Calling all 'General Cycling' thread starters!!!!

[rich p]

Hello and welcome.

A lot of the threads in General Cycling should, in truth, be in more appropriate sections of the forum.

Would you mind if they were put into the correct sections and free this section up for other types of enquiry?

Would it encourage you to get about the forum more?

Why don't some of you explore and post in the correct sections in the first place?

This is all thought through but hopefully you get my point?

 

[Banjo]

Hello and welcome.

A lot of the threads in General Cycling should, in truth, be in more appropriate sections of the forum.

Would you mind if they were put into the correct sections and free this section up for other types of enquiry?

Would it encourage you to get about the forum more?

Why don't some of you explore and post in the correct sections in the first place?

This is all thought through but hopefully you get my point?

Shouldnt this be in commuting? :-)

 

[Fab Foodie]

Can we have 'Beginners' back?

 

[Night Train]

Well, I did a bit of cycling today, popped out to the doctor's and then to the shops. This evening I cycled to an audition and had to walk the bike though a junction as the lights wouldn't change.

The rides were not a commute, a race, off road, a tour, an Audax or Sportive, a CC group ride, anywhere near LE or JoG, there is no great tale to tell, I was on a conventional non folding upright, I didn't eat any cake on the ride, my bike didn't get stolen and there was no issue with my helmet but I did help someone fettle their BSO and get their gears and brakes working properly but I knew what I was doing and didn't feel the need to ask here. I also didn't buy any kit or try any new kit or raise a concern to the council.

I guess if there wasn't a General cycling section there would be nowhere to say I did a bit of cycling today!

 

[rich p]

Well, I did a bit of cycling today, popped out to the doctor's and then to the shops. This evening I cycled to an audition and had to walk the bike though a junction as the lights wouldn't change.

The rides were not a commute, a race, off road, a tour, an Audax or Sportive, a CC group ride, anywhere near LE or JoG, there is no great tale to tell, I was on a conventional non folding upright, I didn't eat any cake on the ride, my bike didn't get stolen and there was no issue with my helmet but I did help someone fettle their BSO and get their gears and brakes working properly but I knew what I was doing and didn't feel the need to ask here. I also didn't buy any kit or try any new kit or raise a concern to the council.

I guess if there wasn't a General cycling section there would be nowhere to say I did a bit of cycling today!

I'm not suggestng that you can't post stuff in GC or that GC should disappear; just that a lot of the content could be in more appropriate areas of the forum.

The reasoning is to get new and newish members to use other areas of CC and get more approporiate and possibly expert advice. At present, it seems that many don't venture beyond the Welcome Mat and GC.

 

[400bhp]

It's only deemed an appropriate thread in General Cycling if there is an argument debate.

Who's going to start then?

 

[ttcycle]

I think Rich has a very valid point, I think that GC as a concept is good as beginners was perhaps too limited in it's scope but please do give it some thought as to where you're posting something - loads of threads may be better started in other areas and end up getting moved which can create a lot of work.

Besides, there's tons to explore- different parts of the forums have different feels to them. Check it out and mix it up a bit!

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

who cares what's in what section? seriously, get a life.

 

[ttcycle]

who cares what's in what section? seriously, get a life.

I do because it takes up the time of the mods (myself included) to shift things from one area to the other, so in effect it is part of 'my life' or time on CC- if you click and look at what's been moved on the first page alone...you can conclude that this takes up time from the mods when we could be doing other things. However, of course, being a general punter you're not aware of all the tidying up that goes on behind the scenes.

 

[400bhp]

I do because it takes up the time of the mods (myself included) to shift things from one area to the other, so in effect it is part of 'my life' or time on CC- if you click and look at what's been moved on the first page alone...you can conclude that this takes up time from the mods when we could be doing other things. However, of course, being a general punter you're not aware of all the tidying up that goes on behind the scenes.

Why do you care where threads are located?

OCD?

"Control"?

 

[rich p]

who cares what's in what section? seriously, get a life.

Well, Admin for one since he's gone through, and is currently going through, shedloads of work to make CycleChat a successful forum. ( see new site update )

The different sections he has delineated are a clue as to his intentions and wishes.

 

[ttcycle]

Why do you care where threads are located?

OCD?

"Control"?

Well, if something is in GC it can probably be answered better in know how or Bikes and accessories?
A few occasions there have been posts that have been completely not cycling related that may have been more suited to cafe.

People are a bit bitchy in here today aren't they?

 

[400bhp]

It was a genuine question to find out why some people get into this "admin/moderator" malarkey.

 

[ttcycle]

It's not entirely clear what you are asking from your comment

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Certainly been a bit of tidying up in this section. Where do I post my celebrated plywood manufacturing videos - thinking of an extended Christmas special due to unpopular demand?

Hopefully this thread will now be moved to Support and Feedback and rich p will be banned for being rich p, the silly old git.