I plead guilty to posting a number of things to General Chit Chat when it would probably be better to post in a particular Forum like comedy, food, kids and family etc. All of our Forums are listed on the left side of the FG Home Page. All you have to do is find the Forum, click on it, title your post and post away. Why don't many of us not use the forum? Some people probably just don't know how or didn't know that we have so many Forum Categories and then still others (like me) that feel the post has a better chance of being read by others if the post is not specific.
There are 12,000 members and only a small percentage of regular participants. Many participants (like me) participate in other forums and I realize that. We are an International Forum and in many cases, and I will use OSCAR as an example (no criticism intended),some of his posts would be better placed in the REGIONAL DISCUSSION area where specific country's and regions are shown. Newbies could get the impression that the only participants are those living in the UK or the US by scanning quickly some of the posts. I really feel that we could get more and better participation by disciplining our selves to using specific forums when appropriate.
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How to get more and better participation on FG
How to get more and better participation on FG
When I'm reading here, I just click on "new posts" so it doesn't matter to me at all what category they are in.
How to get more and better participation on FG
Peg;1195072 wrote: When I'm reading here, I just click on "new posts" so it doesn't matter to me at all what category they are in.
Same here although I think the Pubnutters Inn must have cobwebs in it now.:wah:
Same here although I think the Pubnutters Inn must have cobwebs in it now.:wah:
How to get more and better participation on FG
I just dont see how that would make a difrence except for making you feel better Lon
Oh! and Oscar is a girlie:D
Oh! and Oscar is a girlie:D
FOC THREAD PART1
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King Jr.
How to get more and better participation on FG
I agree with you Lon, the other day I had thought of a post I wanted to start and felt it would get more attention in general chit chat but it wasn't really that so I just did not bother posting it.
I do believe the general chat gets the most readership.
I have also wondered if we are maybe to spread out. I mean sometimes I want to just come in and have a conversation but it's not really topic specific and nothing really happens or I just don't know where to post it without starting yet another thread...
I suppose that is what the pubs are about I dunno we do have our hicups don't we.
Funny when we don't have anything to argue our readership and participation goes way down ahahahahaha:yh_rotfl
I do believe the general chat gets the most readership.
I have also wondered if we are maybe to spread out. I mean sometimes I want to just come in and have a conversation but it's not really topic specific and nothing really happens or I just don't know where to post it without starting yet another thread...
I suppose that is what the pubs are about I dunno we do have our hicups don't we.
Funny when we don't have anything to argue our readership and participation goes way down ahahahahaha:yh_rotfl
�You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.�
― Mae West
― Mae West
How to get more and better participation on FG
minks;1195100 wrote: I agree with you Lon, the other day I had thought of a post I wanted to start and felt it would get more attention in general chit chat but it wasn't really that so I just did not bother posting it.
I do believe the general chat gets the most readership.
I have also wondered if we are maybe to spread out. I mean sometimes I want to just come in and have a conversation but it's not really topic specific and nothing really happens or I just don't know where to post it without starting yet another thread...
I suppose that is what the pubs are about I dunno we do have our hicups don't we.
Funny when we don't have anything to argue our readership and participation goes way down ahahahahaha:yh_rotfl
I usually do try to put my thread in the relevant place,, well lately i have tried:o i do the same as peg and i think a lot of us do that come here all the time ,,, just use todays posts or new posts as a newbie ,, i quicky found out to use my settings or new posts... or look on the home page for recent threads put up that day etc.
Minks if you need to start a thread to talk about something just do it! you never know where it might lead and at least you will have your chat:D
I do believe the general chat gets the most readership.
I have also wondered if we are maybe to spread out. I mean sometimes I want to just come in and have a conversation but it's not really topic specific and nothing really happens or I just don't know where to post it without starting yet another thread...
I suppose that is what the pubs are about I dunno we do have our hicups don't we.
Funny when we don't have anything to argue our readership and participation goes way down ahahahahaha:yh_rotfl
I usually do try to put my thread in the relevant place,, well lately i have tried:o i do the same as peg and i think a lot of us do that come here all the time ,,, just use todays posts or new posts
as a newbie ,, i quicky found out to use my settings or new posts... or look on the home page for recent threads put up that day etc. Minks if you need to start a thread to talk about something just do it! you never know where it might lead and at least you will have your chat:D
FOC THREAD PART1
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King Jr.
How to get more and better participation on FG
kazalala;1195120 wrote: I usually do try to put my thread in the relevant place,, well lately i have tried:o i do the same as peg and i think a lot of us do that come here all the time ,,, just use todays posts or new posts as a newbie ,, i quicky found out to use my settings or new posts... or look on the home page for recent threads put up that day etc.
Minks if you need to start a thread to talk about something just do it! you never know where it might lead and at least you will have your chat:D
oh thanks Kaz. Will work on it.
as a newbie ,, i quicky found out to use my settings or new posts... or look on the home page for recent threads put up that day etc. Minks if you need to start a thread to talk about something just do it! you never know where it might lead and at least you will have your chat:D
oh thanks Kaz. Will work on it.
�You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.�
― Mae West
― Mae West
How to get more and better participation on FG
kazalala;1195097 wrote: I just dont see how that would make a difrence except for making you feel better Lon
Oh! and Oscar is a girlie:D
It's not about me feeling better----I feel just great----it's about making FG better. By the way----why do you think the creators of FG bothered to put the Forum Categories on board?
Oh! and Oscar is a girlie:D
It's not about me feeling better----I feel just great----it's about making FG better. By the way----why do you think the creators of FG bothered to put the Forum Categories on board?
How to get more and better participation on FG
Lon;1195176 wrote: It's not about me feeling better----I feel just great----it's about making FG better. By the way----why do you think the creators of FG bothered to put the Forum Categories on board?
To be used. And if something is posted in the wrong place, a moderator can usually puts it where it needs to be if it's caught.
To be used. And if something is posted in the wrong place, a moderator can usually puts it where it needs to be if it's caught.
How to get more and better participation on FG
I just click new posts....
If I am searching for a thread by a particular member, (thanks to Kaz who showed me how to do it).......just go to their profile and look at all posts by that member.
or I might just do a search one day.
or type in what I'm looking for.
If I am searching for a thread by a particular member, (thanks to Kaz who showed me how to do it).......just go to their profile and look at all posts by that member.
or I might just do a search one day.
or type in what I'm looking for.
Life is just to short for drama.
How to get more and better participation on FG
Lon;1195176 wrote: It's not about me feeling better----I feel just great----it's about making FG better. By the way----why do you think the creators of FG bothered to put the Forum Categories on board?
oh good:D well like i said i do try to use the one i think is appropriate when starting a thread I juts didnt understand how that would make more people participate :-3 im not being funny,,, just a bit dim i spose,, or im just not getting what you are thinking
oh good:D well like i said i do try to use the one i think is appropriate when starting a thread
I juts didnt understand how that would make more people participate :-3 im not being funny,,, just a bit dim i spose,, or im just not getting what you are thinkingFOC THREAD PART1
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King Jr.
How to get more and better participation on FG
Mustang;1195185 wrote: To be used. And if something is posted in the wrong place, a moderator can usually puts it where it needs to be if it's caught.
who are you?:sneaky::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
who are you?:sneaky::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
FOC THREAD PART1
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King Jr.
How to get more and better participation on FG
kazalala;1195198 wrote: who are you?:sneaky::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
:p :yh_rotfl
:p :yh_rotfl