Tony Jones
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Professor Chronotis
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Post by Tony Jones on Sept 25, 2015 7:17:33 GMT
I think this forum is a good effort and has helped some of us over the hurdle of BF closing down their forum. Some of us on FaceBook would like a more community forum, possibly with a better name and some shared involvement. Some others of us think self-hosting is better but that has challenges. Either way there could be costs down the road. This poll is my way of avoiding causing more harm than good if I continue trying to set up something different. Please do comment - I actually have other things I could be getting on with and if I am wasting my time and effort I'd rather know now!
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Post by lidar on Sept 25, 2015 7:54:10 GMT
The one thing I really don't want to see is 2 rival forums. Otherwise I'm happy to follow the crowd and would be prepared to chip in a small amount if required. I voted for the I don't care as long as there is a forum
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Post by kimalysong on Sept 25, 2015 9:25:52 GMT
I just want one place where everyone can go. That's the most important thing. It makes me sad that some people are on Facebook & some here. I want us all to be together.
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Post by charlesuirdhein on Sept 25, 2015 20:26:42 GMT
If we're going to be here then that's fine but those of us on FB need to (Tony and I have both bumped it) get people in gear and get moving, either here or elsewhere off of FB because much as the FB page was handy (Thanks Nathan Gervais) it is unwieldy to use for the sort of group/community we have and are used to.
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Post by kfbate on Sept 25, 2015 21:22:41 GMT
The issue with Facebook is not only the policing of the page by the appointed admins but also the fact that Facebook itself with it's autobot and recognition techniques to retain control can cause issues. Having performed a Facebook build for a client I worked for, we went through many scenario's where myself and a Web Designer pointed out the shortfalls and also the exclusivity loss of using a built social media platform, where a traditional web site offered a lot more freedom, the client was won over because "his kids knew how Facebook worked, so I have a on tap support team" thinking made me walk away feeling I had done half a job of actually getting him where he could have been. I think as mentioned here a forum needs to be made, whether here or elsewhere, and, not use a Social Media platform to build off. I am also aware of the fact that for some there are questions over the legitimacy of your data and it subsequent use. This debate will rage on me thinks.
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Post by jasonward on Sept 25, 2015 23:27:46 GMT
I don't know who the Admin is, what policies there are around moderation, who moderates and why they get to be the moderators, without those questions being answered I cannot answer the survey questions.
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Post by mbt66 on Sept 26, 2015 11:30:36 GMT
As long as it is a fan forum I don't mind. Somewhere that fellow fans of Big Finish can come together to talk about the audios.
I appreciate that this one has been made to mirror the original forum, but perhaps a simpler approach would have worked better (at least in the short term)
Like others proposed for the Big Finish website - breaking it into
Doctor Who The Worlds of Doctor Who The Worlds of Big Finish Etc
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2015 17:03:23 GMT
I don't do social media so I prefer a forum like this, or something similar.
This is a good start though and maybe in time it will evolve in to something like our old community? Rome wasn't built in a day!
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Post by Ela on Sept 27, 2015 23:24:19 GMT
As long as it is a fan forum I don't mind. Somewhere that fellow fans of Big Finish can come together to talk about the audios. I appreciate that this one has been made to mirror the original forum, but perhaps a simpler approach would have worked better (at least in the short term) Like others proposed for the Big Finish website - breaking it into Doctor Who The Worlds of Doctor Who The Worlds of Big Finish Etc I do think a simpler approach would be better, and I'd be willing to support a move to (and chip in for) a paid forum with more features. I really appreciate the efforts of the person who set this up, but I think it has too many subdivisions at the moment. It doesn't have to mirror the Big Finish Forum and I don't really think it should. Like others, I'd like us to be all together on one board, though.
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Tony Jones
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Professor Chronotis
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Post by Tony Jones on Oct 2, 2015 14:37:39 GMT
FYI there is a vote going on amongst the Zero Room members (now over 100). I suspect there is a lot of overlap in members at present. I have no idea where the vote is going to end up
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Oct 5, 2015 13:06:59 GMT
Since i dont do twitter or Facebook i'm glad that this forum is here. If this becomes the new main forum for us exiles of the BF Forums then great. If it only becomes a stop gap for people then so be it. I'm just glad that some of the friends i made over on the BF forums are here
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