Competitions Discussion Thread Part 6

sinw

Lynsey76 wrote: »

I agree with NOSONDDU I like the community spirit here and hope it stays this way.

I AGREE LETS NOT GET TOO MECHANICAL, I LIKE A THANKS - THANKYOU FOR READING - THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU

Cheeky_Chicken

Al_Mac wrote: »

I like the spirit here.

I have no problem with people passing comments on threads, that are relevant/funny.

There are places for general chit chat, compers inn and comps discussion.

I just don't see the point in saying thanks, rather than pressing the thanks button. generally people would rather have a higher thanks count:rolleyes:

I completely agree, but don't think that things will change (anyone remember bumpage? )

I now sort all threads in date order, which means I miss all the bumping, but unfortunately I also miss the comments and chat - lesser of 2 evils for me :rolleyes:

kipper_2-2

Cheeky_Chicken wrote: »

(anyone remember bumpage? )

Well I am now officially making this a bum.page

Cheeky_Chicken

pepsicola wrote: »

is this a new rule that i've missed?

soon won't be allowed to post anywhere

Not a new one, more of an old one - see no. 8 in the board rules

NOSONDDU

kipper wrote: »

Well I am now officially making this a bum.page

love it, I can still remember someone reading bumpage as bum page and the laugh it gave us all.

NOSONDDU

Al_Mac wrote: »

I like the spirit here.

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I just don't see the point in saying thanks, rather than pressing the thanks button. ................:rolleyes:

some people like to do both as the comp is something they really want/would like to win

ROBDOLPHIN66

Cheeky_Chicken wrote: »

I completely agree, but don't think that things will change (anyone remember bumpage? )

I now sort all threads in date order, which means I miss all the bumping, but unfortunately I also miss the comments and chat - lesser of 2 evils for me :rolleyes:

How do you do this?
Thank you in advance

Totally agree with OP.

Lynsey76

I've noticed that people tend to say thanks to new posters rather than just press the thanks button. It makes them feel welcome and appreciated. Surely thats not a bad thing?

Cheeky_Chicken

Lynsey76 wrote: »

I've noticed that people tend to say thanks to new posters rather than just press the thanks button. It makes them feel welcome and appreciated. Surely thats not a bad thing?

As has been said before, nobody is objecting to relevant comments or chat - a comment on someone's first post, or saying you've won a similar prize before, or your OH would kill for such and such a prize is nice to read.

What I think most people object to are the monotonous 'thanks for that' or 'I've entered' posts, which aren't chatty or relevant, but are posted by some people on every comp they enter.

The rule says no pointless bumping of posts, and I find a lot of the thank-you posts are pointless :rolleyes:

LizB62

I hate to be the one to bump this up again, but when I asked about this before, a few people reckoned that people were adding a Thanks post just to get their post count up.......

I'm with Al Mac on this one - use the Thanks button - that's what it's for