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02-17-2003, 10:14 AM
| | 28d, 6h, 42m, 12 seconds | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cobb! | | | Suggestion for pay ignore
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ignore feature should be for paying members, as well as a feature to ignore an entire forum. this is fair and allows greater use of discretion when visiting tb. it is a much greater incentive than total censorship of a forum |
02-17-2003, 10:20 AM
|  | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | No, I don't see this as a benefit likely to draw in many new supporting mebers!!
I think most people are more interested in filtering out stupid topics or subjects rather than members - they usually get banned eventually anwyay!! 
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02-17-2003, 10:25 AM
| | Talkbass' Tubist in Residence | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD | | | But Bruce, if you could just ignore the entire OT forum, wouldn't you be happy? Wouldn't this be a non-issue for you then?
It's not to bring more supporting members. Its to make you, and others like you, happy. |
02-17-2003, 10:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hampshire, UK | | You can ignore an entire forum. Just don't go there! Don't click the link! Easy! 
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02-17-2003, 10:35 AM
| | Talkbass' Tubist in Residence | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD | | Quote: Originally posted by moley
You can ignore an entire forum. Just don't go there! Don't click the link! Easy! | That is what I said in a thread that got mysteriously deleted....
It's good advice, what Moley said. Everyone should take it *cough*bruce*cough* |
02-17-2003, 10:47 AM
| | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | But the idea is to make suggestions to improve TB as a whole - what I personally (or any other member) may or may not do, has no bearing on this - but some people seem unable to grasp this concept!!
And can only continue with petty bickering.... 
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02-17-2003, 10:55 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Decatur, GA | | Quote: Originally posted by moley
You can ignore an entire forum. Just don't go there! Don't click the link! Easy! | Actually, this isn't entirely true.
My preferred way of checking out what's new on Talkbass is to click on "New since last login." So, I have to wade through plenty of Off Topic crap when I log in.
If I could set it up so that Off Topic wasn't included with that 'click,' I'd do it in a second, believe me. |
02-17-2003, 01:49 PM
| | Talkbass' Tubist in Residence | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD | | Quote: Originally posted by bassmonkeee
Actually, this isn't entirely true.
My preferred way of checking out what's new on Talkbass is to click on "New since last login." So, I have to wade through plenty of Off Topic crap when I log in.
If I could set it up so that Off Topic wasn't included with that 'click,' I'd do it in a second, believe me. | I agree with you. It is a whole lot better than completely doing away with OT all together as has been suggested.
Until then, I just won't click on the threads I don't want to see when I do hit "new since last login".
Just to state my official vote, I second way_of_opiatism's idea. If it would work without sucking bandwidth or being too complicated in the programming, then I am for it. |
02-17-2003, 01:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: British Columbia, Canada | | Quote: Originally posted by bassmonkeee
My preferred way of checking out what's new on Talkbass is to click on "New since last login." So, I have to wade through plenty of Off Topic crap when I log in.
If I could set it up so that Off Topic wasn't included with that 'click,' I'd do it in a second, believe me. | Yeah, but then you'ld miss all the crap I post there (not to mention your crap as well).  |
02-18-2003, 10:33 AM
| | Talkbass' Tubist in Residence | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD | | Quote: Originally posted by Bruce Lindfield
Yes - I find the only way to keep up, is to use New Posts since Last Log-in - so getting rid of OT would be much more of a help. The ignore thing has no real use as far as I can see. | uhh.... Did you read what I said?
If you used the ignore, it would make it so that when you hit the "new since last login" button, you will see everything except for Off Topic.
Why do you say the ignore thing would have no real use? You don't like the OT forum, and it would make it dissapear to you. Isn't that what you want? That way, you will be happy because it will be like there is no OT to you. |
02-18-2003, 10:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Decatur, GA | | Quote: Originally posted by XavierG
Yeah, but then you'ld miss all the crap I post there (not to mention your crap as well). | Well, some crap is more worthwhile than other crap. |
02-18-2003, 12:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada | | | Originally posted by Bruce Lindfield
Yes - I find the only way to keep up, is to use New Posts since Last Log-in - so getting rid of OT would be much more of a help. The ignore thing has no real use as far as I can see.
I think this is a very good suggestion and I for one would use it to ignore a few users and forums.
I see Bruce fighting almost all the suggestions I see here and frankly I'm starting to think you either fear change in general or don't want people to be able to ignore your posts.
I'm not trying to start a war with you but really, what is the problem with this feature?
There are a handful of users I would love to never have to read again, not even see the skeleton blocked posts that currently are left when you ignore a user.
As well, not having to see so many OT threads when I like others use the "New since last login" feature would cut the number of pages I see every morning in half at least!
At the same time, there are people that love OT and all the craziness that goes along with it and I wouldn't want to damage their experience by suggesting that OT be eliminated.
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02-18-2003, 01:13 PM
| | Talkbass' Tubist in Residence | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD | | Nah, Bruce isnt against change.
He wants to totally do away with Off Topic, as he said, "for the better of talkbass as a whole".
I guess I missed the bulliten that said Bruce knows what is best  |
02-18-2003, 02:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Decatur, GA | | Quote: Originally posted by Nick Gann
Nah, Bruce isnt against change.
He wants to totally do away with Off Topic, as he said, "for the better of talkbass as a whole".
I guess I missed the bulliten that said Bruce knows what is best | No need to get snippy.
I think Bruce feels like I do--Off Topic has nothing to do with bass, and causes more problems than it is worth.
As for Bruce knowing best...at least he cares enough about Talkbass to pay to be a supporting member.... |
02-18-2003, 02:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada | | | Originally posted by Nick Gann
Nah, Bruce isnt against change.
He wants to totally do away with Off Topic, as he said, "for the better of talkbass as a whole".
I guess I missed the bulliten that said Bruce knows what is best
There is a healthy attitude to have.
I never implied this and stated that I wasn't trying to attack Bruce. I admire his desire to improve TalkBass however I think that from past experience on these issues that there needs to be a little more open-mindedness on his part.
But enough talking about him in the third person. I'm sure he will be along to add to this soon enough.
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02-19-2003, 04:42 AM
| | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | Nobody has suggested that here!!  
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02-19-2003, 04:50 AM
| | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | Quote: Originally posted by Andrew Noury
I never implied this and stated that I wasn't trying to attack Bruce. I admire his desire to improve TalkBass however I think that from past experience on these issues that there needs to be a little more open-mindedness on his part.
| Total rubbish - where is the evidence that I am not "open-minded"? I take this a an insult and a big attack - I would ask you to prove this kind iof accusation and back it up with some facts!!
Just blindly agreeing with every suggestion - no matter how stupid - does not equal open mindedness!!
As I said - it seems I am the only one who is actually interested in improving TB - other people here only seem interested in "personal attacks" and bickering!!
Pleas note - I did not start this and am only defending my good name!!
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02-19-2003, 04:55 AM
| | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | Quote: Originally posted by Nick Gann
Why do you say the ignore thing would have no real use? You don't like the OT forum, and it would make it dissapear to you. Isn't that what you want? That way, you will be happy because it will be like there is no OT to you. | WRONG!! I never said I didn't like the OT forum - get your facts right!!
I don't know why I'm bothering as you don't read what I say - all I have said is that we now have 3 OT forums which to me seems like unnecessary duplication - I am not against having one OT forum!! But having 3 seems rather silly to me!
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02-19-2003, 04:59 AM
| | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | Quote: Originally posted by bassmonkeee
No need to get snippy.
I think Bruce feels like I do--Off Topic has nothing to do with bass, and causes more problems than it is worth.
As for Bruce knowing best...at least he cares enough about Talkbass to pay to be a supporting member.... | Thank you - I thought personal attacks wer supposed to be against forum rules - but all this debate seem to be about is a personal attack on me !!
So - I agree that the big complainers should put their money wher their mouths are, if they are so concened about Talkbass!!
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02-19-2003, 05:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK | | Bruce,
Four posts in a row?!?
I wonder if you've been added to some people's ignore list? Don't worry, you're not going on mine
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