Old Gold Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 The sport's forum sub forum is really popular, but the number of threads on such a non-music related subject are really cluttering up the list of new posts in my oppinion.Maybe a more specialised website should be made for this topic, as demmand is clearly high. It'd keep Aberdeen-Music more specialised and allow people who want to discuss sport a better medium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 If it ain't broke...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 But y'see, I'm suggesting it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 HAHAHAHAHA. Did you steal my brain?! Are you reading my thoughts Ry Walker?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Surely a poll may be a better way of finding out if people have the same 'problem' with the current set up...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 If it ain't broke...?i don't want to see a music forum full of peoples' opinions on promising sporting youngsters and sports season 2006/2007. if i wanted that i'd go to a sports forum, ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 I have no interest in some band forums on this site, as well as equipment forums and the like on these boards.... so i don't look in them. Simple.Don't see what the fuss is about??So should there be a new site created for those on the General Forums?? Then another on Humour? and so on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 i don't want to see a music forum full of peoples' opinions on promising sporting youngsters and sports season 2006/2007. if i wanted that i'd go to a sports forum, ross.Pfft we all see threads on things we don't like, and there's just a deluge of football related threads at the moment, it won't last forever. It'd be interesting to see what percentage of threads are actually concerned with music.Edit: In relation to what Ross just said, at least the football threads are of more than minority interest, unlike some of the more musically-related stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 I have no interest in some band forums on this site, as well as equipment forums and the like on these boards.... so i don't look in them. Simple.Don't see what the fuss is about??i hope you'd agree that they have much more of a place on a music forum than a sports sub-forum does, though?and after all the fuss the mods and neil made about making this website all about the music again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Surely a poll may be a better way of finding out if people have the same 'problem' with the current set up...?Why have a black and white poll when people can freely chip in oppinions and further suggestions in this nice internet forum?And as for you having no use for equipment and band forums, they still fall under the broad category of 'music'. You seem to be looking at the idea from quite a negative viewpoint: a specialised sports website could offer different forums for different sports...even specific forums for local teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Why have a black and white poll when people can freely chip in oppinions and further suggestions in this nice internet forum?And as for you having no use for equipment and band forums, they still fall under the broad category of 'music'. You seem to be looking at the idea from quite a negative viewpoint: a specialised sports website could offer different forums for different sports...even specific forums for local teams.But there is a sense of community here, and people like to share their passion for sports with those people. A dedicated sports messageboard would likely be full of brainless oiks and people who sing celebratory songs about stadium disasters. That yob mentality is for the most part absent on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 But there is a sense of community here, and people like to share their passion for sports with those people. A dedicated sports messageboard would likely be full of brainless oiks and people who sing celebratory songs about stadium disasters. That yob mentality is for the most part absent on here.That's what moderators are for. Keep that attitude out, the same as unconstructive musical discussion is deleted in the discussion forums on A-M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Why have a black and white poll when people can freely chip in oppinions and further suggestions in this nice internet forum?And as for you having no use for equipment and band forums, they still fall under the broad category of 'music'. You seem to be looking at the idea from quite a negative viewpoint: a specialised sports website could offer different forums for different sports...even specific forums for local teams.... I'm also thinking of Neil's pocket! New site etc etc would be hitting him pretty hard i reckon. Then the idea of having to moderate another site as well as this one... etc etc...... and should we have another site altogether to deal with "Dolphin Slaughter", "Lost plotlines" and whatever else comes under general discussion??The Sports forum is clearly defined and separated from the Music Forums. Dinna greet about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Nothing good on tv tonight then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 ... I'm also thinking of Neil's pocket! New site etc etc would be hitting him pretty hard i reckon. Then the idea of having to moderate another site as well as this one... etc etc...... and should we have another site altogether to deal with "Dolphin Slaughter", "Lost plotlines" and whatever else comes under general discussion??The Sports forum is clearly defined and separated from the Music Forums. Dinna greet about it...dolphin slaughter and lost plotlines are two different things happily housed in one general forum - good idea! they're also aren't numerous dolphin slaughter or lost plotlines threads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Nothing good on tv tonight then?just the football... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Maybe a more specialised website should be made for this topic, as demand is clearly high. Whois.NetAll yours. Go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 dolphin slaughter and lost plotlines are two different things happily housed in one general forum - good idea! they're also aren't numerous dolphin slaughter or lost plotlines threads...So what you are saying is that you support the idea of people interested in music discussing random issues in a General discussion section on a Music-Forum website... but not the idea of people interested in music, discussing sports in a Sports section of a Music-Forum website.Explain that one o_OPerhaps if we removed the Sports forum, and everyone discussed the Sports issues in the General Forum...? Would that keep you happy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Whois.NetAll yours. Go for it.i don't really think spanisharmada actually wanted the people who run aberdeen-music to start a aberdeen-sport. i'm sure he was suggesting that one of the sports mad members with football players in their avatar give it a go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 ... I'm also thinking of Neil's pocket! New site etc etc would be hitting him pretty hard i reckon. Then the idea of having to moderate another site as well as this one... etc etc...... and should we have another site altogether to deal with "Dolphin Slaughter", "Lost plotlines" and whatever else comes under general discussion??The Sports forum is clearly defined and separated from the Music Forums. Dinna greet about it...Obviously it's going to cost more. I personally don't care about the sports. I'm just suggesting a way of making the website more focused and simple to use in a musical sense.Also, comparing as wide a topic as sport to dolphin slaughter is a bit far out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 So what you are saying is that you support the idea of people interested in music discussing random issues in a General discussion section on a Music-Forum website... but not the idea of people interested in music, discussing sports in a Sports section of a Music-Forum website.Explain that one o_Oi don't like going onto a music website and seeing that the "recent threads" section is full of sports threads and nothing else. o_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Post more about music then!We can't force people to talk about the music, and we can't get rid of the off-topic discussion areas as they keep people coming back to the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Also, comparing as wide a topic as sport to dolphin slaughter is a bit far out.I didn't.Read my post again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Post more about music then!We can't force people to talk about the music, and we can't get rid of the off-topic discussion areas as they keep people coming back to the site.Good point, interesting threads about music are rare on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Post more about music then!We can't force people to talk about the music, and we can't get rid of the off-topic discussion areas as they keep people coming back to the site.you tried to though, i thought that is why the wasteland was removed and posts in the general discussion area didn't count in your post count anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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