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Re: Off Topic Posts

PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 9:56 am
by panamint_patty
CactusHugger wrote:I agree with sandman. Sticking closely to the topic of a thread helps maintain the integrity of the thread. At the same time, starting a new thread for every variation of a topic theme gets a little tedious and annoying. It's hard to know when to start a thread and when to post something which is related, but not exactly on topic to an existing thread. Hopefully moderators toss out off-topic posts on a regular basis and combine threads as necessary.

I know that wildrose and cactuspete do a good job as moderators. As the number of posts increases good moderation becomes more and more important.

Re: Off Topic Posts

PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 9:46 am
by CrustyOldFart
I have no complaints about any off-topic posts recently. People have done a great job of sticking to the topic they're posting under for the most part. Sometimes I think it's hard to decide whether to post under an existing topic or to start a new thread. The moderators do a good job of combining threads when necessary IMHO.

Re: Off Topic Posts

PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 7:10 am
by wildrose
CrustyOldFart wrote:I have no complaints about any off-topic posts recently. People have done a great job of sticking to the topic they're posting under for the most part. Sometimes I think it's hard to decide whether to post under an existing topic or to start a new thread. The moderators do a good job of combining threads when necessary IMHO.

Thank-you for your vote of confidence. Not everybody is as supportive, but we do the best we can.

Re: Off Topic Posts

PostPosted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 7:31 am
by drdesert
wildrose wrote:
CrustyOldFart wrote:I have no complaints about any off-topic posts recently. People have done a great job of sticking to the topic they're posting under for the most part. Sometimes I think it's hard to decide whether to post under an existing topic or to start a new thread. The moderators do a good job of combining threads when necessary IMHO.

Thank-you for your vote of confidence. Not everybody is as supportive, but we do the best we can.

At over 33K views, this thread about OFF TOPIC POSTS has become a HOT TOPIC! :thumb:

Re: Off Topic Posts

PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 7:21 pm
by recluse
Here's a good Idea. Have a Point
Words of wisdom! :bow:

Re: Off Topic Posts

PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:47 am
by mrfish
recluse: Words of wisdom, indeed! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

Re: Off Topic Posts

PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:27 am
by camel
And never post without a purpose as opposed to a porpoise. It's good to have a point. It's even better to have something worth saying. But it's also not bad to just add your two cents from time to time or to just say HI!

Re: Off Topic Posts

PostPosted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:44 am
by CrustyOldFart
IMHO the CLOWN WORLD thread should moved from the News forum to the Tech forum since it deals with memes and not news.

Re: Off Topic Posts

PostPosted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:17 am
by cactuspete
CrustyOldFart wrote:IMHO the CLOWN WORLD thread should moved from the News forum to the Tech forum since it deals with memes and not news.

Move complete. Your suggestion made sense and so it was implemented.

Re: Off Topic Posts

PostPosted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:31 am
by wildrose
The decision was made by cactuspete and I to move the PERCEPTIONS OF TRONA thread from the Hiking and Exploring forum to the Local News forum. A couple members suggested that change and it seemed to make sense to us and so after conferring with blackturtle.us, we went ahead and made the change.