Sorry But You Have Really Messed Up This Forum !!

[paul6]

I used this Forum like a Bible but since the Moderator's have decided to dictate where post go it has become a real pain and not very browser friendly . I would check in several times a day to see what other Smokers were talking about , now I log in and just leave when I see this new format . Sorry Just My Opinion !!!

 

[pc farmer]

What new format?    Not sure what your referring too.

 

[JckDanls 07]

I'm confused.... nothing has changed just because they move a thread to the proper sub forum (if that's what your talking about) ??? ... Or do you mean the new look (a few years old now) to the websites ???

 

[paul6]

I am talking about when I log onto general discussion I see moved to beef or moved to pork . Now this is just my opinion and my preference but I am fairly busy and the way it was a few weeks ago I would log onto general discussion Maybe ask a question or see what everyone else was talking about and respond or not . The Moderator of this thread has every right to run it the way they want , I am just stating my opinion that I do not like having to bounce all over . Sorry to ruffle any feathers .

 

[JckDanls 07]

so for you... you would like "everything" to be under "General Discussion" ???? ... but what if a person is looking for a certain subject ... That person would have to wade through all the "General Discussion's" just to look for that certain subject ???

"Everything" (all threads) is right there on the home page... it is the same thing as 'Everything" being under "General Discussion"... (hell... I'm confused now... coarse, I was up there too ^^^^)...

 

[joe black]

I just look under new posts and get updates on everything. It's really quite easy.

 

[paul6]

I stated my opinion sorry you are confused but do not try to make me sound stupid we disagree it happens to people everyday

 

[cmayna]

I just look under new posts and get updates on everything. It's really quite easy.

For most of us........

 

[BGKYSmoker]

To discuss such matters the forum mods can correspond privately and get each others opinions on many subjects. I for one will contact Brian the Admin for further guidance. If he gives me the ok to proceed i will, if he suggests not  then i let it go. The format of the forum has not changed, just some new posting sections. Yes WE all have our own opinions but the SMF is not messed up,. The SMF is the most organized and friendly forums i have been a mod on.

 

[seenred]

I respectfully disagree with the OP.  I personally think the moderators here do a great job, and are less strict and intrusive than I've observed on some other sites.  I've been on other forums where moderators will scold a poster for putting something in the wrong sub-forum.  And I'm with Keith...when I want to look at posts on, say baby back ribs, for example, I prefer to go directly to the Pork sub-forum, rather than wade though all the threads in the general discussion area.  

My 2 cents...keep up the good work Mods!

No offense meant to Paul...

Red

 

[mike5051]

I just look under new posts and get updates on everything. It's really quite easy.

Thanks Joe!  Nice tip!

Mike

 

[paul6]

Thank you I am just stating my opinion , I should have  ( In Hindsight ) stated it differently but I liked it the way it was before . This is just my opinion Sorry I Stated it I will log off so I don" have to see the veiled Snide remarks . Moderator feel free to move this to The Dumb Decisions portion of the Forum !!!

 

[joe black]

Easy, Paul. I was not trying to make you look stupid. Just a suggestion to make reading easier for you.

 

[gr0uch0]

I went down this same road a week or so ago. Posts being moved out of "General Discussion" into wherever someone deems fit, when that--by definition--lends itself to a broad, general category. Yesterday, for example, I posted in General Discussion, looking for feedback on a Houston barbecue restaurant and their spice rubs, as I hadn't had the opportunity to experience their nationally recognized foods and had received a couple of the rubs as gifts.

Know where it ended up? "Beef". Are you flipping kidding? "Beef"? Apparently someone's reading comprehension doesn't approximate his zeal and speed to be the forum sheriff.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

I went down this same road a week or so ago. Posts being moved out of "General Discussion" into wherever someone deems fit, when that--by definition--lends itself to a broad, general category. Yesterday, for example, I posted in General Discussion, looking for feedback on a Houston barbecue restaurant and their spice rubs, as I hadn't had the opportunity to experience their nationally recognized foods and had received a couple of the rubs as gifts.

Know where it ended up? "Beef". Are you flipping kidding? "Beef"? Apparently someone's reading comprehension doesn't approximate his zeal and speed to be the forum sheriff.

Posts get moved on occasion. Some posts get deleted or locked as to avoid negative comments and getting members fired up. Like said we all have our own opinions, likes, dislikes. The Admins have entrusted a few of use to help maintain the value and integrity of the SMF. You must have not been here a while back when myself and other mods deleted page after page of spam posts in order to keep the SMF free of that stuff.

If you wish to be a forum Sheriff just ask one of the Admins.

 

[r2 builders]

From a newbie it seems quite easy to navigate the forum.
If I want to see.my posts and answers to it I go to "where I've posted "
Other than that I go to specific forums to see what's up.
If I am looking for specific information I do a search.
Admins keep up the great work.

 

[mike5051]

Wow!  More then 50 threads have been moved from general discussion in the last month.  Something has definitely changed.

Mike

 

[gr0uch0]

There have been more posts moved in the last 2 weeks than in the previous 9 months that I've been here, so it's become much more than "on occasion". I get that if someone is spamming or a giant whizzing match breaks out, that admins need to step in and put an end to it. But to arbitrarily keep shifting things out of a generic category by nature, then what's the point of having a "General Discussion" section to begin with? I'm still at a loss as to the placement of my earlier Houston restaurant example.

To your earlier point, nepas, I have no need or desire to be Andy, Barney, Woody, or Dirty Harry. I haven't the time nor the desire to read every single post and decide where I feel I should redirect the original "misguided" commentary out of an all-encompassing forum.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Shouldn't this thread be in the "Forum related issues" forum :)

 

[gr0uch0]

No, dirtsailor, it will likely end up in "Food Safety" or "Canning and Storage". ;o)