Suggestion Idea re: Forum

[titaniumbean]

The over-under of pages on this Thread (it re-surfaces annually, so we can consult previous form) is 7-9 pages.

So, if we are going to have 8 or 9 pages of it, can we at least spell "clique" properly, please? Add "clicky" to "loosing  player" & Titbeam will explode with tiltyness, poor boy.

I lolled.

FYP

[TightEnd]

I still stick by what I wrote 18 months ago. http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=34432.msg756379#msg756379

stick diaries in the lounge so that when new members come to blonde looking for poker related stuff on the poker related part of the forum they're not just confronted by a page full of diaries from people they don't know or care about. it doesn't help with the cliquey reputation

I've had people post on my diary that i have never interacted with on blonde... Hardly clicky imo.

I'm talking about people who never get as far as signing up to the site because they open what they think is a poker forum, go to the poker section and just see a load of diaries.

pretty sure none of them have ever posted on your diary

You reckon people don't sign up to the forum because of this?

I don't. forum sign ups are through the roof in the last six months...seo rankings up etc..and are now 5 times per month what they were 18 months ago

that doesn't mean there wouldn't have been more if things were done differently though does it?

why not have poker things in the poker section? that was the point of going to seperate boards years ago

at the moment near the top of the rail we have sov, poker content=zero; tom, poker content=minimal, this thread, poker content=zero, your thread, poker content=minimal, a thread about thewy having babies, poker content=zero etc. may as well put everything back in one place like the old days

Yes I understand where you are coming from but I (currently) view it as a temporary aberration (the few long running diaries aside)

More people, as well as me who tries to put a lot of poker stuff up and obviously puts sponsor stuff up, could always put more poker threads up...would solve the "problem" another way....

[gatso]

But isn't it supposed to be a community?

Don't we want people to come to blonde and get to know the people rather than just read some random shit about the latest episode of LNP?

absolutely but that's not immediate

if you wanted to find info on, I don't know, classic cars and you went to a classic car forum and opened up the board for discussions about classic cars and most of the threads were people's diaries telling you about what they'd had for lunch and what their kids were up to would you stick around or would you find somewhere with what you wanted? much more likely to stick around if everything was where it was supposed to be and then after a little while you'd find the board with the diaries of all the nice people who'd helped you find a wing mirror and then you'd get involved with the community

anyways, I'm bored of this convo now as it always just goes round in circles

[Shogun112]

I constantly miss blonde tornaments organised by tighty because they disappear in the mess called diaries!!!  I agree with Gatso by the way...

[technolog]

To be more specific, the diary threads bump down the other 'Rail, Poker' threads, and when you are on a time limit and quickly want to scan the first page (or rather the top half) to see whats new/important/beneficial to the days poker info 'only' fix, then the diaries get in the way a that moment in time.

I only ever use http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?action=unread - I never look in individual boards. Means I can scan what's new without having to go searching for it.

HTH.

I always use unread topics too. If you check-in once a day, you get a page or just over of updated threads, pretty easy just to skim through and pick out the ones you follow or find of interest.

[GreekStein]

I constantly miss blonde tornaments organised by tighty because they disappear in the mess called diaries!!!  I agree with Gatso by the way...

Tighty doesn't post the details of tournaments in people's diaries though.

Maybe you should start a diary and he could post them in yours, that way you won't miss the tournaments anymore.

[cambridgealex]

I 2nd any motion to have all the diaries in a seperate section of the forum.

[TightEnd]

the tournaments/leagues also go up on twitter (@blondepoker)/facebook (Blonde Poker), the www.blondepoker.com news site and the news box top right of the forum

I am even promised a newsletter soon

So technically you don't need to see it on the forum to know its taking place!

[Shogun112]

the tournaments/leagues also go up on twitter (@blondepoker)/facebook (Blonde Poker), the www.blondepoker.com news site and the news box top right of the forum
I am even promised a newsletter soon
So technically you don't need to see it on the forum to know its taking place!

it sounds like those wishing to have the diaries moved to a seperate forum are wasting their time as the decision has already been made to leave them where they are. 

I dont use twitter BTW..

[TightEnd]

the tournaments/leagues also go up on twitter (@blondepoker)/facebook (Blonde Poker), the www.blondepoker.com news site and the news box top right of the forum
I am even promised a newsletter soon
So technically you don't need to see it on the forum to know its taking place!

it sounds like those wishing to have the diaries moved to a seperate forum are wasting their time as the decision has already been made to leave them where they are. 

I dont use twitter BTW..

No I am open minded, and there are different opinions amongst the mods

We're waiting and seeing, see what "The Rail" looks like in a while

I am just trying to counter some of the reasons given for moving, which I think might be incorrect.

Not being able to see League threads is one such. When I have a league active it will always be in the top ten threads on the rail, you can be assured of that.It's a skill I have lol

[gatso]

I am even promised a newsletter soon

thread delivers

[TightEnd]

I am even promised a newsletter soon

thread delivers

unlike the newsletter. 

[George2Loose]

Can we have a separate board for suggestions threads?

[gatso]

I can't wait til I finally get the first newsletter. I've been waiting for years to get to press the 'mark as spam' button

[Royal Flush]

I still stick by what I wrote 18 months ago. http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=34432.msg756379#msg756379

stick diaries in the lounge so that when new members come to blonde looking for poker related stuff on the poker related part of the forum they're not just confronted by a page full of diaries from people they don't know or care about. it doesn't help with the cliquey reputation

I've had people post on my diary that i have never interacted with on blonde... Hardly clicky imo.

I'm talking about people who never get as far as signing up to the site because they open what they think is a poker forum, go to the poker section and just see a load of diaries.

pretty sure none of them have ever posted on your diary

You reckon people don't sign up to the forum because of this?

I don't. forum sign ups are through the roof in the last six months...seo rankings up etc..and are now 5 times per month what they were 18 months ago

do you think the reason for this increase could have something to do with my super fun xfactor game?

Everything to do with it. I was only mentioning this to Flushy the other day. He hung up.

You managed to have a discussion with Flushy about blonde?

 

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