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Post by Mr Nobody on Apr 9, 2006 9:27:37 GMT 7
Have you thought about soemthing like a guest book where people who aren't members can say something? Or do you think that would be a bad idea? I can see pros and cons, but just thinking aloud.
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Post by acjade on Apr 9, 2006 9:32:33 GMT 7
And I thought you were just a pretty face. Mr. N. you are the sort of man that give men a good name.
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Post by George61 on Apr 9, 2006 10:01:27 GMT 7
Now, that could be interesting!!....especially if members couldn't post there. ;D We'd have to discuss it upstairs.
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Post by Newbs on Apr 9, 2006 11:26:08 GMT 7
But I gotta say, it's something worth thinking and talking about. I'll say more upstairs.
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Post by Mr Nobody on Apr 9, 2006 12:15:52 GMT 7
Two good ideas from george. Move discussion upstairs, and members can't post on the guest book. (I hope he didn't mean that the guestbook should be upstairs, and no members. That would be a bit futile. But lets give George the benefit of the doubt.) OK, so who will start the thread?
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Post by acjade on Apr 9, 2006 12:42:41 GMT 7
I can't talk about it upstairs because I'm not let in there. I understand. Didn't check in for awhile. I'm waaaaaay to.... passive aggressive for my own good.
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Post by Hamish on Apr 9, 2006 13:12:32 GMT 7
Two good ideas from george. Move discussion upstairs, and members can't post on the guest book. (I hope he didn't mean that the guestbook should be upstairs, and no members. That would be a bit futile. But lets give George the benefit of the doubt.) OK, so who will start the thread? OK You're new here. George meant, "Put it upstairs and don't let members write in it." That's our George.
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Post by George61 on Apr 9, 2006 14:14:27 GMT 7
That's right!!
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Post by woza17 on Apr 9, 2006 15:30:45 GMT 7
Look, this might sound like a stupid question but as one posters said there are no stupid questions.
But is upstairs at the bottom of the page? If it is, why?
Wouldn't it be better to put upstairs at the top of the page?
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Post by Mr Nobody on Apr 9, 2006 15:42:38 GMT 7
"Upstairs" is the "smoke filled rooms" for the full members, woza, like you and me and even George.
Thanks, Hamish, I guessed wrong again.
OK, I'll start a thread. I'll call it something interesting.
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Post by Raoul Duke on Apr 9, 2006 15:52:36 GMT 7
AJ, you should be able to get Upstairs. Is it not happening? Let me know and I'll fix it if need be.
GUEST BOOK: Interesting idea, although it would really be no different from a posting area for guests. It could easily be done. Couldn't put it Upstairs, of course...guests and non-Barflies can't even see Upstairs, much less post in it. Indeed, none of our current areas are available for guest input. To make one thread open, we may have to make the whole area open.
I could easily set up a separate Guest Area where guests could comment. I could set it where members can or can't write, as we all prefer. This is not a problem.
HOWEVER, personally I see it this way: Part of our mission is to disseminate information about living and working in China, and to that end most of our posting areas are open for reading by anyone who cares to come by.
However, participating here should be, IMHO, a privilege reserved for members. If you're not interested enough to send a couple of e-mails and join us, that's fine, but don't expect to have a voice here.
We might get a few interesting things in a guest area, maybe even a new member or two. But we'd also get a lot of snarky anonymous hit-and-run obscenities that I for one would rather not see.
As we've seen, the internet, and especially the China/TEFL internet, is simply crawling with flaming assholes. Our forum is not the biggest, but I can confidently say that we draw the cream of the crop here. IMHO our sign-up procedure has played a major role in making that happen...as has member involvement in the forum.
I think most of those who really have something constructive to say to us will join us. Most of those who aren't interested, or who just want to toss their cowardly little bomb and run away, will not join us. Personally I like it that way.
But that's just my opinion. What do the rest of you think?
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Post by Dragonsaver on Apr 9, 2006 16:31:52 GMT 7
Raoul I agree with you. We had a similar thread not that long ago and it was shot down for the same reasons you just gave.
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Post by Ruth on Apr 9, 2006 20:48:19 GMT 7
I'm with you, Raoul. If anyone wants input here, it isn't difficult to join. If they want to remain anonymous, they can read all they want. This isn't different from other forums. When I was contemplating my China-move I read a lot at the other place without becoming a member. (Please excuse the reference, but the Saloon didn't exist at the time.) In fact, didn't join there until I'd been in China awhile. Then was quickly recruited here by the lovely Woza. I'm not interested in reading posts by hit-and-run posters. Anyone who has anything of value to say should take the time to join. I guess I'd have the option of not visiting that section of the board, but if we all did that, who would read the posts of anonymous posters? What would be the point of their posting at all? Woza, upstairs is figurative. Just like I'll buy you a drink. Here you go
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Post by Mr Nobody on Apr 9, 2006 20:51:04 GMT 7
I was thinking of them being able to ask things before joining.
This thread is continued upstairs in the General Board room. No point having it in two places. Stop posting here, guys.
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Post by acjade on Apr 10, 2006 7:41:03 GMT 7
Raoul I don't have the Upstairs on my menu.
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Post by Raoul Duke on Apr 10, 2006 7:55:27 GMT 7
AJ, try it now. Should be fixed...
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Post by acjade on Apr 10, 2006 8:07:45 GMT 7
Yep! Thanks.
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Post by gengrant on Apr 12, 2006 18:18:31 GMT 7
I second that emotion.
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Post by Jemair on May 8, 2006 18:28:37 GMT 7
AJ, you should be able to get Upstairs. Is it not happening? Let me know and I'll fix it if need be. GUEST BOOK: Interesting idea, although it would really be no different from a posting area for guests. It could easily be done. Couldn't put it Upstairs, of course...guests and non-Barflies can't even see Upstairs, much less post in it. Indeed, none of our current areas are available for guest input. To make one thread open, we may have to make the whole area open. I could easily set up a separate Guest Area where guests could comment. I could set it where members can or can't write, as we all prefer. This is not a problem. HOWEVER, personally I see it this way: Part of our mission is to disseminate information about living and working in China, and to that end most of our posting areas are open for reading by anyone who cares to come by. However, participating here should be, IMHO, a privilege reserved for members. If you're not interested enough to send a couple of e-mails and join us, that's fine, but don't expect to have a voice here. We might get a few interesting things in a guest area, maybe even a new member or two. But we'd also get a lot of snarky anonymous hit-and-run obscenities that I for one would rather not see. As we've seen, the internet, and especially the China/TEFL internet, is simply crawling with flaming assholes. Our forum is not the biggest, but I can confidently say that we draw the cream of the crop here. IMHO our sign-up procedure has played a major role in making that happen...as has member involvement in the forum. I think most of those who really have something constructive to say to us will join us. Most of those who aren't interested, or who just want to toss their cowardly little bomb and run away, will not join us. Personally I like it that way. But that's just my opinion. What do the rest of you think? In order to stop the dirt from hitting the fan you could put a delay posting call in the PHP script
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Post by Stil on May 8, 2006 18:50:46 GMT 7
Two good ideas from george. Congratulations George!!! You filled your quota for the year.
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Post by George61 on May 8, 2006 20:47:13 GMT 7
So how about the rest of you???
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Post by Mr Nobody on May 9, 2006 6:04:38 GMT 7
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