slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
It'll never happen. There are always glimpses of sunshine.
I remember when this was all fields
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roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
[QUOTE 2707142, member: 259"]This is the kind of argument every Sharepoint engineer grows to hate[/quote]
Not sure I know what you mean by that
Not sure I know what you mean by that
ayceejay
Guru
- Location
- Rural Quebec
When I meet other cyclists of a certain vintage we engage in banter that is only vaguely connected with cycling. Should an acolyte show up we fall over ourselves to assist and this seems to be what happens here for the most part, word games seem to arise spontaneously so I don't know that a thread aimed at starting one is totally necessary but as a way of encouraging participation it seems to work.
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
Ahh ..... now you put it like that .I learn something new every day ....well almost
As a cycling forum the primary content that builds and drives new traffic and member registrations is the cycling threads and posts. As a community of cyclists the off-topic areas such as the Cafe, CAD and the games threads are often the most popular and keep people engaged with fun threads, gossip, and chat with friends. (Many CCers also know each other and ride together so we are very lucky in having an off-site/real-life bonding that helps oil the wheels here on the site.)
Now, Google is the key driver of traffic to CC and rates us primarily on the cycling content - more (on-topic) cycling content means more prominence in its search results, more visitors, more new members. Growth. We obviously want this. However, conversely the off-topic content such as the Cafe and Games threads - which members love - devalues our Google position.
The forum also uses a combination of total post count and registration length to escalate people's permissions and to control access to certain parts of the site. This means that people are promoted whether they post great cycling content or Cafe / games content or questions in the support forum (hence some of the recent not-counting posts changes).
I have to find ways of balancing all of this out. I need to make changes and assess the results (which can take weeks - sometimes months). I need to see whether the changes work as expected both from a practical / membership viewpoint, as well as from a growth point of view. I need to ensure I don't "break" CC in the process and maintain the sense of community which keeps everything together. I have to try things to see how they work (and decide what to do if they don't). I realise that sometimes means a bit of disruption for you all, but the changes are rarely so massive that they make CC unusable - a little strange for a while perhaps, but that's the norm here sometimes anyway, right?
It is not my intention to naff off the membership, but to put CC in a good position for future growth; and whilst some of the changes may have you shaking your heads and wondering what the hell I'm doing and why, there usually a good reason for trying them and my motivation is not to send you all mad but to ensure that we're still here in years to come!
Cheers,
Shaun
Now, Google is the key driver of traffic to CC and rates us primarily on the cycling content - more (on-topic) cycling content means more prominence in its search results, more visitors, more new members. Growth. We obviously want this. However, conversely the off-topic content such as the Cafe and Games threads - which members love - devalues our Google position.
The forum also uses a combination of total post count and registration length to escalate people's permissions and to control access to certain parts of the site. This means that people are promoted whether they post great cycling content or Cafe / games content or questions in the support forum (hence some of the recent not-counting posts changes).
I have to find ways of balancing all of this out. I need to make changes and assess the results (which can take weeks - sometimes months). I need to see whether the changes work as expected both from a practical / membership viewpoint, as well as from a growth point of view. I need to ensure I don't "break" CC in the process and maintain the sense of community which keeps everything together. I have to try things to see how they work (and decide what to do if they don't). I realise that sometimes means a bit of disruption for you all, but the changes are rarely so massive that they make CC unusable - a little strange for a while perhaps, but that's the norm here sometimes anyway, right?
It is not my intention to naff off the membership, but to put CC in a good position for future growth; and whilst some of the changes may have you shaking your heads and wondering what the hell I'm doing and why, there usually a good reason for trying them and my motivation is not to send you all mad but to ensure that we're still here in years to come!
Cheers,
Shaun
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Is that a very long way of saying "I'm a breadhead"?
Is that a very long way of saying "I'm a breadhead"?
I don't know - what's a breadhead?
classic33
Leg End Member
To go to bed!!
Radchenister
Veteran
- Location
- Avon
'usually a good reason for trying them and my motivation is not to send you all mad' - that's a bit presumptuous, assuming they're (we're?) not all mad already 
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slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
classic33
Leg End Member
That has to be one of your longests posts to date!!As a cycling forum the primary content that builds and drives new traffic and member registrations is the cycling threads and posts. As a community of cyclists the off-topic areas such as the Cafe, CAD and the games threads are often the most popular and keep people engaged with fun threads, gossip, and chat with friends. (Many CCers also know each other and ride together so we are very lucky in having an off-site/real-life bonding that helps oil the wheels here on the site.)
Now, Google is the key driver of traffic to CC and rates us primarily on the cycling content - more (on-topic) cycling content means more prominence in its search results, more visitors, more new members. Growth. We obviously want this. However, conversely the off-topic content such as the Cafe and Games threads - which members love - devalues our Google position.
The forum also uses a combination of total post count and registration length to escalate people's permissions and to control access to certain parts of the site. This means that people are promoted whether they post great cycling content or Cafe / games content or questions in the support forum (hence some of the recent not-counting posts changes).
I have to find ways of balancing all of this out. I need to make changes and assess the results (which can take weeks - sometimes months). I need to see whether the changes work as expected both from a practical / membership viewpoint, as well as from a growth point of view. I need to ensure I don't "break" CC in the process and maintain the sense of community which keeps everything together. I have to try things to see how they work (and decide what to do if they don't). I realise that sometimes means a bit of disruption for you all, but the changes are rarely so massive that they make CC unusable - a little strange for a while perhaps, but that's the norm here sometimes anyway, right?
It is not my intention to naff off the membership, but to put CC in a good position for future growth; and whilst some of the changes may have you shaking your heads and wondering what the hell I'm doing and why, there usually a good reason for trying them and my motivation is not to send you all mad but to ensure that we're still here in years to come!
Cheers,
Shaun
phil_hg_uk
I am not a member, I am a free man !!!!!!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I think it is a way of saying that you would like to make some kind of financial return on your enormous investment in the forum!
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Sorry. I was not entirely serious.
accountantpete
OAP
I can appreciate your reasons Shaun and I have felt unsettled by previous major changes only to find I liked them once used to them.
However chucking Lies and The Chain etc into a separate little section smacks of the naughty kids being sent to their own classroom in an outbuilding.
However chucking Lies and The Chain etc into a separate little section smacks of the naughty kids being sent to their own classroom in an outbuilding.
