Forum changes - your views please

[Moscow Mule]

No, it's not really good - what it's really good is expressing popular opinion, meaning that people who dare to say things majority of others don't like get their "rep" destroyed.

You can implement positive only rep.

You can also limit it by sub-fora, so only for the serious/professional ones.

[MarillionFan]

No, it's not really good - what it's really good is expressing popular opinion, meaning that people who dare to say things majority of others don't like get their "rep" destroyed.

Well Im not sure how the process works, but for people like Nick who want to contribute in a 'mature' way and be recognised then I don't see the harm, while that Northern Monkey fella who seems to have a broom so far up his arse with his 'I helped someone and add value tulipe' posts soon realises what a onanist he is and gets a life.

Meanwhile I also have a number of thanks threads from newbies which are completely obscured by dickheads like Suityou who bounce around like an epileptic monkey screaming the odds over a few throw away comments in the General Forum.

[AtW]

You can implement positive only rep.

Would be good if it was implemented in such a way that giving or taking rep from someone would involve losing 1 rep point yourself...

[AtW]

Well Im not sure how the process works, but for people like Nick who want to contribute in a 'mature' way and be recognised then I don't see the harm, while that Northern Monkey fella who seems to have a broom so far up his arse with his 'I helped someone and add value tulipe' posts soon realises what a onanist he is and gets a life.

Meanwhile I also have a number of thanks threads from newbies which are completely obscured by dickheads like Suityou who bounce around like an epileptic monkey screaming the odds over a few throw away comments in the General Forum.

And how does MarillionFan fit into this scheme of things - dickhead or someone of Nick's stature?

[Bagpuss]

I would like to see the multiple attention seeking posts moved to light relief a bit sooner. Not liking someone at work, what you had for your dinner, you're not feeling very well is not really of General interest.

Similarly if I want to read the Daily Mail I can go to their website, post something for debate ok, but just pasting articles all day with no comment makes the forum very dull.

IMHO As a general issue this site has become a clique for those who go to the socials, which is putting off other people posting in general. Perhaps there can be an area for those who know each other to talk about the price of fish and the weather.

[MarillionFan]

And how does MarillionFan fit into this scheme of things - dickhead or someone of Nick's stature?

I like to think of myself as a little of each. Maybe a thinking mans Chris Moyles, or a comedic Jeremy Paxman

[TheFaQQer]

IMHO As a general issue this site has become a clique for those who go to the socials, which is putting off other people posting in general.

Specifically in General?

[AtW]

I like to think of myself as a little of each. Maybe a thinking mans Chris Moyles, or a comedic Jeremy Paxman

I like to think of yourself as a little of ATW.

[shaunbhoy]

I like to think of yourself as a little of ATW.

If he starts exhibiting too many of those traits I am sure someone will alert the medics.

[RichardCranium]

And can we have TPD back please?

WHS

If some is unable to survive General; they are probably not robust enough to survive being a contractor.

I disagree. A lot of contractors are soft skills people and still operating successfully as freelancers: PMs, BAs, trainers, support staff, et al.

I fail to see why having the personality of an offensive tulip needs to be the primary requisite for being a contractor.

Actually, I'd like to see the offensive tulips on the bench.

General is used as a substitute for office banter when contractors work from home or they are in an office full or permies treating contractors like plague.

Indeed. A 'chat room' or 'chillout zone' or 'bitch area' would be useful. Somewhere where we can go to let off steam without being flamed for it.

So what you're saying NAT, is that you would like a to see a forum called Coliseum, where you can put posters, while the flouncers standby and 'Shout Troll, Troll, Ban Him, Ban Him', you then get to stand on judgement and give him the thumbs up or down and ban them.

Bring it on.

Let's have dynamic delay between posts equal to current post count - this should deal mortal wound to ze TDP abomination

That reminds me ... may we have TPD back yet pretty please?

I also don't think that TPD, word association or one a day post counts should count, it gives the impression that posters who have racked up 1000s of posts there are senior.

Oops. Nearly forgot.

Can we have TPD back, please?