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camaro5 · 01-03-2009, 06:34 PM

Good evening Mr.Tran, fellow distinguished Camaro5'ers,

Many of us have become friends here, and would like a better place to post off-topic conversation than the current use of the post whores thread.

We really just want to chat - but we're not all here at the same time, so a chat room doesn't work.

We don't care about our post counts not being bolstered by non-Camaro banter.

I deleted 300 "whore" posts to show my sincerity.

Your best Camaro salesmen are right here!

The Camaro represents good times, friends, and community. We ask only to be allowed to communicate off-topic things in one LOUNGE-type forum that does not affect our post counts.

Thank you,

Dan

FenwickHockey65 · 01-03-2009, 07:20 PM

camaropete · 01-03-2009, 07:39 PM

Well said Dan. +1 here. I too would be happy to delete some of my "whore" posts if the sign of sincerity means anything.

Bornin69 · 01-03-2009, 07:51 PM

Am I missing something here or does your number of posts "get" you something???
I don't want to be out of the loop

FenwickHockey65 · 01-03-2009, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bornin69

Am I missing something here or does your number of posts "get" you something???
I don't want to be out of the loop

Haha no. Some people just like having a gazillion posts.

*CamaroSpike23* · 01-03-2009, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Haha no. Some people just like having a gazillion posts.

to make up for the small size of their......

ego

but im up for the idea.

we could call it the Staging Lane or the Back Seat Lounge or something.....

*CamaroSpike23* · 01-03-2009, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaropete

Well said Dan. +1 here. I too would be happy to delete some of my "whore" posts if the sign of sincerity means anything.

it doesnt.

camaropete · 01-03-2009, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bornin69

Am I missing something here or does your number of posts "get" you something???
I don't want to be out of the loop

We can't tell you. You don't have enough posts!

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

it doesnt.

Whew! That was close. I don't want to drop back under 1000.

*CamaroSpike23* · 01-03-2009, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaropete

Whew! That was close. I don't want to drop back under 1000.

well, I should reitterate.... it doesnt mean anything.... to me.

camaropete · 01-03-2009, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

well, I should reitterate.... it doesnt mean anything.... to me.

What does?

*CamaroSpike23* · 01-03-2009, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaropete

What does?

your mom...

c'mon... you knew that was coming.

like your mom....

Bornin69 · 01-03-2009, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaropete

We can't tell you. You don't have enough posts!

I Knew It!!! Time to start whoring (no smiley for whoring yet)

camaropete · 01-03-2009, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

your mom...

c'mon... you knew that was coming.

like your mom....

Doh! Damnit! I walked right into it. It's like amatuer hour in here. Your mom just told me she is disappointed that I did that and now she wants me to spank her. Again.

MerF · 01-03-2009, 08:45 PM

I'm convinced tran and company forgot about this forum. :/

*GTAHVIT* · 01-03-2009, 08:57 PM

Ok guys, just so you know.

Not that this is a point of frustration, because it isn't. But we are trying to decide the most appropriate way to handle this.

Some thoughts: We are extremely happy that the community part of this site encourages the kind pf participation you all speak of. And we also truly appreciate the willingness to reduce the number of posts in the PWA and other threads. One argument can be made that if you post here you should get credit for it. While the other side may say your post count should be associated with relevant posts and in line with the theme of the forum. Yes, it is possible to turn off the post count for a given thread. So we may go that route. Give us a couple days to discuss it and we'll get back to you.

Cool?

camaropete · 01-03-2009, 09:14 PM

^ Cool here. Thanks for looking into it.

MerF · 01-03-2009, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtahvit

Ok guys, just so you know....

There's a desperate fool trying to get some attention in some other threads in the suggestion forum.

*GTAHVIT* · 01-03-2009, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MerF

There's a desperate fool trying to get some attention in some other threads in the suggestion forum.

I didn't know we had a suggestion forum.... Or maybe we're ignoring it.

JK... I'll pass it along for you. No idea what will happen.

*Camaro_Corvette* · 01-03-2009, 11:38 PM

Awesome, I like the idea of it still being a thread because I don't want to keep going back to it just to see if there are any new posts in it like the PWA group went. I can just push new posts like i do now and see that it has new posts in it. Much easier.

*GTAHVIT* · 01-03-2009, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaro_corvette

Awesome, I like the idea of it still being a thread because I don't want to keep going back to it just to see if there are any new posts in it like the PWA group went. I can just push new posts like i do now and see that it has new posts in it. Much easier.

camaro5 · 01-04-2009, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtahvit

Ok guys, just so you know.

Not that this is a point of frustration, because it isn't. But we are trying to decide the most appropriate way to handle this.

Some thoughts: We are extremely happy that the community part of this site encourages the kind pf participation you all speak of. And we also truly appreciate the willingness to reduce the number of posts in the PWA and other threads. One argument can be made that if you post here you should get credit for it. While the other side may say your post count should be associated with relevant posts and in line with the theme of the forum. Yes, it is possible to turn off the post count for a given thread. So we may go that route. Give us a couple days to discuss it and we'll get back to you.

Cool?

Thank you very much.

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaro_corvette

Awesome, I like the idea of it still being a thread because I don't want to keep going back to it just to see if there are any new posts in it like the PWA group went. I can just push new posts like i do now and see that it has new posts in it. Much easier.

Yes, me too.

I hope to meet all of you at a Camaro event after everyone gets their cars.

*GTAHVIT* · 01-04-2009, 08:20 AM

Tran · 01-04-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtahvit

. Yes, it is possible to turn off the post count for a given thread. So we may go that route. Give us a couple days to discuss it and we'll get back to you.

Unfortunately there is no built-in way to disable post counts for a particular thread, only for a particular subforum.

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaro_corvette

Awesome, I like the idea of it still being a thread because I don't want to keep going back to it just to see if there are any new posts in it like the PWA group went. I can just push new posts like i do now and see that it has new posts in it. Much easier.

I agree with this. I don't really see the need to break-out a separate chat forum. Chatting is "off-topic" afterall, and fits fine in the Off-Topic Forum. If post-whoring gets to the point of being disruptive to the off-topic forum, we will simpy disable post counting for the off-topic forum.

Thanks for the suggestions.

camaro5 · 01-04-2009, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tran

Unfortunately there is no built-in way to disable post counts for a particular thread, only for a particular subforum.

I agree with this. I don't really see the need to break-out a separate chat forum. Chatting is "off-topic" afterall, and fits fine in the Off-Topic Forum. If post-whoring gets to the point of being disruptive to the off-topic forum, we will simpy disable post counting for the off-topic forum.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Thank you for your consideration.

I don't think we were ever disruptive, so I'm going to take this as we can post off-topic chat-type posts as we used to.

I'm 47yrs old, and personally don't understand the concerns previously stated regarding off-topic post counts.

The reason this became an issue, is because our excellent mods felt obligated to limit our off-topic posting, just doing their not-so-easy job.

What you say makes sense to me Tran, it's off-topic by definition. Perhaps a little too much importance, and/or competitive spirit has been applied to user post count totals.

I personally don't need my post count high to validate anything.

Thanks to everyone, and happy posting!

Wm Holden · 01-04-2009, 04:51 PM

I didn't realize it was this important to keep counts....low?

01-03-2009, 06:34 PM	#1
camaro5 Drives: Off Into The Sunset Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 4,428	LOUNGE Forum Good evening Mr.Tran, fellow distinguished Camaro5'ers, Many of us have become friends here, and would like a better place to post off-topic conversation than the current use of the post whores thread. We really just want to chat - but we're not all here at the same time, so a chat room doesn't work. We don't care about our post counts not being bolstered by non-Camaro banter. I deleted 300 "whore" posts to show my sincerity. Your best Camaro salesmen are right here! The Camaro represents good times, friends, and community. We ask only to be allowed to communicate off-topic things in one LOUNGE-type forum that does not affect our post counts. Thank you, Dan

01-03-2009, 07:20 PM	#2
FenwickHockey65 General Motors Aficionado Drives: Carbon Metallic 2003 GMC Envoy SLE Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 25,556 View My Garage	__________________ FenwickHockey65's GM Thread! 2013 GMC Terrain SLE 2003 GMC Envoy SLE 1998 GMC Sonoma SLS Extended Cab

01-03-2009, 07:39 PM	#3
camaropete I love crepes Drives: 2010 Camaro SS RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,313 View My Garage	Well said Dan. +1 here. I too would be happy to delete some of my "whore" posts if the sign of sincerity means anything. __________________

01-03-2009, 08:57 PM	#15
GTAHVIT One Lucky Guy. Drives: #22 Tom Henry Racing 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saint Augustine FL Posts: 28,313 View My Garage	Ok guys, just so you know. Not that this is a point of frustration, because it isn't. But we are trying to decide the most appropriate way to handle this. Some thoughts: We are extremely happy that the community part of this site encourages the kind pf participation you all speak of. And we also truly appreciate the willingness to reduce the number of posts in the PWA and other threads. One argument can be made that if you post here you should get credit for it. While the other side may say your post count should be associated with relevant posts and in line with the theme of the forum. Yes, it is possible to turn off the post count for a given thread. So we may go that route. Give us a couple days to discuss it and we'll get back to you. Cool? __________________ Click image to see build thread. PQ - "the love of cars. It's a boys first step toward manhood and a mans last hold on boyhood." Fbodfather - "We do not want to use the Z28 moniker on a car that does not deserve this hallowed name." The_Blur - "Let's not confuse competitors with equals."

01-03-2009, 09:14 PM	#16
camaropete I love crepes Drives: 2010 Camaro SS RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,313 View My Garage	^ Cool here. Thanks for looking into it. __________________

01-03-2009, 07:51 PM	#4
Bornin69 Drives: 1969 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 122 View My Garage	Am I missing something here or does your number of posts "get" you something??? I don't want to be out of the loop

01-03-2009, 08:45 PM	#14
MerF Go Rays! Drives: 03 Trailblazer Join Date: May 2007 Location: St Pete, Florida Posts: 2,537	I'm convinced tran and company forgot about this forum. :/

01-03-2009, 11:38 PM	#19
Camaro_Corvette 50.335252,6.947103 Drives: Anything with wheels Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 20,230 View My Garage	Awesome, I like the idea of it still being a thread because I don't want to keep going back to it just to see if there are any new posts in it like the PWA group went. I can just push new posts like i do now and see that it has new posts in it. Much easier. __________________

01-04-2009, 08:20 AM	#22
GTAHVIT One Lucky Guy. Drives: #22 Tom Henry Racing 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saint Augustine FL Posts: 28,313 View My Garage	__________________ Click image to see build thread. PQ - "the love of cars. It's a boys first step toward manhood and a mans last hold on boyhood." Fbodfather - "We do not want to use the Z28 moniker on a car that does not deserve this hallowed name." The_Blur - "Let's not confuse competitors with equals."

01-04-2009, 04:51 PM	#25
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