Kevin's Watch

You gave me a great birthday present in returning, Lord Mhoram!

Welcome back

Well LM, good to see you back.

I think post count wars are temporary bits of fun in any community. I certainly have been involved in other forums where they were a bunch of fun for a while but they ultimately die a silent death.

If this board was to be a purely purist discussion on SRD then I believe we would be missing out on many of the great people we have here.

The Collective was created mostly for the purpose of having a bit of fun within some broadly defined categories that we all enjoy from time to time and I think they're harmless fun

Good to see you fought your way through this difficult emotional situation, LM Bad luck re the Sox.

welcome back mhory

now dont make me handcuff u 2 the watch tower lol

Glad to be back. I really am.

well this thread gave me a nasty shock! I am so glad you havent gone anywhere! You are a permanent fixture around here mhoram! how can we have a Watch without Lord Mhoram?? no es posible! es mui malo!

as for the post wars .. .. posting shouldnt be a war .. though it should be fun! and the creche idea of Landwasters .. is kinda taken care of here with the Collective .. which is pretty much all fun and games!

but senseless new threads that leave you wondering .. what the hey is this about?? can clog up the general discussion board .. and it would be great if folk wanted to put their fun and nonsense threads in say a fun and nonsense forum .. lol

but as we all are good natured Watchers .. we do endeavour to welcome all posts and most threads along the way ..

I think folk who just post to rack up a post count .. really arent getting as much out of being here as they could be .. but thats really their loss

earthy has some good advice .. post where you're interested .. and try to ignore the stuff that doesnt interest you

i get bored sometimes with some threads .. not because their crap but hey?? *shrug* .. but for many reasons .. maybe i've already discussed this question numerous times before or .. their just too silly for words LOL

if i am in a silly mood .. then i just want to have some silly fun .. and make my way to the Hall of Gifts or the Galley .. were there is a lot of silly olympics ..

i have been here a long time .. like you my friend .. and we have put a lot of serious discussion up on the board here and on the original Watch .. but at the end of the day there's only so many ways one can look at the same question

stick with us mhoram .. and if you can create some gutsy threads .. excellent!!

there's nothing better than having a discussion you can really get your teeth into

and please dont scare me like that

I have nothing but complete admiration and great love for you Lord Mhoram!

perhaps if we put a lid on all the post-count heralding .. that might take the emphasis off post-counts and thus post-wars too

you are most definately not your post count especially since the inception of the rapid post game threads .. posts are really meaningless gained this way alone

post quality is way more impressive than post quantity imho

Earthy's advice is good but what if you really want to contribute to the TC discussions and find all the (serious) threads there goofed on? That did happen and I can see how that could bother someone.

Sky wrote:"...but senseless new threads that leave you wondering .. what the hey is this about?? can clog up the general discussion board ..." And as moderator you can move them or delete them...

Thanks for the kind words, Sky.

danlo wrote:
Sky wrote:"...but senseless new threads that leave you wondering .. what the hey is this about?? can clog up the general discussion board ..." And as moderator you can move them or delete them...

indeed .. but i wouldnt delete a thread just because i personally deemed it boring or cant find any personal significance in it .. especially where it receives a lot of posts .. It would seem that there are those who appreciate this kind of thread ..

I prefer to gently encourage posters in general to be aware of what they are posting and why .. than to take a swipe at them with a big stick!

There are far more significant times to intervene .. when posts may have crossed that preverbial line .. into abuse or unnecessary and pointed criticism.

For just the fluff and nonsense .. I see no "harm" .. just only fluff and nonsense

Some threads I have moved if it is clearly out of place .. usually unintentionally .. and that can be simply done so as not to offend its author

i guess what has always impressed me about Kevins Watch .. is the ethos of this place originated by Jay himself is that we do try to be tolerant of a wide range of views as they arise in this fine community of Watch-folk

its boards where there is a more militant attitude and a visceral lack of tolerance of newbies particularly that has always bothered me a lot more

Lord Mhoram wrote:Thanks for the kind words, Sky.

You are one of those I personally decided to remain here at the Watch. Mhoram I have the most immense respect and admiration for you my friend .. I could not in a thousand years imagine a Watch without you old mate

I dont even like it much when you dont visit here as often as you used to .. but I know having a growing site of your own makes it even harder to spread yourself .. and I dont get enuff time to visit your site as often as I would like

There are just too many sites and not enough time in the day right now I can think of close to a million other things I should be doing LOL you know how that goes

oh well .. it matters not a hoot .. cos if you have returned from your mini-vacation .. all is well .. and all is as it should be

My sometime emphasies (what is the plural?) on post counts are actually a foil so that nobody notices the real crime ... the mass of WG$ I'm amassing *manic chortle*

Seriously, here's a question for the massing hordes : would it be worthwhile having satirical TC discussion placed in an individual forum? While I love to chat seriously about TC, I also find it immensely therapeutical to suggest enacting a Sunbane in the real world, chlorinating Earthroot, legalising RoDs.

Obviously I don't really advocate those ideals, but, along with packing TC a suitcase full of firepower for his trip, blaming my bedroom's mess on a geraden visit, etc etc, its relevant fun.

Do people prefer to keep such idle banter out of the main boards? Maybe a separate board is required?

thats not a bad suggestion actually Landwaster .. and worth looking into .. mmm .. an Idle Banter forum .. but re: idle TC banter ..

but i guess we dont want to call the TCTC forum .. the serious silliness not allowed by penalty of death forum ..cos there's gonna be fun had even there

But i think taking the copious idle banter threads and putting them somewhere else .. isnt a bad idea .. but there always going to appear methinks from time to time

.. but in which case they can easily be relocated

Yeah it would be a bit dreary to not allow any hijinx at all in the main forums, and determining the difference would take consummate line-drawing to a prohibitive level.

But *shrug* if it helps, I'm all for it.

Thanks again Sky. And Landwaster, what are you saving up for?

Any piece of land that ends up on the market

You know you'll just waste it!!

Fist and Faith wrote:You know you'll just waste it!!

GOLD!