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Tue 20/11/01 at 19:07
Regular
Posts: 787
I don't know if anyone else has noticed but the amount of topics posted on chat each day is getting very high!
With SR growing this is understanding, but this always isn’t the reason.

Son of Liberty has already written 3 topics today, more have been written in one day but this is an example that I found today!

I think you should make either a rule were your only allowed one post a day on each forum.
And stress the fact to use the console forums more like the DC one or the Ps2 one.
AS many topics are written in chat just about 1 console!

Son Of Liberty has written a topic strictly about the PS2, this should be posted in the PS2 forum, as it is just about PS2.

The amount of topics is getting very annoying and boring.
I for one think that the majority of FOG would prefer this idea than the Chat forum to be littered with many topics, mostly rubbish.

It is very doubtful that this well be agreed but you should also think about making a Newbie Prime Forum. Some Newbies try and not all are bad posters. Firebalt posted a perfect topic that is prime worthy but as he's a newbie he had to post it in chat, where it didn't get the respect it needed. This might not work because of the spamming a lot of the newbies cause, but it's worth a try. This might also minimize the topics amount in chat.

The amount of topics is getting very annoying and boring.
I for one think that the majority of FOG would prefer this idea than the Chat forum to be littered with many topics, mostly rubbish.
Thanks for Reading

P.S. Sorry if I offended you SOL and I don’t hate you or anything. You were just there at the wrong place at the wrong time as the saying goes, no, wait…. Never mind :)
Wed 21/11/01 at 17:20
"High polygon count"
Posts: 15,624
This is exactly the situation that gave rise the the old FoG forum being split into FoG Chat and FoG prime.

At the time, regulars were split almost 50/50 as to whether or not it was a good idea or not.

Most people who didn't like it (myself included) eventually came to like it as they got used to it, but splitting the forums yet again is a bad idea, I think.

No matter how big your bin, you'll always produce enough rubbish to fill it!
Wed 21/11/01 at 17:17
Regular
"Hoo Har"
Posts: 1,281
read the replies. It was a mistake!
Wed 21/11/01 at 17:16
Regular
Posts: 4,142
I agree with this, I dont make any topics so it doesn't affect me
Wed 21/11/01 at 17:04
Regular
"Being Ignorant"
Posts: 2,574
GasMask wrote:
> Nope. Tony ignore this please. 1 Post a day on each forum? Are you mad?

Mad and desperate!
Wed 21/11/01 at 15:49
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"*Plonk*"
Posts: 330
JaCeeUK wrote:
> Therefore there should be a Newbie Prime Fourm...

and a Newbie chat forum. With GADS only for serious topics. With exceptions for wickid newbies.
Wed 21/11/01 at 15:43
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"Luck from Heaven"
Posts: 1,279
I don't win if I enter 10 good forums, so what chance would I have with 1. Mind you, if I haven't won with 10, and won't win with 1, what does it matter. Mind you, wouldn't thyat defeat the top 100 posters thing?
Wed 21/11/01 at 15:40
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"Hoo Har"
Posts: 1,281
POP

Tony even if you disagree i'd like to hear your opninon.
Tue 20/11/01 at 20:08
Regular
"Hoo Har"
Posts: 1,281
Therefore there should be a Newbie Prime Fourm...
Tue 20/11/01 at 20:00
Regular
"*Plonk*"
Posts: 330
Grix Thraves wrote:
> I thought that.

But if you want to write a sensible topic, you can do so on
> Fog Prime. If you don't want to be too sensible about it, write it on chat. It
> doesn't matter too much if people stay on subject then.

That is so true. But problem - if a newbie wants to write a serious topic he has to do it on chat.
Tue 20/11/01 at 19:50
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"Hoo Har"
Posts: 1,281
Shanks, organized is better than unorganised...
Therefore it would be better.

I'm not saying that introducing this rule will completely rule out spamming, it will minimize it if anything.

There’s a lot of serious Topics written by Newbies. These don't usually get the attention they need in chat. So a Newbie Prime Forum would be a good idea. It would also clear out the chat forum and give it a bit of space to breath.

Is it me or is Tony and other staff members on less than usual now?

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