Should the ironically named all agree topic be moved?

OilBurner · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 03, 2004 Posts: 417 Location: UK

After the unwelcome/timely (delete as required) re-appearance of Yams uber topic, I'm welcoming peoples vote on this one.

Take your pick and we'll see what to do! :D

{edit: made sticky, will de-sticky when people have had their say}
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Falconoffury · Expert Joined: May 25, 2004 Posts: 1430

You locked it and left it. There aren't even any votes for that option. At least make it a sticky!

You know what would be funny? If the hacker who has been messing up this site actually reads this stuff. It ends up moving, so he hacks the site, and moves it back. If that happens you'll have to nuke the thread, lol.

Whatever happens I'm sure we'll get another monster started. Peak Oil awareness is spreading on the internet, and there are many arguments to come.
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OilBurner · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 03, 2004 Posts: 417 Location: UK

It's only a temporary lock - honest.
When all's been decided (by you folks) in a couple of days I'll go with whatever and we'll see how things progress.

Yes, you're right, there may be other monsters, but wouldn't it be better for the clarity of debate if each of the topic areas discussed were kept in individual topics so key points wouldn't be missed and new posters were able to read the existing content quicker?

Or do you feel it's better that we do away with all the forums, bar one, and just have one large topic to discuss everything in? That seems to be what you are asking for? Confused

Correct me if I'm wrong?
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Falconoffury · Expert Joined: May 25, 2004 Posts: 1430

I'm not really being serious. I'm just having fun arguing for my favorite thread. :D
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OilBurner · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 03, 2004 Posts: 417 Location: UK

Me too, but from the opposite side! Wink

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Leanan · News Editor Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 4533

I voted that it be moved to the HoF. It's too big and rambling, and the tone is...unprofessional, to say the least.

Long, rambling threads are a real pain, because when you search the forum, it only gives you the thread...not which page of the thread the subject you're looking for it on. It makes the search function kind of useless.

Of course, the search function isn't working now, anyway, but I'm assuming it will. One day. Eventually.

OilBurner · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 03, 2004 Posts: 417 Location: UK

BTW, for our newer posters, this is what the fuss is all about:

http://peakoil.com/fortopic921-150.html

Some of the more, ahem, interesting part of the debate was (unfortunately) lost..
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Soft_Landing · Heavy Crude Joined: May 28, 2004 Posts: 377

My opinion:

Leave the thread open!

Think of how much time people spend posting there. Anyone who mainy wants to argue can go there. It's fine with me.

Personally, I don't read those threads, and no one can make me. I tell you what though, I hate to imagine what this site would look like if people didn't have anywhere to vent.

P.S. saying HOF is a place to vent is like saying to someone that if they must swear, can't they do it under their breath. It's just not the point.

A special thanks to all those posters who work hard to censor themselves just enough to ensure the conversation is constructive! :D Cool

buster · Heavy Crude Joined: Aug 12, 2004 Posts: 144

I have a suggestion: move all the threads you don't like to my site. I get no traffic anyway.
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OilBurner · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 03, 2004 Posts: 417 Location: UK

Not many votes coming in? That suggests that most people don't care either way.

Funny, because last time it was moved it caused uproar amongst certain people!! Smile

I'll close voting when 10% have voted (40+ users) or by 9am GMT on Monday.

It's up to you folks.
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Cool Hand Linc · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 3:22 pm Post subject: waist of time

Its posts like this that are just a waste of time. I don't want to spend the enrgy to debate peak oil.

Answering questions is deferent than debating with somebody who doesn't have an open mind.

I voted "other" but I favor deleting. This isn't nothing but a waste of one's and zero's.

Admin could create a forum for ramblings or threads of shame or something. Then when stuff like this comes up we can move it, lock it, then after a time delete it.
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