http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sat, 25 May 2013 22:27:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97853 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:47:35 +0000 button 97853@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Ah, Change Colour Scheme, haven't heard alot from them lately. I really like that 'The day we caught the train' song. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97846 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:20:31 +0000 Perks 97846@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>For what my opinion is worth, I think wayland has been very supportive of newbies on here. I have had 2 FPs both with hat tips to wayland for suggestions and constructive advice.so to say that he does not comment or score is silly. Follow the rss feed and you'll see, as well as the PMs sent offering encouragement. As for scoring, I personally give high marks for things i like and as vcg don't mark things I don't as the chances are I just don't get it. If I have things with no comment or stars I look at why, is it a weak headline, poor sub, crap punchline and try to improve instead of sulking. What does piss me off is the person/people 1 staring with no explanation. Right, I'm going back to bed </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97818 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:01:08 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 97818@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Ahh, and it's good to change colour scheme occasionally. Much easier than re-painting walls too. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97817 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:48:13 +0000 greg various 97817@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>No VCG, it probably doesn't particularly help but rather than a whole page of no stars you sometimes get a full page of yellow, usually with someone in the middle with nothing, for contrast. It's a different perspective which gives folks the opportunity to mark down which often works better than making the critical decision of giving something less than 3 stars. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97813 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:34:26 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 97813@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Can we get a definitive set of guidelines on awarding stars please?</p> <p>Bonjo thinks people give out 5* ratings too often, greg thinks we don't rate enough.</p> <p>I try to give stars and comment on anything I like. I tend to avoid giving low ratings because me not finding it funny doesn't necessarily mean it's bad, I just might not understand it.</p> <p>Not sure going through giving everything 5* really helps anything though. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97809 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:20:31 +0000 waylandsmithy 97809@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>To be fair Greg, I do often send a PM to people if I think they need a bit of encouragement, I'm very wary of coming across as preachy or over-....ooh, it's the bit in Enter the Dragon with the finger! Don't look at the finger, or you will miss awllllll the heavenly beauty.</p> <p>I promise to bump more stuff. I do tend to bump stuff I've spent a lot of time of, don't bother with the one liners or short subs that not much effort has gone into. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97803 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:44:38 +0000 FlashArry 97803@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Sorry, I cracked - and I quite liked the Mariachi wossname </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97799 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:05:11 +0000 FlashArry 97799@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>With all the drafting of civil servants to provide cover for the public sector, does this mean that our bureaucratic machine will run that little bit more efficiently ? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97798 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:03:09 +0000 greg various 97798@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Sorry, I'm not trying to be unduly critical but have noticed that if no one's given you a star or two after a couple of hours you comment on your own sub something like " where I have gone wrong". There are loads of other subs around yours which you, and no one else have bothered to score which doesn't seem to bother you. My continual criticism of this site is the lack of pressing the fucking scoring button. As if it costs anything.<br /> BTW I'm the one that's the 5 fairy though I have seen it done by someone else on the the odd occassion. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97797 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:38:33 +0000 waylandsmithy 97797@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Hey, I do comment a fair bit! I'm far from the arbiter of taste anyway, but I do try and make suggestions. I'll bump good stuff that sinks, and make the odd constructive comment, but I try not to be too negative: it can come across as really harsh in a forum, even when it isn't meant to be. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97795 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:33:41 +0000 greg various 97795@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Good reply Mr landsmithy, you're one of the few that have humour in you, though how often you bother to score other's efforts I think could be worth looking at. Personally, I'm not going to conjecture what Mariachi band sub means,or implies, you filthy animal. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97791 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:16:45 +0000 waylandsmithy 97791@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Nah. It's worse than my Mariachi band sub. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97788 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:59:13 +0000 greg various 97788@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Nearly an hour now and no star wayland, are you near the time to beg for a response? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=34630#post-97785 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:04:50 +0000 waylandsmithy 97785@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>. </p>