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[k-slice]

hey people,
i have a request to make. Can we try and post non cricket posts in the etc or VIP section please? i understand that there isn't much cricket going on and i also understand that i am equally guilty of posting on these posts when they are put up here but i am willing to post my political views in sections other then cricket. i promise that this will be my last non-cricket post in the general section. in fact it would be great if one of the mods could remove this and place it in an appropriate area after people read it. were i to be a new member here i wouldn't be terribly interested in coming back to the dg if i saw discussions unrelated to cricket taking up almost half the posts around(exaggeration but still). think about it and you need not agree but it really would be cool if we could do that.

[ramshorns]

hey people,
i have a request to make. Can we try and post non cricket posts in the etc or VIP section please? i understand that there isn't much cricket going on and i also understand that i am equally guilty of posting on these posts when they are put up here but i am willing to post my political views in sections other then cricket. i promise that this will be my last non-cricket post in the general section. in fact it would be great if one of the mods could remove this and place it in an appropriate area after people read it. were i to be a new member here i wouldn't be terribly interested in coming back to the dg if i saw discussions unrelated to cricket taking up almost half the posts around(exaggeration but still). think about it and you need not agree but it really would be cool if we could do that.

I second that as I see a pattern here when most of these threads are opened by people who are there to undermine the majority India or their aim is to take a moral high ground even if it means taking barbs and cheap shots at their own religion and culture.

[k-slice]

just seconding that would have been good enough. but thanks.

[cricinfo]

hey people,
i have a request to make. Can we try and post non cricket posts in the etc or VIP section please? i understand that there isn't much cricket going on and i also understand that i am equally guilty of posting on these posts when they are put up here but i am willing to post my political views in sections other then cricket. i promise that this will be my last non-cricket post in the general section. in fact it would be great if one of the mods could remove this and place it in an appropriate area after people read it. were i to be a new member here i wouldn't be terribly interested in coming back to the dg if i saw discussions unrelated to cricket taking up almost half the posts around(exaggeration but still). think about it and you need not agree but it really would be cool if we could do that.

I second that as I see a pattern here when most of these threads are opened by people who are there to undermine the majority India or their aim is to take a moral high ground even if it means taking barbs and cheap shots at their own religion and culture.

your post is a perfect example...

[ramshorns]

hey people,
i have a request to make. Can we try and post non cricket posts in the etc or VIP section please? i understand that there isn't much cricket going on and i also understand that i am equally guilty of posting on these posts when they are put up here but i am willing to post my political views in sections other then cricket. i promise that this will be my last non-cricket post in the general section. in fact it would be great if one of the mods could remove this and place it in an appropriate area after people read it. were i to be a new member here i wouldn't be terribly interested in coming back to the dg if i saw discussions unrelated to cricket taking up almost half the posts around(exaggeration but still). think about it and you need not agree but it really would be cool if we could do that.

I second that as I see a pattern here when most of these threads are opened by people who are there to undermine the majority India or their aim is to take a moral high ground even if it means taking barbs and cheap shots at their own religion and culture.

your post is a perfect example...

I think you often have a tendency to mistake yourself for someone else.

[k-slice]

cricinfo,
i assume you were talking to me when you said my post was a perfect example. i think i already made that clear when i said that i am guilty of it myself. and if it wasnt aimed at me i am sorry for misunderstanding you.

[dextrous]

hey people,
i have a request to make. Can we try and post non cricket posts in the etc or VIP section please? i understand that there isn't much cricket going on and i also understand that i am equally guilty of posting on these posts when they are put up here but i am willing to post my political views in sections other then cricket. i promise that this will be my last non-cricket post in the general section. in fact it would be great if one of the mods could remove this and place it in an appropriate area after people read it. were i to be a new member here i wouldn't be terribly interested in coming back to the dg if i saw discussions unrelated to cricket taking up almost half the posts around(exaggeration but still). think about it and you need not agree but it really would be cool if we could do that.

posting this as a member, not an admin:
actually happened with my work mates i told the dg about a couple of weeks ago...and too many posts are being done to piss someone off

posting this as an admin:
sometimes, like after the blast or if an indian wins a gold in olympics, it is hard not to share it on general discussion...and then people say "oh that post is there bc a mod made it...kiski himmat itni ki woh dg peh mera post move karega...exits dg...blah blah"

[Blwe_torch]

Good suggestion!..We do try to follow the same policy. Our general idea is to keep an interesting non-cricket thread in the General section for about a day before moving it to ETC..............unless, it gathers steam of its own like in the Mumbai-siege case, where we let it remain for more than a day ( depending upon how much steam it generates).

[kban1]

Yes, the policy is as Blwe has laid out.

But maybe the time has come to tweak it -- all Non Cricket threads (unless its a matter of utmost importance -- a great sporting achievement, a terrorist attack, etc ) should be opened in the appropriate section.

if the member does open it in the main section, the thread would be removed based on mod / admin discretion ASAP. Caveat -- if this is what we adopt (based on feedback), then the "why was my thread removed" type of complaints should not be repeated.

[dextrous]

Yes, the policy is as Blwe has laid out.

But maybe the time has come to tweak it -- all Non Cricket threads (unless its a matter of utmost importance -- a great sporting achievement, a terrorist attack, etc ) should be opened in the appropriate section.

if the member does open it in the main section, the thread would be removed based on mod / admin discretion ASAP. Caveat -- if this is what we adopt (based on feedback), then the "why was my thread removed" type of complaints should not be repeated.

exactly...

[xiexie]

Yes, the policy is as Blwe has laid out.

But maybe the time has come to tweak it -- all Non Cricket threads (unless its a matter of utmost importance -- a great sporting achievement, a terrorist attack, etc ) should be opened in the appropriate section.

if the member does open it in the main section, the thread would be removed based on mod / admin discretion ASAP. Caveat -- if this is what we adopt (based on feedback), then the "why was my thread removed" type of complaints should not be repeated.

exactly...

Classic chicken and egg theory at work here...

Very people are posting, a decision is taken which the general majority is not aware of and they will get back tomorrow and start asking such questions....

It does not matter I think such ebbs and flows are to be expected lets roll with the tide just wait till cricket starts everything will be back to normal.

[keep-it-cool]

I would let threads remain on the main board for a day atleast ...just so that those who do not check all boards have a chance to see them. Beyond that point, if someone is so interested in a topic / has been engaged in a discussion, he/she will anyway look for it.

I know it is as easy as checking for "unread posts since last visit" ... but, dont know how many people actually do it.

[flute]

if most Dg members want to avoid non-cricket posts on main board , I am fine with and I will refrain but I have the below concerns

1. when there is no cricket, non-cricket posts and debates sustain this DG. A blanket ban on non-cricket posts (on main board) might bring this DG to a stand still during non-cricket days.
2. not that it matters to anyone, but my own participation might come down if this policy is strictly followed afterall these days I rarely participate in anything cricket except when there are actual matches being played. The reason my participation might come down is because of paucity of response to posts in Etc. folder. If there are more people like myself, it might reduce participation on the whole. If not, it should be ok.

[WicketView]

If, we want to portray ourselves as a cricket website, then I think non-cricketing posts should not be in the main page. Personally, I don't have a problem either way, I know where to look. But then I already visit the site regularly, and I think things will be quite different for new/potential members.

[willow]

maybe strong words from a relatively sparse poster; an avid reader nevertheless for many months.

to be considered to be an 'indian cricket discussion forum' you need more than 7 posts in a match involving india four hours before it is scheduled to begin.

it does not matter how many non cricket threads there are on the main page - as long as cricket dominates it should be okay.

of late I have seen poster specific bickering in this site, be it cricket or non cricket, little importance being attached to the actual going ons in the cricket or non cricket world.

this site - one which I think had great potential, particularly in view of the in-depth analysis and pain each poster took to present his or her point of view, the USP of this site, has deteriorated to pulling the punches in preconceived person/poster specific stance.

it pains me to see this and hence providing an outsider view.

[Cover Point]

maybe strong words from a relatively sparse poster; an avid reader nevertheless for many months.

to be considered to be an 'indian cricket discussion forum' you need more than 7 posts in a match involving india four hours before it is scheduled to begin.

it does not matter how many non cricket threads there are on the main page - as long as cricket dominates it should be okay.

of late I have seen poster specific bickering in this site, be it cricket or non cricket, little importance being attached to the actual going ons in the cricket or non cricket world.

this site - one which I think had great potential, particularly in view of the in-depth analysis and pain each poster took to present his or her point of view, the USP of this site, has deteriorated to pulling the punches in preconceived person/poster specific stance.

it pains me to see this and hence providing an outsider view.

and may it be noted that the greatest poster ever has not posted more than a handful posts in months now