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mavesyn
Joined: 02 Jun 2009 Posts: 29 Location: staffordshire
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:30 am Post subject: General Chat Section |
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Does the forum need a general chat section?, this is the most popular section on most forum's, and tends to create a bit of a community feeling.
That last bit sounds, a bit hippish, but you know what i mean........
Anyone any thought's on this?....................
Mike.. |
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arlurt Show Star !
Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 680 Location: North Yorkshire
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:51 am Post subject: |
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I prefer the forum to be focussed on what it was created to do, that is support other people with odd-ball two-strokes. This site does seem to have a focus of interest that is laking from the others I've looked at, I do think that once you have a "General" or "Off Topic" area then there can be a tendancy for that sort of chat to make it into the other threads as well.
As the site is, it gives us somewhere to talk about (or even show off) our toys, with other like-minded people who understand better than most what we're doing and why.
Having exposed my self as a social-media non-believer, I'll await the condemnation of the enthusiasts.
Of course if we get a "Chat" area it won't bother me because I won't be reading it, I just hope it doesn't spread into the bits I enjoy... _________________ Light is right.
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StrokerBoy Show Star !
Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 1293 Location: Oop North, UK
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:16 am Post subject: |
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It has been mentioned before, and it would be good to generate a bit more input on here.
Don't want this place to go the way of some of the other forums I go on though, where 95% of the posts are about something other than bikes. Usually jokes and sex to be honest. It's all very amusing but it makes it very difficult to find anything useful amongst the crap. |
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mavesyn
Joined: 02 Jun 2009 Posts: 29 Location: staffordshire
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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I see your point about other forum's being full of crap chat, but i was thinking of a general bike chat forum.
If i come on the forum, and would like someone's advice on how to change my spark plugs, which section would i put that question in ?. Could someone point me in the right direction for a crankshaft rebuild, which section wouild i post that in ?. Say i collectted Suzuki sales brochures, what section would i share my passion in ?.
I'm not knocking the forum, i think it's excellent, but it is a bit quiet at times..........
Mike.......... |
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grellow
Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 93 Location: manchester
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 9:40 am Post subject: |
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instead of general chat just a BIKE chat section would be nice
if a topic is not about bikes just a simple delete would do
my 2p |
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arlurt Show Star !
Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 680 Location: North Yorkshire
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:07 am Post subject: |
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I see your point.
Talking to Tim yesterday about this and he was saying it might be nice to be able to post about a biking holiday, or some chat about our non-diff'rent strokers.
I'm OK with that, just don't go posting about what happened on East Enders... _________________ Light is right. |
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DSBBadmin Site Admin
Joined: 13 Nov 2006 Posts: 717
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:46 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the feedback.
We've added a new General area containing both Biking Chat and Technical sections. Hopefully these will generate a bit more traffic on here without turning the whole place into a wannabe Facebook.
We'll keep an eye on it and if we have to spend too much time moderating it, it'll be canned.
Who's brave enough to post something first ?... |
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