When a thread becomes a folder

[Markymark]

I thought the winner was the person with the best IPhone.

The winner of SCP is not one I'd want to be. The point scoring and the personal attacks based on previous threads is pathetic. It's a handful of egos who all end up looking like fools whichever side of the fence they're on. It's a shame because it could be quite an interesting place

 

[Crackle]

For doping threads I think Arrowfoot has got a point but in the context of this forum I'm not sure you'd want lots of threads instead of one big one. Why, because one, there isn't the turnover here. Two, would you really want to turn pro racing into a miniature version of the Clinic and three, the threads are often short and all that is the reason why we've ended up with two long running and reasonably successful threads.

The downside is, threads do get merged and potential contributors are lost. I've noticed that before when threads have been merged. Probably a better way of merging them is to leave a re-direct so the original starter title stands for a bit but you are clicked into the merged thread. I don't think it would be good to have lots of individual threads and I don't think you really want to attract advertisers with doping threads anyhow.

 

[Markymark]

The answer lies in your own hands. Post interesting stuff and shift the balance.

Tried before, little point. Usually followed by 10 people bitchin about which paper the others read,

 

[Milkfloat]

A feature on women eating pies?

Do not google that with safe image search turned off!

 

[Markymark]

A critical mass of interesting can overcome a morass of bitching but only if more people contribute in a positive way.

Catch 22. I would imagine plenty see it and leave fairly quickly or don't bother at all.

 

[srw]

Catch 22. I would imagine plenty see it and leave fairly quickly or don't bother at all.

Your imagination would be wrong. There is regularly new blood.

 

[Markymark]

I don't dispute that but if you want it to change you need to be the change.

Not bothered about changing it but I feel it is worth pointing out to those who have dominated it. What they/others do us up to them.

 

[Tin Pot]

Might be worthy of discussion

64 pages and the Maria Sharapova doping which is newsworthy and topical is buried in it. I have expressed this before. Not sure it will get the audience and the numbers to generate activity for this forum.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/doping-in-other-sports.121987/page-64

The Jeremy Corbyn is another example where an interesting, highly controversial and an old chestnut has was raised 2 days ago - Public service wages paid by wealthy taxpayers but pretty much to a limited audience.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-official-jeremy-corbyn-thread.188039/post-4186123

Some threads need to be locked after a period of time so that new discussions can be raised for the wider audience. Failing which threads inadvertently becomes folders and the usual fireside crew will gather. Business wise, analysts for potential buyers will discount long threads as churns in view of the same audience as they are unlikely to appeal to advertisers.

Please do take this as sincere feedback because it is a damn good forum but lots of folks are missing out on topical and newsworthy contributions that get buried into historically long thread which was well intentioned initially.

Potential buyers?

 

[Tim Hall]

Fair enough. I have on occasion similarly tried to interest a group of people in discussion about the relative merits of different blends of camellia sinensis for making hot drinks. It never came to anything.

Aw. Have a bikkit.

 

[TVC]

Potential buyers?

Made me laugh too.

Another thread from this member who posts the OP then never returns to the thread, not even a like, well not until I post this anyway.

 

[EltonFrog]

Another thread from this member who posts the OP then never returns to the thread, not even a like....

Because it's a troll.

 

[TVC]

Because it's a troll.

A troll which promotes its own business too. Most amusing.

 

[classic33]

Aw. Have a bikkit.

Custard Cream?

 

[theclaud]

Isn't that implicit?

ASJDT.

 

[Crackle]

ASJDT.

I can't even find that on Google as an acronym. It seems to think it's arabic. As this is the 2nd of yours I've had to Google, I'm giving you a yellow card now.