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Posted: 9/16/2008 9:59:51 PM | I got rid of Current Events/News, Politics and Religion forums.
There are 800,000 people a day that use the main site and less than 200 people who post in those 3 forums. Those forums are not dating related and were a hotbed for trolls and people looking to pick fights. | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 10:01:59 PM | Well, I sure hope you will change your mind Markus, there are some good posters on there as well as the inevitable trolls..
I for one have enjoyed the religion forum over the years. | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 10:07:48 PM |
There are 800,000 people a day that use the main site and less than 200 people who post in those 3 forums. Have you considered the fact that a very significant number of the people who use the other forums post little more than garbage?
The numbers of postersmay be significantly smaller in those 3 forums. But, unlike some of the chatty garbage forums, many of the regulars in those forums could carry on logical discussions.
were a hotbed for trolls and people looking to pick fights Wouldn't a more logical solution be to remove the trolls, rather than the forums? | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 10:12:03 PM | Well I guess that gives me a lot more time to post "Why don't girls like nice guy" threads. or "Why do people lie about their physical appearance"
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Posted: 9/16/2008 10:15:52 PM | | darn - the current events forums is where I learnt about all of the 9-11 theories | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 10:18:07 PM | | Now that you've taken their arena away, I'm guessing the fights will now take place in the rest of the forums. | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 10:25:34 PM | But the single parent forum remains??? Wow.
This is really starting to sound like a staffing issue... and instead of it being fixed on that front, privileges are being taken away from users who have done nothing to infringe upon the rules. Interesting. | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 10:29:20 PM | Well done, we have plenty to argue about...  | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 10:30:35 PM | | I hate to say it but...don't only 2% of all POFers actually utilize the forums in general anyway? So why (no offence) choose some of the most interesting forums to put the kibosh on? | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 10:31:21 PM | | Hey Marcus, will you sell us POFers some stock cheaper than the rest when you go public??? | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 10:33:55 PM | | I predict a huge increase in the popularity of off topic. | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 10:36:03 PM | This is really starting to sound like a staffing issue... I get the impression that it's a combination of staffing, and a desire to increase the site's user-base to increase revenue.
Staffing resources are wasted deleting countless numbers of threads in garbage forums like Single Parents, Over 45, Ask A girl, etc. Yet those forums remain.
I assume that they're allowed to remain because they're popular which means they have a greater potential to increase traffic to this site. In the name of profit, moderator resources are now spent babysitting mindless chatters, rather than moderating legitimate discussion topics.
I wonder, if the number of forum readers was taken into consideration?
I recall a comment by a mod in another thread that the greater number of forum users are readers. Not posters.
I'll admit that I didn't post in those forums too often myself, but I read them.
On the other hand, there is almost nothing at all worth reading in certain other forums on this site. | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 10:52:10 PM | Yeah... That excuse is a copout guys and you know it... There are worse offending forums.
If the readership and posting is so low on them, how hard can it be compared to the garbage talk I see in other more popular forums?
There's alot of good stuff in those forums and they were read by way more than those who posted.
Is there something wrong with talking about the meaningful things in life on a site that is supposed to promote relationships?
Don't give me this troll excuse... There are trolls on all of the forums here for crying out softly!
You are just catering to the lowest common denominator.
****People may want to get their writings before the administration burns down the library and send POF into the dark ages where shiny shirts are meaningful dialogue***! | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 10:57:08 PM | I suggested putting some of the recent posts in the Religion forum into the Science/Phylosophy forum...but after spending some time in there....it's kinda clear that the religious fanatic trolls will just be replaced by the scientist trolls.....
...what the hell is the big deal....realize that confrontation helps us all grow! | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 11:06:28 PM |
...and some people think the NDP are communists....
and it's little trolling comments like the above that are just as much a problem ... not a solution.
Hey if someone can't take a little joke and gets all bent out of shape all the time....just ban them from the forums....simple....
...breaking up discussions between some of the most interesting people around here seems to be providing you guys with even MORE problems..... | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 11:06:46 PM |
I wonder, if the number of forum readers was taken into consideration?  I recall a comment by a mod in another thread that the greater number of forum users are readers. Not posters. I'll admit that I didn't post in those forums too often myself, but I read them. On the other hand, there was almost nothing at all worth reading in certain other forums on this site.
I agree. I joined this site and spent the longest time just reading the poetry,political, and religious/supernatural and I was paid up for a year on another site. So just as a reader,every time I signed on my profile,it also put me in a position to take notice to the advertisements as well...kudos for a great advertising tool 
I could have gone to other sites on this internet to post my thoughts and words if I only wanted to surround myself only with those that share my opinion/point of view/ belief but I truly feel like my vision would have narrowed along the way for indeed it is also within the diversity of opinions/point of views/beliefs from others motivating me,challenging me,making me pause and think,that allowed me to be able to look through the lens of objectivity and to be able look through the eyes/minds/hearts of others notwithstanding religious differences or not.
So for all you that are saying see ya later...slow your roll down and don't leave.
I don't think of myself as poet but I do know how it feels just needing a place to lay your words and thoughts down so I started a poetry thread up a while back. Brawnydog and Rockondon has one over that way as well. And I'm here to say,to you guys saying see ya later,I have seen your passion and raw emotion behind words that to me defines poetry to it's best.
So whatever makes you breathe in deeper...it ain't got to rhyme, or as my friend that started the Old Souls thread told me a couple of days ago,it don't have to pretty,just what's real to you. I left the porch light on over that way because everybody is welcomed/ | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 11:07:41 PM | Thanks for mentioning that Stone.. does this mean that I will lose all of my tracked threads if they were from the religion forum.. ?
Will the threads in there just be mass deleted or something?
I left the porch light on over that way because everybody is welcomed
Aww Casheyes, you are awesome :) | |
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Posted: 9/16/2008 11:11:15 PM | RE: MSG 12
garbage forums like Single Parents, Over 45, Ask A girl, etc. Yet those forums remain.
Thanks for your opinion.
Well, you can either take your bag of marbles and go home OR
you can post off topic. | |
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Posted: 9/17/2008 12:26:43 AM | | I can see why you deleted those two due to it being a hotbed. | |
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Posted: 9/17/2008 1:10:01 AM | Everything is dating related.
People will meet, talk, and relate with each other over all types subjects.
Political and religious points of view are very important to relationships. Now instead of " They lied about their age ", we are going to see, " They lied about being a Republican ". | |
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Posted: 9/17/2008 1:30:25 AM | I'm sorry this had to happen. I feel as if I saw important aspects of people through the discussions in the political and religious forums. There is great insight into a person's character when they discuss such topics, and this is important when potentially choosing a mate or even a date. Maybe they'll be brought back in the future. One can hope.
Thank you for the wonderful discussions and I will miss those forums greatly. | |
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Posted: 9/17/2008 1:37:56 AM | I am soooooo disappointed to see this....
There are 800,000 people a day that use the main site and less than 200 people who post in those 3 forums.
....and I am willing to bet that the majority of these less than 200 people are probably the most intellectually elite of your 800,000 users....
Those forums are not dating related and were a hotbed for trolls and people looking to pick fights.
....the three terminated forums along with the Science/Philosophy forum (crossing fingers that this one is still around by the time I post this) were a meeting place for critical thinkers to share and/or challenge each other.... yes, one would encounter the occasional cyberduel but sometimes heated exchanges can be the catalysts for personal growth in a number of venues.... I mean, seriously, it's not like we were actually smashing beer bottles over each other's heads for crying out loud.... also ~ I counted 12 of the remaining forums which could disputedly be classified as "not dating related"....
Please reconsider this decision. Though undoubtably the result of the best of intentions, it smacks of nannyism and only adds another layer of bricks to that construct known as "the dumbing down of America"..... sigh............. | |
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Posted: 9/17/2008 2:29:52 AM | Less than 200 people who post in those forums.......
I wonder if you could also share the statistics on the number of people who post in sex and dating, single parents, and ask a girl/guy?
The single parents forums are much worse in terms of bickering in my opinion, and the jabs are much more mean spirited and personal there. I would have gladly voted on this if we were given the opportunity. | |
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Posted: 9/17/2008 3:21:14 AM |
....the three terminated forums along with the Science/Philosophy forum (crossing fingers that this one is still around by the time I post this) were a meeting place for critical thinkers to share and/or challenge each other.... yes, one would encounter the occasional cyberduel but sometimes heated exchanges can be the catalysts for personal growth in a number of venues....
I have to agree with Rainsands. (was it really less than 200 folks in those forums? Always felt like more to me..) The thing is, I wouldn't want to date anyone who didn't think, and those forums sure had some pretty seriously heavy weight thinkers on them.
For me, what people think about religion, politics, current events, etc, has always been more important to me rather than discussing their baby's mama or who pays for what. It would appear that the lowest common denominator has taken centre stage, and it is a pity.
If I asked nicely and said pretty please, would you Marcus, consider changing your mind?
Cheers everyone, Raven | |
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Posted: 9/17/2008 3:59:07 AM | Sorry Marcus but I have to disagree with your changes.
The quality of the forums will definetly suffer in the long run. It appears the trolls have won.
I find the best way to get to know someone on here is by what they post and quite frankly a person wiyh an opinion on current events holds more weight to me than someone asking how to do a perfect bj or some other crap along those lines.
The local forums are more like a clique than anything else.
Why not just totally do away with all the forums since a vast majority of the members apparently just look a profiles?
I give this change a big  | |
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