So, someone takes a thread about ODU Helmets that has 202 responses and 7,119 views, an ODU Stadium thread with 35 posts and 1,053 views in less than one day and moves them to Off Topic. Seems to me like the Board members liked discussing those topics! Nothing like giving the people what they like! Sure way to kill a discussion. Nobody goes to the off topic tab to see what is going on. H'burg, did you do that?
Eliminate the OT tab and just let people put OT on the thread title like they tend to do. Don't cave in to a few whiny posters. If they don't like the thread topic they don't have to read it. As a monitor, simply put an OT in front of the title if the poster didn't. Problem solved. Kiss Principle. Keep it simple silly.
(08-20-2013 02:47 PM)BSKB 24 Wrote: [ -> ]So, someone takes a thread about ODU Helmets that has 202 responses and 7,119 views, an ODU Stadium thread with 35 posts and 1,053 views in less than one day and moves them to Off Topic. Seems to me like the Board members liked discussing those topics! Nothing like giving the people what they like! Sure way to kill a discussion. Nobody goes to the off topic tab to see what is going on. H'burg, did you do that?
Eliminate the OT tab and just let people put OT on the thread title like they tend to do. Don't cave in to a few whiny posters. If they don't like the thread topic they don't have to read it. As a monitor, simply put an OT in front of the title if the poster didn't. Problem solved. Kiss Principle. Keep it simple silly.
Ummm BSKB this should be in the off topic forum, Just kidding I agree, let's vote!
thought this thread would be about getting in shape!
(08-20-2013 02:53 PM)Deez Nuts Wrote: [ -> ]thought this thread would be about getting in shape!
Stick around Deez, it will probably get around to it along with going 1A, firing JB, MM, CK and Alger! Threads tend to take on new lives as you well know.
+1 vote for not moving threads to OT or other forums. I never leave the "safety" of the JMU forum... for better or worse.
I didn't say anything about moving it.. my comment was just intended to be a suggestion for other posts, that's all. It's not that difficult to put OT in front of something not related to JMU.
Just a constructive criticism. Call it whiny, bitchy, whatever- was just trying to help the boards not hurt them.
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So, someone takes a thread about ODU Helmets that has 202 responses and 7,119 views, an ODU Stadium thread with 35 posts and 1,053 views in less than one day and moves them to Off Topic. Seems to me like the Board members liked discussing those topics! Nothing like giving the people what they like! Sure way to kill a discussion. Nobody goes to the off topic tab to see what is going on. H'burg, did you do that?
Eliminate the OT tab and just let people put OT on the thread title like they tend to do. Don't cave in to a few whiny posters. If they don't like the thread topic they don't have to read it. As a monitor, simply put an OT in front of the title if the poster didn't. Problem solved. Kiss Principle. Keep it simple silly.
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Agree, I brought this up to HBURG before and he agreed not to move stuff.. Isn't he still gone? Maybe it was someone else.. Regardless please DON'T MOVE THINGS!!!
Thanks
Agree, I brought this up to HBURG before and he agreed not to move stuff.. Isn't he still gone? Maybe it was someone else.. Regardless please DON'T MOVE THINGS!!!
Hburg is not allowed to leave the country ever again.
H'burg is in route back to the States so I am sure it wasn't him.
+1 for not moving stuff. Writing "OT" on your post is pretty straight forward.
(08-20-2013 02:53 PM)Deez Nuts Wrote: [ -> ]thought this thread would be about getting in shape!
Me too, Shawn T gonna whip some JMU Dukes into shape.
I think the only person other than Hburg, who can move a post to OT, is the poster who started the thread. In any case, I totally agree with BSKB. Ya don't want to read something, then DON'T. DON'T COMMENT. DON'T LOOK AT THE THREAD ANY FURTHER THAN THE FIRST POST AND MOVE ON.
Can you not discipline yourself enough to stay away from a thread? Are you that addicted, that you have to have it removed from your sight in order to stay away? You have a problem, let me introduce you to Dr. Phil.
Maybe the offended posters will migrate to the OT board as well.
(08-20-2013 02:58 PM)Deez Nuts Wrote: [ -> ]+1 vote for not moving threads to OT or other forums. I never leave the "safety" of the JMU forum... for better or worse.
It's still in the jmu page. It's right at the top. The pages you ignore.
Btw any moderator can move or lock threads. It was a mod.
Count me in the minority I guess. I prefer the 27 off topic ole dirty threads to stop cropping up like weeds.
Sure it was Hypers favorite Ole Dirty mod. Trying to bury the threads where no one will see or address them any longer.
just dispense with the OT forum altogether. This isn't that hard.
Sometimes our OT threads have the best info in them (and typically turn into JMU-centric threads anyways). I say keep them in the main forum.
The solution is obvious. The OT thread should stand for "ON topic" and everything "relevant" should be moved there...and everything else...ya know, conference conspiracy theories, hating on ODU and their fans, which coaches and administrators should be hired/fired, etc. (basically the stuff worth reading) will stay right where it is!