Another rubbish post.

[Anonymous]

Just thought I would add another

This place has gotten a whole lot worse lately, part's of this board are turning in to a social media forum full of non related rubbish & link's being posted just so users post counts go higher, carry on like this & it will be as bad as the Giff Gaff forum!

I know im a happy ex O2 customer, looking at the state of this forum it would certainly put me of ever rejoining.

[viridis]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Toby wrote:

"Our approach to managing the community is all about positivity and support of each other, as well as celebrating our differences and individuality....."

What does that even mean?   It is first class gobbledegook that roughly translated means "we prefer people who agree; any contrary views are negative and unwelcome.   And what "celebrating our differences" has to do with using mobile phones or solving technical problems totally escapes me.

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I think it means....

[jonsie]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@Toby wrote:

 We could perhaps omit all Off-topic posts from the 'Latest Topics' list on the home page. How do you feel about this?

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I think some members would like this feature. On a personal note I am happy it stays as it is...

Purely because time isn't an issue with me ....which is very different for those members who work full time

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The thing that needs to be omitted from the landing page is unanswered posts.....or remove offtopic from there. They are usually all BBC news items. I was discussing this issue with Chiara before she left.

[browni]

@jonsieI have this link bookmarked for the site

http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/forums/unreadpostspage/tab/thread

It works fine for me as when I have read any posts of interest then go back to the bookmark they will have gone from the list leaving mostly off-topic. I then simply mark all read and start again!

[Toby]

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Gerry wrote: 

What does that even mean?   It is first class gobbledegook that roughly translated means "we prefer people who agree; any contrary views are negative and unwelcome.   And what "celebrating our differences" has to do with using mobile phones or solving technical problems totally escapes me.

It seems incredible to me that individuals communicating with one another about technical problems or the merits/demerits of this or that make/model of phone are not regarded as "interacting on a social level". 

Must go - have things to do before part 5 of The Missing starts.

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This community is of course focused on technical advice/discussion being given between members and you all do this incredibly well with your posts, great guides and reviews, but this also a community of people; Most whom are of course O2 customers and some who are not even customers any more ;). You can talk about technical issues, devices, releases and other related topics in relevant sections, and off-topic stuff in the Off-topic section.

None of these off-topic discussions are occuring in other sections, as this would be very detrimental to each board's focus. If you see any that you think belong in this section but are not, let me know please. All interaction between members is social interaction including, "technical problems or the merits/demerits of this or that make/model of phone," and at no point have I said that this is not the case, so I'm not sure why you're saying this Gerry.

"any contrary views are negative and unwelcome" is also not really true, as I'm getting very involved in this thread where views are different to myself and the team's. We've never removed content or stopped anyone from posting purely because they disagree with how we do things, so again, I'm not why you think this is the case.

We are looking into re-defining what goes in 'Discussions and Feedback' and what goes in 'Off-topic'. Our initial thoughts are that all tech/device discussions will go in 'Discussons', as well as discussions on O2 itself that are not seeking technical advice. 'Off-topic' can then be used as a place of un-related threads, and those who have no wish to interact there can of course choose to not enter the section.

[Cleoriff]

Toby said

We are looking into re-defining what goes in 'Discussions and Feedback' and what goes in 'Off-topic'. Our initial thoughts are that all tech/device discussions will go in 'Discussons', as well as discussions on O2 itself that are not seeking technical advice. 'Off-topic' can then be used as a place of un-related threads, and those who have no wish to interact there can of course choose to not enter the section

Agree totally with the suggested content of Discussion and Feedback threads

I have often started threads about the forum itself...layout and navigation and various other issues.

I deliberately put that sort of post in that section because I am inviting discussion, debate and seeking advice.

[Anonymous]

This discussion is sure throwing up some good ideas , and laying bare to some members concerns.

I'm Looking forward to some resolution to the different sections clarifications ,and maybe an overhaul of the current Rewards System.

[jonsie]

Mnnn....jury out...

[MI5]

It is also highlighting the issue of completely pointless posts of nonsense.....

[Anonymous]

I'll abide with what admin decide after taking on board others members queries and concerns.

I like to think "One man's trash is another man's treasure"

[MI5]

You'll have no choice.