Re: More on Old Timers Board

Posted by Dr. Bob on April 2, 2002, at 19:37:48

In reply to Re: Food for Thought re: Old Timers Board, posted by Chris A. on June 8, 2001, at 0:50:30

[quotes below from the thread starting at http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20020325/msgs/21221.html]
> I chalked [the change] up to turn-over rate in those who post...
> IsoM
> It may be in part because there are many more posters than there were 2+ years ago...
> Greg
> 1. the board has grown so it's tougher to know each other
> 2. dr. bob has had to respond to that growth by "policing" more.
> the board can be broken into another piece or two.
> - kk
> I wish whole-heartedly that a lot of the "old timers would come back.
> I do think I know what is missing now that we had a few years ago, a sense of family. I miss that a lot.
> Greg
The above made me think again about this idea of a separate board for old-timers. Other, even earlier, threads in which this has been discussed:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20000630/msgs/39641.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20001124/msgs/601.html
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20001124/msgs/619.html
What do you think? Give it a try? A more general version might be a limited-membership board without specific (well, with different) membership "criteria"...
Bob

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Babble Birth Days determine old timers? Shar 4/3/02
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More still on another board mair 4/3/02
Argues for a yahoo group, c Profiles thread! (nm) Zo 4/4/02
Oldies Board would be adding not subtracting Shar 4/5/02
Re: At some point, everyone becomes an oldtimer... » Shar tinaboo 4/6/02
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