this may sound strange...

[Wetmac]

I think you both make valid points. I also love both you guys pics so thanks for posting.

Just bear in mind the repetitive strain injury your giving my right wrist!!!

[hilocrc]

It especially bother me a bit when many of the pics in the "flood" are reposts. I prefer "quality than quantity." That being said, I think this the best board there is, because of the quality of management and the contributors (mcp, fango, klondike, brolla, etc) and I hope this does not change. Reposts are hard, especially when you have +1000 pics as MCP mentioned.

Originally Posted by granddad

i know we are usually complaining about leechers and people not posting things but i have a rather different problem. when i come to the site and see a page and a half of threads by the same poster it discourages me from posting because i feel anything i might put up will be buried. i'm certainly not complaining about quality or singling anyone out here because lately there's been a lot of really good stuff posted. it's just as i said i don't want my poor contribution to be lost in the flood. all in all, i guess it's a good problem to have (an embarrassment of riches, as it were) but i wonder if other people maybe think the same way and if maybe we wouldn't serve ourselves and the board a little better by pacing ourselves and maybe spacing our posts a little. just a thought. what do you guys think?

[mcp1275]

a: i will continue to post as i have
b: i will try to be more selective in my posts including reposts
i get aggravated when i post a pic that has been posted days before
it is hard to do in a lot of mixed categories like beach pics and flash pics
i try to only post those that are not familiar to me
c: if no one wishes to comment on a thread i will figure there is no interest in that thread
and therefore quit posting 100 pics no one cares about
d: i will try to space them out more but that just gives me time to find more stuff to post
e: if you have quality posts they will stay close to the top
f: if they are good posts and someone is interested in them they will find
them anyway and may bring them back to the top
g i believe something was beieng done to search by individual pic
don't know if this would matter cause i have found the same pic with four or five differrent
names and sometimes i repost them in the same thread

[Klondike]

I'm usually concerned about people that don't post enough than those that post too much. Inaction on the board frusturates me, so having mcp1275's posts to look forward to lately has been nice. Having said that, the suggestions are all good. mcp1275 is one of the most consciencious and respectful posters here, (not to mention the quality of his work which is consistantly high). But like grandad, there have been a few times in the past, usually concerning less consciencious posters, that I've had some concerns about monopolies on the board.

I notice Brolla always seems to try to post in established threads, and he always adds on to his own Booty thread. But that booty thread is so large, it's almost in need of subthreads. Actually, mcp's latest offerings on the whole have been nicely presented and divided up, making the pics easy to get to. Guys, he's a posting machine right now, and maybe we're just going to have to accept that for a little while longer. Maybe some zips might come in handy for high volume topics. There are going to be reposts, but thats at an acceptable level. So maybe eliminate single pic posts and consolidate on topics whenever possible - that might help. And keep communicating! Tell him what you like, what you've seen, etc - that will help him organize and present his stash to our benefit.

KLondike

[granddad]

okay, let's make sure we get something straight here. i want to make ABSOLUTELY certain that no one thinks i was denigrating or disrespecting mcp or his wonderful material. i too look forward to seeing his material. my ONLY point is that maybe we all (myself included), if we actually have thousands of pics ready to post, release them in a little more controlled manner and not feel obligated to get them all on the board at once. when any one member (ANY one member, not just mcp) has more than a page's worth of threads at once i simply feel that now is not the time for me to post. that may be right or wrong, but it IS the first thing i think of. i was simply wondering if anyone else felt the same. lord, i'm starting to regret starting this whole thing.
So nce again, FOR THE RECORD, i LOVE what mcp posts and look forward to seeing his material on a regular basis. on the other hand, if i were to post everything i currently have in my "posting" folder at one time there literally wouldn't be room for anyone else, i too have thousands of pics and quite a few vids ready to go.
anyway, as i think i said before, this is REALLY a good problem to have and probably one that most boards would kill for- we have LOTS of great posters with LOTS of material and they're all dying to share it with all of us. all in all, pretty teriffic, huh?

[mrmarco]

i dont have a problem with the post per say i think the same type of pictures belong in the same thread
thats all im saying

[Klondike]

Originally Posted by granddad

okay, let's make sure we get something straight here. i want to make ABSOLUTELY certain that no one thinks i was denigrating or disrespecting mcp or his wonderful material. i too look forward to seeing his material. my ONLY point is that maybe we all (myself included), if we actually have thousands of pics ready to post, release them in a little more controlled manner and not feel obligated to get them all on the board at once. when any one member (ANY one member, not just mcp) has more than a page's worth of threads at once i simply feel that now is not the time for me to post. that may be right or wrong, but it IS the first thing i think of. i was simply wondering if anyone else felt the same. lord, i'm starting to regret starting this whole thing.
So nce again, FOR THE RECORD, i LOVE what mcp posts and look forward to seeing his material on a regular basis. on the other hand, if i were to post everything i currently have in my "posting" folder at one time there literally wouldn't be room for anyone else, i too have thousands of pics and quite a few vids ready to go.
anyway, as i think i said before, this is REALLY a good problem to have and probably one that most boards would kill for- we have LOTS of great posters with LOTS of material and they're all dying to share it with all of us. all in all, pretty teriffic, huh?

Granddad - for your info and or amusement - read what i wrote at the top of my post "burning man and paint jobs "

I think it kind of illustrates the situation, being suddenly awash in a sea of plenty, and wanting to join in.....

Klondike