Stickies
I've been wondering for the last month or so what the forum policies are regarding stickies and pics. To be more specific, I notice that some threads have been "stuck" at the top of a forum for quite some time now and in some cases I do not understand why. I really think the mark of an outstanding web site is to constantly maintain freshness. That would mean to monitor stickies and replace them when needed. Most often when members (especially new ones) check out a site, they don't want to have to scroll all the way down to see new posts. I think one way to differentiate between a thread that perhaps could remain a sticky for more than a month is if it is instructional. Otherwise, if it's a pic of someone's dick, I don't know why it needs to remain a sticky (unless it is to massage someone's ego). After all, when it is posted, it is automatically at the top of the list and viewers will post comments so it will remain there for awhile. When the interest in a thread wanes, it will recede naturally to the second and third pages of the forum. And then a member can always use the search function to find it when as time goes by.
Pictures
The other issue that concerns me is the posting of pics. Of course everybody is interested in pics. I also know that DLD has very tactfully asked for contributions to help maintain the site -- make it bigger and better. I have responded to DLD's requests numerous times. I have always been led to believe that bandwidth is very expensive. It is my view that anyone who posts numerous large pics should think twice before doing so. While some guys (probably not all that many) may appreciate this, I and probably the majority, do not. I suggest that if people have many large pics to share with members that they set up their own web site and start a thread here with a link to the web site. That way, everyone's interests can be met -- members will have access to the pics with a quick click on the link and costs can be kept down here.
Perhaps these are topics that mods should consider. These are just my two cents worth for today.
I've been wondering for the last month or so what the forum policies are regarding stickies and pics. To be more specific, I notice that some threads have been "stuck" at the top of a forum for quite some time now and in some cases I do not understand why. I really think the mark of an outstanding web site is to constantly maintain freshness. That would mean to monitor stickies and replace them when needed. Most often when members (especially new ones) check out a site, they don't want to have to scroll all the way down to see new posts. I think one way to differentiate between a thread that perhaps could remain a sticky for more than a month is if it is instructional. Otherwise, if it's a pic of someone's dick, I don't know why it needs to remain a sticky (unless it is to massage someone's ego). After all, when it is posted, it is automatically at the top of the list and viewers will post comments so it will remain there for awhile. When the interest in a thread wanes, it will recede naturally to the second and third pages of the forum. And then a member can always use the search function to find it when as time goes by.
Pictures
The other issue that concerns me is the posting of pics. Of course everybody is interested in pics. I also know that DLD has very tactfully asked for contributions to help maintain the site -- make it bigger and better. I have responded to DLD's requests numerous times. I have always been led to believe that bandwidth is very expensive. It is my view that anyone who posts numerous large pics should think twice before doing so. While some guys (probably not all that many) may appreciate this, I and probably the majority, do not. I suggest that if people have many large pics to share with members that they set up their own web site and start a thread here with a link to the web site. That way, everyone's interests can be met -- members will have access to the pics with a quick click on the link and costs can be kept down here.
Perhaps these are topics that mods should consider. These are just my two cents worth for today.
