CaptainCR User
Posts: 1,468 | Any body else annoyed... on Wednesday, May, 18, 2011 6:39 PM
..by the fact that since the films release this thread is a clusterbuck of silly questions from new members that are thinking way to hard about stuff?
its like everyday i get on and come to this thread there is some new silly question being asked
"What does the "T" on Tron's chest stand for?!"
"is tron still alive?"
"who was Dillanger Jr. calling?"
"what type of computer did FLYNN use?"
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IluthraDanar User
Posts: 1,178 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Wednesday, May, 18, 2011 9:10 PM
Hmm, an intelligent query. Well, I'm waiting, Cappie. *taps toe at original poster*
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Kat User
Posts: 2,394 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Wednesday, May, 18, 2011 9:22 PM
Dude, I tried. I said I was willing to create threads about each of the topics that comes up often; I was going to post links to all of the threads that covered the topic in the first post of the thread (the other links cover the topic pretty thoroughly for the most part, so that would eliminated a lot of the questions right there), and then that thread would be dedicated to discussing that topic so there weren't fifty of them. But I never got word from the mods about whether they'd be willing to sticky it, so I wasn't going to do all that work for nothing...
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IluthraDanar User
Posts: 1,178 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Wednesday, May, 18, 2011 10:07 PM
I just don't get the angst about this. Is there a thread limit? Can older very dead threads be deleted? You know, like something past a certain age that hasn't had a post in say 3 months?
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mastercilinder User
Posts: 399 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Wednesday, May, 18, 2011 10:15 PM
CaptainCR Wrote:..by the fact that since the films release this thread is a clusterbuck of silly questions from new members that are thinking way to hard about stuff?
its like everyday i get on and come to this thread there is some new silly question being asked
"What does the "T" on Tron's chest stand for?!"
"is tron still alive?"
"who was Dillanger Jr. calling?"
"what type of computer did FLYNN use?"
"What other games were in FLYNN'S ARCADE?"
and so forth and so on....
can't we just have a thread dedicated to questions like this instead of a new thread for each friggin new silly question being made? seriously.... |
Oh . . . um . . . oops . . .
Yes, this is a perfectly legitimate request, I apologize about the threads I started in a similar vein.
It just seemed like the best place for it. I tried not to overthink untti I ended up with a stupid question. I think some members just wanna gather an opinion, rather than confirm anything.
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Kat User
Posts: 2,394 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Wednesday, May, 18, 2011 10:16 PM
IluthraDanar Wrote:I just don't get the angst about this. Is there a thread limit? Can older very dead threads be deleted? You know, like something past a certain age that hasn't had a post in say 3 months? |
Usually it's not so bad, but I remember one point when there were at least three threads about the exact same subject all posted on the first page...I think they were all either posted on the same day, even, or perhaps one day apart. That's bloody ridiculous.
And granted, you can't control if someone starts a new thread, but if there's a dedicated thread for, say, "what will the sequel be about?" then whenever somebody tries to start a new thread, you can legitimately say "dude, been there and done that, post here instead." As it stands, with no guidelines, you can't really yell at the n00bs for posting over and over ad nauseum. And, quite frankly, some of this stuff gets discussed over and over again because, well, the search function is kaput so it's hard to sort through and see if it's already been done.
(I admit, though, that I've thought of starting a thread that is specifically for people to ask small, dumb questions that don't require a lot of discussion, like "what color was so-and-so's circuitry" or stuff like that, and then it can be answered in one or two posts and we can move on to the next question. But again, unless it gets stickied, it'll just disappear into the latter pages eventually, so it'd be pointless. What do you want? I'm busy.
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Posts: 4,349 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Wednesday, May, 18, 2011 10:53 PM
No problem with more discussion on a discussion board, even if it's stuff we've already talked about.
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LWSrocks2 User
Posts: 415 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Wednesday, May, 18, 2011 11:19 PM
CaptainCR Wrote:..by the fact that since the films release this thread is a clusterbuck of silly questions from new members that are thinking way to hard about stuff?
its like everyday i get on and come to this thread there is some new silly question being asked
"What does the "T" on Tron's chest stand for?!"
"is tron still alive?"
"who was Dillanger Jr. calling?"
"what type of computer did FLYNN use?"
"What other games were in FLYNN'S ARCADE?"
and so forth and so on....
can't we just have a thread dedicated to questions like this instead of a new thread for each friggin new silly question being made? seriously.... |
Funny thing is, I only recognize one of those questions ever actually being asked. I don't think it's so much of a problem anymore, actually, but I remember around when Legacy came out, it was a HUGE problem and every attempt to fix it went unignored or was classified as personal attacking. I mean, I really pissed off someone (who was creating lots and lots of threads for every small question) when I suggested that they have one thread that would contain all of their questions, some of which answered themselves.
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LWSrocks2 User
Posts: 415 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Wednesday, May, 18, 2011 11:24 PM
IluthraDanar Wrote:I just don't get the angst about this. Is there a thread limit? Can older very dead threads be deleted? You know, like something past a certain age that hasn't had a post in say 3 months? |
I'll explain the angst about this.
Every time you or someone else makes a post that is either a question that's been answered or a topic that's been discussed already in a previous thread, or when you make a thread for a question that literally has an answer in the title, (I.E., what was flynn meaning to do when he said he meant to do this?) or whatever... that automatically bumps down every thread that had a thought-provoking, ORIGINAL question or at least had something NEW to contribute to the board.
That may seem like no big deal, because it only knocks said threads down a notch, but when you have MULTIPLE threads for the same topic and MULTIPLE threads for different questions that could be organized neatly into the same thread, that bumps the good ones down ALOT. It doesn't happen so much anymore, but it happens and it is still a problem.
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IluthraDanar User
Posts: 1,178 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Wednesday, May, 18, 2011 11:30 PM
I was told to post all queries in one thread but after time, you lose sight of that thread with so many piled on top and as was said, the search function doesn't work. If it becomes too much of an issue to the select few, I won't start threads and only post responses when I have something stellar to say. I like coming to an active board no matter what is being said because you can relax and have fun. For those with certain requirements for their high IQs or whatever is bugging them, sorry. A dead board is one I don't visit. If you prefer that, then this board is not for me. And considering there are so few active Tron boards, that would make me just frikkin' sad.
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LWSrocks2 User
Posts: 415 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Wednesday, May, 18, 2011 11:42 PM
user897returns Wrote:Unfortunately, judging by the lack of response from staff here, this trend will not stop. Nor will we ever see any of the fixes or additions that so many of us have requested.
It will remain out of control and frankly it is surprising to me sometimes that this forum even functions.
You either learn to sift through the ever-growing pile of garbage, or you just stop coming here. Those are your only choices and the powers that be could care less, unfortunately. |
I agree with you. Multiple suggestions are made every day and you'd think they'd be easy enough to fix, such as making the search work, or adding in categories for "Tron 3" and "Tron 1" discussion so that it doesn't all end up cluttering "General Discussion". They've been suggested multiple times, and yet management doesn't seem to give a rat's ass. I mean, the reason I was banned before was because two or three people wanted to leave due to me harrassing them, yet they've probably pushed WAY more people off of this board due to the staff not caring about the members of this site.
The last time I remember anybody ACTUALLY getting anything done was months and months and months ago, when they added security measures to keep out trolls. And yet, trolls STILL MANAGE to get in here and do their dirty work- so alot of help THAT amounted to. I'd understand their lack of support if...
1. Our requests were stupid and un-helpful (such as adding Legacy themed digicons)
2. Our requests were ridiculously huge and time-consuming (such as overhauling the board of moving to a new location with better forum structure)
3. Only one person ever suggested it (such as my suggestion to make the alliances feature work)
But in most cases, none of them are ever the problem. I mean, can somebody explain to me why there's only a specific forum for "Tron: Legacy"? General Discussion now no longer can serve it's purpose efficiently. Because any question related to the original Tron, or related to Tron 3, now end up in GD. Alright, wait- scratch my original question. Can somebody explain to me why it is SO UNBELIEVABLY DIFFICULT to add a forum category?
It's not like I don't understand, I've run quite a few successful message board websites, so I know how much "effort" it takes to add a forum category. It takes maybe four or five clicks. Come on, is that really too much to ask? It's not like I'm the only person whose ever suggested this. MANY people have. And even if they hadn't, this is still a very reasonable request. I can't even count on one hand how many threads on the first page alone could be categorized somewhere else. It's just pathetic.
And for god's sakes- why don't we have a functioning search option yet!?
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LWSrocks2 User
Posts: 415 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Wednesday, May, 18, 2011 11:49 PM
IluthraDanar Wrote:I was told to post all queries in one thread but after time, you lose sight of that thread with so many piled on top and as was said, the search function doesn't work. If it becomes too much of an issue to the select few, I won't start threads and only post responses when I have something stellar to say. I like coming to an active board no matter what is being said because you can relax and have fun. For those with certain requirements for their high IQs or whatever is bugging them, sorry. A dead board is one I don't visit. If you prefer that, then this board is not for me. And considering there are so few active Tron boards, that would make me just frikkin' sad.
And by the bye, Cappie, that avatar makes me car sick. Just saying. |
The only reason you'd lose sight of that thread is if nobody was posting in it, which means the questions probably aren't too thought-provoking anyways. It's not like this is one of those forums where there are new threads every few minutes. Did you even ever try to do that? Because I think if I saw some sort of Queries Megathread somewhere I would've noticed and possibly applauded the OP for such a stellar idea.
Also- let me note that there is a difference between an "active" board and a "cluttered" board. If threads are actively being made and there is constant discussion and there's ever any more than 6-12 people online at a time, than yes- that's active. But if those people are all inconstructive members and the actively made threads all have the same (or loosely the same topic) that's not active, that's cluttered. This forum won't "die" just because there isn't some newbie constantly spamming the forum with previously answered questions.
I guarantee you the forum will be EXACTLY JUST AS ACTIVE if it's organized.
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IluthraDanar User
Posts: 1,178 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Thursday, May, 19, 2011 12:09 AM
Threads die off whether there were 20 posts or 220 posts, so it doesn't mean they served no purpose. I just don't get this arrogance, especially from someone who posts so much. Wouldn't be much fun for you, if there were nothing to post to, would it.
Ok, so from now on, unless you have an intelligent thing to say, no one say anything. See how long this place will be of interest. Geez, why is this even an issue?
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LWSrocks2 User
Posts: 415 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Thursday, May, 19, 2011 12:13 AM
IluthraDanar Wrote:Threads die off whether there were 20 posts or 220 posts, so it doesn't mean they served no purpose. I just don't get this arrogance, especially from someone who posts so much. Wouldn't be much fun for you, if there were nothing to post to, would it.
Ok, so from now on, unless you have an intelligent thing to say, no one say anything. See how long this place will be of interest. Geez, why is this even an issue? |
So you enjoy posting the same answers and asking the same questions over and over again?
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IluthraDanar User
Posts: 1,178 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Thursday, May, 19, 2011 12:14 AM
LWSrocks2 Wrote:IluthraDanar Wrote:Threads die off whether there were 20 posts or 220 posts, so it doesn't mean they served no purpose. I just don't get this arrogance, especially from someone who posts so much. Wouldn't be much fun for you, if there were nothing to post to, would it.
Ok, so from now on, unless you have an intelligent thing to say, no one say anything. See how long this place will be of interest. Geez, why is this even an issue? |
So you enjoy posting the same answers and asking the same questions over and over again?
Either way, ask whatever the hell you want. All I'm asking is that you don't require 50 threads to do so. |
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Posts: 4,349 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Thursday, May, 19, 2011 1:43 AM
It's not like these same topics pop up all the time in rapid succession. There's generally a pretty good gap of time between these re-postings. The only way I can see it being annoying is if you're somehow forced to post in every thread and you're getting tired of posting the same answer every time, or if you don't like additional discussion on old topics, in which case you're using a discussion board wrong.
This is the largest Tron community on the web. Discussion on silly questions like "who was dillenger jr. talking to" may be unsolvable with the information we know for certain, but it's still fun to theorize. It strengthens the community and helps fans expand their view on the Tron universe.
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LWSrocks2 User
Posts: 415 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Thursday, May, 19, 2011 3:26 AM
Well it's okay now, because there's a questions megathread in the Tron: Legacy section I'm guessing, if used properly, will eventually get stickied.
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LWSrocks2 User
Posts: 415 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Thursday, May, 19, 2011 4:13 AM
I think the best route is to hire more staff members. Then there's at least a chance that somebody will care or at least listen.
Like I said- I seriously think a boycott should be considered. It's unlikely, I know, but it should be pursued. In every community, when there is something that, within the general consensus, is wanted, and it isn't being given- we need to take action to make it happen. Asking nicely for it obviously isn't enough, so it's time to get serious. I think at least one or two days of absolutely no traffic would scare them enough to start making changes. Maybe even not, maybe just it being obvious that we'd all be willing participants could be enough for them.
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laphtiya User
Posts: 948 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Thursday, May, 19, 2011 4:14 AM
I find it interesting that the OP has not commented on his own thread yet, and frankly no this does not annoy me at all. Why should it annoy you? Its what we are all here for so what if we have 1,2 or 100 threads asking the same question?
Look at it this way, I have asked about 20 instructers in Iaido the same question on the same kata, each has given me prity much the same answer but have given it in a different way with different levels of understanding. Basically every instructor has given me their understanding of something with what they consider the key point in the Kata and I have been able to pull all these answers together to form "the big picture"
This place is no different, we all pick up on different things different points. We all have our own understandings on this movie and the world behind it, and we all do not post on every thread because if we did then each thread would be very long in deed. But sometimes because we are all activly talking about on say topic A, topics B, C and D slip past with maybe one or two replies. If you banned or went around telling people off for posting the same thing over and over, well this forum would not have lasted to SEE Tron Legacy. What so we cannot have brand new people with the same old questions? Are we going to turn into one of THOSE forums who simply reply with "use the search button!"??? if we become a forum like that I'll be the first to go. The main reason I've hung around for this long is because of the friendly attitude here.
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Posts: 242 | RE: Any body else annoyed... on Thursday, May, 19, 2011 9:55 AM
I agree with the statements above. If the search function doesn't work, you can't expect somebody to look through 1,000's of threads to see if something was already posted.
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