I was wondering if it is common practice to instruct your mods to bump a page worth of 3 year old threads every 3 months or so...why, I don't know, as a way to increase activity and user engagement maybe.
Gary said doing this would be counterproductive and actually turn off people and make them less likely to post... the strange thing was he was the only one who thought that. If inmates started decorating their cells with feces would the guards be disgusted or give them a standing ovation. When did vandalizing your own forum become a way to increase post count. Can anyone explain this bizzarro behavior or is a new alternative to turning a website with low ratings into a Blog.
I got up this morning and did a small water change on my reef tank. Turned out that I hadnt calibrated my refractometer in a while, resulting in my salinity being a bit high. After I finished that, I took a shit.
Lets bump this in a few months.
I wasn't the only one... Wizer went public with his disdain for the practice as well.
There are more, no doubt, who either can't be arsed to say anything or for some other reason don't feel like putting themselves in the middle of that argument.
Quote from: Aylana on October 07, 2024, 11:57:24 AMI was wondering if it is common practice to instruct your mods to bump a page worth of 3 year old threads every 3 months or so...why, I don't know, as a way to increase activity and user engagement maybe.
Gary said doing this would be counterproductive and actually turn off people and make them less likely to post... the strange thing was he was the only one who thought that. If inmates started decorating their cells with feces would the guards be disgusted or give them a standing ovation. When did vandalizing your own forum become a way to increase post count. Can anyone explain this bizzarro behavior or is a new alternative to turning a website with low ratings into a Blog.
Would you get the hell outta here? All you do is bitch and complain
Quote from: Garraty_47 on October 07, 2024, 12:58:39 PMI wasn't the only one... Wizer went public with his disdain for the practice as well.
There are more, no doubt, who either can't be arsed to say anything or for some other reason don't feel like putting themselves in the middle of that argument.
No, wizer was treated as if he was advocating for people to kick cute puppies when he was simply expressing understandable outrage over threads being jumbled up, making reading the forum more difficult.
Meh...I assume it's more forum devolution in real time...anyway Gary can you gift me the Diablo 4 expansion on steam so I can try it out and not have to engage with the community anymore...TY.
Quote from: Erica Mena on October 07, 2024, 01:11:35 PMWould you get the hell outta here? All you do is bitch and complain
Bitch sit down or go put on your nikes and take another duck face selfie.
Quote from: Aylana on October 07, 2024, 11:57:24 AMI was wondering if it is common practice to instruct your mods to bump a page worth of 3 year old threads every 3 months or so...why, I don't know, as a way to increase activity and user engagement maybe.
Gary said doing this would be counterproductive and actually turn off people and make them less likely to post... the strange thing was he was the only one who thought that. If inmates started decorating their cells with feces would the guards be disgusted or give them a standing ovation. When did vandalizing your own forum become a way to increase post count. Can anyone explain this bizzarro behavior or is a new alternative to turning a website with low ratings into a Blog.
why would a successful and thriving forum need to do something like this in the first place?
Quote from: Aylana on October 07, 2024, 11:57:24 AMI was wondering if it is common practice to instruct your mods to bump a page worth of 3 year old threads every 3 months or so...why, I don't know, as a way to increase activity and user engagement maybe.
Gary said doing this would be counterproductive and actually turn off people and make them less likely to post... the strange thing was he was the only one who thought that. If inmates started decorating their cells with feces would the guards be disgusted or give them a standing ovation. When did vandalizing your own forum become a way to increase post count. Can anyone explain this bizzarro behavior or is a new alternative to turning a website with low ratings into a Blog.
So, what are you saying? If you see it again you may not post for another three months. :crampe:
Who put the bump in the bump-de-bump-de-bump?
Quote from: Aylana on October 07, 2024, 01:15:25 PMMeh...I assume it's more forum devolution in real time...anyway Gary can you gift me the Diablo 4 expansion on steam so I can try it out and not have to engage with the community anymore...TY.
I quit using Steam when one of their JWildfire updates made it impossible to launch JWildfire even after doing the stupid config file fix. That was at the time my favorite fractal generator, dammit.
While we're on the subject though... I haven't yet gotten the new GW2 expansion. You wouldn't happen to have a spare lying around would ya, sport? It would be much appreciated.
Get your freaks on geeks...
Quote from: Frood on October 07, 2024, 01:58:20 PMGet your freaks on geeks...
Is that what the 5 gal. bucket of Vaseline is for?
Quote from: Frood on October 07, 2024, 01:58:20 PMGet your freaks on geeks...
Freaks All Week!
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Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on October 07, 2024, 01:59:41 PMIs that what the 5 gal. bucket of Vaseline is for?
That's epoxy resin.
You might want to seek the services of a proctologist and surgeon.
People have scrambled eggs for breakfast not scrambled threads...I will not waste time searching through the big book of "passwords of the internet" just to log into a site to find fucked up threads and people celebrating the fact that the threads are all fucked up.
That is fucked up...if you see a website doing that it usually means the site is going to become a blog and then go 404.
Quote from: Frood on October 07, 2024, 02:17:36 PMThat's epoxy resin.
You might want to seek the services of a proctologist and surgeon.
Hmmm I see people are still giving you charity "hahaha"s" and "likes"...HAHAHAHA.
Quote from: Aylana on October 07, 2024, 02:27:59 PMHmmm I see people are still giving you charity "hahaha"s" and "likes"...HAHAHAHA.
Bugger off, gnat-alie.
Quote from: Garraty_47 on October 07, 2024, 01:56:04 PMI quit using Steam when one of their JWildfire updates made it impossible to launch JWildfire even after doing the stupid config file fix. That was at the time my favorite fractal generator, dammit.
While we're on the subject though... I haven't yet gotten the new GW2 expansion. You wouldn't happen to have a spare lying around would ya, sport? It would be much appreciated.
Go play Throne and Liberty, it's free to play and pay to win...since you are retired and have no mortgage on your log cabin any more, you can become a "whale" and buy all the epic loot and dominate the players who are poor.
Lol. BF has to bump dead threads just to look busy because the twig and pig cretin combo killed off any remaining interest in that toilet
Quote from: Aylana on October 07, 2024, 02:27:09 PMPeople have scrambled eggs for breakfast not scrambled threads...I will not waste time searching through the big book of "passwords of the internet" just to log into a site to find fucked up threads and people celebrating the fact that the threads are all fucked up.
That is fucked up...if you see a website doing that it usually means the site is going to become a blog and then go 404.
Not so.
Random necro thread parades happen at FRW's all the time and for the most part, people only leave when they die.
Quote from: Aylana on October 07, 2024, 02:31:42 PM...you can become a "whale" and buy all the epic loot and dominate the players who are poor.
Couple years ago some guy did that on Diablo and then couldn't get a match because he was too overpowered -
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2022/08/diablo-immortal-player-says-he-cant-get-a-match-after-spending-us100000-138820/
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on October 07, 2024, 02:34:16 PMLol. BF has to bump dead threads just to look busy because the twig and pig cretin combo killed off any remaining interest in that toilet
What dead threads get bumped here by mods? That tranny must be talking about BF.
Quote from: Lokmar on October 07, 2024, 12:07:59 PMI got up this morning and did a small water change on my reef tank. Turned out that I hadnt calibrated my refractometer in a while, resulting in my salinity being a bit high. After I finished that, I took a shit.
Lets bump this in a few months.
Do you use RO water...reverse osmosis?
Quote from: Lab Flaker on October 07, 2024, 11:49:46 PMDo you use RO water...reverse osmosis?
Yea, I use a multi stage ro and then a 3 canister resin combo to remove anything left.
Its pretty much this:
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/7-stage-pro-75-gpd-ro-di-system-bulk-reef-supply-bundle.html?queryID=5e9140121372f3e8ec94dfa4f2b805f0&objectID=11147&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products_price_default_desc
but with a booster pump.
Quote from: Lokmar on October 08, 2024, 12:19:51 AMYea, I use a multi stage ro and then a 3 canister resin combo to remove anything left.
Its pretty much this:
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/7-stage-pro-75-gpd-ro-di-system-bulk-reef-supply-bundle.html?queryID=5e9140121372f3e8ec94dfa4f2b805f0&objectID=11147&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products_price_default_desc
but with a booster pump.
Our water pressure is good, but I just use the three canister setup.
Just a small nano set-up!
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Quote from: Aylana on October 07, 2024, 11:57:24 AMI was wondering if it is common practice to instruct your mods to bump a page worth of 3 year old threads every 3 months or so...why, I don't know, as a way to increase activity and user engagement maybe.
Gary said doing this would be counterproductive and actually turn off people and make them less likely to post... the strange thing was he was the only one who thought that. If inmates started decorating their cells with feces would the guards be disgusted or give them a standing ovation. When did vandalizing your own forum become a way to increase post count. Can anyone explain this bizzarro behavior or is a new alternative to turning a website with low ratings into a Blog.
I think you mean existing threads about a topic that is not dead yet. Rather than start a new thread each time the topic is in the news, I will post in the existing thread. It makes it easier to find that way.
I don't know why you care since cross forum gossip is the only topic that grabs your attention. I don't recall you ever contributing to the tread about Trudeau's failed green fantasies for example. So, don't worry about it.
Quote from: DKG on October 08, 2024, 06:39:01 AMI think you mean existing threads about a topic that is not dead yet. Rather than start a new thread each time the topic is in the news, I will post in the existing thread. It makes it easier to find that way.
Aylana is talking about a practice recently on display at BF where someone poasts a reply of "bump" in some very old and inactive threads. No new actual much less relevant content; just "bump".
The threads aren't invigorated with new life; they're just zombies shambling to the top of the thread list again.
Quote from: Garraty_47 on October 08, 2024, 06:52:12 AMAylana is talking about a practice recently on display at BF where someone poasts a reply of "bump" in some very old and inactive threads. No new actual much less relevant content; just "bump".
The threads aren't invigorated with new life; they're just zombies shambling to the top of the thread list again.
If he has a problem with that happening there, he should be posting about it on BF.
Quote from: DKG on October 08, 2024, 06:55:05 AMIf he has a problem with that happening there, he should be posting about it on BF.
People have poasted their opinions there, but are generally met with "if you don't like it go somewhere else".
I guess they did.
Mission accomplished? LoL
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Quote from: Lab Flaker on October 08, 2024, 12:42:26 AMJust a small nano set-up!
(https://i.imgur.com/VS8Zza2.jpeg)
Nice! I never have luck with elegance corals. I think its because I dont have enough nitrates. I also cant keep much on the sandbed because my orange spot goby would cover it with sand.
My crocea clams are pretty high up in the tank so they're safe.
The pressure booster on the RO unit just makes it more efficient. I think it takes the water from 40psi to about 80 or so. I could be wrong on the pressures tho. Its been years since I set it up and I've forgotten half of what I learned while doing it.
Quote from: Garraty_47 on October 08, 2024, 07:53:46 AMPeople have poasted their opinions there, but are generally met with "if you don't like it go somewhere else".
I guess they did.
Mission accomplished? LoL
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It is not a place to disagree with management or certain posters.
I disagree with everyone here and feel free to bite my ass.