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May 28, 2002 at 4:22 pm #101990rustedtightMember
I feel like a girl who has walked in on her dad in the toilet.
Kinda blown away, kinda blushing, kinda excited, kinda confused, kinda wondering how to extract myself…………….. damn.
Ummmm, OK so i caught you napping.
As for the post subject , I’m not sure if i’m on target. Tell me its possible, n I’ll go with it in public forum. I dont want to post this if I’m talking out of my ass.dee.
May 29, 2002 at 5:08 am #101981Jeff HesterKeymasterUmmm…. I won’t comment on your interesting visual there, Dee.
But definately post the topic… it’s an issue that hasn’t been explored very much.
Jeff Hester
BigBlueBall.comSeptember 8, 2002 at 5:30 am #102014magistykMemberHere is my idea for a forum reorganization with the new forums comming up:
BigBlueBall General Discussions
- Announcements This should be a forum where only Jeff has the power to post in, such as news about the forums etc…
- New? Start Here
- Suggestions & Site Bugs/Problems
- Off-Topic Discussions Honestly, we don’t need 3 forums for music, random ramblings, and what makes you laugh. Just fit them all in this one and prune away!
- Food, Romance & Other Essential Distractions
- Online Gaming
Instant Messaging
- AOL Instant Messenger
- MSN/Windows Messegner
- Yahoo! Messenger
- ICQ
- Odigo Messenger
- Trillian
- IRC
- Alternative IM Applications
IM Add-Ons & Helpers
- Bots & Agents
- Webcams
Instant Messaging in the Real World
- IM at Home
- IM in Education
- IM at Home
Moderators Only (Hidden of course)
- Moderators Lounge
- Review Requested
What do you all think?
— magistyk
September 8, 2002 at 6:21 am #102005shearheavenMemberI think it looks real nice Steven…
shearheaven
September 8, 2002 at 6:25 am #102007AnnaParticipantQuote:quote:Honestly, we don’t need 3 forums for music, random ramblings, and what makes you laugh.Maybe not you – but we do. We the losers.
The whole concept of BBB is IM? Right?
OKay this is what ticks me off – forums that have topics n’ topics one after another that are considered “random n’ offtopic” that are placed before the priority categories.Steve – your thing looks ok. And your idea of for reorganization looks ok too. (ok yeah Anna that was sick.). But I like when a forum will go straight to the point first, then rambles on about misc shtuff (in order of forums). You have too many forums under BigBlueBall. I usually just leave if a forum won’t get straight to the point (with the odd “Welcome” or “How to use Forums” forum placed first). IMs are our priority.
I say keep music, random ramblings, food romance n’ essential dissractions, online gaming n’ what makes you laugh in their own special random category but placed after the IM category (just like they are now).
Oh btw Jeff,
Has it ever occured to you that on the flyout menu under Instant Messaging, there are forums that that haven’t existed for a long time?Windaphoner
Edited by – Windaphoner on 09/08/2002 02:31:58
September 8, 2002 at 3:29 pm #102000rustedtightMemberQuote:quote:Instant Messaging* AOL Instant Messenger
* MSN/Windows Messegner
* Yahoo! Messenger
* ICQ
* Odigo Messenger
* Trillian
* IRC
* Alternative IM ApplicationsGood point Wendy:) move this section to the top or we change direction away from IM and closer to a general chat n talk fest forum.
FWIW I would place Odigo and IRC into the Alternate IM Apps.
Readers seeking them are smart enough to know where to find em, Of course if padding is the reason…………….. then leave em.Quote:quote:# Off-Topic Discussions Honestly, we don’t need 3 forums for music, random ramblings, and what makes you laugh. Just fit them all in this one and prune away!A good reason to keep these is the high interest shown by users.
They are a hell of a lot more popular with members than is: ICQ, Odigo, IRC, bot, web cams, IM in biz., IM in education, and IM privacy. Theres a list for you to trim from
Trim the low interest topics first, its logical.Why shoot ourselves in the foot by ignoring the users?
What is Jeff’s primary goal here? A bit of a personal tug n an ego trip? or a genuine desire to create something that while he directs the general flavour he must acknowlege the users interests if its not to go down the drain?Dee.
Edited by – rustedtight on 09/08/2002 10:39:48
September 8, 2002 at 3:46 pm #102013magistykMemberHmm…. okay – I’ll revise mine.
BigBlueBall General Discussions
- Announcements This should be a forum where only Jeff has the power to post in, such as news about the forums etc…
- New? Start Here
- Suggestions & Site Bugs/Problems
Instant Messaging
- AOL Instant Messenger
- MSN/Windows Messegner
- Yahoo! Messenger
- ICQ
- Trillian
- Alternative IM Applications I took rusty’s advice and merged IRC and Odigo into this one.
IM Add-Ons & Helpers
- Bots & Agents
- Webcams
Instant Messaging in the Real World
- IM at Home
- IM in Education
- IM in Business
- IM Privacy & Safety
Off-Topic
- Off-Topic Discussions Honestly, we don’t need 3 forums for music, random ramblings, and what makes you laugh. Just fit them all in this one and prune away!
- Food, Romance & Other Essential Distractions
- Online Gaming
Moderators Only (Hidden of course)
- Moderators Lounge
- Review Requested
How about this?
— magistyk
Edited by – magistyk on 09/08/2002 10:54:16
Edited by – magistyk on 09/08/2002 11:01:51
September 8, 2002 at 4:03 pm #102004shearheavenMemberYeah I think the girls are right…keeping in mind the Instant Messaging is the reason folks come here. After they are here they see other interest as well…Food and Romance…Music…Random Ramblings…What makes you laugh. These four topics get the most posts so why trim them? It may just make it more confussing to the members…
If you trim and just make it Off topic forum Steven people will have to go through I think too much to get where they want to be…I think put those topics back…
Edited by – shearheaven on 09/08/2002 11:10:11
September 8, 2002 at 4:06 pm #102012magistykMemberQuote:quote: Yeah I think the girls are right…keeping in mind the Instant Messaging is the reason folks come here. After they are here they see other interest as well…Food and Romance…Music…Random Ramblings…What makes you laugh. These four topics get the most posts so why trim them? It may just make it more confussing to the members…Because we want to make room for the Instant Messaging stuff, we want to get more people talking about IM than Off Topic stuff, that is what the site is about.
Why would anyone want to visit an IM site for Off-Topic discussions when they can go to a general discussions forums somewhere else where its all based on off topic stuff, and post there?
— magistyk
September 8, 2002 at 4:13 pm #102003shearheavenMemberOkay Steven…did you read the first part of my post?…I said it Instant Messaging should have first billing…that is why they come here in the first place…but don’t fool yourself if you think that is what keeps them here babe…
shearheaven
September 8, 2002 at 4:23 pm #101989rustedtightMemberQuote:quote:BigBlueBall General Discussions* Announcements This should be a forum where only Jeff has the power to post in, such as news about the forums etc…
No it shouldnt, Jeff already does this on the home page and its satisfactory where it is, isnt it? You dont like it?
User input into announcements creates the feel of community that I’m sure Jeff wants to foster. Theres dudes going on trips that wish to post that info, (Didnt you do just that?) theres births, deaths, marriages, lost dogz, n oozing messy hangnails that need to be shared and this is the place.
Nope, I’m for keeping it.Quote:quote: # Suggestions & Site Bugs/ProblemsOh great, advertise the fact we have problems right up front, No no no, this must be last on the list, sure it must be here but way down the list after the flush of excitement not as a wet blanket before it.
Quote:quote: IM Add-Ons & Helpers
* Bots & Agents
* WebcamsWhy do we need them at all? I’m sure if you deleted them it would be 6- 8 weeks before it was noticed.
Quote:quote: Moderators Only (Hidden of course)
* Review RequestedOK so you snuck this one in, we are just 4 moderators we dont need 2 forums, You propose to remove from sight forums with hundreds of posts to slip in a forum for 4?
Please explain the use of this extra ‘review’ mods forum.
My apologies, I have since found reference to this ‘review’ forum and now understand it.
DeeEdited by – rustedtight on 09/08/2002 12:12:04
September 8, 2002 at 6:11 pm #102011magistykMemberOk.. how about this?
Instant Messaging
- General IM Discussions This would be all the IM at Home, IM in Education, IM in business all merged into one.
- AOL Instant Messenger
- MSN/Windows Messenger
- Yahoo! Messenger
- ICQ
- Trillian
- Alternative IM Applications I took rusty’s advice and merged IRC and Odigo into this one.
- Bots & Agents
BigBlueBall General Discussions
- Announcements
- New? Start Here
Off-Topic
- Off-Topic Discussions Honestly, we don’t need 3 forums for music, random ramblings, and what makes you laugh. Just fit them all in this one and prune away!
- Webcams
- Food, Romance & Other Essential Distractions
- Online Gaming
Feedback
- Bugs & Site Problems
- Suggestion Box and Comments
Moderators Only (Hidden of course)
- Moderators Lounge
- Review Requested
Let me know what you think. I might have made some bad changes.
— magistyk
September 8, 2002 at 6:19 pm #102008AnnaParticipantWait a sec.
Did Jeff give you the official reorganization badge?
You’re making it seem like the whole forum placement rests on your shoulders alone. When did this happen.
I have nothing against the current order of forums. Why reorganzie?
Windaphoner
September 8, 2002 at 6:36 pm #102010magistykMemberNo, he didn’t. I’m just giving some ideas. jeez
— magistyk
September 8, 2002 at 6:55 pm #101980Jeff HesterKeymasterI asked for feedback. I really appreciate this sort of dialogue.
And yes, I’ll make any final decisions.I’ve been offline a lot the past couple of days. I’ll be around more later today, and will reply more fully then.
-J
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