Sticky Poll. Round 2

Post by **Dale** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:09 pm

Round 2, adding the Sticky Consolidation Option.

rama · Post by **rama** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:15 am

consolidation = depreciation of itm flute music.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:03 am

rama wrote:consolidation = depreciation of itm flute music.

more like an index to important threads, innit?

Rob Sharer · Post by **Rob Sharer** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:14 am

Consolidation of the stickies is a bad idea. No longer would I be able to see at a glance if a new clips has been posted, or a new photo. Leave well enough alone, please. Cheers,

Rob

Hoovorff · Post by **Hoovorff** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:21 am

I agree with Rob--it's fine as it is.

Jeanie

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:24 am

Rob Sharer wrote:No longer would I be able to see at a glance if a new clips has been posted, or a new photo.

the thread being at the top and marked as having a new post is not a clue?

Post by **Dale** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:36 am

rama wrote:consolidation = depreciation of itm flute music.

Do you have a hypothesis of why I'd be motivated to depreciate itm flute music?

Rob Sharer · Post by **Rob Sharer** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:37 am

Yeah, but in which sub-thread? I don't see what's wrong with just leaving things the way they are. Where's the problem here?

Rob

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:12 am

Rob Sharer wrote:Yeah, but in which sub-thread?

The list of threads is by last posting date & time descending.
The thread, linked to in the sticky thread, will behave as any other thread...
that is the thread most recently posted to is at the top (and marked as having a new post)

The single sticky, with links to the important threads, would only be needed by someone wanting to read or post to one of the threads linked to in it.
It is an index....a simple means of finding the thread in question.

These full sentences are killing me.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:13 am

Dale wrote:
rama wrote:consolidation = depreciation of itm flute music.
Do you have a hypothesis of why I'd be motivated to depreciate itm flute music?

it's the crown, innit!

jemtheflute · Post by **jemtheflute** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:59 am

Is "ITM" as an entity, if indeed it is/has such a thing, capable of deprecIation? That would imply it had monetary value as a commodity. Indubitably some performances of ITM have such value, but the abstract, aesthetic continuum?

Unfortunately, deprecating ITM is all too easy. Fiddle-dee-diddle-dee-dee! (Not me, I merely demonstrate to remonstrate....careful I'll be rapping next, or getting my knuckles rapped by those who deprecate and fail to appreciate puns and word play.

But then, my stock has probably already depreciated off the scale with those folks

. )

I'm quite sure Dale would not do either!

(Not sure how he could do the one with an I in the middle, even if he did want to!)

jemtheflute · Post by **jemtheflute** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:06 am

More seriously, I think, after considerable mulling of this point, that the main disadvantage of the combined sticky would be that the actual threads would lose their present clear visibility, wherein lies their main virtue - they remain prominently visible whether active or temporarily dormant. Therefore I voted against any change.

Cork · Post by **Cork** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:13 am

Denny wrote:...These full sentences are killing me.

:lol:

azw · Post by **azw** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:14 am

Rob Sharer wrote:... No longer would I be able to see at a glance if a new clips has been posted, or a new photo....

That's not accurate.

Any of the thread that has a new post will still appear at the top of the list, just like new posts push any other thread to the top. The only difference is that those threads listed in the sticky will get extra billing (advertising).

In fact, one could argue that if those current sticky threads are set free, any new postings will be much more visible than they are now.

We don't lose anything with the consolidation idea.

Hey, can you hear the mob chanting, "Set the stickies free!" ?

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:48 am

It is causing any problems having multiple stickies?

--James

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Sticky Poll. Round 2