Creating a new discussion area for newbies
Mar 27, 2017 12:54:42 #
I did not recommend that the same options as Facebook be used, just the overall concept.
I do understand you do not like the idea. ;)
I do understand you do not like the idea. ;)
Mar 27, 2017 12:59:49 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Imagine is all you can do, because there are no hard facts about non-joiners. 73,000 members is a hard, marketable fact.
There ar many who simply left because of the same a$$holes, and there are many new members who have admitted that they didn't want to join initiallly for the same reasons. So you CAN imagine that there are those who never join. What is allowed in the main forum is never ever allowed in any other forum that I'm aware of and definitely not on any photography forums.
Here is a fact for you: members HAVE been banned in the past and you still have 73000. Or are you saying that if the few were banned the majority would leave as well? That makes absolutely no sense. And banning people is not the end of the world. It happens on other forums.
Mar 27, 2017 13:30:34 #
tdekany wrote:
I am saying that it is to Admin's advantage to show potential advertisers that 73,000 photographers are members of this website, and that several thousand visit everyday. Only a handful of disruptive members have been banned since I joined in 2011, and there was never any mass exodus. Draw your OWN conclusions; do not speculate on MY conclusions. Or are you saying that if the few were banned the majority would leave as well?
Mar 27, 2017 13:37:35 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
I am saying that it is to Admin's advantage to show potential advertisers that 73,000 photographers are members of this website, and that several thousand visit everyday. Only a handful of disruptive members have been banned since I joined in 2011, and there was never any mass exodus. Draw your OWN conclusions; do not speculate on MY conclusions.
Last I checked, it was you who had an issue with my post. So maybe you can take your own advise for a change.
Mar 27, 2017 15:45:03 #
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Mar 27, 2017 20:47:47 #
THE POST IS ABOUT NEWBIES, andtheir own place to ask questions because some people give nasty replies and what do we get? people arguing ... REALLY?
Mar 27, 2017 20:49:39 #
Bill_de wrote:
I would not want to depend on any open forum if I was new to photography. It takes a while, even with a bit of experience, to determine who are the real experts and who just likes to hear themselves talk. There are often conflicting opinions with no way for a newbie to know which is correct. A forum is a place for discussion first and foremost. It can be a lot of fun and somewhat educational, but not to be confused with a learning center.
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I started out with M4/3 and was recommended I visit their forum. I have to tell you, that there really isn't another site that I have seen, that tolerates the anti socials like UHH does. Let's leave the grumpies out for a second, there are only a handful of a$$holes that cause issues. Most other sites are also full of very knowledgeable members. So I personally trust to learn.
Mar 27, 2017 20:50:59 #
It would be much easier to get rid of the handful of a$$holes. They would find their way to that sub forum in a minute.
bdk wrote:
THE POST IS ABOUT NEWBIES, andtheir own place to ask questions because some people give nasty replies and what do we get? people arguing ... REALLY?
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