Other than standard moderation efforts I am not sure that a Thread that drifts Off Topic, especially when the Topic was answered, is a problem. Sometimes if something is not broke it is best to avoid fixing it.
Did I have a weird dream about Will adding a 'dislike' button?
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Dadoftheturkeykids
Arc Angel
After a couple of warnings, change their profile pics to a standard red image that says "I don't know how to stay on topic"
This.
We go off topic a little and I think that's ok (normal conversation), but if someone goes derailing enough to be wrecking stuff, and they don't listen to a written warning, they get warning points and booted from the thread. Enough warning points = a week vacation.
Warning points expire after a set time (maybe a week or two or three), so someone doesn't get a vacation months later over a momentary lapse of judgment.
Steve_S
Offgrid Cabineer, N.E. Ontario, Canada
Was a member of a really great forum with massive wealth of information. Then the Twitter/X ISMS began and within 6 months it because a sewage pit of krap. Watched as a HUGE Membership just poofed away to happier grounds.
I can't count how many times I got crapped on for reminding folks what "A thread was originally about"...
Ces't la vie, all good things must come to end... Note how some folks have already begun to peel away from here.
I can't count how many times I got crapped on for reminding folks what "A thread was originally about"...
Ces't la vie, all good things must come to end... Note how some folks have already begun to peel away from here.
Brucey
Solar Wizard
How's your panel mounting going?
robbob2112
Doing more research, mosty harmless
HEY now,
I can derail a conversation with the best of them, but it is usually after the original topic was answered.
A dislike button (the topic here) would sometimes be a good thing - a way of indicating that what was posted is totally incorrect or a very bad idea.
Maybe instead of a dislike button it needs to be a 'I disagree' button - emoticon of a smilely with arms crossed looking away?
I can derail a conversation with the best of them, but it is usually after the original topic was answered.
A dislike button (the topic here) would sometimes be a good thing - a way of indicating that what was posted is totally incorrect or a very bad idea.
Maybe instead of a dislike button it needs to be a 'I disagree' button - emoticon of a smilely with arms crossed looking away?
Yer off-topic, go start a new thread.
Q-Dog
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Rails might get delivered today. I think I know how I am going to run the wiring, but that could change once I actually get in the attic.
Sorry, Off topic!
ricardocello
Watching and Learning
Engineering is easy.
People are hard.
That’s a great comment …reflecting wisdom….
Oh that is a fun idea. It could be a question mark and label it offtopic
This is good!
And please change the 'quick react' back to 'like' so I stop hitting the wrong thing
Hmmm... an Off Topic emoji? Maybe a contest to pick something appropriate. My first thoughts were a cat emoji (symbolizing people that post cat pictures) or a Banana emoji (symbolizing a fruit)?
ETA: An Off topic emoji could help moderators spot offending posts. Easy to see a Banana.
I would suggest keeping all vendor posts in a separate forum. (Is this part of the current site rules?)
I don't want to be advertised to here. Just learning from the objective experiences of people who use the various equipment is why I come here.
I don't want to be advertised to here. Just learning from the objective experiences of people who use the various equipment is why I come here.
Dadoftheturkeykids
Arc Angel
Your dream is becoming reality
Im designing one right now with photoscape and making it red so we can spot it easily
robbob2112
Doing more research, mosty harmless
At work when we are in a meeting and the topic is done we call 'pineapple' .... it isn't because we drift off topic, just because we are done for now
Changed it back to like, but hoping people can figure out there are more reactions. hmm
I also made the text red for offtopic. Looks good
Brucey
Solar Wizard
Works good Will
nice
Brucey
Solar Wizard
If they see that others have given non like reactions they should be able to figure it out
Steve_S
Offgrid Cabineer, N.E. Ontario, Canada
That's good, should not piss off too many LOL.
robbob2112
Doing more research, mosty harmless
I would still wish for a "disagree" button .. For those I post a comment even without the button to say why I disagree, but a button might be fun to
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