Mod. Notice Carlton Board Questions & Suggestions

[Azul]

I fondly remember the day I took my grandfather strawberry farming, he was actually a keen potato farmer so this was not common for him but..........

Strawberry fields forever?

Timely, I went and saw "living is easy (with eyes closed)" this week - a road movie about visiting John Lennon in Almeria, where he wrote said ditty. 3 1/2 stars.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Strawberry fields forever?

Timely, I went and saw "living is easy (with eyes closed)" this week - a road movie about visiting John Lennon in Almeria, where he wrote said ditty. 3 1/2 stars.

Nice work Azul, I rarely get to see many movies any more but will try to check it out. Actually just got back from seeing the Maze Runner with my son and really liked it!

 

[Mezzoculo]

Thoughts on having a stickied thread dedicated to rumours from other club boards? Could call it 'Around the Grounds'.

BF CARLTON folk would either quote or link to interesting topics / rumours on other boards they've recently visited. I know that there are plenty here who regularly visit and contribute elsewhere, so why not bring some of that info back here?

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Thoughts on having a stickied thread dedicated to rumours from other club boards? Could call it 'Around the Grounds'.

BF CARLTON folk would either quote or link to interesting topics / rumours on other boards they've recently visited. I know that there are plenty here who regularly visit and contribute elsewhere, so why not bring some of that info back here?

We will have general AFL discussion threads broken up into weekly or monthly instalments. Granted that is more AFL in the broader community than club board related. I'd be a little wary of quoting opposition posters on the board as it might turn into a bagging out exercise and it lays bait for others to come in and respond on a board they have lesser rights on. BF by and large isn't a fan of quoting from other boards if it turns derogatory.

I do like Around the Grounds as a concept though. It could be discussing initiatives and ideas, even giving praise for good posting.

We will do a weekly thread to discuss other games besides ours as well. Around the Grounds is probably the best title for that one.

I'm sort of OCD, and so am waiting for the calendar to turn over to 2015 to start launching fresh threads and close off the mega threads.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

The Old Dark Navy's One thing I've really felt lacking on this (or maybe any board) is for a Moderator initiating threads.
I understand it's a peoples board and all that sort of thing and that game day threads and post game discussions are set-up pretty well but do any Mods give time to putting ideas together to spark discussion or are you hindered by "more discussion means more work"?

It is part of our job to stimulate discussion when there isn't any.

For my part, I will start the odd statistical thread and have started threads in order to use responses on the podcast and involve the boards in that way. I can't speak for others but my excuse for not starting more threads is pure exhaustion, work, sleepless nights, little one, podcasts etc. Sometimes these ideas take time to develop. Although the light and airy threads have a place, just a bit of fun and a way of involving everyone. Sometimes it is just seeing what people are doing i.e the starting of the retro thread yesterday. Just reading the energy and funnelling it into somewhere.

 

[The_Wookie]

Thank god for that.

I know they may be easier to administer but some good topics get killed off very quickly without the possible considered discussion it may have had in a stand-alone thread.
I've staved off from firing up threads at times knowing that it may not be worth it, when it just gets shoved in a free-for-all thread.

The Old Dark Navy's One thing I've really felt lacking on this (or maybe any board) is for a Moderator initiating threads.
I understand it's a peoples board and all that sort of thing and that game day threads and post game discussions are set-up pretty well but do any Mods give time to putting ideas together to spark discussion or are you hindered by "more discussion means more work"?

Im always open to more ideas, and while strictly not a carlton board mod, Im always looking for new ways to help out around the place.

 

[ShanDog]

Im always open to more ideas, and while strictly not a carlton board mod, Im always looking for new ways to help out around the place.

My lawn could really do with a mow, Wook.

 

[King of Ruin]

Better off asking Numbers, after 12am.

 

[LordLucifer]

Could call it 'Around the Grounds'.

Is that purely for discussions on coffee ??

 

[LordLucifer]

Thank god for that.

I know they may be easier to administer but some good topics get killed off very quickly without the possible considered discussion it may have had in a stand-alone thread.
I've staved off from firing up threads at times knowing that it may not be worth it, when it just gets shoved in a free-for-all thread.

Harks, this board only needs 5-6 main mega-threads that will cover the vast majority of topics that come up. The main advantage there is that it is easier to moderate as well.

 

[LordLucifer]

Yes TheSheik it may cover topics but it doesn't allow that topic to breathe.
What topic/issue warrants its own thread and what doesn't, is all very subjective though.

The North board for instance runs thick with threads and for my liking at least, is overkill.
Don't know about others but I very rarely go past page 1 on our board whereas I've noticed North's board to have threads, made that very day, drop to page 2

It's not easy having the right balance and keeping everyone happy.

Sorry Harks, I didn't use the 'tongue-in-cheek' emoticon, I wasn't being serious.

I've started some decent threads in the past only to see them shut down very quickly because "it belongs over there" which is all well and good but there needs to be some consistency in the maintenance of those mega-threads too.

 

[Aphrodite]

Sorry Harks, I didn't use the 'tongue-in-cheek' emoticon, I wasn't being serious.

I've started some decent threads in the past only to see them shut down very quickly because "it belongs over there" which is all well and good but there needs to be some consistency in the maintenance of those mega-threads too.

That's because there were already existing threads in place.


Threads that you started that were locked:

Jeff Garlett Requests A Trade To Melbourne
Was already being discussed in the Trade thread

Ryder Out, Warnock In ??
As above - Trade thread

List Mgmt. 2014 Draft Watch
Thread already existed way before you started this thread

Blues Fail In Bid To Get Recruiting Manager Graham Wright
Could have easily been posted in either of these 2 threads where it was already being discussed:

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threa...sion-carlton-supporters-only.953223/page-1186
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threa...board-carlton-supporters-only.1058452/page-18



There is a reason there is a SEARCH function on the site.

Use it in future as to not duplicate threads of topics already being discussed in existing threads!

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

No need to discuss or be critical of the merits of mega threads on this board anymore, since we decided several weeks ago to break up the AFL general discussion and the Rumours thread. It is Nov 8. Come Jan 1, we will start afresh with a new system.

 

[LordLucifer]

Keep the mega-threads, everyone is used to them now, even if it did take some people longer to get their head around them.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Hey ODN, over the off season for a bit of fun could we have a thread devoted to each jumper number and we can discuss who we think were the best players to wear that number. That is we start at number 1 and everyone can suggest their favourite and memories of that player for a week. Then we go onto number 2 etc. If this goes ahead I ****ing cannot wait until we get to number 15!!!

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Hey ODN, over the off season for a bit of fun could we have a thread devoted to each jumper number and we can discuss who we think were the best players to wear that number. That is we start at number 1 and everyone can suggest their favourite and memories of that player for a week. Then we go onto number 2 etc. If this goes ahead I ******* cannot wait until we get to number 15!!!

As long as we lock each thread at the end of the week so we don't end up with dozens of player number threads on the front page.

We did do it once before for memory, in the form of a vote for best #1, best #2 etc with a list of candidates.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

As long as we lock each thread at the end of the week so we don't end up with dozens of player number threads on the front page.

We did do it once before for memory, in the form of a vote for best #1, best #2 etc with a list of candidates.

Hey ODN, so it doesn't lose steam why don't we do a player a day.....Big Bash 20/20 style!!

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Hey ODN, so it doesn't lose steam why don't we do a player a day.....Big Bash 20/20 style!!

Because you will want to leave them open for a while for everybody to contribute and it will clog up the front page.

It's decent enough offseason fluff though and is something that can afford to be done every time a new generation of posters comes on board. 137 days until the season starts. 1 thread every 3 days will pretty much get you there. We'll see how it pans out but if they start getting bumped back up and we have a front page full of them, we'll close some off and leave 3-4 open at a time.

Fair compromise?

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Because you will want to leave them open for a while for everybody to contribute and it will clog up the front page.

It's decent enough offseason fluff though and is something that can afford to be done every time a new generation of posters comes on board. 137 days until the season starts. 1 thread every 3 days will pretty much get you there. We'll see how it pans out but if they start getting bumped back up and we have a front page full of them, we'll close some off and leave 3-4 open at a time.

Fair compromise?

I was actually saying we close each player off after one day. I am happy with a player every 3 days that then gets closed off.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

I was actually saying we close each player off after one day. I am happy with a player every 3 days that then gets closed off.

Tell you what. 46 days until the end of the year. Let's do the 46 days of xmas, double up on a few days with the later numbers and get creative with a daily thread. Let me start this off.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Tell you what. 46 days until the end of the year. Let's do the 46 days of xmas, double up on a few days with the later numbers and get creative with a daily thread. Let me start this off.

Outstanding!!!

I will come into my own with number 15 and 42.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Outstanding!!!

I will come into my own with number 15 and 42.

You better be in there supporting it from the outset my friend. Don't leave me high and dry.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

You better be in there supporting it from the outset my friend. Don't leave me high and dry.

Don't worry ODN, I have got your back brother....watch this thread take off like a ****ing bush fire!

 

[LordLucifer]

Can we have a new routine on the closing & locking of threads please ??

If there is a genuine need to lock threads (and I'm dubious on that at times), isn't better to merge them into the supposed mega-thread rather than leaving them on the board with a padlock on it ??

 

[LordLucifer]

Can there also be some set criteria for the nominations for 'Poster of the Month' ??

I would of thought that the quality of posts and/or threads started during that particular month should be the overall basis for a nomination, not things like they seem like a nice person or they made me laugh once.