this site

shit happens.. its just a site.. i dont know how people can get upset over shit like this.

but your right about the pointless threads being tossed out every which way.

ah yes, i remember the good ol days



I'm not an alcoholic. I'm a drunk, alcoholics go to meetings!

For every generation there is a legend....
For every person there is a story...

WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR'S?

There should be a special forum for members joined before the recode :-).
-Andy

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PPP... yes

'When you say 'I wrote a program that crashed Windows', people just stare at you blankly and say 'Hey, I got those with the system, *for free*'.' -- Linus Torvalds

This exact post comes up every month or so (for the passed three years). As time goes on, things change. The great threads are still there, they're just harder to find.

Any suggestions on what we can do to improve the useless thread situation?

Matt

I have a couple suggestions, I'm just pulling these out of my ass as I go...

1. Make hot threads sticky to the top of the forum. Also, make a thread detailing distinct rules about the forum, and essential stuff to know, like how to post pictures and make text bold and post links, etc, and make that sticky to the top of each forum as well. It takes some space away, but It'd be worth it, to save a lot of 'How do you post pictures?' Type threads from occuring. And also, it would save a lot of Bush type threads from occurring if there were one official Bush thread sticky at the top...

2. Mabye make newbies go through some kind of 'grace period' of like 30 days where they can't make threads. That way they learn the workings of the forum, and we don't have people posting like 9 million threads in one or two days. That may be a bit harsh, but whos to say it wouldn't work. I dunno.

3. Make moderators completely anonymous. Everyone knows who they are. Get some new mods, but don't tell anyone who they are. Make the mods more visible under certain pseudonyms. Where they have the title 'moderator' and their names are classified differently on the Online list. Let the mods keep their own screennames for posting and such, but mabye have one general 'Moderator' account that only mods have a password too, or something. That way it looks like there is one person, but there is actually several people. Most importanly, though MAKE SURE nobody but you knows who they are. The current mods have a lot of friends. They are kinda biased. I'm really not looking to troll here, I feel bad about posting that, considering a couple of the mods are friends of mine. They do a great job, but they don't delete enough. Nazi mods really do make a difference. People complain at the beginning, but in all, it makes a way better discussion place for everyone.


-Andy

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'When you say 'I wrote a program that crashed Windows', people just stare at you blankly and say 'Hey, I got those with the system, *for free*'.' -- Linus Torvalds

-Andy

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'When you say 'I wrote a program that crashed Windows', people just stare at you blankly and say 'Hey, I got those with the system, *for free*'.' -- Linus Torvalds

is that your representation of nazi mods?
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What ya doin?
diggen.
Why?
make a hole.
What for?
more diggen.

no, its a joke
-Andy

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'When you say 'I wrote a program that crashed Windows', people just stare at you blankly and say 'Hey, I got those with the system, *for free*'.' -- Linus Torvalds

I can't tell if you are being sarcastic, or serious. I'm pretty sure most people on ns are not currently in an alpine meadow of any sorts. I know its a joke, but, crap. My brain has gone to mush and I have another exam in 3 hours. I gotta go study. I'll figure this out later
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What ya doin?
diggen.
Why?
make a hole.
What for?
more diggen.

ha yea i know its been brought up alot and thers nothing really you can do as the site gets bigger but i dont know i was kind of drunk and pissed off when i wrote it but yea oh well still the best ski site just not as great as it once was

well hey, old days were great dude... but u gotta admit the popularity is good for ol' matt haha. yah, the threads are hard to find, and we all continue for like an hour and find maybe 1 we like and then try to hold on for our dear lives... but hey quick chat is shibby dude. hey speakin of.... maybe if we brought back timmish it could influence people to be normal... just a thought


subtle part of the ott crew

Yeah... Most people probly think of me as a useless newbie... but i've been on here for like 2 years or so... i just don'y post useless shit and don't talk unless i actually have something to say.
^^^Drop into the Pipe and Smoke it^^^

Grace period is NOT a good idea. All that will do is discourage new members from being a part of the site.

Theres not a whole lot you can do that is reasonable. Just deal. The sie has grown so much, and i was bound to get a litle more rough, but just goto freezeonline.com and see how good we still have it.
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sniff sniff i miss the old days when i was still in high school

*Tyler*

*President of the erich fan club

there's already a rules and how to thing..it's under 'the site' and 'help'.

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'You're old enough to know that you won't get a lot of things in life because you don't have tits' - One of the 1/4 pipe builders at snowjam winnipeg to a couple young boys in response to why we'd let 3 girls on the ramp and not them

Don't think just jump.

I know that, but newbies cant find it. Thats why I said make it sticky on the top of the forum.

-Andy

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'When you say 'I wrote a program that crashed Windows', people just stare at you blankly and say 'Hey, I got those with the system, *for free*'.' -- Linus Torvalds

i think everyone should read the guidelines... they are not only funny, but they are very thoughtful haha. speaking of..... that whole part about if quebec and tim are away... well... i havent seen them in awhile... i know they stil pop up once in awhile... but guys... where the heck?


subtle part of the ott crew

i agree with some kinda grace period but if people can't make threads they're just going to leave. i say the grace period should be that if they post dumb and pointless shit they should be gone.

andy is one smart guy!



I'm not an alcoholic. I'm a drunk, alcoholics go to meetings!

when someone says jump, what do you say to them nowadays? how high? how stylie? which spine? which cliff? be specific damn it!

For every generation there is a legend....
For every person there is a story...
WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR'S?

i think that a forum for everyone before the recode is a good idea just kinda a way to take back the past

*Tyler*

*President of the erich fan club