Community, Knowledge Base and Advanced User Guide - the way forward

[ChrisL]

Community - Is there a need for a 'Chat' Area

I've noticed an increasing amount of 'chat' type postings, especially lately. Now, I've nothing against members of the community effectively chatting, or passing round jokes, or whatever. After all, a community is, by definition, a place where people with a common interest can help each other (and do -major thanks the the knowledgeable bedrock of this community BTW), and also meet more socially, if you will.

However, I think the time has come to hive off the more general chat into its own subgroup, as it can be tedious wading through a thread which has left the subject and gone off to an 'in-joke' session part way through.

So, by all means use the community to have some fun, as well as work, but let's have a separate area for this exact purpose.

Have I stuck my neck out here?

[pinbrook]

I've noticed an increasing amount of 'chat' type postings,

This has been a cause of irritation recently, but there has been a concious effort to move these chat posts to the AOB forum.

[Jan]

I've noticed an increasing amount of 'chat' type postings, especially lately. Now, I've nothing against members of the community effectively chatting, or passing round jokes, or whatever.

This has been moved almost exclusively to the AOB forum, I like the chat but I like it better where it is because you can work and you can relax, in two slightly different places, it works for me.

Regards,

[Darren B]

I've noticed an increasing amount of 'chat' type postings, especially lately.

I'm as guilty as many others and am sure this debate will rage on, however im going to stick my neck out here, humour on the forum is what makes this place better than many others i frequent. I have agreed i will keep this to minimum and AOB thread however i will not 100% agree to never do it because that is not me.

There is a thread here which i am sure everyone remembers that brought alot of issues to a head, i agreed with what was raised in this thread and due to the tensions that were running high i departed from the forum for a few days for various reasons along with other members and within 48 hrs this place became a not so welcoming place that most know.

Most (not all) of the banter takes place over the weekend and those offenders are normally the people that do most of the problems solving during the week, i call it letting you hair down.

May i suggest that we avoid raking this issue up again, in my eyes this is no different to people asking the questions that have already been answered, we been around it and all agreed to reduce it, end of story.

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[Jan]

i departed from the forum for a few days for various reasons along with other members and within 48 hrs

That is what gives you access to the exclusive and elusive Actiinic forum inner members club. ;-)

Cheers,

[Darren B]

That is what gives you access to the exclusive and elusive Actiinic forum inner members club. ;-)

Cheers,

Not quite - lost the bloody key on the way

[Darren B]

Gabs - you messing with my mind??? just because im Mr Bump today

[Darren B]

wow Gabe....such passion

I think someone is proving a point

[gabrielcrowe]

Sadly, i do not think that this forum was ready for a war like the one i started in that post, so i removed it myself.

apologies for any confusion.

Oh...and you closed your rant tag....you forgot to open it

this is becasue the post was nonstandard markup.

[TraceyHand]

actually, Gabriel, I think you could be wrong
Shocking, I know

I actually don't think you said anything too controversial...but then again I'm one of the banterers so what would I know?
LOL

[Darren B]

I respect that gabe, sometimes i need to censor some of mine,

[george]

Sadly, i do not think that this forum was ready for a war like the one i started in that post, so i removed it myself.

What did I miss pwnagedude?



PS Yer gettin an email tomorrow.

[Darren B]

Evening Big G, and Good Night, cant hang around got some sleep to catch up

D

[pinbrook]

I'd like to see a feature where you can block a thread from ever reappearing when you use "New Posts"

Can you block certain users too?

[TraceyHand]

hmmm....an "ignore this thread from now on" type setting...interesting idea