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Usually Lurkin · 09-10-2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by fluid.forty.one

like 4 years ago. How long are people allowed a free pass to bitch and expect things without contributing?

I wasn't talking about any specific individual, and UD's post sounded like it applied to anyone.

But I don't think it should matter how long ago anyone was contributing. I think we should make real effort to find the best topics/threads ratio for attracting the best basketball posters, no matter how often they'd ever contributed. If I thought we were losing good basketball minds because of too many separate threads per topic, then I'd say that. As it is, I think we've got too many topics in a few threads.

fluid.forty.one · 09-10-2010, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Usually Lurkin

I wasn't talking about any specific individual, and UD's post sounded like it applied to anyone.

But I don't think it should matter how long ago anyone was contributing. I think we should make real effort to find the best topics/threads ratio for attracting the best basketball posters, no matter how often they'd ever contributed. If I thought we were losing good basketball minds because of too many separate threads per topic, then I'd say that. As it is, I think we've got too many topics in a few threads.

Why not just make new threads? It's such a simple concept. You think we need more threads... make more.

Underdog · 09-10-2010, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by fluid.forty.one

Why not just make new threads? It's such a simple concept. You think we need more threads... make more.

That's been said over & over again in this thread...

Maybe we need to make a new thread about it?

fluid.forty.one · 09-10-2010, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Underdog

That's been said over & over again in this thread...

Maybe we need to make a new thread about it?

The Official Common Sense Thread?

Usually Lurkin · 09-10-2010, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by fluid.forty.one

Why not just make new threads? It's such a simple concept. You think we need more threads... make more.

because
1)topics are already started in the general threads, and keeping multiple partial conversations going doesn't work

2)it's not always about starting new topics, but about joining into ongoing discussions. That's hard to do for some people when multiple discussions are in the same thread.

Underdog · 09-10-2010, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Usually Lurkin

because
1)topics are already started in the general threads, and keeping multiple partial conversations going doesn't work

2)it's not always about starting new topics, but about joining into ongoing discussions. That's hard to do for some people when multiple discussions are in the same thread.

So what's your solution to this problem?

Have you thought up of a way to control what the ball do, or are you just going to keep repeating the same thing over & over?

Usually Lurkin · 09-10-2010, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Underdog

So what's your solution to this problem?

people should exercise the new thread option (everyone knows they can) instead of rolling all the threads into a single topic.

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Have you thought up of a way to control what the ball do, or are you just going to keep repeating the same thing over & over?

I have no idea what you mean by this.

Underdog · 09-10-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Usually Lurkin

people should exercise the new thread option (everyone knows they can) instead of rolling all the threads into a single topic.

Why don't YOU exercise the new thread option? There have been plenty of topics this offseason (and plenty of threads), but the only thread you actually created was the Tyson Chandler thread (which is almost as vague as calling it "The Official Tyson Chandler Thread" when what you're really talking about is Tyson Chandler's participation with Team USA...)

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Originally Posted by Usually Lurkin

I have no idea what you mean by this.

Seems to me that you have a problem with free will and you think the best solution to that problem is bitching about it over and over again.

Maybe if you keep bitching you'll drive everyone away so you can run this site however the hell you want... Or maybe you can go start your own Mavs site with the other old-timers who had superior basketball conversations before all us noobs showed up and made everything teh suck.

Usually Lurkin · 09-10-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Underdog

Why don't YOU exercise the new thread option?

why do you keep saying that? It's still not all about starting new threads. It would be easier to participate in ongoing topics if they were threaded.

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Seems to me that you have a problem with free will

what? Do you think everyone who doesn't agree with you about something has a problem with free will?

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Maybe if you keep bitching you'll drive everyone away so you can run this site however the hell you want... Or maybe you can go start your own Mavs site with the other old-timers who had superior basketball conversations before all us noobs showed up and made everything teh suck.

who said anything about anyone being superior to you? You are being defensive and irrational.

Dirkadirkastan · 09-10-2010, 09:29 PM

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but the only thread you actually created was the Tyson Chandler thread (which is almost as vague as calling it "The Official Tyson Chandler Thread" when what you're really talking about is Tyson Chandler's participation with Team USA...)

I find "The Official Tyson Chandler Thread" to be a much less vague and more specific thread title than "Tyson Chandler".