Fair enough but they're not actually violating any rules so far as I can tell.

Maybe just tone it back a bit guys. For long conversations between 2 people, try using the PM system.

I confess I agree with KC and Grits here. ‘Why bother?’ sums it up nicely – why bother posting when it will be lost in the spam within an hour.

My suggestion is, and has been:

Use Kob’s Everything thread be as the rapidfire spam / ‘Kids Table’ since there seems to be some appetite for such posts as:
-Roar.
-Meow.
-I had pizza for dinner.
-My job sux.
-A mosquito just bit me and I think I’m gonna die.

Use the Coffee Shoppe thread as the not spam / ‘Grownups Table’ for such posts as:
-My mother died yesterday so I may be scarce here for a time.
-Here’s a picture of the spring’s first flowers in my back yard.
-Final exams coming up next week, so I’ll ask in advance for patience as I fall behind in some of the wonderful stories I follow.
-Did anyone else get snowed in by this big US east coast blizzard?

Just a thought. . . .

YESS! I totally agree! The Coffe-shop used to be a thread where we could share things with each other...we could actually tell things from our lives our situation...in a kinda mature way! Soo All mighty Acadian..your fellow Mod here is totally with you!

Acadian, I think that's a wonderful solution.

Black Hand appears out of nowhere, dressed in his Black Hoodie and seated upon an office swivel chair. He turns around dramatically, his face partially hidden by shadow; clearly trying to emulate teh Empowerer from teh Star Warz.

"Noooo! My plan was so close to fruition! They would have given in to their frustration, and when they struck me down with fishes and the like, their journey to the Dark Side would have been complete!! You meddling kids and your voice of reason!! I will be back! You don't know the heftiness of the late fines of the Dark Side!!"

He disappears just as suddenly as he appeared...

You know, if we were bothering you, you guys could have said something earlier and we would have stopped.

People hinted before, but they dressed it up in good humor (for the most part). Now it's just been put more blunt.

Nobody is angry, just from now on, please confine spammy posts (examples in Acadian's post) to the Everything thread or perhaps consider a PM.

The reason we're bringing it up is because when you and Liz are rapidly posting things like that, all night and in multiple threads, other topics of conversation just get buried.

You should have just said it more bluntly in the beginning. We obviously didn't get the hint when it was put in a humorous way. We'll stop, don't worry, sorry we were spamming the threads so much.

This post has been edited by King Of Beasts: Jun 2 2013, 11:27 PM

Kob, you are a wonderful and valued member of this community and we pride ourselves on supporting each other with a bit less formality than some other bigger forums.

I’m sure that no one has a problem at all with your Everything thread because you are the host and it is clear that you and Liz enjoy chit chatting on that thread with others free to occasionally pop in to say hi. I’d urge you to continue to do so on that thread!

I think it would be helpful and appreciated though if we try to keep the Coffee Shoppe free of the rapid/spam chit chat, so other members here feel like when they post something it doesn’t get lost. Remember also, some folks only pop in here every few days and often start with the Coffee Shoppe to ‘see what’s going on’. If the Coffee Shoppe grows by several pages per day of chatter, getting caught up can become a daunting task.

I like to think of this place as a warm community or family, and sometimes it is helpful to air concerns openly among ourselves so solutions that work for all can be found and everyone is, hopefully, on the same sheet of music.

This is a great idea. I also concur with KC and Grits, and Minque as well it seems. No ill will at all to the mentioned KoB and EH...but the two threads have become almost identical lately.

It hasn't really bothered me but I understand and it seems like a fair enough compromise to request that fast paced random chatter be directed into the "Everything" thread.

What I don't want to see is a problem between members here over what boils down to a very minor issue. This thing can be solved easily and without any problems.

I understand. I agree with Acadians solution, it's just....I feel like I've disturbed the peace and made a joke of myself is all.

I wouldn't say you've disturbed the peace or made a joke of yourself at all. What I really like is that this was all handled without tempers flaring or hurtful things being said to anyone. It is one of the things I have really grown to like about this forum, in my short time here. Everyone seems to genuinely get along and discuss things in a mature manner. Kudos to all for keeping it that way!

I don't see it that way. People are just letting their opinions be known in a reasonable and mature way. I don't feel that the tone has been negative at all.

Don't worry too much about it.

As the poster above noted, this might have been a problem on many other online forums but here I feel that our members have enough respect for one another that it has been effectively handled without any issues.

I see a fair compromise here. From now on we'll keep fast paced chatter confined to the "Everything" thread and keep the more serious things here in the "Coffee Shop".

Thank you. We appreciate your support and understanding in this matter.

Kobby, both you and Liz are dear and beloved members here, no one thinks badly of either of you at all and no one wants you to stop enjoying yourself on here. Please don't feel embarrassed or hurt, because everyone here likes you both a LOT - that is why they just gave you a gentle nudge to use the Everything thread instead of the Coffee Shop.

The Coffee Shop thread is where most members that have been away any amount of time pop into and check to see how we are all doing. The kind of posting that is playful fun between you and Liz does fill it up to the point that it makes it hard for others to dig through.





This post has been edited by mALX: Jun 3 2013, 01:13 AM

...I'll just...Y'know...Move along here...As if it's nothing to do with me...Ooooh, what's that over there?...

*Cough*...

I'm sure you're all missing me desperately...(yeeeeah)...

But, the old harvesting season has started, so we're doing that at the mo...It's bloody hard work so I is well spannered...as they say...I is doing this part of the process, but I is doing that in a (large) shed...With a yellow rake, not a red one...Makes all the difference...Yellow ones are better...Yes they are... ...

Aaamywho...As m'chum Elizabeth noted somewhere else abouts...My normal working week is 60 hours...Well, so far I've done 84 hours (I worked all day sat and sun)...And because my boss has a weekend away this coming one, I'll be working 19 days in a row all told...Most of them 10+ hours...

Sooooo, if I don't come and play...I apologise...I'm just...Tired is all...And dealing with the RSI...And the Missing-the-family Grrrrs...Y'know?...

Hope you are all well and good...

Laters everyone...

Hey I can totally understand. Last year I worked 16 hour days 3-4 days per week and 8 hour days 2-3 days per week in the same week. I'd easily clock 130+ hours in a two week period. I did this for six months and while the money was great, when that overtime ended and I went back to 8 hour shifts I was more than happy to sit around the house and play videogames.

McB, be careful with your wrists!

Good luck with the silaging. Nineteen days! I can’t imagine. That looks like it’s brutal on the neck. It takes me ten minutes to back out of a parking space.

Thanks for letting us know what you’re up to!

Also that video was strangely mesmerizing. At one point I was saying, Ooo look, here comes some more!

Ouch. I´m feeling like I´m the bad guy here now, seems like my comment had a snowball effect I did not intend
I really hope Liz and Kobby won´t shun me because of it. You know I love your ramblings But I have to agree with Acadian´s solution, a very good idea I think

So... are we good?