suggestion, take it or leave it

[hurricanedude]

once a topic gets a certain amount of replys, I think it should be done away with and a new thread begun.....who wants to have to read through 10 pages? Just a suggestion...but who listens to me?

[Recurve]

I agree dude, especially when someone has a new angle or POV, like "strengthening beginning." , Still, there are some self-appointed critics who've been snapping at anyone who does this -- "why do we need another thread -- waaaahhh!!!"

Too many threads can be a problem, but only one gigantic thread for a whole system doesn't work well either. I like separate threads for the official advisories, and another for models perhaps, but we can have more than one comment thread going, I think. The mods will tell us if it gets out of hand.

[dhweather]

I thought we were going to have a 15 page limit, but that seems
to have gone away. I like the 10 page idea, some threads are
beasts out of control!

[TexasSam]

Heck on the long ones I just read the last page or 2. Just click the numbers after the topic...

[fci]

Personally, while an 80 page or more thread gets unwieldy; it does allow one place to post comments and allows for one basic conversation.

I advocate separate threads for:
Advisories and discussions from the NHC
Recon
Comments

If you have more than one for comments it forces the reader to go to several locations and inevitably the same things get said multiple times in multiple threads.

Unless there are marked differences between the threads, they get very repetitive and redundant.

In the case of TD12- potential Katrina; I could see multiple threads if there was one for discussions on Florida impact and one for GOM impact. In that case the discussions would not necessarily overlap.

Just my opinion,
This board is about to go berserk if the initial forecasts come to fruition.
Not to mention Home Depot, Gas Stations and Grocery Stores here in SE Fl.

Deja vu.......................

[Brent]

We did have a 15 page limit but it didn't last long... I think there needs to be a point where a thread is closed.

[Brent]

I advocate separate threads for:
Advisories and discussions from the NHC
Recon
Comments

The moderators already do that.

[wxwatcher91]

I dont really care... its kinda nice having the one thread going for a while cuz then if Im gone for like a day I dont have to come back and read through multiple threads. I can just go to the page I left at and read through the pages like a book

but I repeat from the top: I dont care enough to make a fuss about it

[jasons2k]

Personally, while an 80 page or more thread gets unwieldy; it does allow one place to post comments and allows for one basic conversation.

I advocate separate threads for:
Advisories and discussions from the NHC
Recon
Comments

If you have more than one for comments it forces the reader to go to several locations and inevitably the same things get said multiple times in multiple threads.

Unless there are marked differences between the threads, they get very repetitive and redundant.

In the case of TD12- potential Katrina; I could see multiple threads if there was one for discussions on Florida impact and one for GOM impact. In that case the discussions would not necessarily overlap.

Just my opinion,
This board is about to go berserk if the initial forecasts come to fruition.
Not to mention Home Depot, Gas Stations and Grocery Stores here in SE Fl.

Deja vu.......................

Call me a self-appointed critic, but I agree with this logic. 3 threads max. Otherwise it does get very repetitive. Can you imagine if we had 3 or 4 storms out there? Maybe I'm in the minority, and if so, i'll just grin n' bear it. Maybe we should have a poll on this...

I do have one suggestion though I think (I hope) we can agree on, and that's threads with titles like "How about this??" or "Check this out" that are very non-descriptive can get old.

[Recurve]

OK, "You're a self-appointed critic."

Don't get bent outta shape if people post new threads. There are a lot of aspects to discuss. It's the "talking tropics" forum, not the "stayin' on topics" forum.

It's unrealistic to demand that every conceivable comment about a particular storm go in one "comment" thread. Makin it easier for you isn't real motivating.

[Steve]

>>If you have more than one for comments it forces the reader to go to several locations and inevitably the same things get said multiple times in multiple threads.

That's debatable. Some things will. But that's one of the main reasons I got more into Storm 2k in 2004 than my home board because I'm not really fond of a news driven format vs. a topic driven forum. Also, if something comes out that might be considered newsworthy (such as a particular model run, change in pattern, new shear maps, intensification, etc.), chances are I'll never see it buried in a 30, 50 or 80 page thread I'm not going to look at anyway. That's a particularly big problem when there is an insane amount of activity. Also, it gives the reader the option to ignore certain posts or posters that he or she finds of little or no interest. Sometimes during the workday, I just want to read the headlines and see if there's anything I need to look into (NAO going negative, new model plots, etc.) at a glance.

The flip side is when there are multiple threads on the exact same thing:

Look at the 12z UKMET
Did you see the 12z UKMET?
Check out this model run!!!!! (UKMET )

That makes it hard for the mods and administrators to do their jobs. It's mostly the result of lazy posters but sometimes it may be that a topic was accidentally overlooked.

I'm not complaining (especially since I haven't contributed any bucks since 2004 - will get a 20 spot in sometime this year of course). It's just a preference for me.

Steve

[jasons2k]

OK, "You're a self-appointed critic."

Don't get bent outta shape if people post new threads. There are a lot of aspects to discuss. It's the "talking tropics" forum, not the "stayin' on topics" forum.

It's unrealistic to demand that every conceivable comment about a particular storm go in one "comment" thread. Makin it easier for you isn't real motivating.

Well then, it seems like most like the mutliple topics so be it. I wasn't making the point to make it easier for "me" but for everyone. I wasn't the first one to offer that opinion; it does appear there are 2 separate preferences.

I think there is a happy medium though. I good list of pertinent topics without a bunch of repetitive stuff (as Steve pointed out) would probably make everyone happy

[Ixolib]

...There are a lot of aspects to discuss. It's the "talking tropics" forum, not the "stayin' on topics" forum.

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