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| 15 FEB 2003 at 11:20pm |
JoGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Perhaps no-one in really game enough to post really controversial subjects?
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| 15 FEB 2003 at 11:56pm |
scoutPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | I thought the Hot Spot was going to be for threads that got too hot to handle. Instead people go there to post trying to get a rise out of each other. Maybe the Hot Spot should only be open to Mods to move threads there instead.... Actually there hasn't been a flame war since the Hot Spot opened. Hmmm. Maybe that was what the mods planned all along. Val???
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 1:19am |
SirDaveGuild Master
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Status : Offline | So far, I think The Hot Spot has worked pretty well. At least, you don't feel like you have to watch every little thing you say for fear it will insight a riot. Well, not really, but you get my drift....
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 3:49am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I don't think you got the point because the Hot Spot wasn't meant for flaming. This forum worked perfect so far (in fact, I don't think anyone complained besides you) so we're not going to "bring it down".
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 4:11am |
BelindaSchattenjger
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Status : Online | I think we should be able to discuss other topics in the Hot Spot besides just adventure games. Where else can we go for topics like that? The Off Topic forum is getting way.......too many topics.
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 10:59am |
| Deleted User | Bel - perhaps there should be a "private" forum for off-off-topic seduction threads?
I like the hot spot. It does get hot in here, and threads have been moved from one place to another.
I think it'll slow down in here as all the bigger hot topics have been used up. It'll pick up again, and we can refer any future flame wars or people on about old topic arguments over here.
Keep it.
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 12:32pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Status : Online | If you think of "quiet" like "without flamers terrorizing the forum" then you have a point.
Otherwise it's nonsense.
Discussions repeat and noone knows anything important to add. That's why it becomes quiet in here.
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 4:45pm |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Rael (16 FEB 2003 3:49am)
I don't think you got the point because the Hot Spot wasn't meant for flaming. This forum worked perfect so far (in fact, I don't think anyone complained besides you) so we're not going to "bring it down".
The JA king has spoken hehee
I didn't expect JA to bring down the hot spot just because of my post, but I think the hot spot does not serve any positive purpose and I wanted to say it... so I did.
Since I didn't get the point and you did, could you please explain to me how a thread like 'More Magazine Crap' where sticks go up people's asses can be in the adventure games conversation while the thread about computer games being too expensive is a controversial and hot one?
I think you didn't get the point of my message. I think that the navigation of the forums now is more difficult since the adventure conversation is now split in two. It would be better if all conversations were in one forum part and there was a special icon next to the ones that were considered """ hot """.
Not that I expect you to admit that this would be better...but anyway
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 4:54pm |
Friday the 14thSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Elfstone (16 FEB 2003 12:31pm)
Discussions repeat and noone knows anything important to add. That's why it becomes quiet in here.
Exactly!
I also think that these boards (or perhaps it's users) are too focused on the main topic (adventure games). I don't know if it's just me but I can't talk about adventuregames forever. If I like a game I say so and have nothing else to add. And these polls; best adventure, most addictive adventure, worst adventure in my opinion are nothing but advanced "yes" and "no". I don't concider it a real discussion.
I'm sorry if you don't agree.
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 5:43pm |
| Deleted User | Perhaps the best thing to do was to put the obviously heated threads here? Like more Magazine crap or whatever it was... I agree, the yes/no ones are sheeite and deserve to be in the usual forum.
When does a thread become hot? Certainly not from the very start...
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 5:44pm |
SirDaveGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By dimidimidimi (16 FEB 2003 4:45pm)
I think that the navigation of the forums now is more difficult since the adventure conversation is now split in two. It would be better if all conversations were in one forum part and there was a special icon next to the ones that were considered """ hot """.
This is one of those things where there are benefits to doing it both ways. The downside of what you suggest above is that when you have too many interesting topics in one place, they scroll off the first index page or 2 very quickly and essentially terminate quickly. It's nice to hop between the 2 forum sections and see the main topics of interest right up front.
The other benefit of having the Hot Spot is that due to its title we have more latitude in what we say without offending, or at least that's the way it should be (ie. if you can't take the heat stay out of the kitchen etc, etc.)
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 6:06pm |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By SirDave (16 FEB 2003 5:44pm)
This is one of those things where there are benefits to doing it both ways. The downside of what you suggest above is that when you have too many interesting topics in one place, they scroll off the first index page or 2 very quickly and essentially terminate quickly. It's nice to hop between the 2 forum sections and see the main topics of interest right up front.
I don't see why is it easier to hop from one forum sector to the other which is 2 clicks-away than hoping from page 1 to page 2 which s 1 click-away...
I agree with your second observation, but then I think if we could put an icon next to the conversation it would give the same level of allowance as the hot spot.
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 6:13pm |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By dimidimidimi (16 FEB 2003 4:45pm)
Since I didn't get the point and you did, could you please explain to me how a thread like 'More Magazine Crap' where sticks go up people's asses can be in the adventure games conversation while the thread about computer games being too expensive is a controversial and hot one?
Yes, I think I can explain. With the exception of one single post ("sticks" that thread wasn't "hot" at all, at least when compared to the Game Copies/Too Expensive threads where people suggested pirated games didn't hurt companies.
Of course, I think everybody knows that thread was also a "special" case so try coming up with further examples.
Not that I expect you to admit that this would be better...but anyway
Well, you can complain all you want but this forum has worked perfect so far, even from the very first day it was started - that's a fact. Anyway...
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 7:07pm |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By dimidimidimi (16 FEB 2003 6:06pm)
I agree with your second observation, but then I think if we could put an icon next to the conversation it would give the same level of allowance as the hot spot.
Do you know how exactly to do that?
I forgot my sig.
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 10:57pm |
| Deleted User | This is getting way too complicated - and the thread has started to heat up! Well done Dimi! First hot thread in ages!
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| 16 FEB 2003 at 11:36pm |
SirDaveGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Monkeybone:
So ya want heat; ya want controversy? OKAY!
Down with all names with Monkey in them. What is a Monkeybone? Is it a bone from a monkey or a something a monkey chews on (like a dog bone)?
Alright! Is that hot enough for ya? Ya want more HUH? HUH?
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 17 FEB 2003 at 12:41am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By SirDave (16 FEB 2003 11:35pm)
So ya want heat; ya want controversy? OKAY!
Down with all names with Monkey in them.
Yes, that sounds like this thread all right.
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| 17 FEB 2003 at 1:53am |
BelindaSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By monkeybone (16 FEB 2003 10:59am)
Bel - perhaps there should be a "private" forum for off-off-topic seduction threads?
Monkeyhunnie......I wasn't talking about a 'seduction' hot topic forum....I meant why can't we heatedly discuss other topics in the Hot Spot besides games? :-/
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| 17 FEB 2003 at 1:58am |
BelindaSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By MichalN (16 FEB 2003 7:06pm)
Do you know how exactly to do that?
It's already been done.......with the little folder and the little red flag on it....saying its a Hot Topic. :
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| 17 FEB 2003 at 2:52am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Belinda48 (17 FEB 2003 1:58am)
It's already been done.......with the little folder and the little red flag on it....saying its a Hot Topic. :
But that's what happens whenever there are 25+ replies. Doesn't necessarily mean there's any controversy at all. And vice versa.
I forgot my sig.
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| 17 FEB 2003 at 5:32am |
Randy-JAJourneyman
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Status : Offline | I don't see why the Hot Spot has too be limited to adventure games or game discussions only, it just seemed that the particular topics that always heated-up were gaming related.
So should we just keep the Hot Spot dedicated to controversial gaming topics and open up a Hot Spot 2 that would focus on topics other than gaming (just to drive Dimi mad with another category) or should we just open up the Hot Spot to all topics?
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| 17 FEB 2003 at 8:21am |
| Deleted User | SirDave - Millions will be on the street in protest!
Bel - see you point, didn't mean to offend! :-X
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| 17 FEB 2003 at 1:06pm |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Randy-JA (17 FEB 2003 5:32am)
So should we just keep the Hot Spot dedicated to controversial gaming topics and open up a Hot Spot 2 that would focus on topics other than gaming (just to drive Dimi mad with another category) or should we just open up the Hot Spot to all topics?
So that's why you opened hot spot But really if you want to make me mad, there are much easier ways. Give me an article of PC Gamer for example on adventure games, or invite Charles Cecil to tell us the state of point and click games.
Now that would make me mad
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| 17 FEB 2003 at 1:09pm |
| Deleted User | I'm playing CHASE THE DIMI - for the first time in ages someon's online at the same time as me!
I think we should have a Charles Cecil JA+ interview... think that's possible?
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