PW thread closed

[bryce2320]

You must have missed the up there. They deserve about 7.50...... which is about what they get in KS

[Ewok]

This Forum is weird

I thought it was mostly Tige owners talking about boats

Somehow this thread reveals the dirty underbelly of the Forum, which most of us didn't even know existed


Why don't we just go back to boats?

It's not us, its him. We like boats. He just likes harassing people. Please don't engage him in any way. Don't even talk about him.

I shouldn't have even posted this. I'm sure he will respond with the same passive aggressive BS as always.

I believe these posts highlight the need for some sort of off topic PW discussion thread, which was somewhat hidden as the underbelly of the forum and where we could be candid with each other and not distract from the boat and tow vehicle discussions up above in the main sections of the forum. If some new rules or guidelines need to be enacted to keep the pics and discussions PG-13, fine, but this bleed over to the general discussion section has probably turned some folks off TO.com. It's almost as bad as WW up there

[da.bell]

The problem is the PW thread has been closed and a new one opened a lot of times. At the beginning, everyone was agreeing that pictures wouldn't be posted that were not appropriate. Unfortunately, that agreement wasn't observed and people would post inappropriate stuff.

I am sure I made a few of those posts from time to time also. However, none were done within the last 9 months.

[Matt Garcia]

I believe these posts highlight the need for some sort of off topic PW discussion thread, which was somewhat hidden as the underbelly of the forum and where we could be candid with each other and not distract from the boat and tow vehicle discussions up above in the main sections of the forum. If some new rules or guidelines need to be enacted to keep the pics and discussions PG-13, fine, but this bleed over to the general discussion section has probably turned some folks off TO.com. It's almost as bad as WW up there

I do have some ideas for the PW thread or possibly a certain category for this. At the moment I have a few features/updates that I need to integrate first. I havent forgotten about you guys, just doing one thing at a time. And Im slow!

The problem is the PW thread has been closed and a new one opened a lot of times. At the beginning, everyone was agreeing that pictures wouldn't be posted that were not appropriate. Unfortunately, that agreement wasn't observed and people would post inappropriate stuff.

That is correct. The original PW thread started back in 2008, thats a long time! Each time I would close one another would open with the same problems.

[Iwndr]

It seems that the PW thread was not as bad as thought, At least I never saw anyone openly complain about it or its members like what is going on right now out in General Discussion on other members and topic's...
I feel we contributed greatly to content and atmosphere in the general forums. Were some questionable things posted in the PW thread in the "OFF TOPIC" section? Sure there was but were we ever personally contacted to cease and desist? No. The site went down for a week and when it came back up it felt to me that we were treated like it was our fault it went down and we were not welcome here anymore.
With the Members that frequented the PW thread TO also had a base of owners that monitored daily dam near every other post in the forum and welcomed every new member, brought knowledge and information and assistance to new and current members (some brought a lot more than others)
We used to lighten up some of the threads that were getting out of hand, and we also are guilty of planting seeds to ensure some threads had the potential to get out of hand.
Maybe there was an movement from the other members to rid the forum of the Evil PW thread, if so I hope it is a better place for them now. We have moved on.
Off my Soap Box
iwndr.

[bryce2320]

It seems that the PW thread was not as bad as thought, At least I never saw anyone openly complain about it or its members like what is going on right now out in General Discussion on other members and topic's...
I feel we contributed greatly to content and atmosphere in the general forums. Were some questionable things posted in the PW thread in the "OFF TOPIC" section? Sure there was but were we ever personally contacted to cease and desist? No. The site went down for a week and when it came back up it felt to me that we were treated like it was our fault it went down and we were not welcome here anymore.
With the Members that frequented the PW thread TO also had a base of owners that monitored daily dam near every other post in the forum and welcomed every new member, brought knowledge and information and assistance to new and current members (some brought a lot more than others)
We used to lighten up some of the threads that were getting out of hand, and we also are guilty of planting seeds to ensure some threads had the potential to get out of hand.
Maybe there was an movement from the other members to rid the forum of the Evil PW thread, if so I hope it is a better place for them now. We have moved on.
Off my Soap Box
iwndr.

Agreed!

[Matt Garcia]

Sure there was but were we ever personally contacted to cease and desist? No.

I did not personally contact any members but I did post a couple of times about how the PW thread caused "issues" for me. I posted this a few times dating back from 2008.

The site went down for a week and when it came back up it felt to me that we were treated like it was our fault it went down and we were not welcome here anymore.

Not sure where you got that feeling from? I have never stated that the site going down was a direct result of the PW thread or its frequent PW members. Don’t take me closing the PW thread as a personal attack. I even stated that I wasn’t trying to get rid of you guys, I just had to close the PW thread and was considering options for an alternative (chat or maybe something else).

With the Members that frequented the PW thread TO also had a base of owners that monitored daily dam near every other post in the forum and welcomed every new member, brought knowledge and information and assistance to new and current members

Absolutely! I am fully aware of the contribution that the PW members posted. I know the value of the members here, its what makes TigeOwners a great forum and the PW members contributed a lot. I don’t deny that.

So I am curious. I'm sure you guys are also members to another product/hobby/sport forum. Do they have something similar to a PW thread? If so how do they handle it? Just looking for ideas.

Thank you for the input.

[Iwndr]

You have the answer in place already, you have groups, We already have one. leave them invite only but make them flow with all the functionality of a thread, ability to post attachments and smilies and lose the 30 second rule, Ohh and we would prefer it if our posts in there tallied up

[Iwndr]

And the activity stream is a great addition, the infraction action dealie..... Not so much

[chpthril]

Hay gents, why dont we take all this water cooler off-topic conversation and move it to the "Da Hoes" Group that was created a few years back. This may solve a couple of the issue that Matt has with this type of thread. 1 being some of the content. The "Da Hoes" group is private and you have to be invited/allowed in. This prevents the general forum public from seeing and reading the not so family friendly content that gets posted here.

[Ewok]

Invite only or setting permissions for certain members to see threads in various section is what Ive seen on other forums. One that is well established is Epicski.com. Some areas are off limits to general members such as ski patroll discussions and some ski instructor threads. I can only suspect they use those threads to openly vent and discuss their students or policies in a way that would possibly look unprofessional to the general public. If this software is capable of treating groups like an invite only thread or section with all the regular posting options, such as linking to pics, attachments and smileys that would be the best way I can think of. And maybe let a political thread get crazy in the Off Topic section so it doesn't bleed over into the regular sections.

[chpthril]

The Bu Crew has a section like that that is for crew deals and is only open to those that have a paid membership. This might be a solution if its capable.

[Ewok]

I'd be down for a paid membership as long as I comes with a special edition Tige sticker and maybe a special MLA sticker?

[Iwndr]

I'd be down for a paid membership as long as I comes with a special edition Tige sticker and maybe a special MLA sticker?

iwndr if they would like our design?

[konajay]

I want my Jedi status back!