General section for non-fish related chat?

[westie]

I have to say one thing to the Mods and it is not on this subject

It is on your INTERNET POLICE Avatar i think that is the worse thing to have on a site where children come. It is saying Idiots need shooting and if that is the message that you put across then this site is loosing touch with what is happening out there in the real world where we need to be putting the right messages out there and not things like that.

So as a Gold Member of Ausfish I would like to see that removed ASAP and if others agree then let ausfish know.

No this is not a cheap shot at the mods it is a chance to stop thinking that a bullet is the answer to sort out miss conduct.

[mod5]

I have to say one thing to the Mods and it is not on this subject

It is on your INTERNET POLICE Avatar i think that is the worse thing to have on a site where children come. It is saying Idiots need shooting and if that is the message that you put across then this site is loosing touch with what is happening out there in the real world where we need to be putting the right messages out there and not things like that.

So as a Gold Member of Ausfish I would like to see that removed ASAP and if others agree then let ausfish know.

No this is not a cheap shot at the mods it is a chance to stop thinking that a bullet is the answer to sort out miss conduct.

While I disagree with you I will change it.

[finga64]

Well more the point of this is you can't even congratulate someone for reaching gold or platinum without it ending up in the "test board" section which I really don't think is a suitable spot.
Poodroo

Personally I could not care less how many posts a person has done. One of the best things Steve has done was to get rid of the post count under your colour status. I could not care less if Steve took the colour status away too. When it all boils down we all look at the posts and decide if the information is good or bad. There's some new members or long time members (with low post counts) who give outstanding advice, information or have views that make us think when-ever they post and there's some members with huge tally counts who give iffy info.

So when it all boils down it doesn't matter how high or low your tally count is that makes you a good and valuable member.

So does it really matter if you're blue, bronze or platinium if you contribute to make the site.

If you want to say "good on ya" to someone why not just send a PM instead of tying up the main pages??

[JasonT]

Realistically this is OUR forum..
(No disrespect intended to owners/management of Ausfish.)
It can only be as good as we make it. Threads like these are excellent as they get us thinking about improvements..

Personally, I love well thought out, well set out sites. This site is well set out, providing ample subject headings for us to post under, and I have never had a problem determining which board I should use.
(ok.. maybe one or two posts have been moved ;-) )

The problem with lumping everything under one board, or in posting something onto an incorrect board is the difficulty it creates further down the track when you try to search for something.

I use Ausfish kind of like a search engine for anything fish related, and for me to continue finding it useful it has to grow in size yet remain organised and accessible.

I admit to having a personality that must have things set out in an organised manner to function, I also admit to being very much a creature of habit and routine, therefore any changes to this site will throw me in a spin :-) have a terrible effect on my existence! (I've only just recovered from having the reports sections re-done! :-) )


Please don't chnage anything else on me!
:-)

JT

[Poodroo]

Finga you are just one opinion and I value that. It is good to have your say. This thread was simply designed to get some input collectively from the "majority." Personally I can live with Ausfish the way it is but there is no such thing as a bad idea in my books. If I come up with several ideas and one of them comes into fruition then that's great but if not I will continue to contribute as I always will. Thanks for your replies.

Poodroo

[westie]

[quote author=Westie CALOUNDRA link=1161637763/15#15 date=1161690761] I have to say one thing to the Mods and it is not on this subject

It is on your INTERNET POLICE Avatar i think that is the worse thing to have on a site where children come. It is saying Idiots need shooting and if that is the message that you put across then this site is loosing touch with what is happening out there in the real world where we need to be putting the right messages out there and not things like that.

So as a Gold Member of Ausfish I would like to see that removed ASAP and if others agree then let ausfish know.

No this is not a cheap shot at the mods it is a chance to stop thinking that a bullet is the answer to sort out miss conduct.

While I disagree with you I will change it.


Thank you Mod 5. After the circulation of a DVD of teenages doing malicious things for attention. Ithink it is better not to give those sort of pictures to young or old these days.


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[Fat_Chilli]

I like the Site layout, but voted for a General / Misc forum.

Whilst we are on the subject of ideas, it would be good to be able to click on "New Posts" since last visit (unless this is available and I haven't located it?) instead of having to open and close every specific forum/chat to see what's new. Just my 5 cents.

[finga64]

Finga you are just one opinion and I value that. It is good to have your say. This thread was simply designed to get some input collectively from the "majority." Personally I can live with Ausfish the way it is but there is no such thing as a bad idea in my books. If I come up with several ideas and one of them comes into fruition then that's great but if not I will continue to contribute as I always will. Thanks for your replies.

Poodroo

Yep, your more then right matey on so many things in your statement.
It's great to have your say and it's more then great to have ideas and it's better still to be able to express your ideas.
If things stayed exactly the same as they always have been there is no way progress can be achieved. Ideas about so many various topics have been struck up in this site and so many things have changed for the better in a wider scope of things other then just this website.
I'm sorry if my little blurb sounded like it was gospel but that's why at the beginning I said "personally" because they are my personal thoughts.
A majority is made of lots of minorities, if they have the same thoughts. And how do we know if each individual minority do not make up a majority if nobody speaks out??
Personally I don't look for praise or recognition in things I do. I'm definitely a minority in that respect but I also respect other peoples views as well. I also don't mind in expressing my personal thoughts even if they're 'politically incorrect'

Maybe the test board could be called 'general ramblings' or 'gossup' or 'talk over the back fence' or 'smoko chat' or something like that because that's what it is. It's just stuff you'd talk to your mates about while having a beer or smoko.
And the help board changed to 'help and test' because there isn't much happening in the test section and it's cleared occassionally.
I don't know. It's a fine line between having too many little sub categories and not enough.

Ooh Poodroo, there is such a beasty as a bad idea.....me wanting to be a centre-fold model or a ballerina are really bad ideas...
Cheers Scott

[fish2eat]

Comments without raving

1. Love that Ausfish is about FISHING and related topics

2. There are other places to discuss other rubbish, just look at the crap on some other boards

3. I think the mods already tolerate some borderline topics....

keep it as is!!

[Captain_Starli]

this place is like an internet fishing club. how many of you are members of clubs that are not allowed to discuss anything except fishing ( i know, there is always one pain in the a**e in every club) i doubt any. why should this be any different, it's a meeting place where lots of members have cultivated friendships without actually meeting in person. they mainly talk fishing, but should be allowed to have a chat about off topic stuff without small minded pissants sending mods complaints that "Miss, Miss, get the headmaster,little johnnie is not talking about fishing" get a life..
Truth is we already have the facility to do all this, it just has a misleading name 'Test' the easiest way would be to remame it "off topic & testing" at least you can go for a look without thinking you are going to see more than blank posts while people are working out how to post their pics, which is what the name implies to me now.

[PinHead]

I think that any changes are purely for the proprietor to decide on..he is the one paying the money to have the site...all his choice as far as I am concerned. If we don't like it, we do have the choice to leave, but other than that...everything is the proprietor's choice.

[imported_admin]

this place is like an internet fishing club. how many of you are members of clubs that are not allowed to discuss anything except fishing ( i know, there is always one pain in the a**e in every club) i doubt any. why should this be any different, it's a meeting place where lots of members have cultivated friendships without actually meeting in person. they mainly talk fishing, but should be allowed to have a chat about off topic stuff without small minded pissants sending mods complaints that "Miss, Miss, get the headmaster,little johnnie is not talking about fishing" get a life..
Truth is we already have the facility to do all this, it just has a misleading name 'Test' the easiest way would be to remame it "off topic & testing" at least you can go for a look without thinking you are going to see more than blank posts while people are working out how to post their pics, which is what the name implies to me now.

You maybe able to discuss other matters at a fishing club meeting but that would be before or after the actual meeting, not while the meeting is taking place. No fishing club I know of has over 15000 registered members and is open 24 hours a day. So it is not a simple matter of comparing a fishing chat board to a fishing club meeting, they are 2 very different things.

If you read the earlier topics on this subject, pointed out in earlier post, you will see that it has all been put forward before. We did a trial of having the test board being test and off topic but sadly a few members ruined it for everyone so it will not be done again. We let a few subject slide from time to time, like football around grand final time. People have agreed to the rules of the site when they registered so they know full well what the rules are and that this is a fishing website.

If you wish to dicsuss matters that don't fit in with the theme of these chat boards there would be plenty of chat boards out there that would fit those topics.

[finga64]

And so be it. Enough said
Thanks Steve

[Kendall249]

A quick pat on the back to Mod 5 for receiving constructive critisim/feedback (in regard to the avatar) and subsequently taking action based on this. Also a quick thanks to mr ausfish (steve) and all the Mods for running and maintaining such a great site, keep up the good work, thanks kendall

[tunaman]

All of you are right and all of you are wrong. When there are so many walks of life on this earth, and you have a site that is growning at a phnomamal rate, you must keep a open mind or discrimanation will grow.
Steve and the boys are doing their best to keep a balance with all that goes on at this site. Leave it as it is. If its not broken, dont change it!
I have a great deal of fun on here, and so do many others.
Since I have joined here, I have seen a huge jump in memberships and what Tunaman is doing here just might be going right over your heads.
To be human or to be your self is not wrong. If people on here think their better than anyone else, then your the one that has the problem.

Look. Lets be honest! We are all experienced fisherman, I find it hard to tell you something that you dont allready know. So whats left?

Think about it. It may ansewer some of your Questions.

Poodroo OBI- wan and many others have had a good laugh in the test section and it does no harm.

But when it comes to a allrounder site, you cant beat this one.
It has it all.


signed tunaman