Readers might like to know that yesterday's events made quite an impact on Sydenham Town. Our logs for Tuesday shows:
* Main website delivered 1314 pages to 451 people (average is 577 to 226)
* Forum delivered 4241 pages to 201 people (average is 1197 to 87)
I do know the media were monitoring the site - but that is quite remarkable. I know some of it was very silly but it brought a lot of new people to Sydenham Town. And a bit of silliness is very welcome in slow news times. But I hope we can keep a balance of fun & serious comment in the Forum.
My thinking is that maybe we should combine the 'Announcement' & 'Discussion' zones and then create a seperate 'Chat' zone. The former would be issue related - the latter more for banter & fun.
Your serious thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Monster ate my pages!
Sounds like a good idea, admin. I've noticed that some newcomers to the site have started conversations in one thread that were already ongoing in another thread. At first glance, the number of sections in the forum does seem a bit convoluted and unclear (there is a fair bit of crossover between 'Announcements' and 'General Discussion' for instance), so perhaps it would work better if you made a clear distinction between a more chatty section and a more serious, issue-led one.
Its Stuart! I use Admin when I'm posting as facilitator on behalf of everyone and Stuart when I'm posting for myself. But sometimes I can't be bothered to logout/login when I change persona....Adam wrote:Agree with the web bloke
Anyway if we go ahead with the change I was thinking of calling replacements for Announcements & Discussion:
Town Hall (good worthy issues)
Town Cafe (chat, fun & banter)
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Whatyathink?
Sounds good
Might make it easier to find things. Might be tricky to decide what's a serious issue & what's banter though....
Its a good idea, but I do find it difficult to determine what is truth and what is fiction, what is good and what is bad, and what should be treated seriously and what is a bit of a laugh.
I just think, if possible, we should try and have a laugh at anything we can, unless it is in totally bad taste.
I just think, if possible, we should try and have a laugh at anything we can, unless it is in totally bad taste.
Why worry?fishcox wrote:Its a good idea, but I do find it difficult to determine what is truth and what is fiction, what is good and what is bad, and what should be treated seriously and what is a bit of a laugh.
You post where you feel it fits. If it becomess deadly serious or becomes very silly (like our beloved moggie threads) I can just move the thread from one zone to the other. Its just a matter of keeping a balance. Some people come here to think deeply, others to enjoy themselves. Some want to do both. Its just a case of people finding what they want easily. Bit like in the old days deciding whether to go into the public bar or the lounge.
May be a case of trusting the Admin's judgement - and when Admin gets it wrong - Website Issues is the place to take him apart...