Diaries

[ohdear]

looked at some of your stats

new threads started:

january 2009 = 699

febuary2009 = 513

january 2010 = 458

febuary 2010 = 389

january 2011 = 463

febuary 2011 = 381

january 2012 = 355

febuary 2012 = 293

 

and you're not alarmed by this statistic that happends to coincide with the rise of the diaries?

for a forum that's supposed to be growing to have a statistic that shows new threads started per month are down by a ridiculously huge 50% from 3 years do you not think that's worrying

i don't think a statistic could better show how the diaries, where they're placed and how much they're posted on, is hurting the forum overall and impeding growth

[jakally]

ohdear, if you have an agenda that is other than you really care about Blondepoker, and would dearly like it to be even more sucessful, then I think it is fair that you declare it now.
From Tony's post, it appears that their is probably another angle, which explains you over-zealous pursuit of threads vs diaries.

If you are not open about the things that are driving your sudden urge to post, I think it undermines your argument.

[ohdear]

ohdear, if you have an agenda that is other than you really care about Blondepoker, and would dearly like it to be even more sucessful, then I think it is fair that you declare it now.
From Tony's post, it appears that their is probably another angle, which explains you over-zealous pursuit of threads vs diaries.

If you are not open about the things that are driving your sudden urge to post, I think it undermines your argument.

having been a reader of the forum for a long time and posting on the other forum (the bb'ing forum where they have a diary section) it has tilted me so hard how the rail looks so cluttered and messy when i try and read it, especially when i come off of ukm forum and onto here and look at the comparison between the two and it's always occoured to me that it must be causing serious growth problems, i've never said anything because i've never wanted to post before, i did so this time just because of the mantis thing, he happend to mention growth and i said my 2ps worth on it, i don't play poker that much these days, in the 90's i was a monster for it, but have several friends that still do and i'm still interested in it, as an outside observer its semed so obvious to me how they're stopping growth because even i was deterd from posting on the rail because i didnt have a clue where to start at first, and on the other forum the simple model was in place to have their own section and it worked so effectivley, i couldn't work out why it wasn't done here, the only thing i could come up with was that it was an ego thing, and i still think that tbh, that's pretty much what i conveyed to tikay in the pm, that for the sake of his diary the forum has suffered growth and that he must see it and the only reason not to change it is the ego thing, it's dissapointing to me the diaries have killed other aspects of the forum

[TightEnd]

that for the sake of his diary the forum has suffered growth and that he must see it and the only reason not to change it is the ego thing, it's dissapointing to me the diaries have killed other aspects of the forum

Complete rubbish. Can understand why you wouldn't want your PM re-posted, that's for sure

[Ironside]

ohdear, if you have an agenda that is other than you really care about Blondepoker, and would dearly like it to be even more sucessful, then I think it is fair that you declare it now.
From Tony's post, it appears that their is probably another angle, which explains you over-zealous pursuit of threads vs diaries.

If you are not open about the things that are driving your sudden urge to post, I think it undermines your argument.

having been a reader of the forum for a long time and posting on the other forum (the bb'ing forum where they have a diary section) it has tilted me so hard how the rail looks so cluttered and messy when i try and read it, especially when i come off of ukm forum and onto here and look at the comparison between the two and it's always occoured to me that it must be causing serious growth problems, i've never said anything because i've never wanted to post before, i did so this time just because of the mantis thing, he happend to mention growth and i said my 2ps worth on it, i don't play poker that much these days, in the 90's i was a monster for it, but have several friends that still do and i'm still interested in it, as an outside observer its semed so obvious to me how they're stopping growth because even i was deterd from posting on the rail because i didnt have a clue where to start at first, and on the other forum the simple model was in place to have their own section and it worked so effectivley, i couldn't work out why it wasn't done here, the only thing i could come up with was that it was an ego thing, and i still think that tbh, that's pretty much what i conveyed to tikay in the pm, that for the sake of his diary the forum has suffered growth and that he must see it and the only reason not to change it is the ego thing, it's dissapointing to me the diaries have killed other aspects of the forum

when it comes to the forum tikay has a single vote, and majority rules in the mods room so if your implying that tikays ego is stopping it then thats impossible as every time it has come up the mods/staff and sdmin have decided as a whole to keep the status quo, so if you want to blame anyone you can blame celtic,tightend,ironside,cf,red dog, andrew t. ginger, roberhm, kinboshi, sherrif fatman and tikay as a whole rather than picking out one person

[jakally]

, so if you want to blame anyone you can blame celtic,tightend,ironside,cf,red dog, andrew t. ginger, roberhm, kinboshi, sherrif fatman and tikay as a whole rather than picking out one person

If we are allowed to pick just one person, can I vote to blame Boshi please?

[gatso]

, so if you want to blame anyone you can blame celtic,tightend,ironside,cf,red dog, andrew t. ginger, roberhm, kinboshi, sherrif fatman and tikay as a whole rather than picking out one person

If we are allowed to pick just one person, can I vote to blame Boshi please?

+1

and lolz, is ginger still a mod?

[Woodsey]

, so if you want to blame anyone you can blame celtic,tightend,ironside,cf,red dog, andrew t. ginger, roberhm, kinboshi, sherrif fatman and tikay as a whole rather than picking out one person

If we are allowed to pick just one person, can I vote to blame Boshi please?

+1

and lolz, is ginger still a mod?

Ha was just gonna ask that!

[Delboy]

FWIW I would rather see a separate area for diaries, and ohdear makes some good reasons why, however I'm more interested in this added intrigue....

What's in the PM to Tikay?

What are ohdear's motivations?

Are there really more body builders than poker players on forums, and why don't they like paragraphs?

Why doesn't ohdear start any other discussions?

hhhmmmmm I'm hooked!

Great thread Dewi

[cambridgealex]

I wouldn't bother mate.

[TightEnd]

But I thought this was already being done once the board was restructured, post Blonde/DTD deal?

The route chosen was to do individual DTD threads for various events and initiatives

Board restructuring (leaving the issue of diaries aside) is possible, but not imminent

[Ironside]

Gotcha

ffs i knew u reminded me of someone noel edmonds is in the building we have 2 threads called deal or no deal that might intrest you

[nirvana]

But I thought this was already being done once the board was restructured, post Blonde/DTD deal?

The route chosen was to do individual DTD threads for various events and initiatives
Board restructuring (leaving the issue of diaries aside) is possible, but not imminent

QED, in a way

[taximan007]

In your OP you say you have been a reader of blonde for 2 years, just intrigued as to why you didn't join the debate of where the diaries should be placed a year ago? (mines in the lounge, i thought that was the appropriate place when I started it)

Have you thought of starting your own forum? Then you would be able to direct your members as to where to place their new threads.

[david3103]

In your OP you say you have been a reader of blonde for 2 years, just intrigued as to why you didn't join the debate of where the diaries should be placed a year ago? (mines in the lounge, i thought that was the appropriate place when I started it)

Have you thought of starting your own forum? Then you would be able to direct your members as to where to place their new threads.