Cliff Ton 10,482 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 How does the software work which counts the number of people who have viewed a thread? And there's also something which obviously counts the number of replies to a thread. Sometimes they obviously get themselves a bit mixed up. A few minutes ago there was a thread which has 6 replies but nobody had looked at it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 That's because I just split 6 posts away from another topic to make a new topic. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 I replied to it 6 times...but i had my eyes shut so i dint view it....LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,482 Posted February 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 I really must get a more interesting life....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 The ones you post here seem pretty good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 I'm not sure why every joke (i use that term lightly) posted needs its own heading which in turn knocks interesting topics usually about Nottingham down the pecking order these jokes seem to get very little views and no replies , why could they not all be posted under one heading like jokes . Discus ? Rant over !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,482 Posted May 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 Totally agree Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 yep I agree too.....they should just be one thread, following on from each other.....new title not needed for each one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,482 Posted May 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 knocks interesting topics usually about Nottingham down the pecking order That, especially...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 Too few on Nottingham lately....better than a dead forum...but It's a shame that chit chat tends to be the majority lately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 Red we have discussed same recently. Joke posters to note. We do enjoy your jokes but do not create a new thread for each joke. NOTE: as our database size now, due to valued input from members, rapidly increases. It will be non Notts history related topics that are deleted. Last time I checked we had used 800MB of our 1GB web allowance. We don't want to start archiving searchable historical info to make more room. Again that's why we don't like unnecessary quotes too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Mick2me, what about a 'shelf life' for contents in some topics that are not relevant to Nottingham's history? Jokes for instance could be limited to 12 months or less (6 months) before deletion. There are 23 pages on the Annes Giggles topic going back 5 years. If members wanted to keep a joke or other topic, they could download to their own computer or USB. Worked at my last workplace without any issues whatsoever with Department IT Administrators applying the delete button without fear or favour. Just a thought from a newcomer that will probably create debate but, a suggestion after all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 We are not a Department we are an Archive of Notts History and life in general gleaned from the memories of our members. There are fun areas of the site like the jokes areas which are viewed short term. The viewing figures show how popular a topic is. Remember also that some of the viewing figures are search engine bots. Google lives on this site and has done for many years. When we have moved to new hosting the database has had to be split for upload as it is so large. The same applies in the event of a site crash and upload. Many forum sites delete conversations that are older, but due to the nature of this site we do not. Therefore to conserve space for important historical topics other stuff has to go. You may also see excessive quotes cut out of postings for the same reason. The greatest concern at the moment is content including jokes cut and pasted from other sites. I believe it is this that has started to effect our high Google rating as we are being penalised by the panda. See... The Panda is watching you! So I make no apologies for requesting again. Do not use excessive quotes Do not quote immediately previous posts. Do not copy content from other sites and paste it here (Post Links to those articles) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Sorry I spoke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Delete the lot there's loads of sites with jokes on post them on there , that's what i say . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Sorry I spoke. The post in total was not aimed at you but general readership. And that we are a victim of our own success I was away three days and It will take me a week to catch up with all the posts as it is Though I was telling some of the jokes whilst I was in Wales last week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 I tend to agree that a "time limit" on SOME topics (i.e. the jokes), is not a bad idea. That way, we can all tell our favorites again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Have to agree that the jokes should just be kept on one thread. I've taken to setting my 'view new topics' settings to exclude the giggles page. Each to their own though and that's fair enough. It's fine to see everyday general chit chat too but it does tend to take over quite a few of the threads. Think maybe the 'what I'm having for lunch/the sun's out here today' stuff could be kept together. There is a place for it though and as has been said, it's better than a dead forum. I guess it's hard to maintain a balance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 There's nothing worse than a dead forum! Though I do worry about Limey, as he has a tendency for Tea coming down his nose upon amusement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 The Jokes area is now locked for starting new threads. All jokes go in one thread which can be clearly seen. Jokes area permissions have been updated Googlebot cannot now see the jokes, so cant penalise us via Google Panda Rules over copied conduct Joke posts are short term an will be deleted from time to time. AND THATS WHAT I LIKE TARRAH! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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