SKIP THIS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE BORED!!
Matt, here is my tuppence worth;
I generally like the forums as they are. Oh sure, I could do without the, "WWWWWHHHHHOOOOOO"'s, but I have found, speaking as a realatively new member, that they reflect the warmth of the people on this site. Check out some of the sterile forums on other sites, bbrrrr. I don't know RC from Eve, but I am trying to rearrange my schedule so that I can go to her b'day bash, (don't tell her, it's a secret
), and meet lot's of other BM people. I don't think we are clicky. I see the site as a bit like a pub; either you have joi de vivre and jump in, like me, or you don't. Either way, it is not our responsibility.
I work odd hours, (see this post's timing), and the forums let me catch up with what has been happening to people when I get back from my day/s away from my PC. The chatroom is fab, when there are people in it. However, it is very ephemeral, I can't catch up with a conversation, nor can I catch up with someone who has already left.
Having said that, for those that have a two finger technique, (like me
), I use an IBM via-voice system, (cost's about £10), which I'm using now. It enables you to dictate directly into the post/chat window. So buy one now!! You know who you are are!!
Matt, I understand your point about storage, but you are storing posts from 2006. Maybe the system could be changed so that posts are stored for a maximum time. Then it is encumbent on the poster to bump any inportant posts to the top of the lists. Alternatively, you could put a "Domestic s**t" button between 'Browse' and 'Events'
.
There you go, that's my tuppence worth. I guess, like the rest of the people on this site, I have no idea of the amount of work it takes to maintain. I just know that I'm really grateful for the extraordinate amount of work you do so that I can witter on at length.
Cheers Matt
p.s. can I buy you a beer?