Ways to improve the forum

[Bobbie En Tejas]

I was looking at the topics in Local News and thinking of the threads in there, and the thought occurred to me that it seems to me that the Local News section pretty much stays on topic. Other sections have pretty much stayed on topic, the MOK run thread, the training thread, the MOK music festival thread, the airshow thread.

The one place where it seems that people are more free to post is Speakers Corner, the place meant for rant, moans, groans and opinions with a warning beforehand "not for the faint of heart."

So, besides the fact that Davie wishes more people would post to the Local News section, it seems to be working, but would be nice to get more locals posting historical information and local news I'm sure for everyone.

[Machrihanish]

I thought the forum was going well anyway !! a lot better than some of the other forums I use.
Also agree that a lot of the posts have me laughing out loud too, the wife already thinks I'm daft sitting in my study at the screen a lot of the time and I think my occasional outbursts of laughter just add to that theory.

Maybe some local advertising, shop window stuff, courier etc might bring a few more folks online. There doesn't seem to be any shortage of remote visitors like me !

all that's left to say is keep up the good work Davie & Co

[Sheik Yir Erse]

I think the local news thing is brilliant - for instance I'm pretty sure there wouldn't have been much in the Courier about corncrakes, seaplanes, dolphins in the Loch, and the new Surf Shop. Equally you'd have had a paragraph about AP Mcgrory's and that would be about it, and you definitely wouldn't have got any pictures of exploding torpedos taken through binoculars

I end up telling my mum half the things that go on in the town as a result of the forum, and she lives there and I don't!

The local stuff is great, Speakers Corner you can get on any forum, but it's still entertaining when there's not much local news happening.

Lang mae yir forum lum reek

[Annie]

No, no, no - no offense taken. I was just trying to be honest. Sometimes threads just go to rubbish, some start off rubbish and some are just plain silly - like the 1 word and 5 word strings!

And, by the way, I don't think I have ever seen a Corncrake!

I especially like the MOKFEST thread and am looking forward to seeing a lot of photos from the upcoming Music Festival. HINT HINT!!! I got home last year just in time to go down the green for a wee while. AND guess who was practically the first person I met there - 4th Gen!

Too funny!

I am also quite guilty of downloading some of the lovely photographs to my screen saver! Everyone that sees them asks me where the photos were taken! It really makes me smile when they say how beautiful they are!

[general jack o'niell]

what a coincidence, i have that same pic of me that sweltered posted as MY!!!! screenseaver, i'm glad everyone you know thinks i'm beautiful, i would settle for "naw bad"

sorry if i hit a wee nerve about local issues, i'm all for them being discussed, but i'd rather they were then interested enough about the topics to take it a step further and bring them up at community council meetings or with your local cooncillor or mp and msp, theres too much bleating about certain things by some on here who would never dream of taking it a step further. thats what i meant, if i had a grievance or felt strongly about something i would take these steps and write to the press, including my name, which i see a lot of groaners failing to do, perhaps they are th same ones that complain about things on here, if your not angry enough to stick your name to something, you don't deserve to be heard, that doesn't mean agreed with, thats for individuals to decide

i think davie has done a great job so far, despite his odd wee PM about certain things which are mostly on behalf of others too spineless to do the easy thing and say it to my face, poor davie has obviously taken some stick on my behalf on more than one occassion, not fair to him, not fair on him, not going to stop me doing it again sometime, but i wish people would realise that he is not personally responsible for every single opinion posted on here, neither should they expect that he agrees with them either, thats the toon for you, chr!st but some people are thick!!!! gie him a brek, if your bothered enough, don't complain to him, ask the name of the person (he should be allowed to do that, maybe he already does? i don't know, or care) then take it up with the poster in person, save a lot of grief.

i had another point but i'll keep that to myself, it's the summer and i can't be bothered explaining myself outside of the confines of the forum if i post it. seeing as the persons in mind would never come to me directly, all i'd get would be the "people have been saying" treatment

hurrah for the forum, davie can't improve it, it's up to us, he's opened the door, so come on in, the waters lovely!!!!

oh i nearly forgot, feck yis aw

[Bobbie En Tejas]

hahahhaa.. you and the other one are like frick and frack! I tell ya..!

Great post, and true. The admins here have done a great job and have really tried to balance everything. Thats a job all its own. Especially with the likes of you (okay, and me) around!

[Annie]

Sometimes it is just fun to log on and see the banter between them. I especially liked the whole "I won the Trivial Pursuit" string! LOL

[Bobbie En Tejas]

no, no no annie.. thats frack and his brother.

[Bobbie En Tejas]

Anyway, back to the thread. Davie, maybe a local merchant would like a little free advertising and offer a little something to a random poster in a day (nonlocals disqualified). A free coke, a free beer, 5% off an item in the store, free haircut, whatever. They get free advertising, the list of merchants participating could be advertised and it would be a win-win fun thing for everyone. Not dependent on which thread is posted to.

[general jack o'niell]

for frick sake, i'm honoured and insulted in equal measure, now frack off!!!!

[Annie]

HEHEHEHEHEHEHE!

Now I am laughing but confused at the same time!

Och, well, as anybody who knows me will tell you, that is my usual state of mind!

Dazed and confused!

[£3.73]

I think I have a very sensible way to both improve the forum and solve some of it's ongoing woes !!!

Firstly, intoduce a new section

Secondly, give admin rights to a sub-comittee of a subset of a coalition of the self righteous

Thirdly, limit this exclusive domain exclusively to things of a local nature. Going off topic will not be tolerated.and results in an immediate ban.

Fourthly, did I forget to mention that name, address etc etc are manditory entry requirements, and that membership is subject by scrutiny of another delegated sub committee. Therefore, blackballing could be a distinct possibility.

Lastly, if at all possible, there should be some coding to assure that internet access ends at Tarbert to dissuade anyone not resident in Kintyre to contribute.

Absolutely lastly, we can perhaps scientifically meausure and quantify this bit of the forum over say a period of 6 months to evaluate if anyone has actually posted a fwording thing !!!

Thoughts?

[Sweltered]

[Annie]

Fourthly, did I forget to mention that name, address etc etc are manditory entry requirements, and that membership is subject by scrutiny of another delegated sub committee. Therefore, blackballing could be a distinct possibility.

Hear! Hear!

[Annie]

Thirdly, limit this exclusive domain exclusively to things of a local nature. Going off topic will not be tolerated.and results in an immediate ban.


Lastly, if at all possible, there should be some coding to assure that internet access ends at Tarbert to dissuade anyone not resident in Kintyre to contribute.

NO! NO!

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