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Aug 9th, 2006 at 8:45am

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I suggest that the "What are you listening to now?" thread is locked forever. The first incarnation was fine. But the way it's been kept for six parts now is rediculous. It's worse than the "This or that" threads and all those others that were just spam on a plate.
 
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Reply #1 - Aug 9th, 2006 at 11:49am

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it is a boost your post count thread if you ask me. I won't post in it, but then I'm not really into music anyway. Roll Eyes
 
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Reply #2 - Aug 9th, 2006 at 1:11pm

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I suggest that the "What are you listening to now?" thread is locked forever. The first incarnation was fine. But the way it's been kept for six parts now is rediculous. It's worse than the "This or that" threads and all those others that were just spam on a plate.



I quite agree. Never quite seen the point of it...
 
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Reply #3 - Aug 9th, 2006 at 2:11pm

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I agree with ll of you.
I think it is totally useless.

I just have kept it going to keep the people who have asked happy.



In reality though, does it really matter  Roll Eyes
 
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Reply #4 - Aug 9th, 2006 at 2:30pm

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I agree with ll of you.
I think it is totally useless.

I just have kept it going to keep the people who have asked happy.



In reality though, does it really matter  Roll Eyes



Fair point - it is harmless, but the six threads do account for (roughly, to within a thousand or so) 40,000 out 600,600 odd posts on the forum, or getting on for 7% of the total posts. I'm not technically minded enough to know how that effects the forum itself...

...and who started it...


..Bjorn, with "The Kinks" - "You Really Got Me" Grin
 
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Reply #5 - Aug 9th, 2006 at 5:03pm
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I am often amazed on how many times people say that post counts don't matter and then other people complaining about Post count boosting threads... I think the thread in question isn't a post booster thread....

I usually listen to music on the forums and what's wrong with posting what I'm listening to... I like to see what kinda music other people listen...

Maybe the Older threads can be deleted but I don't see any reason to lock these threads forever...


Just IMO of course..

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Reply #6 - Aug 9th, 2006 at 5:23pm

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The point is no one actually reads it. There's no discussion it's just people posting for the sake of it. And if what Charlie say's is true and the total posts now runs at 40,000 then it's definately time to stop it.
 
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Reply #7 - Aug 9th, 2006 at 6:52pm

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The point is no one actually reads it. There's no discussion it's just people posting for the sake of it. And if what Charlie say's is true and the total posts now runs at 40,000 then it's definately time to stop it.



Nope - whoops - looked at the wrong numbers...


Probably about 5000 posts between them! Grin
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Reply #8 - Aug 9th, 2006 at 7:34pm

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Therefore, kill it.
 
Woodlouse2002 PITA and BAR!!!!!!!!&&&&Our Sovereign Lord the King chargeth and commandeth all persons, being assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their habitations, or to their lawful business, upon the pains contained in the Act made in the first year of King George the First for preventing tumults and riotous assemblies. God Save the King.&&&&Viva la revolution!
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Reply #9 - Aug 18th, 2006 at 6:20pm

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I agree. I don't visit the thread anyways. Just spam to me. Besides, I don't have time to read 20+ pages of who is listening to what. Roll Eyes
 
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Reply #10 - Aug 18th, 2006 at 6:35pm

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All it does is make the "new posts" indicator in the main forum indicate a new post in the forum, you go in, and it's just yet another "I'm listening to this song for the 15th thime this month" post...
 
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Reply #11 - Aug 21st, 2006 at 6:17pm

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Not only that it's unspeakably annoying to see a new post in the music forum, you go in to see if it's interesting and all it is is yet another person tell all that at this very moment they're listening to Rammstein.
 
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Reply #12 - Aug 21st, 2006 at 6:21pm

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i'm in the delete the threads group. Who actually cares? and think of the free space it'll free up, and perhaps speed the place up a little. surely people have more important things to contribute now?
 
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Reply #13 - Aug 22nd, 2006 at 5:33am

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I agree. I don't visit the thread anyways. Just spam to me. Besides, I don't have time to read 20+ pages of who is listening to what. Roll Eyes



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Reply #14 - Aug 22nd, 2006 at 5:38am

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Agree with everything being said here, I certainly don't give a damn what other people are listening to....there's no interesting discussion and people just post there for the sake of posting....Delete it now if you ask me.

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Reply #15 - Aug 22nd, 2006 at 5:50am

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The obligatory "What are you listening to" threads are always an excuse to waste db space. In my own forums (which sadly died a month ago) there were around 16 members, and we got to TWENTY pages of who's listening to what.

I suggest we replace it with a single thread where you can post the link to you radioblog. It'd save a lot of time and db space.
 
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Reply #16 - Aug 22nd, 2006 at 10:48am

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I think it's lovely...!

I set my alarm clock for 4 AM every night and then stay awake all night waiting for it to go off so I can rush downstairs, switch the 'puter on and see who's listening to what.... Grin....!

I get so excited...
It's like a dream come true every day... Grin... Grin... Grin...!

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Tee-Hee.....Wink... Grin...!

 
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Reply #17 - Aug 22nd, 2006 at 11:52am

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I think it's lovely...!

I set my alarm clock for 4 AM every night and then stay awake all night waiting for it to go off so I can rush downstairs, switch the 'puter on and see who's listening to what.... Grin....!

I get so excited...
It's like a dream come true every day... Grin... Grin... Grin...!

Paul..."The hills are alive, to the sound of music..."

Tee-Hee.....Wink... Grin...!



LOL...Paul never fails to amuse me... Grin Grin Grin
 
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Reply #18 - Aug 25th, 2006 at 6:02pm

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Oh well, now we have pt 7.... Roll Eyes
 
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Reply #19 - Sep 10th, 2006 at 5:10am

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I think it's lovely...!

I set my alarm clock for 4 AM every night and then stay awake all night waiting for it to go off so I can rush downstairs, switch the 'puter on and see who's listening to what.... Grin....!

I get so excited...
It's like a dream come true every day... Grin... Grin... Grin...!

Paul..."The hills are alive, to the sound of music..."

Tee-Hee.....Wink... Grin...!



Haha, that actually had me "Laugh Out Louding!"
 
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Reply #20 - Sep 16th, 2006 at 9:33am

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Grin

BUt seriously, kill the thread(s). If we change to phpBB then, um, forget to convert the threads  Wink
 
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Reply #21 - Sep 16th, 2006 at 10:36am

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It seems the plea is falling on deaf ears. Tongue
 
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Reply #22 - Sep 16th, 2006 at 10:43am

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I suggest that the "What are you listening to now?" thread is locked forever. The first incarnation was fine. But the way it's been kept for six parts now is rediculous. It's worse than the "This or that" threads and all those others that were just spam on a plate.



Im agree ,I think is a wasted space to Our dear server  Tongue..... Wink
 
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Reply #23 - Sep 17th, 2006 at 6:14pm

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It seems the plea is falling on deaf ears. Tongue



Pardon? Wink Grin
 
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Reply #24 - Sep 17th, 2006 at 6:37pm

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You've made me look now......all this time and I've never looked.

I started reading the thread......post by post. I've never looked before and because you posted this I started reading it post by post.

Where do people find the time?
 
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Reply #25 - Sep 19th, 2006 at 2:46pm

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Where do people find the time?


On my watch... Wink Tongue Grin
 
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Reply #26 - Sep 19th, 2006 at 11:16pm

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...and who started it...
..Bjorn, with "The Kinks" - "You Really Got Me"
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OK, reverse thrust to the beginning of the target thread jammed up the browser tabs in my 1st check in nearly two years.
Quote:
Heretic
1. Umm, yeah,I've thought that we could make this place a bit more "spammy".
    So: What song is currently running in your CD/MP3/cassete/record player?
2. I'm listening to: The Kinks - You Really Got Me 
    This is the far coolest song in the game Battlefield Vietnam.
3. Ideal for thundering over the Jungle in a Huey..
1. mission successful
2. the title's a bit kinky (twisted) -- more appropriately, He Really Got You
3. with all of those pages, it really is a jungle, Huey!


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As a matter of mention, I made a 'gospel' version of this song.
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Reply #27 - Oct 4th, 2006 at 4:19pm

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So about eight times today I've thought "Oooh a new post in the music forum, I wonder if it's interesting" only to find it's someone one telling no one that their listening to the Chili Peppers.


Irritating isn't it. Angry Tongue
 
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Reply #28 - Oct 4th, 2006 at 7:08pm

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It seems the plea is falling on deaf ears. Tongue

no, we have seen your post and discussed it in the admin area. . .
 
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Reply #29 - Oct 4th, 2006 at 7:13pm

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no, we have seen your post and discussed it in the admin area. . .

And has a decision been made?
 
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Reply #30 - Oct 4th, 2006 at 8:01pm

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And has a decision been made?


Apparently not. Tongue Wink
 
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Reply #31 - Oct 16th, 2006 at 9:08am

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But seriously...what are you listening to right now.. Wink Just being a target for a change... Grin

 
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Reply #32 - Oct 16th, 2006 at 10:12am
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But seriously...what are you listening to right now.. Wink Just being a target for a change... Grin




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Reply #33 - Oct 28th, 2006 at 7:08am
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I agree with Woodlouse, and AS i have been saying lately, we need forum pruning.

when we switch to a PHP forum (mabye PHPbb) we get that forum pruning option, so the board isn't overflowing with random an useless threads.

and I think this may be part of the root cause of Profile changes not working. it has to go through every post and change it. not cool...

Lock it.

SmileyRamos - was victim to all of it... now Much better with Katahu's "Marmalade - Now with More Umph!"

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