Chit Chat forum

[deepNdirt]

Yeah, but very few folks are going to limit idle chatter to one forum.
Politics stay in one forum because the mods will move or delete a political post.

Is exactly what I'm suggesting, when the threads become polluted with unnecessary blabber move those replies over to the Hay loft,

 

[aczlan]

Is exactly what I'm suggesting, when the threads become polluted with unnecessary blabber move those replies over to the Hay loft,

Alternatively, the threads could be moved to the front porch, or the posters could refrain from dragging threads so far off topic.

Aaron Z

 

[Pixguy]

Yes, the front porch is the chit chat forum. You can update your subscription to access that forum here: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/profile.php?do=editusergroups

You can also ignore members who you don't feel are worth reading posts from. Do so by visiting their profile and then clicking "Add to ignore" list on the left side of the profile page.

Good advise from the boss.
I've kidded with some members at times but only remember doing so in the restricted areas. Can anyone point to a thread that has gone to chit chat that isn't in that area or wasn't started for the purpose of chatting, ie: the Texas thread or the Pig thread?

 

[aczlan]

Can anyone point to a thread that has gone to chit chat that isn't in that area or wasn't started for the purpose of chatting, ie: the Texas thread or the Pig thread?

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/front-porch/290216-marijuana-grower-killed-own-booby.html and http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=288985 are 2 recent ones.

Aaron Z

 

[94BULLITT]

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Aaron Z

That one was originally under Related Topics but got moved to the Front Porch.

 

[murphy1244]

That one was originally under Related Topics but got moved to the Front Porch.

I told them posting those pictures was a bad idea and things got strange after that.

 

[Piston]

I told them posting those pictures was a bad idea and things got strange after that.

Hmmm. I stopped following that thread after a while, I should revisit it and make sure I wasn't one of the "thread de-railers".

J.J.
Surely you were joking about charging for a post!

 

[Pixguy]

Good advise from the boss.
I've kidded with some members at times but only remember doing so in the restricted areas. Can anyone point to a thread that has gone to chit chat that isn't in that area or wasn't started for the purpose of chatting, ie: the Texas thread or the Pig thread?

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/front-porch/290216-marijuana-grower-killed-own-booby.html and http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=288985 are 2 recent ones.

Aaron Z

Well, they are both in restricted areas and the second, if started in related was intended to be chit chat from the start, no?

 

[J_J]

Charge a fee for bad posts? Seriously? What country do you live in?

Sure, why not. I do live in a country with free speech, but rules are rules, and/but stay the he** on topic.

If I had the power I would definitely remove the chit chat from specific post if off track and ban for a day or two. A simple post from administrators [ STAY ON TOPIC ] doesn't sound to harsh.

If nothing is done, it will continue to explode and tell the chit-chatters it is OK.

What are the limits of the administrators if not to clean up, move, warn and maybe keep things on topic. And no, I would not want that job as there are to many that use any forum to chit-chat, and offer no intelligence on the topic.

I do use the ignore list and those on it are the ones that constantly have nothing to say intelligent about the topic and babble on, and chit-chat just like Facebook.

Those that don't like what I say, can put me on their ignore list. I don't mind at all.

 

[aczlan]

What are the limits of the administrators if not to clean up, move, warn and maybe keep things on topic. And no, I would not want that job as there are to many that use any forum to chit-chat, and offer no intelligence on the topic.

The problem is what when the mods do that, there end up being 3 pages about censorship this and first amendment that (for those inclined to do so, this is a private forum and as such, the first amendment does not apply).

Well, they are both in restricted areas and the second, if started in related was intended to be chit chat from the start, no?

Both were moved to the front porch and both veered off the topics of the original posters (from why people dont post, to people posting their pictures and others commenting on them for example).

Aaron Z