About Post Counts in the Sidewalk Cafe Forums.

[electricladyland]

fairy just came out of the shadows???

[fairy]

Originally Posted by MissMagAddict

I'm posting hereand it's counting

yeah now you know my real reason why im still posting here im spamming

ladyland, yes...i just had my coming out! guess i made all my posts in the shadows (and of course in the sidewalk cafe threads)

[ChrissyM]

is anyone actually gaining anything constructive from this thread or are we just rehashing the same points over and over and over again..?

[fairy]

well i got loads of feedback...so i guess there are people who are gaining something constructive from this thread...
i guess there are lots of threads where people state the same points over and over again...but this is actually about the place itself...
maybe you all forget that ppl can actually come here and post their opinions because they care about tFS and not just because for their own sake...

[Rochas]

This is the member support and feedback thread afterall, so shouldn't the mods listen and take into account what people are saying rather than ignore it? (Fairy)

Just my two cents...

[ChrissyM]

we're listening but we're not convinced, nor are we going to be..
if anything, this thread is making me more supportive of the decision to disable post count in that section of the forum...
looking ahead we feel that this is the best move for tFS and we'll see how it goes and how it affects the overall character of the entire forum...

also, it seems that a lot of you are forgetting that mods are members of the community as well, and that every one of us started as standard members..

[Paws]

^oh my, that was quite the negative statement.

we're not convinced, nor are we going to be

That's just great......very opened minded.

I could say more but I will refain myself.

[ChrissyM]

i just mean to reiterate that this is something we have made up our minds on..
we expected that some members would be peeved but we've made the decision to try this and are we are going to stick with it..

if you think that's harsh then so be it..
the more people argue the more it makes me believe that people are paying too much attention to post count and not enough attention to what they are actually posting and how it contributes to the community

[BetteT]

Fairy ... you have every right to state your opinon and I"m sorry that you are not liking the "mood" of tFS lately. I really am ... I would hope that you are still enjoying yourself here.

However, this particular issue has never been open for debate, actually. We did not open a thead for opinions because it was just a systems change... one of many. This particular thread was started by a member who asked a question about it ... I responded with the answer that the system was changed. I did not invite debate ... I just stated what had happened.

But ... in the interest of being open about it, since a few of you seemed concerned .. we kept it open to allow everyone to give their opinion. But since it's actully not open for debate and the system has been changed with the approval of management, we will probably be closing this thread shortly.

It's business ... not personal and I hope you understand.


About tFS and the future:


tFS is two things ... a community and a a profit making enterprise. It needs to grow to contiue to compete and make that profit. If it didn't make money they would pull the plug.

So changes are constantly being made to accomodate the growth that has happened and will continue to happen. The moderators are instructed to make those changes that best work within the business plan of the company and we are fully aware that some of those changes won't be popular. And those decsions about our overall direction are not even made by the moderators ... and are not up for debate by the members or the moderators. We are growing and changing ... and we must all accept that fact.

No ... tFS will never be the same ... it is dynamic and growing and it must change to survive. And not all the changes will be well received by all the members and many will have a vocal few who need to vent. It's OK to state your opinion ... but it won't change a lot of things.

I know that some of you prefer a different type of forum ... a smaller, more personal forum like it used to be here... but tFS will never be that again. I'm sorry ... nothing ever stays the same, including tFS.

On the up side .. there will be more and more interesting things to come for the fashion lover!

[Spike413]

Such an odd reason to get bent out of shape. I can't believe how upset some people are getting over something so insignificant. Aren't there better threads to spend so much time in and actually get somewhere?

Your posts are only as valuable as you make them. I post in Sidewalk fairly often, it's much easier than reading the gossip rags and I love to help out on the search for runway music.....I didn't notice my posts not being added to the count and I'm not about to start caring now.

It's just a descision based on what the mod team feels is best for the community, same as the rules regarding discussion of weight and drugs....it is what it is.