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Re: Maturity and Internet Forums

Posted By: Tycho Date: 10/11/06 4:55 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Maturity and Internet Forums (Aaron Sikes)

: Fobo, don't feel old. Ryoko, the world is full of stupid little berks. It's a
: part of aging and steeping in life that everyone goes through. If that's
: the calibre of posting that the Pfhorums can claim, so be it. What's the
: use of devoting energy to it?
First of all: goran, I'm sorry the point of your thread got completely hijacked. I admire people like you that produce quality work and have the steadfastedness needed to perservere when there are so many that just feel entitled to free stuff.
Otherwise, I completely agree with Aaron.
I don't post often in forums in general. It's part of the same reason I do not have a web journal (I refuse to call them blogs). The internet has enough people saying things that are completely and utterly redundant, and often just downright stupid. So I try to reserve my posts to something that amounts to some kind of a meaningful contribution. I bring this up, because it ties in to the argument that a forum format needs to support a large number of posts/contributions. I dispute the argument with saying that albeit logistically necessary, and philosphically arguable, the practical need for huge amounts of posts should be curtailed by the fact that in all likelyhood whatever it is you (the generic you) want to say, is probably better left unsaid. i.e. The signal to noise ratio throughout online forums is, and will probably always be favoring noise.
So now that I've effectively invalidated my post, I'll add that I have many reasons to prefer WebBBS, and while it has shortcomings (most of which are under the hood re: administration and limited new support), we all know from experience that both the story forum, and the M:R forum, both of which are WebBBS, have survived pretty well the huge influx of posts (maybe not 1000 a day) that occured in various events: The Glyphs, the M:R puzzles, game releases etc.
In conclusion...you can sort and organize posts in a hundred different ways (really, you can)...trees and sorts (the main distictions between WebBBS and the rest) are some of the easiest ways to discern long lists of info. In the end, the only thing that really counts is how much of it is worth reading. I think the story forum is a rare place worth reading, and WebBBS does not hinder that in the least, for me.

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yota part 4-6 goran 10/9/06 1:41 p.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 Johannes Gunnar 10/10/06 11:08 a.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 goran 10/10/06 12:11 p.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 RyokoTK 10/10/06 12:32 p.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 Forrest of B.org 10/10/06 2:39 p.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 goran 10/10/06 3:07 p.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 RyokoTK 10/10/06 3:36 p.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 Johannes Gunnar 10/10/06 10:45 p.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 Forrest of B.org 10/11/06 7:28 p.m.

i'll drop by at psyjnir later today :) *NM* Johannes Gunnar 10/12/06 3:10 a.m.

Is psyjnir down? *NM* Document 10/19/06 8:43 a.m.

the hotline server is up at the moment... *NM* Johannes Gunnar 10/19/06 10:07 a.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 Adam Ashwell 10/10/06 4:03 p.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 mitchellan 10/10/06 5:24 p.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 RyokoTK 10/10/06 5:44 p.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 RyokoTK 10/10/06 5:47 p.m.

viva la story forum! *NM* Johannes Gunnar 10/10/06 10:47 p.m.

Maturity and Internet Forums Forrest of B.org 10/10/06 8:04 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums RyokoTK 10/10/06 8:33 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums Forrest of B.org 10/10/06 10:24 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums RyokoTK 10/11/06 4:23 a.m.

Addendum RyokoTK 10/11/06 4:27 a.m.

Re: Addendum Document 10/11/06 7:43 a.m.

Re: Addendum Callie21V 10/11/06 6:58 p.m.

That took you way too long, man. *NM* RyokoTK 10/11/06 7:14 p.m.

ROFLCOPTER down! No LOL left behind! *NM* *NM* Forrest of B.org 10/11/06 7:30 p.m.

Re: Addendum Document 10/11/06 7:32 p.m.

L.O.L! *NM* Johannes Gunnar 10/12/06 3:12 a.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums goran 10/11/06 12:30 a.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums Aachim 10/11/06 2:48 a.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums RyokoTK 10/11/06 4:25 a.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums *LINK* goran 10/11/06 6:33 a.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums Forrest of B.org 10/11/06 10:43 a.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums Aaron Sikes 10/11/06 12:16 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums Forrest of B.org 10/11/06 1:49 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums Aaron Sikes 10/11/06 4:09 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums goran 10/11/06 11:56 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums Aaron Sikes 10/12/06 6:44 a.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums goran 10/11/06 3:02 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums Aaron Sikes 10/11/06 4:11 p.m.

Social evolution Forrest of B.org 10/11/06 4:37 p.m.

Re: Social evolution Aaron Sikes 10/11/06 5:34 p.m.

Re: Social evolution goran 10/11/06 11:49 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums xyfbzi 10/15/06 2:50 p.m.

Is this a movie quote? *NM* Document 10/11/06 5:44 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums D-M.A. 10/11/06 4:51 a.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums RyokoTK 10/11/06 5:04 a.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums D-M.A. 10/11/06 7:19 a.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums treellama 10/11/06 8:43 a.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums D-M.A. 10/11/06 9:05 a.m.

*looks at thread* What have I unleashed!? *NM* Adam Ashwell 10/11/06 3:27 p.m.

Re: *looks at thread* What have I unleashed!? Aaron Sikes 10/11/06 3:45 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums Aaron Sikes 10/11/06 3:43 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums treellama 10/11/06 4:36 a.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums Aaron Sikes 10/11/06 9:26 a.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums Tycho 10/11/06 4:55 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums RyokoTK 10/11/06 5:16 p.m.

I wasn't arguing your point, I agreed with it. *NM* Tycho 10/11/06 5:24 p.m.

Oops. *NM* RyokoTK 10/11/06 5:30 p.m.

Re: Maturity and Internet Forums Nicholai 10/11/06 9:19 a.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 D-M.A. 10/11/06 4:53 a.m.

Re: yota part 4-6 RyokoTK 10/11/06 5:26 a.m.

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: First of all: goran, I'm sorry the point of your thread got completely : hijacked. I admire people like you that produce quality work and have the : steadfastedness needed to perservere when there are so many that just feel : entitled to free stuff. : Otherwise, I completely agree with Aaron. : I don't post often in forums in general. It's part of the same reason I do : not have a web journal (I refuse to call them blogs). The internet has : enough people saying things that are completely and utterly redundant, and : often just downright stupid. So I try to reserve my posts to something : that amounts to some kind of a meaningful contribution. I bring this up, : because it ties in to the argument that a forum format needs to support a : large number of posts/contributions. I dispute the argument with saying : that albeit logistically necessary, and philosphically arguable, the : practical need for huge amounts of posts should be curtailed by the fact : that in all likelyhood whatever it is you (the generic you) want to say, : is probably better left unsaid. i.e. The signal to noise ratio throughout : online forums is, and will probably always be favoring noise. : So now that I've effectively invalidated my post, I'll add that I have many : reasons to prefer WebBBS, and while it has shortcomings (most of which are : under the hood re: administration and limited new support), we all know : from experience that both the story forum, and the M:R forum, both of : which are WebBBS, have survived pretty well the huge influx of posts : (maybe not 1000 a day) that occured in various events: The Glyphs, the M:R : puzzles, game releases etc. : In conclusion...you can sort and organize posts in a hundred different ways : (really, you can)...trees and sorts (the main distictions between WebBBS : and the rest) are some of the easiest ways to discern long lists of info. : In the end, the only thing that really counts is how much of it is worth : reading. I think the story forum is a rare place worth reading, and WebBBS : does not hinder that in the least, for me. :

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	Re: Maturity and Internet Forums
	Posted By: Tycho	Date: 10/11/06 4:55 p.m.
	In Response To: Re: Maturity and Internet Forums (Aaron Sikes) : Fobo, don't feel old. Ryoko, the world is full of stupid little berks. It's a : part of aging and steeping in life that everyone goes through. If that's : the calibre of posting that the Pfhorums can claim, so be it. What's the : use of devoting energy to it? First of all: goran, I'm sorry the point of your thread got completely hijacked. I admire people like you that produce quality work and have the steadfastedness needed to perservere when there are so many that just feel entitled to free stuff. Otherwise, I completely agree with Aaron. I don't post often in forums in general. It's part of the same reason I do not have a web journal (I refuse to call them blogs). The internet has enough people saying things that are completely and utterly redundant, and often just downright stupid. So I try to reserve my posts to something that amounts to some kind of a meaningful contribution. I bring this up, because it ties in to the argument that a forum format needs to support a large number of posts/contributions. I dispute the argument with saying that albeit logistically necessary, and philosphically arguable, the practical need for huge amounts of posts should be curtailed by the fact that in all likelyhood whatever it is you (the generic you) want to say, is probably better left unsaid. i.e. The signal to noise ratio throughout online forums is, and will probably always be favoring noise. So now that I've effectively invalidated my post, I'll add that I have many reasons to prefer WebBBS, and while it has shortcomings (most of which are under the hood re: administration and limited new support), we all know from experience that both the story forum, and the M:R forum, both of which are WebBBS, have survived pretty well the huge influx of posts (maybe not 1000 a day) that occured in various events: The Glyphs, the M:R puzzles, game releases etc. In conclusion...you can sort and organize posts in a hundred different ways (really, you can)...trees and sorts (the main distictions between WebBBS and the rest) are some of the easiest ways to discern long lists of info. In the end, the only thing that really counts is how much of it is worth reading. I think the story forum is a rare place worth reading, and WebBBS does not hinder that in the least, for me.

yota part 4-6	goran	10/9/06 1:41 p.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	Johannes Gunnar	10/10/06 11:08 a.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	goran	10/10/06 12:11 p.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	RyokoTK	10/10/06 12:32 p.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	Forrest of B.org	10/10/06 2:39 p.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	goran	10/10/06 3:07 p.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	RyokoTK	10/10/06 3:36 p.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	Johannes Gunnar	10/10/06 10:45 p.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	Forrest of B.org	10/11/06 7:28 p.m.
i'll drop by at psyjnir later today :) NM	Johannes Gunnar	10/12/06 3:10 a.m.
Is psyjnir down? NM	Document	10/19/06 8:43 a.m.
the hotline server is up at the moment... NM	Johannes Gunnar	10/19/06 10:07 a.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	Adam Ashwell	10/10/06 4:03 p.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	mitchellan	10/10/06 5:24 p.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	RyokoTK	10/10/06 5:44 p.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	RyokoTK	10/10/06 5:47 p.m.
viva la story forum! NM	Johannes Gunnar	10/10/06 10:47 p.m.
Maturity and Internet Forums	Forrest of B.org	10/10/06 8:04 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	RyokoTK	10/10/06 8:33 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	Forrest of B.org	10/10/06 10:24 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	RyokoTK	10/11/06 4:23 a.m.
Addendum	RyokoTK	10/11/06 4:27 a.m.
Re: Addendum	Document	10/11/06 7:43 a.m.
Re: Addendum	Callie21V	10/11/06 6:58 p.m.
That took you way too long, man. NM	RyokoTK	10/11/06 7:14 p.m.
ROFLCOPTER down! No LOL left behind! NM NM	Forrest of B.org	10/11/06 7:30 p.m.
Re: Addendum	Document	10/11/06 7:32 p.m.
L.O.L! NM	Johannes Gunnar	10/12/06 3:12 a.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	goran	10/11/06 12:30 a.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	Aachim	10/11/06 2:48 a.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	RyokoTK	10/11/06 4:25 a.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums LINK	goran	10/11/06 6:33 a.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	Forrest of B.org	10/11/06 10:43 a.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	Aaron Sikes	10/11/06 12:16 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	Forrest of B.org	10/11/06 1:49 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	Aaron Sikes	10/11/06 4:09 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	goran	10/11/06 11:56 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	Aaron Sikes	10/12/06 6:44 a.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	goran	10/11/06 3:02 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	Aaron Sikes	10/11/06 4:11 p.m.
Social evolution	Forrest of B.org	10/11/06 4:37 p.m.
Re: Social evolution	Aaron Sikes	10/11/06 5:34 p.m.
Re: Social evolution	goran	10/11/06 11:49 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	xyfbzi	10/15/06 2:50 p.m.
Is this a movie quote? NM	Document	10/11/06 5:44 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	D-M.A.	10/11/06 4:51 a.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	RyokoTK	10/11/06 5:04 a.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	D-M.A.	10/11/06 7:19 a.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	treellama	10/11/06 8:43 a.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	D-M.A.	10/11/06 9:05 a.m.
looks at thread What have I unleashed!? NM	Adam Ashwell	10/11/06 3:27 p.m.
Re: looks at thread What have I unleashed!?	Aaron Sikes	10/11/06 3:45 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	Aaron Sikes	10/11/06 3:43 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	treellama	10/11/06 4:36 a.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	Aaron Sikes	10/11/06 9:26 a.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	Tycho	10/11/06 4:55 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	RyokoTK	10/11/06 5:16 p.m.
I wasn't arguing your point, I agreed with it. NM	Tycho	10/11/06 5:24 p.m.
Oops. NM	RyokoTK	10/11/06 5:30 p.m.
Re: Maturity and Internet Forums	Nicholai	10/11/06 9:19 a.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	D-M.A.	10/11/06 4:53 a.m.
Re: yota part 4-6	RyokoTK	10/11/06 5:26 a.m.



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	Message: : First of all: goran, I'm sorry the point of your thread got completely : hijacked. I admire people like you that produce quality work and have the : steadfastedness needed to perservere when there are so many that just feel : entitled to free stuff. : Otherwise, I completely agree with Aaron. : I don't post often in forums in general. It's part of the same reason I do : not have a web journal (I refuse to call them blogs). The internet has : enough people saying things that are completely and utterly redundant, and : often just downright stupid. So I try to reserve my posts to something : that amounts to some kind of a meaningful contribution. I bring this up, : because it ties in to the argument that a forum format needs to support a : large number of posts/contributions. I dispute the argument with saying : that albeit logistically necessary, and philosphically arguable, the : practical need for huge amounts of posts should be curtailed by the fact : that in all likelyhood whatever it is you (the generic you) want to say, : is probably better left unsaid. i.e. The signal to noise ratio throughout : online forums is, and will probably always be favoring noise. : So now that I've effectively invalidated my post, I'll add that I have many : reasons to prefer WebBBS, and while it has shortcomings (most of which are : under the hood re: administration and limited new support), we all know : from experience that both the story forum, and the M:R forum, both of : which are WebBBS, have survived pretty well the huge influx of posts : (maybe not 1000 a day) that occured in various events: The Glyphs, the M:R : puzzles, game releases etc. : In conclusion...you can sort and organize posts in a hundred different ways : (really, you can)...trees and sorts (the main distictions between WebBBS : and the rest) are some of the easiest ways to discern long lists of info. : In the end, the only thing that really counts is how much of it is worth : reading. I think the story forum is a rare place worth reading, and WebBBS : does not hinder that in the least, for me. :
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