[T*]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

tbf Tom, you're the one getting offended because we don't agree with this particular thing....that's brought up every off season and the same answers/reasons are rehashed

I got offended when my posts were called practically worthless and unintelligent tbqh

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Tom*

I got offended when my posts were called practically worthless and unintelligent tbqh

I don't think josy meant your posts inparticular. Just C&G posts ARE mainly gifs, one word posts of ILY type stuff, especially in the chat threads.

I wonder how many members would leave due to embarrassment if we added C&G posts to their totals and it turned out they had like 300k posts in a few years

[Crimson Dynamo]

*cough


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[Vicky.]

I didn't know we added strikethrough text and still use the generator on google for the bit I want like that and copy and paste it into my post

[Cal.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I didn't know we added strikethrough text and still use the generator on google for the bit I want like that and copy and paste it into my post

I still do that if I want it but it's because I genuinely have no idea how to do it

[Ashley.]

Originally Posted by Who Is She?

I still do that if I want it but it's because I genuinely have no idea how to do it

Like this, I think?

[T*]

Originally Posted by Who Is She?

I still do that if I want it but it's because I genuinely have no idea how to do it

[s ] [/ s] I think

[Cal.]

I really don't want it to seem like I'm moaning or whatever bc admin/mods have been good to me in the sense that I have done some awful things in the past and they've still allowed me chances to rectify my behaviour (and hopefully I have and this isn't an attack so please don't view it as one) but like I understand where Tom is coming from as he does seem to make a lot of suggestions for the forum and most of it he's just told no for. He seems to work hard to suggest things that could improve the forum and usually just gets a 'we work hard on this forum how dare you criticise' response when I genuinely don't think he means any harm by it. He loves the forum evidently and I don't think he'd want to criticise James/Josy/the moderators he's just possibly a bit frustrated that his ideas don't come to fruition.

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Who Is She?

I really don't want it to seem like I'm moaning or whatever bc admin/mods have been good to me in the sense that I have done some awful things in the past and they've still allowed me chances to rectify my behaviour (and hopefully I have and this isn't an attack so please don't view it as one) but like I understand where Tom is coming from as he does seem to make a lot of suggestions for the forum and most of it he's just told no for. He seems to work hard to suggest things that could improve the forum and usually just gets a 'we work hard on this forum how dare you criticise' response when I genuinely don't think he means any harm by it. He loves the forum evidently and I don't think he'd want to criticise James/Josy/the moderators he's just possibly a bit frustrated that his ideas don't come to fruition.

Yeah it's great that Tom makes suggestions for the forum and others do too but none of ideas get 'shot down' that's just not being fair, most of the time if we don't agree with suggestions we give perfectly good reasons why but no matter what we say it always turns into a slanging match saying that we don't ever add anything at all which again just isn't true.

[Ashley.]

Yeah, like that.

[Vicky.]

I only just 'got' how to post youtube videos properly without having to search for the youtube vid thread each time. I am too much of a dinosaur for this place now I think

[Ashley.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I only just 'got' how to post youtube videos properly without having to search for the youtube vid thread each time. I am too much of a dinosaur for this place now I think

It still takes me a good five tries to get it right, and that's if I make it far enough without giving up and deleting the post.

[Josy]

Christ the threads I make in c&g are 99% rubbish that I genuinely would not want my post count to gain from.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Josy

Christ the threads I make in c&g are 99% rubbish that I genuinely would not want my post count to gain from.

I need all the help I can get not to add anymore posts to my post count

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I need all the help I can get not to add anymore posts to my post count

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I need all the help I can get not to add anymore posts to my post count

Youtube video

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I need all the help I can get not to add anymore posts to my post count

Couldnt find the proper gif ffs

[Crimson Dynamo]

I never know that

[Jamie89]

I don't mind either way about the post count, although I do like that in C&G I can just post about random crap (I mean literally, this morning )... whereas in other sections I don't, and maybe if posts were counted in C&G there'd be more restrictions on meaningless posts, which I wouldn't like, and they're sometimes the most fun

Originally Posted by Shaun

Or just move forum games to another section that does count? idk it's really of no concern to me though

Because I know fine well that forum games have a tendency to have main threads that're also used as chat threads 70% of the time rather than actual tasks/competitions. And I also know I've been guilty of setting lazy "post count" tasks which really would be considered spam/unnecessary by the forum rules.

I think a separate section for forum games would be a brilliant idea. If someone joined the forum now and saw the section, and maybe started reading through some of the games, it's the kind of thing that grabs interest and makes people want to stay. As it is there's no way for anyone to see anything about any game that isn't currently running or being promoted unless they search specifically for it (but obviously they're not going to know it existed to be able to do that). Some of the most fun I've had on the forum has been when taking part in games so promoting that aspect of the forum could be beneficial.

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Your second idea isn't a bad one considering you always get people wandering into the chat threads saying they had no idea they existed so some kind of banner at the top or something making its existence known at least would be good.

Originally Posted by Ashley.

I don't think the other sections are that hard to find, if people genuinely cared about the other sections then they'd post in them but I imagine a lot of people who visit during on-season are those that only really care about the site when the show is on, and there's no changing that.

I had no idea for months after I joined about all the non-BB sections, or maybe I'd seen them and just hadn't thought much about clicking into them, I remember thinking "oh well I bet noone's posting outside the BB section anyway since it's a BB forum"... and my first off season I just assumed noone would use the site and I left... I know a lot of people do explore but if you're not really used to using forums which I wasn't then maybe not so much, so again promoting certain sections might be a good idea.

Originally Posted by Tom*

I agree here - game hosts need a little something back
Like
You put so much effort in and you get some people who don't even respect that and insult you whilst they're playing your game... It's bizarre

Agreed. A forum award for hosting is a great idea, the winners get one (usually... hint hint Tom) but the hosts put more effort into them than anyone.

[Greg!]

Hmm it seems a bit silly for some posts to count and some not to count. Just me humble opinion

[Liam-]

The post count doesn't really matter though surely? seeing as it doesn't necessarily add anything to the forum, if it was something constructive and beneficial I'd agree, but it's not, it's just a few numbers, 90% of my posts that have counted were **** anyway, I'd hate to have my number doubled with even more ****

[Black Dagger]

Post count awards are all I have to show for my time on here

But I've never cared for C&G being a thing in any of the times it's been brought up.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yes post counts are nothing special, I agree with old the miserly 36k poster above me and the pitiful 10k above that

[Crimson Dynamo]

ew, 1k above that

[Marsh.]

Size doesn't matter. It's what you do with the posts that count.