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Road forum? Good idea/bad idea? I.e. somewhere to post about Diesel spills, speed traps, gravel, horse sh!t, and the like |
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biggus illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 31748 Location: Hotel California
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:31 am Post subject: Road forum? Good idea/bad idea? |
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Road forum? Good idea/bad idea?
I.e. somewhere to post about Diesel spills, speed traps, gravel, horse sh!t, and the like _________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
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GSEX-SLAPPY Guest
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:39 am Post subject: |
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Great Idea
Title? : Road Watch |
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Chuffster Knight in Green Armour
Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Posts: 6450 Location: A green place
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:39 am Post subject: |
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Great idea as long as its not spammed. _________________ Its better to regret something you did rather than something you didnt do... |
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biggus illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 31748 Location: Hotel California
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:57 am Post subject: |
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Ok who said no....? _________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
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Baloo Guest
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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I think this is a great idea and could perhaps include portable speed traps and the like. |
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CHILLI 202.9mph Raspberry Ripple
Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 7857
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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Chuffster wrote: | Great idea as long as its not spammed. |
quite _________________ Don't wait for your ship to come in .. torpedo it out of the water and move on to the next target |
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BlueRR MotoGP Racer
Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 2872
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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biggus wrote: | Ok who said no....? |
Meeeeeeeee ... i thought it was a bad idea as
i) it would only work if it was not spammed
ii) the forum is growing and growing ... not sure if that's a good thing or not ..
Sorryyyyyyyyyyyy _________________ Are you ready boots ... ? |
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Roughie Martini Model
Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 10558 Location: 175lbs down and counting
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Good idea but as above abso no spam .. no exceptions _________________
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wildchild Guest
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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yep agreed good idea, will put my vote in a minute
and the same as the others, absolutely no SPAM!!!! |
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AJ ©Gok Wan
Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 15669 Location: The Home Office
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:40 am Post subject: |
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Good resource for route planners, perhaps. _________________ If the phone doesn’t ring, it’s me... |
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GSEX-SLAPPY Guest
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Chuffster Knight in Green Armour
Joined: 18 Mar 2005 Posts: 6450 Location: A green place
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:18 am Post subject: |
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If it stays as a road watch it will be good. If people spot stuff while out and about that could benefit the rest of us then its a good thing.
EG The Diesel Spill in New Malden yesterday.
That could be vital info for people going in that direction.
Mobile piggy banks are always good to know about.
BUT IT MUST BE KEPT SPAM FREE _________________ Its better to regret something you did rather than something you didnt do... |
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GSEX-SLAPPY Guest
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:22 am Post subject: |
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just a thought on the spam issue of the new thread ................is it not possible to maybe instate a compulsory 1 week ban from visiting that particular thread if caught spamming it ?
(just mulling things over and airing then) |
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biggus illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 31748 Location: Hotel California
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:33 am Post subject: |
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Oooo you do like to make things complicated don't ya Slappy
One possibility would be to create it as a Private non-visible forum where only members from a certain "Usergroup" could view/post, so in effect you would subscribe/unsubscribe to it by joining/leaving that usergroup. This would have the advantage that people not wanting a huge number of visible forums can choose not to be in that group, disadvantage being that the information would not be accessible to members outside that usergroup. _________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
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ninjabob Nuggetmeister
Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 3352 Location: 48.066895,12.862673
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:36 am Post subject: |
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Quite a lot of effort will have to go into this by a mod as a lot of the posts will become out of date and useless a few hours after they are posted i.e. diesel spills are not permanent. _________________ "Those who understand compound interest are destined to collect it.
Those who don't are doomed to pay it." |
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AJ ©Gok Wan
Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 15669 Location: The Home Office
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:38 am Post subject: |
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Too complicated. People should to be able to post to this topic very rapidly.
I suggest that a one-week site-wide ban be the penalty for going off topic on the thread. _________________ If the phone doesn’t ring, it’s me... |
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Tinks Fairy Grandmoderator
Joined: 08 Feb 2004 Posts: 19443 Location: Away with the fairys.
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:39 am Post subject: |
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ninjabob wrote: | Quite a lot of effort will have to go into this by a mod as a lot of the posts will become out of date and useless a few hours after they are posted i.e. diesel spills are not permanent. |
My thoughts also Bob, lots of things are not permanent.
You can look up where mobile speed traps are before you go out. _________________ Happiness is a friction burn on your knee
The 1st Lady of the forum. |
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GSEX-SLAPPY Guest
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:42 am Post subject: |
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AJ wrote: | Too complicated. People should to be able to post to this topic very rapidly.
I suggest that a one-week site-wide ban be the penalty for going off topic on the thread. |
Good call mate ........If that was posted up as the first sticky on the thread it may well prevent spam ever starting |
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ninjabob Nuggetmeister
Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 3352 Location: 48.066895,12.862673
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:54 am Post subject: |
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SlapheadBandit© wrote: | AJ wrote: | Too complicated. People should to be able to post to this topic very rapidly.
I suggest that a one-week site-wide ban be the penalty for going off topic on the thread. |
Good call mate ........If that was posted up as the first sticky on the thread it may well prevent spam ever starting |
What are you two going to do with yourselves for the week though? _________________ "Those who understand compound interest are destined to collect it.
Those who don't are doomed to pay it." |
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BlueRR MotoGP Racer
Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 2872
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:57 am Post subject: |
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Not sure about all this myself .. isn't a ban a bit like having to sit in the 'naughty corner' ... we're not children are we?
People should be adult enough to know that certain threads should not be spammed .. seems to work fine for new product reviews and useful information so the same 'rules' should apply. If there's any spamming, the moderators should just remove it ... _________________ Are you ready boots ... ? |
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BlueRR MotoGP Racer
Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 2872
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Is the forum configurable enough so that we can select what to view ourselves, eg in our profiles ...? _________________ Are you ready boots ... ? |
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AJ ©Gok Wan
Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 15669 Location: The Home Office
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:01 am Post subject: |
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Well yes, it is the naughty corner, and if you look at a certain Ninja chappies post - we do need it.
Re selective reads: can do this already: MATR _________________ If the phone doesn’t ring, it’s me... |
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biggus illitterātus
Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 31748 Location: Hotel California
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:17 am Post subject: |
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BlueRR wrote: | Not sure about all this myself .. isn't a ban a bit like having to sit in the 'naughty corner' ... we're not children are we? |
Agreed, I am not keen on banning anyone. With regard to info being out of date in a Road watch type forum it will get pushed down as time goes on and it's relevance decreases.
with regard to viewing certain forum areas, you can click on the categories
E.g.
"Box Hill" - http://www.boxhill.co.uk/forum/phpBB2/index.php?c=2
"Web site related" - http://www.boxhill.co.uk/forum/phpBB2/index.php?c=1
This expands/collapses categories...
There is a new version of phpBB (phpBB3) that is due for release fairly soon and that might have a few more toys on it for configuration, once it's released I'll have a play... _________________
www.bigguspicus.co.uk
There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand Binary and those who don't
There are II types of people in the world: those who understand Roman numerals and those who don't.
98% of all Harleys ever sold are still on the road. The other 2% made it home |
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BlueRR MotoGP Racer
Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 2872
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:31 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Duncan ..
Threads will need to have date and time on the subject to make it easy to see relevance ... _________________ Are you ready boots ... ? |
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GSEX-SLAPPY Guest
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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BlueRR wrote: | Thanks Duncan ..
Threads will need to have date and time on the subject to make it easy to see relevance ... |
Good idea Sandra
Now Aj can really say:
Captains log ....stardate....... |
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