Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

[Haziel]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

Im against doing a single thread for bdays!


lets do a poll

[feather]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

Jesus fucking christ you guys.

1) Let's just have a Suggestions thread so RM and any other fella with ideas can throw it in there instead of starting a new thread like every birthday, though I do think birthday threads are nice and makes this place homely and welcoming. I think it's great that RM is trying to come up with ideas after pointing out what he felt the 'problem' is.

2) Look I've moderated forums in the past. One of the killers is over-moderating or organising a place. Things like creating sub forums, moving stuff into 'categorical' forums. Maybe to the regulars or the OCD it looks good cos the place is tidy and 'easy' to find. But trust me from a user-experience point of view, you DO NOT want new members having to dig through layers of sub forums to access something. The rule of thumb in information architecture: A user should never need more than 3 clicks to get to something.

3) And GYY IS meant to be a random place, that's why I and many of us start our day here. It's my HQ for whatever newsworth news that's been filtered by MS members and music and boobs and random shit.

4) Lastly, again this is something that came up with other forums. This place is only a democracy in that we get to voice our thoughts, but any forum-changing suggestions are ultimately left to the owner and admin's discretion to implement.

[mnbvcxz]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

Of course it isn't , it's never been compulsory But it's what friends within a community tend to do.

I realise that, but they pop up all the time and it's kind of annoying.

I just ignore them so at the end of the day I don't really care... but the fact there is a conversation about it is kind of stupid.

[DIDI]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

@ feather

The suggestions thread is a great idea. !! A great opportunity to discuss changes before they happen.

[DIDI]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

I realise that, but they pop up all the time and it's kind of annoying.

I just ignore them so at the end of the day I don't really care... but the fact there is a conversation about it is kind of stupid.

Well the fact that there is a discussion about it would say that a lot of people do care and don't find them stupid at all. It can be an opportunity to let people know how much we appreciate them . I just think they are really nice. One thing I have actually treasured is my birthday wish from chanty last year. For once I appear to be with the majority.

[mnbvcxz]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

Well the fact that there is a discussion about it would say that a lot of people do care and don't find them stupid at all. It can be an opportunity to let people know how much we appreciate them . I just think they are really nice. One thing I have actually treasured is my birthday wish from chanty last year. For once I appear to be with the majority.

Agreed, obviously people do care about it. Hence why I'm surprised... It's just my opinion that it's kind of stupid.

But as I said... I just ignore them anyway so go for your life

[hypoluxxa]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

I thought I would just post a MS Birthday thread. GYY has turned into nothing but a spam of birthdays, with thousands of users everyday will be someones birthday.

So here is the Megathread.

Happy Birthday Diegoff!
Happy Birthday Hannu!
Happy Birthday Funky Dredd!
Happy Birthday Runningman!
Happy Birthday Kamal!
Happy Birthday Mariner!
Happy Birthday Tom Tom!
Happy Birthday Garrick!! haha
etc..
etc..
etc..


So moderators can merge the threads now.

Nice!! I haven't had a birthday thread here since 2008 I think....

[feather]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

I didn't get one last year either

[DIDI]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

Agreed, obviously people do care about it. Hence why I'm surprised... It's just my opinion that it's kind of stupid.

But as I said... I just ignore them anyway so go for your life

Thanks and will do !

[bobjuice]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

[mnbvcxz]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

Thanks and will do !

Oh my god... did we just agree to disagree?

[bobjuice]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

90% of the posts in Birthday threads are:

HB _______
Happy Birthday ________
Cheers have a drink tonight ______..

90% of birthday cards say no more than "happy birthday" or "best wishes" along with a pic of some kind. So what? The point is that it's a personal gesture, a way of letting someone know you gave them a thought on their birthday. No more no less.

If it's not your thing then simply avoid, no one will care.

Personally i'm not really into films but i don't call for the film section to be moved or removed.

If that is the highlight of MS for ya I don't know what to tell ya.. Politics has nothing to do with what is going on here. The times are changing remember.. Facebook them or whatever else you do with your friends.. This is the future.

Where did someone say birthday threads are the highlight of [ms] for them ?
And if it is, again, so what? Isn't that up to them?

as for you "not knowing what to tell people" - don't tell them anything, just mind your own business.

GYY was has been a great forum all the time i've been a member of [ms] and your own contribution to it has been nothing at all.

"this is the future" ?? What is?

[Dhar_2]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

shouldnt this now be moved into the MS Suggestion Box thread?

[DIDI]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

Oh my god... did we just agree to disagree?

Shhh Don't tell anyone

[floridaorange]

Re: Happy Birthday MS Users - Birthday Megathread

Jesus fucking christ you guys.

1) Let's just have a Suggestions thread so RM and any other fella with ideas can throw it in there instead of starting a new thread like every birthday, though I do think birthday threads are nice and makes this place homely and welcoming. I think it's great that RM is trying to come up with ideas after pointing out what he felt the 'problem' is.

2) Look I've moderated forums in the past. One of the killers is over-moderating or organising a place. Things like creating sub forums, moving stuff into 'categorical' forums. Maybe to the regulars or the OCD it looks good cos the place is tidy and 'easy' to find. But trust me from a user-experience point of view, you DO NOT want new members having to dig through layers of sub forums to access something. The rule of thumb in information architecture: A user should never need more than 3 clicks to get to something.

3) And GYY IS meant to be a random place, that's why I and many of us start our day here. It's my HQ for whatever newsworth news that's been filtered by MS members and music and boobs and random shit.

4) Lastly, again this is something that came up with other forums. This place is only a democracy in that we get to voice our thoughts, but any forum-changing suggestions are ultimately left to the owner and admin's discretion to implement.

Advice to be heeded^^^

Now will explain to me why Moderators and members are feeding trolls?