Julia
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Not too surprising, TS, when contributions to general chat apparently invite personal insults and gratuitous invective. Why would anyone want to hang about for more?
Not too surprising, TS, when contributions to general chat apparently invite personal insults and gratuitous invective. Why would anyone want to hang about for more?It seems to me that by moving General Chat to page #2 the traffic has definitely slowed down.
Take the Federal Election thread for instance:- Latest polls out show Coalition has the lead in primary votes? Kruddy is in hospital having his gall bladder removed, Latham has hit Kruddy on the head as the leak meister ...... and not a peep about any of this.Other threads in there are barely moving either. Regular posters have done the Elvis and left the building
It seems to me that by moving General Chat to page #2 the traffic has definitely slowed down. ...
I quite like this idea too. It is a way of showing approval or support for a post where there is nothing else worthwhile to add...A silly suggestion... but I'd like to see a little "like"button. I really enjoy and agree with some members posts, but don't say so because it does to contribute to the discussion.
A silly suggestion... but I'd like to see a little "like"button. I really enjoy and agree with some members posts, but don't say so because it does to contribute to the discussion.
but I'd like to see a little "like"button.
Joe, I have a suggestion too. Is there anyway that members could choose which forums are displayed on the home page? Something that we could edit ourselves in a similar manner to the ignore facility? Perhaps set the default to how it is now for newcomers, but once they are members, they have the ability to elect which forums they would like displayed on the home page?
Unfortunately not right now, although this kind of sophisticated functionality may be possible in the not-too-distant future.
General Chat threads will not be completely left out in the cold.
That sounds ominous Joe. It's a little like Gillard saying little miners will not be left out in the cold under her government. Fair enough, you're running a business and General Chat generates nothing but entertainment for oldies like me.
Sooooo Mr Blow..... or should that be MR RUDD!!!!!!
Unmasked at last.
Joe, thanks for the reply. And your efforts to keep such a diverse lot happy wouldn't be an easy task, however, it is much appreciated...
That sounds ominous Joe. It's a little like Gillard saying little miners will not be left out in the cold under her government. Fair enough, you're running a business and General Chat generates nothing but entertainment for oldies like me.
I also plan to introduce a "Thank you" button for posts, so ASF members can thank others for their posts without having to reply and say so.
I guess what I was trying to say is that although I want the focus to remain on market related threads, it's not my intention to discourage the use of the General Chat forum. I know that it's both a popular and well used forum and hopefully the new website design will increase its profile somewhat. I urge everyone to continue to participate in threads in the General Chat forum and keep it active. Some great discussions happen in there and I want to see that continue.
I also plan to introduce a "Thank you" button for posts, so ASF members can thank others for their posts without having to reply and say so.
My thinking is that the proportion of stock / non-stock posts on ASF is a function of the market environment and could of itself quite likely be used as a buy/sell indicator in a contrarian manner.
If nobody's posting about stocks on a stock market forum then that suggests that the general public has lost interest in stocks and vice versa. That seems like a potentially useful gauge of market sentiment to me.
I think that ASF was in danger of becoming another unless there were more stock posts.There was a time when I was a member of 21 financial forums and most of these are now in the graveyard - noi
Other forums are less restrictive of stock post content. That is the main reason. Gee whiz is that not obvious too.Odd that it is not happening on other forums ???????????????????????????????
It is obvious to me that this excuse is a cop out. For the life of me I fail to see why that comment keeps coming up, it is not a valid comment. If it was the only reason then why not change the rules?. It is not the reason and I, for one, am happy with the rules.Other forums are less restrictive of stock post content. That is the main reason. Gee whiz is that not obvious too.
It is obvious to me that this excuse is a cop out. For the life of me I fail to see why that comment keeps coming up, it is not a valid comment. If it was the only reason then why not change the rules?. It is not the reason and I, for one, am happy with the rules.
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