Ways to improve the forum

[bubbly jock]

Good posts boys but can I just warn you that there seems to have been a coup today and someone shot the bloody general. There's a rabbit running around with five stars on its shoulders and any opinions not held by said rabbit are not to be tolerated. Is this the end of democracy as we know it??

The General is dead Long live............

The wetman
Bochan mor
sanyana
bobbly juck
jubbly bock
scottish humour
auld pop
McGrory's
The corner Hoose
Osama Bin Ladan
Barley Tea
Parliament Place
Broad Street
Park Square
bubbly jean
vestas
The Call Centre
Two lassies at the broo loosing their job
The Templars hall
jaeger
And all the spare hooses in the town filled with bloody Poles

bubbly

[Bobbie En Tejas]

This wasn't started by my opinion, it was started by people who hardly post bitching and complaining about people who do and their opinions.... Your timing is uncanny.

[£3.73]

The Call Centre isn't dead !!!

Far from it ... so get your facts right ....comment removed by admin

[4th gen Suthen']

Disagree with you John about not reading the posts if you don't like them. It's not much to expect to come on the site and find something about Kintyre that is topical. When the drivel goes on for weeks then no wonder no one posts.

I feel annoyed enough to at least post my opinion, right or wrong

Right, of course. Opinions are what we want Jeanette, yours far more often than we see.
Kintyre Lad's too, and others......start the interesting threads and folks will add to them.......the people will come!

Och, there is room for some drivel too! as long as it is entertaining mind!

Anybody any thoughts on McGrorys closing? my goodness, what a real shame. I always loved going in there and always bought something when I did. MAin street will not seem right without it and its famous signs and shop front colours and stock filled windows.
I think local people have a duty to use their local shops, businesses and services......I expressed this opinion many months ago on this forum and got castigated for it! but folks who dont spend their money in their home town certainly can't complain when the main street shops lie closed.

What do people think of the fishing tackle and clothing sales that appear in various halls around the area? !!

Same as the duty to use the local shops folks have a duty to use the local forum, we don't want to see this place lying empty, derelict and sad.

Anyway, that flurry of activity on this thread will keep Gen Jack's "rubber neckers" happy this Sunday morning!! so, let's hear it!!

[Jeanette]

John

I don't think you were castigated for it. There were some forceful opinions against your views but at least the thread was allowed to develop and not stopped dead because of some inane attempt at humour or personal remarks.

I don't have any answers, just opinions like everyone else.

jeanette

Edited the bit about Mcgrory's and moved it to the right thread

[amron]

I really enjoy the forum, and it would be a shame if people lost interest in it

There are 1134 members lets see if we can get some of them and old timers back to posting.

[Sheik Yir Erse]

There's another thread devoted entirely to McGrory's - this one is supposed to be about improving the forum, and one of the main issues was thread's going off topic

[Admin3]

There's another thread devoted entirely to McGrory's - this one is supposed to be about improving the forum, and one of the main issues was thread's going off topic

Just thought the same - moved to http://www.kintyreforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4195

[bill]

You can't please all of the people all of the time,so no sense in trying.

If certain people seem to monopolise the posts thats only because the people doing the complaining can not be bothered to contribute.

As stated by Bobbie previously,a sense of humour should be a mandatory requirment for all members.I know we are all different,would be a bloody boring world if we wer'nt,what some of the protesters class as drivel I find very funny.Since becoming a member I have had some laugh out loud moments at some of the posts.

This is my 756th posting,of which a large amount may be classed as drivel by some, So do'nt read them, simple solution

[Sheik Yir Erse]

It's a fair point. The Forum is a bit like your local pub on-line. Like most pubs, people come and go. There's a hard core group of locals. There's generally someone who chases people away for whatever reason (and before anyone gets upset this isn't targetted at anyone!). Not everyone gets on in the pub. Some serious issues are discussed. Some drivel is discussed. To me, that makes the pub.

I suppose the issue is, why did alot of people stop coming along? As a landlord that's a big issue, as a local it's less of an issue, until there are so few locals the pub has to close

So why are people no longer attending? I think there needs to be a concerted effort to 'listen'. I'm sure if you looked at the stats from the last 1,000 posts I'd hate to think what percentage of them had been made by only about 20 people. I'd guess at over 80% of posts are made by 2% of the members

[Sweltered]

As has been mentioned before, this is a forum, a discussion place. Normal conversations go off on tangents all the time. How can you have a discussion if you have to start a new thread each time you have a thought or point that is not strictly "on thread". But then perhaps that's what complainers want. If this forum is restricted to kintyre news and events, and us "drivel" writers stop posting, then you can watch the number of posts tumble.



How would you feel if someone turned and walked off mid conversation, if the topic changed?

[Ship called Dignity]

As has been mentioned before, this is a forum, a discussion place. Normal conversations go off on tangents all the time. How can you have a discussion if you have to start a new thread each time you have a thought or point that is not strictly "on thread". But then perhaps that's what complainers want. If this forum is restricted to kintyre news and events, and us "drivel" writers stop posting, then you can watch the number of posts tumble.

How would you feel if someone turned and walked off mid conversation, if the topic changed?

Just incase my posting was mis-interpreted I'm not saying keep it local - all the other areas are needed too.

Who is "you" by the way?

[Pans Lass]

You can't please all of the people all of the time,so no sense in trying.

If certain people seem to monopolise the posts thats only because the people doing the complaining can not be bothered to contribute.

As stated by Bobbie previously,a sense of humour should be a mandatory requirment for all members.I know we are all different,would be a bloody boring world if we wern't,what some of the protesters class as drivel I find very funny.Since becoming a member I have had some laugh out loud moments at some of the posts.

This is my 756th posting,of which a large amount may be classed as drivel by some, So do'nt read them, simple solution

Just came online to read this thread and well here goes with my opinion. I agree Bill you can't please all of the people all of the time and someone somewhere always has to complain about something....I suppose thats life. Sheik had some very valid points...don't keep complaining try find a solution to the problem.

I ECHO what Ninja had to say with this comment ' I choose to read what topics I want too, I also choose not to read the topics I dont, because thats my choice, One thing I never do is come on and slag of anyone's attempt at starting a thread, like the way some posters do, if you dont like it, dont go in and read it, I mean I dont care what anyone reads, or what they dont read, but if we all read and join in, on the topics and threads we do like, then the forum will keep growing.
Remove the freedom of choice and the forum is finished.
This is Kintyre Forum agreed, but without the input from members outwith Kintyre, it would be pretty dull.'

I must say I have had some great laugh out loud moments too Bill at some of the posts, drivel or not, they have gave me a good laugh .

Let's all try work together and keep this forum growing.

[Bobbie En Tejas]

There is no way you can have rich conversation and threads if there is no allowance for side thoughts.

What about corncrakes. Someone mentions they saw a mockingbird out with the flock of corncrakes and someone else asks what a mockingbird is, so that has to be its own thread? Sometimes the side thought turns into the more interesting conversation at the moment and it can always be brought back by another thought about corncrakes. It doesn't take anything away from anything.

This whole post is off topic because it is about conversations and threads and not about what to do with making the forum better. My bad. Please make a new thread and put it where it belongs.

[Bobbie En Tejas]

Ouch! No, thats NOT where it belongs!