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Discussion in 'Other Off Topic Forum' started by rob lay, Oct 17, 2011.

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  1. rob lay

    rob lay Administrator Staff Member Admin Miami 2018 Owner Social Subscribed

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    Silver Subscribed has become the new active OT forum with 30+ active threads a day, a Backroom subforum was needed there, so we decided just to move the Backroom that was public here to Silver.
     
    rob lay, Oct 17, 2011
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  2. Jedi

    Jedi Moderator Moderator Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    BRAVO!!!!!!!

    :)

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  3. wax

    wax Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa

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    I recall that one of the "upsides" to *OTT > Backroom Lounge* was how *Backroom Lounge* threads wouldn't display on Recent Results.

    This appeased those who did not "need/want" to see our brand of sophomoric humor.

    Will that be the case with the new *Silver > Backroom Lounge* setup?
     
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  4. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    at what point do you just remove the non-subscribed OOT section?
     
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  5. Jedi

    Jedi Moderator Moderator Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    OOT is the "silver" of non-subscribed members... where else can all the silly
    threads and such go for those who choose not to subscribe? I think it ought
    to stay.

    Jedi
     
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  6. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    actually it's the other way around...silver used to be much better and has devolved into OOT. and this subforum doesn't get the use that other non-subscribed sections get, at least to this casual observer.
     
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  7. ylshih

    ylshih Shogun Assassin Honorary Owner

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    With BRL moved, I think the threads that appropriately went into OOT/BRL will likely get chopped going forward or moved to Silver/BRL (i.e. Bikini threads, counting threads, etc). However, there are still legit off-topic threads that are of interest to non-subscribed users or subscribed users that want all user input.
     
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  8. Wade

    Wade Three Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Regarding Silver BRL... it's gonna get ugly...
     
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  9. tundraphile

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    Sounds great. Until I subscribe I now won't be tempted to click the Rear Ends thread while at work...
     
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  10. Jedi

    Jedi Moderator Moderator Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    That was my point exactly. Thanks for making it more clear. There are indeed
    lots of suitable OOT topics for those not subscribed.

    Jedi
     
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  11. ylshih

    ylshih Shogun Assassin Honorary Owner

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    I just ran a quick test, Silver/BRL does not add to post count, but it does show in "New Posts".
     
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  12. rob lay

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    no it isn't, same expectations we had in OOT BRL or Silver before. there will be higher standards of quality in the main Silver and Rossa forums now though.
     
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  13. rob lay

    rob lay Administrator Staff Member Admin Miami 2018 Owner Social Subscribed

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    I still have option set for BRL that it shouldn't index posts in search engine or new posts, but if your test is correct I believe it is inheriting that behavior from its new parent. :(
     
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    bernardo66 The Crazy Cat Man Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    :( Bummer.
     
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  15. wax

    wax Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa

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    Yes, it is now inherited.

    Concern *then* was to not lose Any Members who didn't want to see BR Headlines on Front Page.

    Concern *now* is losing Subscribed Members who don't want to see BR Headlines on Front Page.
     
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  16. Jedi

    Jedi Moderator Moderator Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Perhaps since BRL is now part of paid Silver, post counts can be turned back on...
    I think a big part of the reason OOT dropped so dramatically out of favor was
    the no post count thing - which makes sense in a non-subscribed forum - at
    that time, it was one of the incentives to up to Silver IIRC.

    Jedi
     
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  17. Wade

    Wade Three Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Really? Post counts are the driver? I thought it mattered more to post in the appropriate forum instead. Learning something new everyday... :)
     
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  18. Etcetera

    Etcetera Two Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    It's time to Occupy Fchat and demand a tax on Pap's post count.
     
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  19. Jedi

    Jedi Moderator Moderator Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Maybe you weren't watching.... when post counts were taken out of OOT/BRL
    within just a few months activity there dropped off significantly, and a fair
    number of users upped to Silver.

    Like it or not, that's how it worked out. Silver very much became the new
    OOT because posts counted there. Prior to the change, Silver was fairly quiet
    and OOT was booming. Now it's the other way 'round.

    Jedi
     
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  20. Wade

    Wade Three Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Honestly, leveraging forums to maximize post counts is/was the furthest from my mind. Never occurred to me until you mentioned it although I was aware of the change, previously.

    There are so many reasons to be a subscriber here at FerrariChat, now's there's another.
     
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    It's all been in silver for years, honestly, anyone can fork over 15 bucks to be there.
     
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  22. eurospec

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    Exacly right,which i'll be doing in the comming weeks.
     
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  23. italiafan

    italiafan F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    post counts? do people really care about that, I mean...really? Come on.
     
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  24. Taurean Bull

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    Sure, it's where guys with no car and nothing better to do than sit in their basement project how "awesome" they are. :rolleyes:

    I'm sorry, if that's your motivation, you are a loser.
     
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    Check out my awesome post count of 7300+ posts! :D
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