Relationships Trouble Topic & Cosmos / Universe Topic in P&P

[PD9]

Could we please make the above two subjects topics in the P&P please?

There seems to be a hell of alot of threads started in The Lounge recently regarding people having trouble with their relationships, infidelity, questioning pregnancy etc, that I don't want to read about. Then it takes me an extra few minutes to trawl through the pages to find something interesting to read into. The Lounge is turning into a Dear Deirdre Column basically!

On the other hand:

I think it would be handy to have a Cosmos / Universe Topic available to us for those who wish to discuss the Galaxies, Planets, Lightspeed etc. This way we can hold interesting debates, dicuss theories and provide decent answers to questions raised. It also puts all the geeks into 1 section - myself included. The sooner this Topic gets a place of it own the better.

Thanks for your time!

[Mr Will]

I don't think a "Dear Dreary" forum is a good idea, It'll only encourage them, but I agree about a place for Space/Science/Etc topics being a good idea. Maybe combine it with Boats, Planes and Trains to create a Science and Engineering forum.

[PD9]

Cheers Will.

[Bing o]

Mr Will said:

I don't think a "Dear Dreary" forum is a good idea, It'll only encourage them, but I agree about a place for Space/Science/Etc topics being a good idea. Maybe combine it with Boats, Planes and Trains to create a Science and Engineering forum.

The Beard Forum has a better ring to it...

[Pigeon]

Mr Will said:

I don't think a "Dear Dreary" forum is a good idea, It'll only encourage them

You think? I reckon it'd be quite a good idea, it'd keep all that tedious st safely tucked away from everyone else and it'd also probably keep the threads free of pisstaking by bored Lounge readers, so the posters would get a more useful response. Can't see it generating enough extra traffic to have a significant negative impact on PH's bandwidth consumption. Everyone's a winner.

Either that or outsource the provision of answers to an external specialist and charge a fee for starting the threads

[Laurel Green]

Pigeon said:

Either that or outsource the provision of answers to an external specialist and charge a fee for starting the threads

Might be worth having a chat with Brighton Derly re the outsourcing as, I hear he's after earning some extra pocket-money.

[PD9]

How's the progress on this Will? Any updates?

[Mr Will]

PD9 said:

How's the progress on this Will? Any updates?

It'll be a while I'm afraid, we are flat out here on other things at the moment. Sorry

[10 Pence Short]

Jesus! Half the population in the Lounge will have topped themselves by the time you get around to it. You'll have to drag in Clare Raynor to moderate whilst we all wait.

[PD9]

Ok Will, shirley some of that workload you have had has cleared up now. Any chance you could fast-track this? I'm sure the protocols aren't too tedious for a new section/split topic. You're killing us here!

[anonymous-user]

Pigeon said:

Mr Will said:

I don't think a "Dear Dreary" forum is a good idea, It'll only encourage them

You think? I reckon it'd be quite a good idea, it'd keep all that tedious st safely tucked away from everyone else and it'd also probably keep the threads free of pisstaking by bored Lounge readers, so the posters would get a more useful response. Can't see it generating enough extra traffic to have a significant negative impact on PH's bandwidth consumption. Everyone's a winner.

Either that or outsource the provision of answers to an external specialist and charge a fee for starting the threads

This

[Lost soul]

PD9 said:

There seems to be a hell of alot of threads started in The Lounge recently regarding people having trouble with their relationships, infidelity, questioning pregnancy etc, that I don't want to read about.

Then dont open the threads and dont read it

HTH

[Silver]

I think there's enormous potential here for splitting out some forums into separate forums.

Infidelity By Female
Infidelity By Male
I Like A Girl, What Shall I Do?
Spurious Reasons To Post Naked Pictures
The Youth Of Today (or perhaps call it When I Were A Lad This Were All Fields)
I Am Drunk
Spelling, Grammar And Punctuation
Tell Me What To Eat For Dinner
Tell Me How To Wipe My Arse
Why Can't I Say Any More?
To The Driver Of Silver BMW On M25 Today
Road Rage I Caused
Road Rage I Was a Victim Of
Why Is Top Gear So Rubbish?
Why Can't We Have a MOWO Music Award?
Asking How Much My Car Is Worth
Someone Scratched My Car
How I Bested An Environmentalist In Debate
How I Bested A Chav In Debate
Talking About Charity Events
What Happened To Member X
My Insurance Is Higher Than Last Year
Motorists V Cyclists (this should be a kind of deathmatch type area)
Daily Mail Links Which Make Us Angry
Threads Which Shouldn't Be Here But Mods Please Leave Them As There's More Traffic
Manning Up And How To Do It
Arguments With Neighours To My Right
Arguments With Neighours To My Left
Arguments With Neighours Across The Road
Arguments With Neighours Over Noise
Arguments With Neighours Over Boundaries
Arguments With Neighours Over Bins
Arguments With Neighours Over Parking
Arguments With Neighours Over Unspecified Random Behaviour
Arguments With Neighours Over Pets
What Car Under £1000
What Car Under £2000
What Car Under £3000
What Car Under £4000 (you see where this is going - must go up at at least £1m)
Why Was My Thread Closed
Why Was My Thread Moved
I Want To Post Something To Demonstrate My Wealth
I Want To Post Something To Demonstrate My Wealth And The Fact I Have A Ladyfriend
Topics I Want To Read
Topics I Don't Want To Read
General Unfocused Rage
I Should Be Prime Minister
Jeremy Clarkson Should Be Prime Minister

There must be tons more.

[Laurel Green]

Silver said:

There must be tons more.

No, I think you've thought of them all.

[carlove]

Silver said:

I think there's enormous potential here for splitting out some forums into separate forums.

Infidelity By Female
Infidelity By Male
I Like A Girl, What Shall I Do?
Spurious Reasons To Post Naked Pictures
The Youth Of Today (or perhaps call it When I Were A Lad This Were All Fields)
I Am Drunk
Spelling, Grammar And Punctuation
Tell Me What To Eat For Dinner
Tell Me How To Wipe My Arse
Why Can't I Say Any More?
To The Driver Of Silver BMW On M25 Today
Road Rage I Caused
Road Rage I Was a Victim Of
Why Is Top Gear So Rubbish?
Why Can't We Have a MOWO Music Award?
Asking How Much My Car Is Worth
Someone Scratched My Car
How I Bested An Environmentalist In Debate
How I Bested A Chav In Debate
Talking About Charity Events
What Happened To Member X
My Insurance Is Higher Than Last Year
Motorists V Cyclists (this should be a kind of deathmatch type area)
Daily Mail Links Which Make Us Angry
Threads Which Shouldn't Be Here But Mods Please Leave Them As There's More Traffic
Manning Up And How To Do It
Arguments With Neighours To My Right
Arguments With Neighours To My Left
Arguments With Neighours Across The Road
Arguments With Neighours Over Noise
Arguments With Neighours Over Boundaries
Arguments With Neighours Over Bins
Arguments With Neighours Over Parking
Arguments With Neighours Over Unspecified Random Behaviour
Arguments With Neighours Over Pets
What Car Under £1000
What Car Under £2000
What Car Under £3000
What Car Under £4000 (you see where this is going - must go up at at least £1m)
Why Was My Thread Closed
Why Was My Thread Moved
I Want To Post Something To Demonstrate My Wealth
I Want To Post Something To Demonstrate My Wealth And The Fact I Have A Ladyfriend
Topics I Want To Read
Topics I Don't Want To Read
General Unfocused Rage
I Should Be Prime Minister
Jeremy Clarkson Should Be Prime Minister

There must be tons more.

What car for my parents
Someone's reversed into my car
I'm a troll and wan't to make it as obvious as possible
I have back pain

Edited by carlove on Monday 25th April 16:26

[Silver]

Laurel Green said:

Silver said:

There must be tons more.

No, I think you've thought of them all.

Ooh no, I forgot a couple:

Women - They're Slightly Different From Men, Why?
Family Rows - In Laws
Family Rows - Own Family
Family Rows - Children
Family Rows - Miscelleneous Relations
My Girlfriend Might Be Pregnant
PH Search Not Working

Edited by Silver on Monday 25th April 16:35

[Silver]

carlove said:

I have back pain

[Mr Will]

PD9 said:

Ok Will, shirley some of that workload you have had has cleared up now. Any chance you could fast-track this? I'm sure the protocols aren't too tedious for a new section/split topic. You're killing us here!

The workload just grows and grows I'm afraid. It hasn't been forgotten but we are just busy running to keep up at the moment.

[PD9]

Space and Science Forum.....?

[Eric Mc]

PD9 said:

Space and Science Forum.....?

Most sensible Space and Science discussion will be found on the "Trains, Boats and Planes" forum (I know - it doesn't make sense but there you go).