The Taurean
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For, but as suggested earlier would prefer a single managed thread.
I think they are a great idea. They don't restrict discussion, merely give an undiluted source of news. I haven't voluntarily come into this forum in years but I do now for these threads.
If we get an overwhelmingly positive response to keep these (as seems to be the case so far)
Seems like a lot more work Weaste...
There's a 'front page?'
People eat too much shite food, but should their habits be a model for everyone else?
If we get an overwhelmingly positive response to keep these (as seems to be the case so far), we can do another poll to see whether its best to keep individual player threads or consolidate all relevant news stories into one thread, which we can then sticky.
How about we have one sticky with one single OP that contains the links to all the other No Comments threads?
The problem I foresee with a single thread containing all our transfer news stories would be that it would get quickly bogged-down with irrelevent stories about every player under the sun, which would once again make it difficult to find the latest news on our most discussed targets.
Considering the fact that the majority appreciate them, can anyone give a valid reason for not having these threads?
It seems to me that a few posters are being very vocal against the idea purely because it doesn't interest them; my question to those would be: how does it negatively affect you?
Neither of the above are updates, both links were prior to this thread being made.
I think these threads need to be clamped down to UPDATES rather than just articles that have yet to be posted in said thread
From the Alexis Sanchez no comments thread:
Since the purpose of the no comments thread is to provide updates to people who aren't likely to search the main 72-page Alexis Sanchez thread, I fail to see the problem.
That's because the updates are posted in the main thread as opposed to the updates thread.Those threads aint helpful at all. is it? Young and De Gea transfers pretty much was done before they were created. Jones got the threads by surprise and one was created after he got medical. as per Mdric Snejder and others there wasnt any real development was it? on their threads just couple of recycled articles that says nothing new.
Since the purpose of the no comments thread is to provide updates to people who aren't likely to search the main 72-page Alexis Sanchez thread, I fail to see the problem.
The idea itself is sound, the implementation of it is not IMO. It's sort of like the Wiki. That whole thing sprung up because of one thing, I asked Bury Red if I could have a sticky thread to simply provide information about Manchester with some photos. It then ended up as a forum of its own, and then was sensibly transferred into being the RedCafe Wiki which is far more suitable a medium for it to exist in.
All I'm saying is that what you are trying to do here could be done in a far better way than simply using no-comment threads. One possible better way to do this I feel would be to revert back to the old style front page where blog posts become news items. So the space on the front page where the blog posts show up and where the forum posts show up are swapped.
That's a strange definition of a troll you got there.
If you don't find the threads useful, don't open them. If you want to discuss the transfer, post in the other thread.
Mate those threads goes against the fundamentals of internet forum. people come here to post comments, share their views with other. and you start creating threads of no comments. no wonder people get upset.
It is a pity more people don't use them. A lot of news/articles are still going into the discussion threads.
maybe people do it out of principle. they consider these threads wrong, and dont wanna to contribute anything to them.
It is a pity more people don't use them. A lot of news/articles are still going into the discussion threads.
maybe people do it out of principle. they consider these threads wrong, and dont wanna to contribute anything to them.
maybe people do it out of principle. they consider these threads wrong, and dont wanna to contribute anything to them.
It is a pity more people don't use them. A lot of news/articles are still going into the discussion threads.
That's where the "update thread believers" need to help each other out and cross-post accordingly.
You say the implementation is wrong, but haven't told us why? What's wrong it?
All this is a simple method of separating interesting updates on our transfer activity from the often long-winded, off-topic and irreverent discussions that go on in the usual TF threads. What's so wrong with the implementation of it?
It's simple.
There's only a few threads, with a few posts in each one, that can be quickly referenced in order to find the latest information.
It's practical.
Anyone can post the latest report n the threads, it takes no special privileges and the only moderation needed is the click of the 'delete' button when some muppet fails to follow instructions.
It's useful.
The threads drop off the front page when nothing new has been reported, so when they pop back to the top again anyone can see at a glance that there's been a noteworthy development; this is not the case for the discussion threads, which can either be bumped randomly by someone saying 'It'll never happen', or else stay right at the top for days without any new developments whatsoever.
And it doesn't require any complete overhaul of the entire homepage to accommodate.
Which is what you'd seem to prefer.
Would you disagree with any of the above? Or are you just moaning for the sake of moaning?
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