise also that it is a rather hefty undertaking for you guys so hurry the hell up slackers! so take your time and keep up the magnificent work here.


  • #19
    Elmidena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,570 ✭✭✭Elmidena


    The Recliner wrote: »

    We edit out reposts because some people find them annoying and to make it easier for them to scroll past them

    We can't stop people posting reposts and it isn't done intentionally, deleting people's posts seems a bit like a punishment to me and I wouldn't be keen on it but I will talk it over with the other Mods and have a think about it

    I do kinda get where you are coming from but if we delete out the edited posts then people might not notice that reposts happen and post even more of them?
    I'll take a second bash at saying this :)
    I meant pruning the threads once a week or so (given the traffic it gets in such a time frame that's still a lot of work) to go back and remove anything that's just a "repost"....if there's a non-repost image alongside a duplicate then leave it be, but if you weed out the doubles then at the end of the day there'll be a marvellous 10k thread (or whatever the limit is) of pics, instead of getting up to YLYL 4/5 with the predecessors being a catalogue of posts saying "repost" with an occasional pic.

    If people know in advance that if it's a double they'll lose out on their token thanks if it gets pruned, they may be more likely to check if it's a double before they put it in. I know a lot of people are careful and check back so many posts before submitting a reply, and I am aware time can be an issue for some and it's not always feasible, but there's a lot of posters that blatantly just post something off Reddit and don't care if it's up there already. Sometimes right after the original pic. Deleting posts does sound harsh but think it'd be better for the thread overall :)


  • #20
    kmart6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,172 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    The quoting of pics has to be more than a ''It say's it in the title'' slap on the wrist! It's very clear to everybody so don't see why it should not be punishable with a warning/infraction...it would cut it out! Yellow cards do stand out beside a post more than the edited text!

    And I know this is a lot harder to change, but the blatant reposts from the same page or the previous 2 are just lazy, and to be honest it's annoying having to report them!


  • #21
    Jumpy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    Stop removing every piece of chat.

    We went through this a while back and the vote was for "leave it in" but some of the new mods seem to remove absolutely every non picture post.

    If someone has a good response to the pic in question. Let it stay. As long as it doesnt delve into a full conversation.


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  • #22
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    kmart6 wrote: »
    The quoting of pics has to be more than a ''It say's it in the title'' slap on the wrist! It's very clear to everybody so don't see why it should not be punishable with a warning/infraction...it would cut it out! Yellow cards do stand out beside a post more than the edited text!

    Dunno about the rest but I'll consider this one.
    And I know this is a lot harder to change, but the blatant reposts from the same page or the previous 2 are just lazy, and to be honest it's annoying having to report them!

    Yeah, there's nothing we can do here. Can't make people read over the thread before posting.


  • #23
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Marissa Petite Self-interest wrote: »
    Yeah, there's nothing we can do here. Can't make people read over the thread before posting.

    Actually maybe there is. If it became customary for people to briefly describe their post with small text (size 1 or smaller?) at the end of their post. (Basically something akin to how the mods concisely describe the reposts) That way the user can just do a search for the post description. It won't guarantee against reposts but it should reduce them. :) Would also help mods in confirming them if they were a little unsure. :)


  • #24
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    Jernal wrote: »
    Actually maybe there is. If it became customary for people to briefly describe their post with small text (size 1 or smaller?) at the end of their post. (Basically something akin to how the mods concisely describe the reposts) That way the user can just do a search for the post description. It won't guarantee against reposts but it should reduce them. :) Would also help mods in confirming them if they were a little unsure. :)

    People are welcome to do all that but I can't see us introducing and enforcing any rules like that. It's a picture thread primarily and insisting on people adding text at the bottom seems contradictory.


  • #25
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Marissa Petite Self-interest wrote: »
    People are welcome to do all that but I can't see us introducing and enforcing any rules like that. It's a picture thread primarily and insisting on people adding text at the bottom seems contradictory.

    Customary.;)


  • #26
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    Jernal wrote: »
    Customary.;)

    Right. :o Well, feel free to start that yourself and if anyone follows your example: hurray! :)


  • #27
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,242 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    kmart6 wrote: »
    The quoting of pics has to be more than a ''It say's it in the title'' slap on the wrist! It's very clear to everybody so don't see why it should not be punishable with a warning/infraction...it would cut it out! Yellow cards do stand out beside a post more than the edited text!

    The trouble I find with this, is that in 95% of other forums on Boards, quoting pics is allowed (and when I see people quoting pics on other forums, I get an urge to try and edit it out even though I don't mod those forums).

    We have it in the thread title not to quote pics, but when you're in the thread and want to reply to a post, you hit reply and in the text box, the code and url is shown rather than an image, so most people just don't think of it. I don't think warning or infracting would cut it out because it's not intentional, just something that happens.

    However, there have been cases in the past where people say "I know we're not supposed to quote pics but..." and quote the pics. Now that, I do intend to give a warning or infraction for in future. If you know the rule, there is no excuse for ignoring it.


  • #28
    Oranage2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,128 ✭✭✭✭Oranage2


    I liked it better when it was an AH sub-forum, any chance it could be moved back?


  • #29
    The Recliner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,630 ✭✭✭The Recliner


    Oranage2 wrote: »
    I liked it better when it was an AH sub-forum, any chance it could be moved back?

    Any particular reason why you feel like this?


  • #30
    Oranage2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,128 ✭✭✭✭Oranage2


    The Recliner wrote: »
    Any particular reason why you feel like this?

    Emotionally and physically it just doesnt feel the same -

    For example: I'd be in Afterhours and all I had to do is click up and I'd be in cool vids, now if I'm in Afterhours then I have to hit rec > cool vids.

    By the time I do all that then I'm not bothered to look around and just go back to Afterhours.

    Also before there would be one or 2 funny picture threads, but now they're all 'thank whoring or lose' threads. TBH the quality of the forum has dropped a notch since the move.

    Then again i could be wrong and talking rubbish, and maybe that those threads are what people want to see and people are too lazy to type 'funny pictures' into google, who knows?

    Sure if I dont like it then I dont have to come, but I do like it for the moments brilliance.


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  • #31
    Superbus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Superbus


    A minor suggestion - a ban on pictures that have the watermark of another website on them, 9Gag being the main offenders (e.g.). I mean, YLYL has always been partial to a bit of Reddit reposting, but at least it doesn't say 'Reddit' at the bottom of the picture.


  • #32
    CMpunked
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,600 ✭✭✭✭CMpunked


    Maybe we should start our own watermarking. :P


  • #33
    The Recliner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,630 ✭✭✭The Recliner


    Oranage2 wrote: »
    Emotionally and physically it just doesnt feel the same -

    For example: I'd be in Afterhours and all I had to do is click up and I'd be in cool vids, now if I'm in Afterhours then I have to hit rec > cool vids.

    By the time I do all that then I'm not bothered to look around and just go back to Afterhours.

    Also before there would be one or 2 funny picture threads, but now they're all 'thank whoring or lose' threads. TBH the quality of the forum has dropped a notch since the move.

    Then again i could be wrong and talking rubbish, and maybe that those threads are what people want to see and people are too lazy to type 'funny pictures' into google, who knows?

    Sure if I dont like it then I dont have to come, but I do like it for the moments brilliance.

    I don't think we will be going back to AH, this place has grown into a different forum than jsut a dumping ground for threads in AH

    You have the option of following the forum if that makes it easier for you

    So far I haven't noticed a drop off in activity in the forum, in either new threads or the old ones
    Superbus wrote: »
    A minor suggestion - a ban on pictures that have the watermark of another website on them, 9Gag being the main offenders (e.g.). I mean, YLYL has always been partial to a bit of Reddit reposting, but at least it doesn't say 'Reddit' at the bottom of the picture.

    I would imagine if Sean Sherlock has his way keeping those watermarks will become important so I don't think there will be a decision on this yet


  • #34
    Superbus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Superbus


    The Recliner wrote: »
    I would imagine if Sean Sherlock has his way keeping those watermarks will become important so I don't think there will be a decision on this yet

    Ah yeah, good point.


  • #35
    cocalolaman
    Registered Users Posts: 547 ✭✭✭cocalolaman


    I think it went well as a sub-forum along with the mostly silly ramblings of AH. I don't mind too much, it just doesn't feel the same on it's own. I dont think there's enough decent threads for it to become its own forum. For example you have the photoshop competition, YLYL, Videos, nostalgia, etc. It's almost always the same threads on page 1 and mostly those threads that people are posting in. I just dont think 1 page of good threads should mean it becomes it's own forum. I think i'm talking out of me arse now, so I'll stop.


  • #36
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,242 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    I don't have official stats or anything, but long story short, each week when I'm doing the Photoshop Competition, when I'm moving the previous competition into the archive and need to look for the archive thread, it's usually on page 3. That's mean we're getting at least a page and a half of new threads each week.

    We know we don't have AH numbers or the amount of traffic they get, but when compared to most other threads on Boards, we get more than enough posts and traffic to be given official status as a forum in it's own right. Obviously, we have a few main threads, but that's the same on most forums (Off-Topic threads, main news threads, photo threads)

    Basically, due to the differences between AH and CVPL, and given how much traffic CVPL gets, it just no longer made sense for it to be a sub-forum.


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  • #37
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,522 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    many fora I've been on automatically change img to url in a quoted post, this would be a great addition if it could be done...


  • #38
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,242 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    many fora I've been on automatically change img to url in a quoted post, this would be a great addition if it could be done...

    I've ran this suggestion up to the Site Devs to see would this be possible. We'll see what they say, then if it's possible it could certainly be something we can look into. Thanks.


  • #39
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,242 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Penn wrote: »
    I've ran this suggestion up to the Site Devs to see would this be possible. We'll see what they say, then if it's possible it could certainly be something we can look into. Thanks.

    Boards.ie: Danny wrote: »
    I'm not entirely sure it's possible, the BBcode parser isn't very situation aware (i.e. it doesn't really know what forum or thread it's in, it just knows if IMG/URL/SIZE etc are allowed or not).

    We will take it under consideration though :)


    So unfortunately, this looks unlikely for now anyway. Sorry.


  • #40
    The Recliner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,630 ✭✭✭The Recliner


    Elmidena wrote: »
    I'll take a second bash at saying this :)
    I meant pruning the threads once a week or so (given the traffic it gets in such a time frame that's still a lot of work) to go back and remove anything that's just a "repost"....if there's a non-repost image alongside a duplicate then leave it be, but if you weed out the doubles then at the end of the day there'll be a marvellous 10k thread (or whatever the limit is) of pics, instead of getting up to YLYL 4/5 with the predecessors being a catalogue of posts saying "repost" with an occasional pic.

    Given the amount of reposts lately I am starting to come around to this idea

    I will talk it over with the other Mods and see if we can come up with a workable solution


  • #41
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    Oranage2 wrote: »
    Emotionally and physically it just doesnt feel the same -

    Have you considered going to a counselor? :p


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  • #42
    Angeles
    Registered Users Posts: 232 ✭✭Angeles


    I have to admit, i really miss Rage comics being part of ylyl,
    sure they have their fancy own forum and such now,..... but...
    Its just not the same.. *runs off to the hills crying* "itssss not the ssssaaammmeeee"


  • #43
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Angeles wrote: »
    I have to admit, i really miss Rage comics being part of ylyl,
    sure they have their fancy own forum and such now,..... but...
    Its just not the same.. *runs off to the hills crying* "itssss not the ssssaaammmeeee"

    The original idea of YLYL was to post a pic that challenged you to find something not funny about it. Being polluted with the same joke a couple of hundred times was tedious to me and many other boardsies here. I admit that there is a major element of taste when it comes to humour, but it got really tiring seeing that again and again. Seperating it into it's own thread has only shown how much of a demand others had for it, without negatively affecting YLYL in anyway.

    TBH, I feel the same way about all the memes that are constantly posted in there, but accept that's also a matter of taste on my part.


  • #44
    Angeles
    Registered Users Posts: 232 ✭✭Angeles


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    The original idea of YLYL was to post a pic that challenged you to find something not funny about it.

    Actually i was under the impression that you laugh you lose meant you had to find something "actually" Funny enough to make you laugh.

    Which is based on the fact that after going through thousands of "funny" posts you become naturally desensitized and the large majority of images continued to be posted cause you to go meh, heh, or smile, but rarely laugh.
    Every once in a while a post will actually make you laugh, hence you lose!

    But that meh heh or smile factor is what i would assume keeps people returning, it also causes your humor to adapt to find things like meme's more amusing over the years.


  • #45
    novarock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭novarock


    Any reason why on the menu Cool Vids is not in bold? It is still highlighted like a subforum? Im using the beta theme or whatever its called...


  • #46
    Superbus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Superbus


    novarock wrote: »
    Any reason why on the menu Cool Vids is not in bold? It is still highlighted like a subforum? Im using the beta theme or whatever its called...

    AFAIK it's only forums that themselves have subforums that are in bold. See Clearasil & Hormones just above.


  • #47
    The Recliner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,630 ✭✭✭The Recliner


    I am going to unsticky this (I have an allergy to lots of stickies in the forum)

    Thanks for the feedback, there have been some good suggestions and I will follow up on them, some might take some time to implement but they wont be forgotten about

    Feel free to ressurect this thread if there are any burning issues

    Thanks
    Rec


  • #48
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Apologies for resurrecting this thread but is it possible all the Dolan er comics could be posted in a thread separate to you laugh you lose. Not everyone gets Dolan and it seems like the last few pages of YLYL3 are just filled with Dolan. :)


  • #49
    The Recliner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,630 ✭✭✭The Recliner


    Jernal wrote: »
    Apologies for resurrecting this thread but is it possible all the Dolan er comics could be posted in a thread separate to you laugh you lose. Not everyone gets Dolan and it seems like the last few pages of YLYL3 are just filled with Dolan. :)

    No need to apologise, that is what this thread is for and why it wasn't locked

    We are discussing this in the Mods forum


  • #50
    Chet T16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭Chet T16


    I'm not really a fan of dolan comics but i think i football thread should be first!


  • #51
    phasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    as much as I hate football pics and as divisive as Dolan is, is it not a bit dangerous to start making separate threads for every subgenre of meme? Rage comics are one thing because the subject matter is so broad it can support it's own thread.

    what's next, will Gene Wilder get his own thread? Lamebook posts? Animal pictures?

    YLYL could cease to exist!


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