Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Dec 10th 2005, 7:04 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath
IMO some of the non oz lifestyles stuff Ive seen has been quite pathetic yet vehemently defended by the mods as relevant to the forum.
The point made was that non oz lifestyles threads were clogging up the forum... I see things a little different since if you've ever started a thread that noone was interested in it quickly moves off page 1. Seeing as its the lifestyles forum one would think that members come for relevant info so why do many non lifestyles issues stay at the top ? Maybe because they are of great interest to many on the forum who while they have an interest in the lifestyles part, they also dont mind some light hearted banter.
Where do you draw the line now we have this forum and some sort of enforcement of the lifestyles forum will need to be meted out to non topic threads. I mean, just about everything you could possibly say in a given thread (as the OP) could be related to Australian life yet not deemed so by the mods so finds its way here.
If this is the case, it wont be too long before the lifestyles forum becomes as boring as the immigration forum, though somewhat informative.
The point made was that non oz lifestyles threads were clogging up the forum... I see things a little different since if you've ever started a thread that noone was interested in it quickly moves off page 1. Seeing as its the lifestyles forum one would think that members come for relevant info so why do many non lifestyles issues stay at the top ? Maybe because they are of great interest to many on the forum who while they have an interest in the lifestyles part, they also dont mind some light hearted banter.
Where do you draw the line now we have this forum and some sort of enforcement of the lifestyles forum will need to be meted out to non topic threads. I mean, just about everything you could possibly say in a given thread (as the OP) could be related to Australian life yet not deemed so by the mods so finds its way here.
If this is the case, it wont be too long before the lifestyles forum becomes as boring as the immigration forum, though somewhat informative.
I thought it was jus to you could have a larf, wanted to put some icons in, but they don't seem to be working, are yours ok.
Dec 10th 2005, 7:05 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by Margaret2
But do I have to say thank you all the time
You can tell me to piss off if you want to (as long as you say it fairly nicely
) - pretty much anything goes (within reason 
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Dec 10th 2005, 7:06 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by Margaret2
But do I have to say thank you all the time
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Dec 10th 2005, 7:06 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by Margaret2
I thought it was jus to you could have a larf, wanted to put some icons in, but they don't seem to be working, are yours ok.
Then you can put your own on to your post
Dec 10th 2005, 7:06 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by carolinegorka
You can tell me to piss off if you want to (as long as you say it fairly nicely ) - pretty much anything goes (within reason )
) - pretty much anything goes (within reason )Piss off, thank you, feel this would have more effect if my bloody icons worked.
Dec 10th 2005, 7:06 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by carolinegorka
You can tell me to piss off if you want to (as long as you say it fairly nicely )
)
Dec 10th 2005, 7:08 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by Paul2004
wee wee off?
Dec 10th 2005, 7:08 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by Margaret2
Piss off, thank you, feel this would have more effect if my bloody icons worked.
Dec 10th 2005, 7:12 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath
what icons ? do you mean emoticons / smilies ?
Ehhhhhhh yes, those things, tried the deleting post thing, didn't work, or I was probably doing it wrong. It's never happened before.
anyway, thanks to you all , am away to shower and the day begins........oh what will it bring...........driving kids around and watching x-factor, probably, or perhaps I'll meet some gorgeous guy who'll take me away from it all. Will let you all know later..................Byeeeeeeeeeee
Dec 10th 2005, 9:14 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
I'm with her ^^^ 
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There is nothing that pisses me off to the eyeballs more than people who don't even have the courtesy to come back to their own thread & say thankyou when people have taken time to post information for them.
They dont even have to go through each post, just a general "thank you for all the info" would suffice, but some people are so rude that they wont even do that
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I have a couple of people now that I wont bother answering cos I know that I wont get the decency of even an acknowledgement .
.There is nothing that pisses me off to the eyeballs more than people who don't even have the courtesy to come back to their own thread & say thankyou when people have taken time to post information for them.
They dont even have to go through each post, just a general "thank you for all the info" would suffice, but some people are so rude that they wont even do that
. I have a couple of people now that I wont bother answering cos I know that I wont get the decency of even an acknowledgement
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Dec 10th 2005, 11:22 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by glittababe
Mrs D I thanked for for my thyroxine info????
, but there are people out there that wont even bother to say thank you if you post info.If you were someone that didnt say thanx, I wouldnt have bothered posting it
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Dec 10th 2005, 11:26 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
haha, yes you did, I didn't mean you , but there are people out there that wont even bother to say thank you if you post info.
If you were someone that didnt say thanx, I wouldnt have bothered posting it .
, but there are people out there that wont even bother to say thank you if you post info.If you were someone that didnt say thanx, I wouldnt have bothered posting it
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Dec 10th 2005, 11:29 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
haha, yes you did, I didn't mean you , but there are people out there that wont even bother to say thank you if you post info.
If you were someone that didnt say thanx, I wouldnt have bothered posting it .
, but there are people out there that wont even bother to say thank you if you post info.If you were someone that didnt say thanx, I wouldnt have bothered posting it
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Dec 10th 2005, 11:31 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath
thansk for that Mrs
Although after the comments earlier about how much you pay thats probably not the only thing thats catching
Dec 10th 2005, 11:32 am
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Re: Are sub-forums generally substandard to forums?
Originally Posted by glittababe
ahhh TY. I'm looking forward to coming back!