Reorganisation of ASF forum structure

[Julia]

So many of the political threads have been overtaken by one poster who pretty much spams and dominates day in and day out.

+1. Facilitated by a couple of others who continue to respond to it.

 

[Country Lad]

That's the nature of general chat,

We must have had very different upbringings because we obviously have very different views of personal integrity and good manners and what we would or would not treat with contempt. My view on any forum has always been that you do not print anything you would not say in front of others around a BBQ or a campfire.

It is simply cowardly some of the comments and abuse seen here in the chat topics. Would not happen face to face without fisticuffs so why should it be OK here?

Yet it happens here and then it is Joe who has the grief and needs to change his forum because of the few people without any manners or consideration of others.

 

[burglar]

We must have had very different upbringings ...

And I am so glad.

"Vive la différence"

 

[Joe Blow]

I'll admit to being more of a lurker than a contributor but I would like to chime in on this point.

The moderation on this forum is perfect as it is IMO. I can't stand heavy moderation & arguments (even if they degenerate to insults) are what make forums interesting (again IMO). I don't think I am the only one who doesn't like heavy moderation

I can recall the PEN thread being quite active until you made a post in that thread stating that a member, who's name I can't remember now, was "trolling" & had been warned by you. Yes he only presented bearish views on the stock but he created discussion & interest which brought the bulls out. Since then the activity of that thread has dropped substantially.

Other than that I think you run a great website.

Chris, firstly thank you for the words of support! It is very gratifying to know that someone thinks we do a good job.

I understand your dislike of heavy moderation, but one thing I have learned from my many years around forums is that once a thread descend into insults there is usually no turning back, and no real discussion of any great value follows. A lot of people tune out after the insults start flying, and if it happens too often many people will eventually drift away to other forums with tighter moderation and more focused discussions.

With regard to the PEN thread, the poster to which you refer "dengo" was a serial down ramper. In this particular case no attempt was made at any objective discussion, and while that in itself isn't necessarily a reason to be reprimanded, much of the technical analysis he was posting was deliberately misleading, often posting extremely bearish arbitrary price targets with no justification. He was also posting "news" articles from conspiracy theory websites without explaining their relevance to PEN. He was doing this across a number of forums and had been suspended at others for operating multiple accounts. In short, he was a serial pest with an axe to grind. It is disappointing that the discussion in the PEN thread has slowed to a crawl, but I am hopeful that someone will breathe some life into it again soon.

 

[burglar]

... It is disappointing that the discussion in the PEN thread has slowed to a crawl, but I am hopeful that someone will breathe some life into it again soon.

The discussion probably followed the Share Price action!!

 

[MrBurns]

I smile now when I load ASF as the chat link is no longer there I have to scroll down.....what a great idea that was.

 

[qldfrog]

Joe,
I know you have enough on your plate but there is also one area where the presentation is in my opinion less than optimum.
The actual asx code chat display:
As is, we can see the last posted post on one (only) specific code but we then have to go to three different pages (and one in between) to check the last posts on each subset.. getting confusing in my explanation

basically if in the last 2 minutes we had comments on AA1 and AA2, you will only be alerted to one until you drill down to the A-H page
while I do not have a clear ideal solution, maybe something like:
when in the asx stock chat page (all letters), highlight the last post for each code (whatever the letter) modified recently (ie last hour/4 h/day...not sure) (only last post per code obviously)
This way as a user, you quickly see where new information is and jump in if the thread is of interest..
Hope you get what I see as an issue and potential solution.
And BTW great job!!! Not winging here, trying to be constructive

 

[Joe Blow]

As is, we can see the last posted post on one (only) specific code but we then have to go to three different pages (and one in between) to check the last posts on each subset.. getting confusing in my explanation

Clicking on the ASX Stock Chat link will take you to the first full page of threads of general ASX stock market chat but will also show you the last updated thread in each of the three stock chat subforums.

basically if in the last 2 minutes we had comments on AA1 and AA2, you will only be alerted to one until you drill down to the A-H page.

Clicking on "New Posts" will show both the AA1 and AA2 threads if they have had posts added in the last few minutes, along with any other threads that have had posts added since you last logged or timed out. Clicking on "Today's Posts" in the "Quick Links" drop down menu in the navigation bar will show you all threads that have been updated in the last 24 hours, which gives you a great overview of everything that has been going on at ASF that day.

while I do not have a clear ideal solution, maybe something like:
when in the asx stock chat page (all letters), highlight the last post for each code (whatever the letter) modified recently (ie last hour/4 h/day...not sure) (only last post per code obviously)
This way as a user, you quickly see where new information is and jump in if the thread is of interest..
Hope you get what I see as an issue and potential solution.
And BTW great job!!! Not winging here, trying to be constructive

Not quite sure what you mean when you say "highlight the last post for each code (whatever the letter) modified recently". Could you explain a little further? Am just trying to visualise what you mean. Do you mean the most recent thread in each of the stock chat subforums?

Definitely do not think of your feedback as whinging. Am always interested in ways to improve ASF and any suggestions and feedback are always welcome!

 

[qldfrog]

Thanks Joe:

Clicking on the ASX Stock Chat link will take you to the first full page of threads of general ASX stock market chat but will also show you the last updated thread in each of the three stock chat subforums.
->OK


Clicking on "New Posts" will show both the AA1 and AA2 threads if they have had posts added in the last few minutes, along with any other threads that have had posts added since you last logged or timed out. Clicking on "Today's Posts" in the "Quick Links" drop down menu in the navigation bar will show you all threads that have been updated in the last 24 hours, which gives you a great overview of everything that has been going on at ASF that day.
-> indeed probably not using this option enough even if I was focusing on the ASX chat only


Not quite sure what you mean when you say "highlight the last post for each code (whatever the letter) modified recently". Could you explain a little further? Am just trying to visualise what you mean. Do you mean the most recent thread in each of the stock chat subforums?
-> I mean: most recent post (1 per stock only) for each of the stock threads which has seen comment posted let's say in last 24h or/and since last visit
basically what the New Posts does but restricted to ASX Stock Chat
Any interest ?

Definitely do not think of your feedback as whinging. Am always interested in ways to improve ASF and any suggestions and feedback are always welcome!

Thanks Joe, have a nice week end