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Thank you for your thoughts. It does feel like a no win situation no matter what I do. If people like the articles it's because I'm emotionally fragile. huh?In all honesty and fairness you're not the only one who posts articles. Sometimes you are the first one and sometimes you may post something someone else has posted. That can be overwhelming but its not your fault. I think what people need to do is look at whats on the main page and see if its being discussed before posting about it.
All you ever seem to post about is Catholic content. But people on a very specific side of the political spectrum--won't mention which one-- tend to get huffy and assume its American politics because well the Pope is from the United States right? *insert chuckle here* It must be American to consider abortion, adultery, sexual immorality, sin. Not Catholic.
Only American Catholics care about liturgical abuse. *sigh*
Michie all Catholics should care about things that pertain to the Catholic faith but only very few do and those who don't agree with the faith, but still want to call themselves Catholic for whatever reason, will blame it on your posts, blame it on self-righteousness, Pharisaical behaviors, or blame it on America....anything to look into their own eyes and pluck out the plank. That's what I think of this whole argument that you shouldn't post articles.
And then people claiming that you don't ever include your own opinion as if you're a spam bot just posting articles and never visiting your own thread again or responding. You respond a lot and sometimes I don't agree with you, you've seen it....that doesn't mean you don't respond.
And I've seen the threads that die. I've seen their content. Sorry if it was ignored because its not relevant, not interesting or plain old not Catholic but even CC got responses to his thread. Post something people wanna read about, talk about and discuss or don't get mad when someone else does it for you.
And as far as telling Michie not to post about homosexuals then we might wanna apply that to the liberals who post with hot fiery passion any time some so-called religious leader has something to say in favor of their pet sin of the day. Whatever. I don't think we need another subforum for your posts. This is the Catholic subforum you post Catholic articles.
WHY do we need another subforum? Guess how busy any of the other subforums are visited? How much are our own subforums paid attention to? The political one? is it as active as this one? probably not. if your articles got sent to another subforum we might all end up posting in there more and ignoring the main forum where people will just find another reason to complain, right "OBOB main forum is abandoned because obob's article forum is being flooded with spam"
Or would your articles be ignored and obob be abandoned all together because people didn't have anything to talk about except how awesome they felt as people applauded them after the guitar mass and how wonderful altar girls look even though attendance is down. or maybe they wanna talk about how their niece is being liberated through abortion or i dont know whatever else nonsense people want to talk about as long as its not catholic.
Thanks David.I have always been of the opinion that on threads like news stories that what people are interested in stays up and what they are not drifts down. My solution to keeping other threads up in a heavy news day is bumping them if they are active but fall off the main page.
Well complain to management then.This is the only forum that tolerates spamming in my experience (and thats 15 years worth of internet forums of all shapes and sizes).
Michie, your 'link' threads are spam in my view and I think management should require you to stop.
When I came to OBOB after my conversion there was already people leaving. There was not much Catholic content or discussion. It was like a cage match in here. People were really disgruntled. It was worse than it is now. Now there is things to discuss from a Catholic pov & some of those people are still around. Even is someone does not agree with the subject of the topic. But that is what start discussion about Catholic issues. I'm all for doing what is going to make this a better place. As I said earlier, I have no dog in this fight & I'm open to anything suggested.Silvio, i don't remember michie ever posting articles about loans for body part enlargements. Not even a reminder that my banking password has expired and to change it by following a link. Surely that's spam. I can't see how her articles are the same thing, even if not all of them interest you.
Silvio, i don't remember michie ever posting articles about loans for body part enlargements. Not even a reminder that my banking password has expired and to change it by following a link. Surely that's spam. I can't see how her articles are the same thing, even if not all of them interest you.
No, I'm asking you to bring management into it if you feel it's needed.You asked for honest feedback. When you get some you deflect immediately.
We can't win...
What makes it difficult?The content of spamcan be wide and varied, even religious.
When Michie starts filling up the first page with link after link, after link its spamming up the forum with little or no thought for the way it effects members enjoyment or ease of use.
I don't know how frequently this gets brought up and people malign you or blame you like its your fault that other people can't come up with good topics.Thank you for your thoughts. It does feel like a no win situation no matter what I do. If people like the articles it's because I'm emotionally fragile. huh?As most regulars well know this is not the first time I've tried to work something out. But it just seems nobody really wants to work anything out at all. This is my last attempt. But I am tired that every time someone opens a thread concerning something about OBOB it turns into something that is all my fault. I'm not perfect but I'm not trying to destroy or divide OBOB.
What makes it difficult?
I honestly want everyone to be happy but like I said, last attempt. If people want to fight instead of face & resolve issues then it going to be the same continuous cycle.I don't know how frequently this gets brought up and people malign you or blame you like its your fault that other people can't come up with good topics.
If they don't want a solution they know where the ignore button is. Either the complainers come up with a solution for the problem or they can stop complaining. This isn't your problem.
You came up with reasonable solutions. But why are you and all the people who like how you post doing all the repair work when its not OUR problem? And those who don't like how you post and how much you post won't come up with a solution?? Please. Some great ideas have been offered here.Take the suggestions from those who are willing to help. For those who wanna bellyache and moan and not do a darn thing....too bad so sad for them.
I don't know how frequently this gets brought up and people malign you or blame you like its your fault that other people can't come up with good topics.
If they don't want a solution they know where the ignore button is. Either the complainers come up with a solution for the problem or they can stop complaining. This isn't your problem.
You came up with reasonable solutions. But why are you and all the people who like how you post doing all the repair work when its not OUR problem? And those who don't like how you post and how much you post won't come up with a solution?? Please. Some great ideas have been offered here.Take the suggestions from those who are willing to help. For those who wanna bellyache and moan and not do a darn thing....too bad so sad for them.
Well maybe you could give some constructive suggestions so people that like the links can read them in one place & those that don't can live with it comfortably?Page 1 - Of 25 Threads, 10 have your spam links.
Page 2 - Of 25 Threads, 14 have your spam links.
Page 3 - Of 25 Threads, 20 have your spam links.
I was too depressed to go to page 4.
Its tiresome. Wading through your link threads. Tiresome. Honest feedback Michie...
This is the only forum that tolerates spamming in my experience (and thats 15 years worth of internet forums of all shapes and sizes).
Michie, your 'link' threads are spam in my view and I think management should require you to stop.
Well maybe you could give some constructive suggestions so people that like the links can read them in one place & those that don't can live with it comfortably?
That was not constructive criticism. That's just complaining and no its not spam. She is not soliciting us. If she were selling religious goods it would be spam. She's sharing the faith via articles.
When's the last time you've shared any content in the main forum?? Since you're so good at keeping OBOB alive, right?
OK
Mke up a list of folk who have expressed a liking of your link threads and send them your latest contributions via a group pm.
So they get the benefit of your links and the forum is free from being spammed...
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