I'd like to hear your opinion... - Page 7 - Orchid Board

shams · #1 04-18-2009, 11:13 AM

You kick ass Sue!

cb977 · #2 04-18-2009, 11:37 AM

No apologies necessary, Dave...and no a**-kicking, Niki!

I just love this place and really feel that it's the best place for everybody to learn...and make friends along the way

cb977 · #3 04-18-2009, 11:38 AM

Okay...now...

cb977 · #4 04-19-2009, 01:17 PM

Oh please don't apologize...I think that was well written.

I think it sums up what this particular forum is all about

Thank you

Marty · #5 04-19-2009, 01:38 PM

Just to chime in here with a statistic... I'm not sure that the social groups are hindering forum activity...

February was a killer month for posts, 2nd highest in history of OB with 10,912 posts and March not too shabby either with 10,372 posts. Seems that April won't be too bad either.

just to compare to pre upgrade - December had 8,076 posts and January 9,230 posts

susiep · #6 04-19-2009, 05:27 PM

Sue, thanks again for reminding everyone to play nice. If someone is taking the time to post a question, it is an important issue to them and we should respect that. If the question bugs you just don't post an answer and move on to something you care about. There are plenty of people here willing help out a newbie. Just my

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Tindomul · #7 04-22-2009, 02:22 PM

Honestly I don't see the point in making social groups about Phals, or Bulbos or any genus that is already covered in the forums. I thought the social groups was a way to get to know people from Orchid board with other interests. Such as other groups of plants, pets, maybe people who like to fly kites. Perhaps we should not get rid of social groups but instead avoid the redundant groups.

cb977 · #8 04-22-2009, 02:26 PM

I'm fine with leaving the groups...but that just means that we all need to get a bit more pumped up here!

I really think the social groups, if we keep them, should be used ONLY for non-orchid subjects...

Marty, the ball is in your court

Tindomul · #9 04-22-2009, 02:32 PM

Agreed. Also I think a reduction in quality of threads may be related to an increase in quantity. More members does not necessarily mean better content. Its like the big city effect, when you have a small board all the threads are extra special, everyone reads them, contributes, nurtures them. Like in a small town everyone knows everyone the the place is safer, nicer looking etc.. When you have a very large forum, which is what we are now, lots of members are overwhelmed by the number of threads, you don't know what to look at first, sometimes you just give up and decide to come back some other day, or you become specialized and tackle one or two subforums only rather than the whole board. Just like big cities become impersonal, everyone has a specialization, we hang out in clicks etc.. Taking the social groups away may not solve the issue Sue has percieved. It seems as though social groups are just another symptom not the cause. But I still say we should avoid redundant social groups.

RosieC · #10 04-22-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Tindomul

When you have a very large forum, which is what we are now, lots of members are overwhelmed by the number of threads, you don't know what to look at first, sometimes you just give up and decide to come back some other day, or you become specialized and tackle one or two subforums only rather than the whole board.

Someone mentioned earlier (I think in this thread but maybe another) about the time-out playing a part here.

I find that I feel like it is a race for me to read everything before the time-out automatically looses all my 'New Posts' list.

I know that it is based on inactivity, but sometimes it takes me so long to write a responce or to read an entire thread, that I have not pressed a button before the time-out and they are gone.

Or I need the loo, or don't realise when I start that hubby is about to serve the evening meal, or the door bell goes, or...

I find myself becoming obsessed once I start reading I won't do anything else until I've finished. When writing a long reply I keep clicking 'Preview' to remind it I'm here, when reading a long thread I keep clicking out it and back in to remind it I'm here.

It either becomes an obsession to beat the time-out, or you just let it loose your history and don't keep on top of all the posts.

Oh well, just one of those software things I doubt anyone can do anything about, so rant over