Do you know what bugs me on here??
Do you know what bugs me on here??
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Libertine

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3,997 posts

205 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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...When someone posts a topic and the first reply(sometimes the second or third wink) says "this topic has been done to death"..

Why bother responding? If it's not a valid topic, it will slide away into the history pages. But it does make me laugh when such a comment is made and then a week later 6 pages on, the topic's still going stong. laugh

Or better still, after the "it's been done to death" comment, they then go on to make a lengthy reply to the OP's topic. Cracks me up every time this, this one.

And lastly, when a topic goes slightly off topic and then there's comments like "this thread is bizarre"(I read this a few days ago). Bizarre that when a few people start talking that a conversation doesn't always stay on one topic? Cracks me up again..

I could go on, but that's enough,

Rant over coffee

Hmm, who's going to be the first comic to post "this thread has been done to death? laugh

saaby93

32,038 posts

207 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Having used 'search' on a particular subject, I started a new thread to find out how.
I had three responses all basically asking why?
<shakes head>
coffee

Never mind though, usually this place is tops woohoo

Edited by saaby93 on Saturday 24th October 09:37

Sam_68

9,939 posts

274 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Libertine said:
...When someone posts a topic and the first reply(sometimes the second or third wink) says "this topic has been done to death"..
When you've been here more than 2 months, you may find that people dragging up the same topic once a fortnight becomes wearing.

Not that they're not valid topics, but if people would take the trouble to use the 'search' function, they could avoid wasting everyone's time by covering the same ground for the 65th time before reaching the one little bit of information or opinon that might actually contribute something to the debate.


Edited by Sam_68 on Saturday 24th October 09:48

Libertine

Original Poster:

3,997 posts

205 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Sam_68 said:
Libertine said:
...When someone posts a topic and the first reply(sometimes the second or third wink) says "this topic has been done to death"..
When you've been here more than 2 months, you may find that people dragging up the same topic once a fortnight becomes wearing.

Not that they'r not valid topics, but if people would take the trouble to use the 'search' function, they could avoid wasting everyone's time by covering the same ground for the 65th time before reaching one little bit of information or opinon that might actually contribute something to the debate.
Surely it's easier just to ignore the thread then? I'm sure most people on here, being observant drivers, have noticed the "search" function and may even have used it...maybe not often enough?



Libertine

Original Poster:

3,997 posts

205 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Sam_68 said:
Libertine said:
...When someone posts a topic and the first reply(sometimes the second or third wink) says "this topic has been done to death"..
When you've been here more than 2 months, you may find that people dragging up the same topic once a fortnight becomes wearing.


Edited by Sam_68 on Saturday 24th October 09:48
ps : Just because I've only been posting doesn't mean that I haven't been on here for longer. Assuming and all that...

Sam_68

9,939 posts

274 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Libertine said:
Surely it's easier just to ignore the thread then?
Perhaps people recognise that the topic is valid and interesting, but wish to encourage people to keep all the debate in one place, hence avoid the need to cover old ground with monotonous regularity?

Sam_68

9,939 posts

274 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Libertine said:
ps : Just because I've only been posting doesn't mean that I haven't been on here for longer. Assuming and all that...
Ah! You mean you've been banned for trolling before?

Why doesn't that surprise me? wink

Kinky

39,944 posts

298 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Mr. S,

As Sam says above, when you've been a while you do get fed up of the duplication of topics.

Generally speaking what you'll find is that when the subject is first raised you get the best, most qualified responses. But as subjects become duplicated, you get less and less qualified responses.

I don't think people bother to respond anymore .... If someone can't be arsed to search, then I can't be arsed to respond smile

For reference, the search is the button at the top of the page hehe

K

Kinky

39,944 posts

298 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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And posting in the right forum helps too rolleyes

Dracoro

9,026 posts

274 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Sam_68 said:
Libertine said:
Surely it's easier just to ignore the thread then?
Perhaps people recognise that the topic is valid and interesting, but wish to encourage people to keep all the debate in one place, hence avoid the need to cover old ground with monotonous regularity?
True.

Add to the fact if the forum has loads of repeating threads, people will turn away (most people aren't interested in discussing the same issues all the tim) and the forum/community will be worse off for it.

I'm not saying that you should have to search for every thread one creates but a bit of common sense would make it obvious that a thread about "what is your favourite car" or "what is the coolest car" would have been done many times before, just find the old thread and add to it.

Libertine

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3,997 posts

205 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Sam_68 said:
Libertine said:
ps : Just because I've only been posting doesn't mean that I haven't been on here for longer. Assuming and all that...
Ah! You mean you've been banned for trolling before?

Why doesn't that surprise me? wink
Assuming again, Sam. And it doesn't make an ass out of me...

Believe it or not, there are 100's or maybe 1000's that use this site for...newsflash, looking for cars, looking at cars, comparing prices.

You're cracking me up here laugh

Edited as I've searched above and now know how to do itsmile

Edited by Libertine on Saturday 24th October 11:04

Libertine

Original Poster:

3,997 posts

205 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Kinky said:
And posting in the right forum helps too rolleyes
Guilty!!

smash

Sam_68

9,939 posts

274 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Libertine said:
Assuming again, Sam.


Libertine said:
And it's (sic) doesn't make an ass out of me...
You sure about that? hehe

Never mind... nobody will notice. Kinky's sent you where the threads go to die...

Libertine

Original Poster:

3,997 posts

205 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Sam_68 said:
Libertine said:
Assuming again, Sam.


Libertine said:
And it's (sic) doesn't make an ass out of me...
You sure about that? hehe

Never mind... nobody will notice. Kinky's sent you where the threads go to die...
Brilliant. Excellent. Well done you smile

And not even mentioning the most ill placed "Whooosh" ever.. Oh, the irony..

laugh

I'd love to stay and chat, but I've got to wash my hair.

qooqiiu

753 posts

226 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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You could also add denying someone from posting on a topic because someone thinks their a troll when actually they just have a different opinion. Oh, and then emailing a MOD and getting NO responce whatsoever. That's quite annoying too.

Sam_68

9,939 posts

274 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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Apropos of?

Surely not Libertine - he's still off washing his hair, isn't he?