Reply to: The problem with CUK....

[OwlHoot]

...is not enough new people joining into General.

I think every poster with a high post count should be banned for a few weeks to let the new blood get a bloody word in edge ways.

The snag is newbies tend to go to extremes, either dipping a toe in the water and high-tailing it at the first sign of dissent or mick-taking, never to return, or else they dive bomb in without a care in the world and practically drown everyone.

[Xenophon]

Wouldn't take long to look back at the posting history to confirm who is actually adding any value here and how is just a complete waste of time.

A little pruning afterwards would certainly improve the board me thinks

Adding value? I'm not getting paid for posting here.

Well, not directly anyway.

[northernladuk]

My two pennies worth

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The general forum has deginerated into a vast selection of very bored and senior contractors venting at each & posting tulip. Therefore very unlikely to get any newbies involved.

The general board looks more like a Chat Room or Twitter feed! Perhaps, CUK need to implement something along those lines for said bordies'

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Wouldn't take long to look back at the posting history to confirm who is actually adding any value here and how is just a complete waste of time.

A little pruning afterwards would certainly improve the board me thinks

[TheFaQQer]

My two pennies worth

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The general forum has deginerated into a vast selection of very bored and senior contractors venting at each & posting tulip. Therefore very unlikely to get any newbies involved.

The general board looks more like a Chat Room or Twitter feed! Perhaps, CUK need to implement something along those lines for said bordies'

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WHS.

If "General" were actually left to be threads that were of general interest to contractors, and everything else was moved into a "Moaning" forum, then it might clear out some of the dross.

[AtW]

We should call it Masonic and put Churchill in charge.

Moronic

[Clippy]

maybe we need a completely private and hidden invitation only sub forum where regulars can bitch and moan to each other without putting off newbies

Try here.

[MarillionFan]

Now thats interesting. You have to be invited and can get blackballed.

We should call it Masonic and put Churchill in charge.

[Spacecadet]

maybe we need a completely private and hidden invitation only sub forum where regulars can bitch and moan to each other without putting off newbies

[hyperD]

I think every poster with a high post count should be banned for a few weeks to let the new blood get a bloody word in edge ways.

You've read Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged and I claim my 5 Objectivism tokens.

[Troll]

My two pennies worth

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The general forum has deginerated into a vast selection of very bored and senior contractors venting at each & posting tulip. Therefore very unlikely to get any newbies involved.

The general board looks more like a Chat Room or Twitter feed! Perhaps, CUK need to implement something along those lines for said bordies'

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Not the seniors fault - the rot set in with the arrival of all the noobs

[MarillionFan]

Yeah, I say ban top 20 members by post count for a month, then unban top 20 members by post count ...

and their sockies!

[AtW]

Yeah, I say ban top 20 members by post count for a month, then unban top 20 members by post count ...

[MarillionFan]

My two pennies worth

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The general forum has deginerated into a vast selection of very bored and senior contractors venting at each & posting tulip. Therefore very unlikely to get any newbies involved.

The general board looks more like a Chat Room or Twitter feed! Perhaps, CUK need to implement something along those lines for said bordies'

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[cojak]

No, that's Godwins law.

Zipfs law relates (in this case) the frequency with which someone posts to their position in the ranking of most posty posters.

Ah - got you (I'm not IB material - that Wikipedia made no sense to me at all... ).

[doodab]

I think Baggy got you on that one, doodab...

No, that's Godwins law.

Zipfs law relates (in this case) the frequency with which someone posts to their position in the ranking of most posty posters.