Comments on: Is our discussion forum redundant? http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/ Coverage of news, issues and events occurring in virtual worlds or those who create those worlds Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:03:25 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lowell Cremorne http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/comment-page-1/#comment-34162 Lowell Cremorne Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:19:41 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/#comment-34162 Jazzman, thanks also to you for your feedback and I believe you're right on the forum troll issue ;) Here's to your hard drive never melting! Jazzman, thanks also to you for your feedback and I believe you’re right on the forum troll issue ;)

Here’s to your hard drive never melting!

]]> By: Lowell Cremorne http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/comment-page-1/#comment-135494 Lowell Cremorne Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:19:41 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/#comment-135494 Jazzman, thanks also to you for your feedback and I believe you're right on the forum troll issue ;)<br><br>Here's to your hard drive never melting! Jazzman, thanks also to you for your feedback and I believe you’re right on the forum troll issue ;)

Here’s to your hard drive never melting!

]]> By: Jazzman Jibilla http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/comment-page-1/#comment-33971 Jazzman Jibilla Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:07:01 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/#comment-33971 The discussion forum is pretty quiet and I confess to not making any noises there...HOWEVER...the MetaVerse Journal must stay. I consider it an important part of my sl day even though I am across the Pacific Ocean from you. I like Gary's idea of a more prominent position for the forums. I inhabit the Slex forums primarily and find that site simple to use...it is low on flashing graphics, the moderators are there, and it's fairly freewheeling beyond merchant issues. The other attraction is the international (albeit English and Typonese speaking) nature of the posters. I have to repeat that question about whether Australia has the number of sl forum trolls to sustain a culture. Anyway I'm with the Journal until my harddrive melts. The discussion forum is pretty quiet and I confess to not making any noises there…HOWEVER…the MetaVerse Journal must stay. I consider it an important part of my sl day even though I am across the Pacific Ocean from you.
I like Gary’s idea of a more prominent position for the forums. I inhabit the Slex forums primarily and find that site simple to use…it is low on flashing graphics, the moderators are there, and it’s fairly freewheeling beyond merchant issues.
The other attraction is the international (albeit English and Typonese speaking) nature of the posters. I have to repeat that question about whether Australia has the number of sl forum trolls to sustain a culture.
Anyway I’m with the Journal until my harddrive melts.

]]> By: Jazzman Jibilla http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/comment-page-1/#comment-135493 Jazzman Jibilla Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:07:01 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/#comment-135493 The discussion forum is pretty quiet and I confess to not making any noises there...HOWEVER...the MetaVerse Journal must stay. I consider it an important part of my sl day even though I am across the Pacific Ocean from you.<br>I like Gary's idea of a more prominent position for the forums. I inhabit the Slex forums primarily and find that site simple to use...it is low on flashing graphics, the moderators are there, and it's fairly freewheeling beyond merchant issues. <br>The other attraction is the international (albeit English and Typonese speaking) nature of the posters. I have to repeat that question about whether Australia has the number of sl forum trolls to sustain a culture.<br>Anyway I'm with the Journal until my harddrive melts. The discussion forum is pretty quiet and I confess to not making any noises there…HOWEVER…the MetaVerse Journal must stay. I consider it an important part of my sl day even though I am across the Pacific Ocean from you.
I like Gary’s idea of a more prominent position for the forums. I inhabit the Slex forums primarily and find that site simple to use…it is low on flashing graphics, the moderators are there, and it’s fairly freewheeling beyond merchant issues.
The other attraction is the international (albeit English and Typonese speaking) nature of the posters. I have to repeat that question about whether Australia has the number of sl forum trolls to sustain a culture.
Anyway I’m with the Journal until my harddrive melts.

]]> By: Lowell Cremorne http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/comment-page-1/#comment-33727 Lowell Cremorne Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:09:02 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/#comment-33727 Thanks Apollo, Seeker and Gary for your considered comments - I'll take them all into consideration - Gary, good point on the recent comments in sidebar, will get that happening. Thanks Apollo, Seeker and Gary for your considered comments – I’ll take them all into consideration – Gary, good point on the recent comments in sidebar, will get that happening.

]]> By: Lowell Cremorne http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/comment-page-1/#comment-135492 Lowell Cremorne Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:09:02 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/#comment-135492 Thanks Apollo, Seeker and Gary for your considered comments - I'll take them all into consideration - Gary, good point on the recent comments in sidebar, will get that happening. Thanks Apollo, Seeker and Gary for your considered comments – I’ll take them all into consideration – Gary, good point on the recent comments in sidebar, will get that happening.

]]> By: Gary Hayes http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/comment-page-1/#comment-33704 Gary Hayes Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:11:03 +0000 http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/03/is-our-discussion-forum-redundant/#comment-33704 Lowell you really need to consider having peoples comments for posts visible and promoted strongly in the sidebar, that will encourage more comment simply because people can see discussion threads or hot topics. Tony Walsh's Clickable Culture is a good example of this working well. I think the traditional forum will only work with a strong community of interest with large numbers. Although I think specific Australian only discussion about SL is strong there is not a threshold of users to warrant a forum. So to reiterate, I would therefore stick to raising controversial issues in the posts themselves and highlighting what is being said on the main sidebar... HNY Gary Lowell you really need to consider having peoples comments for posts visible and promoted strongly in the sidebar, that will encourage more comment simply because people can see discussion threads or hot topics. Tony Walsh’s Clickable Culture is a good example of this working well.

I think the traditional forum will only work with a strong community of interest with large numbers. Although I think specific Australian only discussion about SL is strong there is not a threshold of users to warrant a forum. So to reiterate, I would therefore stick to raising controversial issues in the posts themselves and highlighting what is being said on the main sidebar…

HNY Gary

]]>