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SETI Forums Send message Joined: 10 Mar 08 Posts: 113 Credit: 0 RAC: 0 |
Hello fellow Cafe SETIzens! In spirit of a true democratic republic, I'm looking for feedback on how all of you feel about comments with the pictures in the Count from X to X threads here in the SETI Cafe. Please keep the discussion limited to this topic, but feel free to express how you feel. I will keep the voting open for one week and tally the votes on Monday, November 5th. If all of you decide that you're OK with people leaving comments, please place your vote. If you feel that you would rather keep the same theme going in that thread, please place your vote. Currently, the rule to not allow comments is not listed in that thread, but there seems to be some belief that this used to be a rule for that series which has been left off as the threads progressed. As always, I hope that whatever you guys and gals decide, that you have fun in all of the SETI@Home Cafe threads! -Fred SETI Forums Admin |
Blurf Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8962 Credit: 12,678,685 RAC: 0 |
I say No Comments.....otherwise it gets diluted into pure spam. |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
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Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
I enjoy reading comments. |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
No comments, as we have the Discussion thread curtesy of Gary C. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
It is a picture thread, the idea being to post a picture, without needing comments. There are plenty of other threads you can post pictures and comments in. I am totally stunned that anyone would complain about this. Please no comments in the count to thread. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30648 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Comments, no. Captions, perhaps. |
Blurf Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8962 Credit: 12,678,685 RAC: 0 |
Please include my comments vote to also include no unrelated hyperlinks |
SETI Forums Send message Joined: 10 Mar 08 Posts: 113 Credit: 0 RAC: 0 |
Good point Gary. For clarification, this is about leaving comments with the images and not about captions built into the image, such as some comic strips posted. If this changes any of your votes, go ahead and re-cast if necessary. |
Steven Meyer Send message Joined: 24 Mar 08 Posts: 2333 Credit: 3,428,296 RAC: 0 |
I have found comments to be frequently helpful, and interesting. There have been many examples in past incarnations of the thread with a photo of some RR locomotive, and a comment being about the RR company and location of the photo, and perhaps the circumstances of the photo being taken. Under the proposed rule about "No comments", a large number of postings would have been deleted for no good reason. Obviously if the comments are in violation of the rules at the left of the posting page, then those rules will apply. Other than that, what is the harm? |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22199 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
No comments or captions (unless they are actually part of the picture). Its about the finding the number, not being able to find a so called witty comment about (yet another) 1950s sewing pattern...... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Steven Meyer Send message Joined: 24 Mar 08 Posts: 2333 Credit: 3,428,296 RAC: 0 |
The tally so far. No - 4 Bernie Vine Blurf rob smith uli
Angela John McLeod VII Steven Meyer
Gary Charpentier -- Who is to say that something is a comment vs a caption?
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Shannock9 Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 1396 Credit: 634,964 RAC: 0 |
For comments (etc.) I vote to allow them. If you don't like them it's not hard to scroll past. |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
OK if they add something to the image. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
OK if they add something to the image. Who can judge that? If I don't think the comment adds something can I ask for it to be removed. Of course not. Either ALL comments (within the rules of course) can be allowed or none. Interesting, boring, funny or not you cannot discriminate, which was why I voted NO. |
Shannock9 Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 1396 Credit: 634,964 RAC: 0 |
OK if they add something to the image. That's a definite 'maybe' then :) |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
Alles ist in Ordnung. 'nuf said. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
The tally so far. As you are making this rather silly by unnecessary posting in the count to thread I can see this means a lot to you. So as you can get your way I will help by withdrawing my vote for no and voting yes instead and leaving you to enjoy the thread, I won't post in it again! |
SETI Forums Send message Joined: 10 Mar 08 Posts: 113 Credit: 0 RAC: 0 |
Ok, so by my count, we have: No - 5 Blurf Rob Smith Uli Celt Tooth (I assume "Everything is in order" means don't change it.) Gary Charpentier ("Comments, no.")
Angela John McLeod VII Steven Meyer Shannock9 Bob DeWoody (notwithstanding judgment on whether it adds something or not.) Bernie Vine
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