THREADS !!!

[IT490K]

Jock, all good points and excellent advice. But I am just a lazy prick. I can't be bothered.
I guess I could make a bigger effort, or even appoint some moderators.
But probably not...

Graeme,

My view is quite different to yours.
Each to their own, and whatever works for you my friend.

My view...

I try my best to provide the forum members with an easy to use, information rich forum.
In doing so I try to make their browsing experience as easy as possible.

I try my best to split topics and move things into their correct categories so that
all valuable information on the forum is easily accessible and easy to find.

It all comes back to structure and how you manage the forum.
I gather you didn't think that the forum was going to explode when you set it up
Now that the forum has well and truly exploded you can't be bothered?

The sad thing at the end of the day is that some of your BIG CONTRIBUTORS no longer
frequent the forum. Valuable members with valuable knowledge - these are the ones that
make the forum!

At the end of this rant I'm sure I have made no impact on you whatsoever.
That's all good as I really don't care either!

Make the most of now and enjoy your bikes gents!

Jock

[IT490K]

MMM   Looks like a failed passive highjack to me . I  have no problems with the way Graeme is running his show , and the majority would agree. Solong  Jock , headmaster your own forum .

'Headmaster' I think not. Like I said - whatever works for Graeme - each to their own.
"failed passive highjack" this is formal forum talk that I have never heard before LOL

Graeme - no malice and definately no 'Headmastering' from me.
Hornet - I have no problems, it is not my forum and I do not care. LOL

[paul]

hey jock  this is  kaos    we love it  we have fun ,still find out very valuble info and ive made some good friends   some good enemies  ,and had a good old fashion laugh  whats the address off this dictatorship (IT) forum im going to have a look at how you treat your prisioners

[paul]

it forum most ever online  12
oz vmx forum .............  334
yep you have that under controll

[AjayVMX]

Threads?  Are we talking about clothes now? 

[paul]

shit there 25 blue yamaha circling my street  wing ding ding wing ding ding  hope there false teeth done come loose over the speed hump

[YZ250H]

IMHO I think it should be up to the original poster.  Most of us couldn't give a rats arse who chimes in and where the thread goes.  Most of the good stuff comes out when the thread wanders and you get a few different points of view.  If you are particularly concerned about it mention it in your initial post.  Most people will respect that.  Eventually we will get to know who worries about that stuff and who doesn't.  We know at least 2 already 
I don't think any of us want to turn this thing into an anally retentive tech only no swearing infofest.  I don't think that's what it's about.  It's about having a bit of fun along the way.
Keep up the good work Graeme.  For a "lazy prick" you are doing a bloody good job.

My 1 cent worth

[E74]

it going to be hot in melbourne again tomorrow 43 or more so my forum attire will be a stainless steel bucthers apron and thongs  ,just in case off forum  knife  attack

You Bastards!, youv'e sent that shitty hot weather up our way now! I don't know why yous have got to involve us in your heatwave..

[IT490K]

it forum most ever online  12
oz vmx forum .............  334

Paul,

You made a mistake there mate, most online ever = 21.
In your haste to reply you must have read the 'most online today' figure.

Good laughs here - and your the one providing them, keep them coming!

Jock

[paul]

   1 Guest, 6 Users
Users active in past 15 minutes:
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Most Online Today: 12. Most Online Ever: 21 (December 08, 2008, 11:47:41 AM) 

[paul]

shit sorry my mistake  missed out buy 9, im joining

[cyclegod]

Sayes it all.....

[Evil Rudy]

Sniff, sniff... what's that I smell?

Is it the smell of partial vindication?

... and Geoff we all talk to ourselves, some just a little more than others.

My next name will be caroma - as in the makers of toilets, on account I take so much piss.

[Graeme M]

Alright, I guess I am not that lazy, and I DO care... a bit. I like to pretend that I just cruise along with a 'she'll be right' attitude. Y'see, I used to be a real anal retentive and I've been trying to overcome it for years. So I go out of my way to try to adoipt a more laid back persona. It almost works...

Thanks for the kind words, yes the forum does get along OK, and mostly the wandering produces some great 'streams of consciousness' stuff. If only Drakeford would add his 2c worth more often - that column in VMX is pure gold.

Jock, you're right - I could try a bit harder to keep on top of that side of things and I do admire the effort you go to with the IT Forum. I am pretty amazed at how much that one took off. Don't take offence at those twerps that are giving you a hard time - they probably ride Maicos.

I will admit I never expected OzVMX to be so successful - several other forums had been tried in the past with no real success. Why this one took off - dunno. Maybe a happy confluence of things, eh? Just as well though.

[pokey]

Hijack.

There is the intentional hijack and the unintentional .
This will happen on ALL forums  no matter what you do. trying to stop it is being a forum Nazi.

The unintentional hijack is innocent and is just friendly banter amongst a few people who you cant  or dont get to catch up with via any other means.


What we do need to remember is that the internet is free and its for freedom of speech and we dont own anything on it and we certainly do not own a thread in a forum hosted by someone else. Never have never will. thats the facts.

 Best we all get use to it boys and girls or go crazy fighting it no matter how strongly we may feel.