Forum clogged?

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   I agree that it's hard to search for some things - if you make the criteria too wide, you'll probably get an SQL timeout anyway.
There are a few people who put completely useless comments in a thread. Maybe they should be yellow-carded by the admins after a few times?
I don't see a problem if subjects are brought up again (after a suitable period) as there will always be newbies who weren't around the first time. 
Generally, we don't want to take all the fun out of the forums!

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chopper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 20030	Posted: September 09 2005 at 08:35
	I agree that it's hard to search for some things - if you make the criteria too wide, you'll probably get an SQL timeout anyway. There are a few people who put completely useless comments in a thread. Maybe they should be yellow-carded by the admins after a few times? I don't see a problem if subjects are brought up again (after a suitable period) as there will always be newbies who weren't around the first time. Generally, we don't want to take all the fun out of the forums!

MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21206	Posted: September 09 2005 at 08:34
	The problem is that most people avoid the topic subject length limitation be just writing "Is there ..." and continuing it in the first post. This should result in a PM from the admin, telling the member to edit the subject to contain the important keywords of the thread topic, so that it can be found in a search. Of course one could use the search and make it search posts as well, but that search is much slower and should be avoided.
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S Lang Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 01 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 441	Posted: September 09 2005 at 08:29
	It's nothing short of a labirinth in order to find previous references to a subject, hence repetitions on the same theme often occur. Annoying - at least - also embarrassing when one is told that there were zillions of threads previously dealing with the same subject. A lifetime wouldn't be long enough to explore all the topics covered here in order to avoid that happen. I just can't perceive starting a search exploring key words like: "In my opinion....", Is there...", "Anybody...", "How about...", "What do you...", "Do you think...", My best...", etc. My observation and brief checking on some Forum contributors reveal that many of those who clog the pages here have no record of having posted a single album review. In other words, they had not earned their place for adding more data to these badly clogged pages. That's my opinion. My above observation will no doubt result in receiving unkind comments - but - I feel that there is a need to exclude some who are posting here, just because there is nothing on the TV? It would make life much easier for many of us who actually contribute, instead of putting out hooks in order to be entertained by responses. A thorough culling of responses anything older say, two weeks, perhaps a month would make it easier for one to navigate the site, however I am still of the opinion that exclusion here would be warranted of those who only use the site without contributing in a form of coherent reviews. Discussing the same subjects afresh may not be such a bad thing for "There are no old jokes, only old people. For a newborn, every joke is new". You get the drift?