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| xrunner:
I used to have several SMF forums, and I'm pretty sure there is a setting that will prevent the topics in selected boards from appearing in the statistics totals such as what we are talking about, but it's been several years since I had access to those types of settings. |
| Galenbo:
--- Quote from: Smokey on July 22, 2016, 07:48:28 pm ---... If an EEVBlog Brexit thread shows up as the #1 google hit for Brexit that would be a HUGE revenue boost. This isn't just a place for us to waste time, this is a business that needs to feed 4 people now. --- End quote --- Only complete sellouts would like to see their specialised technical website suddenly get immensely popular for a complete other reason, like politcs, SM bondage, cats with a Hitler moustache, A new TV series, or a Japanese flower contest. I genuinely believe is was only closed because percentwise it became too havy. |
| Macbeth:
--- Quote from: Hero999 on July 22, 2016, 08:43:39 pm ---Although I can see why Dave closed that thread. I was disappointed. I felt it was generally quite civil and I don't believe it attracted many moderation reports. --- End quote --- Nah. It had run its course and the convo was turning into a circle jerk of how great Sweden is and how they do everything right, etc... --- Quote ---Like it or not, a lot about brexit is relevant here: it affects funding in science and engineering in the UK and the way other countries do business with the UK. --- End quote --- You can always start another thread on brexit perhaps if you find it actually does affect you personally or in your business and not in some notional way like global currency markets throwing a tantrum because they backed the dead cert favourite and got it wrong. You can do this if it's good or bad, but hopefully related to electronics and not partisan politics. I would think the rule for General Chat should be much like the chats we have at work or perhaps at the pub. Brexit was an issue at the time - worthy of discussion - but we have moved on. If people keep carrying on with that stuff in the office then they are in the "nutter" category. :-DD |
| Kjelt:
--- Quote from: MK14 on July 22, 2016, 08:27:42 pm ---The problem is that it is well known and understood, what happens, when you have/allow political threads, which are not to be confused with general off-topic threads. ..... Therefore a serous moderation capability would be needed. Both in time coverage and resources. This forum (apparently) does not have anything like that sort of capability, and does not seem to want to go down that route. Which is their decision, and fine if that is what they want. --- End quote --- I agree, if you run an international forum you need to consider differences in culture, religion, politics and perhaps even sports. All those topics are known to be able to oscillate and escalate a topic when two sides have different backgrounds and opinions. Better keep away from those four topics to have a quiet forum, and people that do feel the need to talk about these topics or vent their opinion, there are enough alternative forums specialized in these topics to go to. ;) |
| Zero999:
--- Quote from: Macbeth on July 22, 2016, 10:34:07 pm --- --- Quote from: Hero999 on July 22, 2016, 08:43:39 pm ---Although I can see why Dave closed that thread. I was disappointed. I felt it was generally quite civil and I don't believe it attracted many moderation reports. --- End quote --- Nah. It had run its course and the convo was turning into a circle jerk of how great Sweden is and how they do everything right, etc... --- Quote ---Like it or not, a lot about brexit is relevant here: it affects funding in science and engineering in the UK and the way other countries do business with the UK. --- End quote --- You can always start another thread on brexit perhaps if you find it actually does affect you personally or in your business and not in some notional way like global currency markets throwing a tantrum because they backed the dead cert favourite and got it wrong. You can do this if it's good or bad, but hopefully related to electronics and not partisan politics. I would think the rule for General Chat should be much like the chats we have at work or perhaps at the pub. Brexit was an issue at the time - worthy of discussion - but we have moved on. If people keep carrying on with that stuff in the office then they are in the "nutter" category. :-DD --- End quote --- The Brexit thing is ongoing and continuously changing, so no, it's nowhere near run its course. I work at a company which does testing, mostly for defence but also commercial sectors and it does get public funding. The UK's decision to leave the EU will affect us. Not immediately but some time in the future. At the moment the political instability in Turkey is more of an issue for us as some of our customers are Turkish. I would prefer not to start a thread to discuss this, as I prefer to keep my presence here anonymous and don't want to reveal too much about where I work. |
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