Megathread preferences
 

I've pretty much given up on the battle against megathreads. For whatever reason, people seem to hate starting new threads for minor topics, so it kind of is what it is.

The mods (well, mainly me) have been trying to help by changing thread titles when new info is posted, but I figured it's worth checking the pulse of the Planet to see how everyone would LIKE things to work.

So poll incoming, and feel free to throw out suggestions and thoughts in the thread.

in b 4 poll

also, I like megathreads because it lets me more easily ignore topics I'm not interested, such as the guns thread.

Is this going to be the Megathread for all Megathreads?

Megathreads suck

MEGA MEGA MEGA MEGA

I like the updates to rumor thread headlines as the story develops.

I also like the player specific megathreads

As the most recent example of the stuff that's driving me nuts, we have a thread titled "Chiefs will be wearing Red on Red Sunday Night" that is currently discussing the fact that they're wearing red on red this Thursday. But that's just one example out of probably 4-5 per week.

Chose option 3 but minor updates would work better for minor updates.

But ****ing Christ megathreads are awful. And if we’re being honest, most threads devolve into ****tardery after 100 or so posts. Obviously not all but many (I’m ****ing looking at your Eric Berry thread)

Can we unban YlP and ban mega threads?

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Hey, not my fault that people insist on posting in that damn thing. We've had at least 4-5 other threads about Berry with new news, and for some reason people keep bumping that thing. :shake:

I chose option three, but I'm somewhere between 2 and 3. I'm no fan of megathreads either, so I guess I'm leaning more towards splitting them.

Yeah. I wouldn’t think of anyone outside of general ****tardery that would bitch about splitting that one into a new thread.

It might be good to review who has lost thread privileges. A few of those are people that can’t start a new thread.

Maybe all those people deserve to be on the list? But I’d think a review wouldn’t hurt much.

If I knew some easy way to "ban megathreads" I probably would. I just don't know of any rule that would make sense.

Post count? Game threads would break.
Length of time since the thread was started? Bumping an old thread to laugh at incorrect predictions is a time-honored tradition around here.

It's really up to the users to post new threads about stuff, and I'm out of ideas to make people do that aside from just constantly bitching about it.

Oh I know. Believe me I know. Just for the love of ****ing **** don’t lock the thing so all the ****tardery stays pretty much contained.

But I’m not going to be the guy that dogs the news out of that reerun off.

Agreed. Sucks having to search for snippets of actual news amongst a dozen ongoing pissing contests.

Yeah, that happens from time to time (mainly Inmem lately). But 90% of the time it's people posting new news in old threads because...I dunno...they're afraid of people laughing at their tiny penises if they post a thread?

I like mega threads. We can hate on the Broncos and not have our board cluster ****ed with Bronco news.

People use to bitch about new threads too

New threads for new developments. Like a new thread for Kelvin coming here, then another new thread for him being signed. I did like the title being updated on that thread though and that's a pretty nice compromise between the two... But I don't even think anyone on CP likes mega threads to begin with tbh.

Depends on the megathread actually.

I'm fine with megathreads in certain situations. I mainly just hate the fact that I go to ArrowheadPride for a quick glance at Chiefs news because I don't have the time to click into the Eric Berry thread, the Mahomes thread, the Bob Sutton thread, etc. just to see what the new news is. Particularly since those kinds of threads tend to be about 100 posts worth of random BS surrounding every 1 post of legit news.

Yeah, I know. I blame the repost police for about 70% of this.

That is different....I like to be able to scan the front page and see what thread I want to read but it makes it hard to get the latest Brittney spears hairdo news when its buried in the John Goodman is dead (again) thread....

So much this - if I could hug you I would

reap the whirlwind

I hate mega threads

Whoa, whoa. Pump the brakes there. Don't make us call ChiefsPlanet HR in on this.

Try it both ways for trial and error. A week of modifying a thread with knew news and a week of starting a fresh thread with knew news. I'm ok either way. I think breaking news is important those threads should be started.

I'll admit that the challenge in finding the right balance is the question of what is "breaking news"?

Should we have had a new thread every day this week for injury updates, for example?

l like mega threads


I've had fun in mega threads. ****Patrick Mahomes Thread**** thread is iconic

LMAO

It becomes subjective - what is "breaking news" to one will just be unimportant to another. You're not going to make everyone happy when it comes to the threads around here, especially megathreads.

Mods will have to try to "read the room" as it were and split or not split as to how the thread flows, JMO

Mega threads are usually a mistake. Just post a new one! The bumping of the last red uniform thread is a perfect example of a senseless act of megathreadery.

Truth. People constantly bump old posts in the thread and then actual news gets lost. My hatred of the "**** YOU DUMBASS" posts is gaining every day as well.

Truth. We can still have Patrick Mahomes, Broncos etc threads. But news needs to be news.

For specific purpose topics with limited interested parties (the gun thread, for example) they're fine.

When does a thread become "mega" after page 10?


After 5 pages? I don't know but maybe certain subjects like injuries/FA/cuts those be treated differently than say other threads with same subject line or topic?

We're using the term "megathread" here broadly, but I don't think it's necessarily a function of length. Hypothetically, if we had a thread here about Tyreek not practicing on Monday that had 10 posts, any new news about him practicing Tuesday should be posted in a new thread IMO.

Totally agree. People are always quick to post new threads but i think the Q police shit on a lot of people bringing up new news when it was in a mega thread.


So the Q police can **** the **** off.

Agree. And most Chiefs related updates should be new threads.

I don't even necessarily mind some of the player-specific threads. If you just want to randomly blab about what you think of Austin Reiter, a megathread is a good place to do it.

It just gets really tough to draw the line. The Mahomes thread is great, and if we posted a new thread for every article about him it would be ridiculous.

But I've read 4-5 articles this week about how much attention his no-look passes have gotten around the NFL, and we don't have a single thread dedicated to that discussion.

Tarp game

I've actually seen other boards intentionally structure things around megathreads, so I could be convinced to do something like that. Something like...every player gets his own thread, and we add a disclaimer at the top that's something like:

"This thread is for general discussion about Travis Kelce. If you have anything that is particularly noteworthy, PLEASE post it as a new thread rather than just dumping it in here, where 75% of people won't see it."

Q

Mega threads suck ass. Start banning people who create them.

Again, that's hard to have a definition for. I started the Eric Berry Haglund thread, which has become a megathread for reasons even I don't really understand. Do I ban myself?

Good point. Ban ****tards that ruin a clean thread with Q because that info was in an impossible to follow mega thread.

I'm a great room reader

Link to the articles?

I don't think we should lock the threads though

Sounds good. Print it.

Editing titles sounds like too much work. Hate megathreads. New minor threads moar better

Mega threads definitely have their place. Donkos, Guns, Royals, Cardinals, etc.
I like the idea of editing the thread title in certain situations, like what was done with the Kelvin Benjamin thread.
I would like to see the new information added to the OP, while older information could be put in spoiler tags to keep the length of the OP tolerable.

I voted for #2 but probably should have voted for #3 instead or a combo of the two options. I like when you one of you mods edit the thread title to reflect new information.

Good discussion, great timing, it's only going to get more crowed in here as the legend of PMII#15 grows.

There should be one big megathread for all posts. No other threads

I've wanted to have a "wiki post" function where a small number of users would edit the OP with new info for years. Unfortunately, it's not really possible without just adding an army of mods.

cross post as a new thread leaving the old thread?

I would like that some thread get a mandatory spoiler in the OP. Some get damn long.

Let the poster decide if it should be a new thread or not.

If they want to post it in the mega-thread, so be it.

If they want it to be a new thread, so be it. It will live or die on its own merits.

That is what we have now.

Gaz

Ok. :)

Sticky weekly injury reports for that week then take them down. Everything else is mostly on the users to actually stop being idiots and start making new threads. If you find something noteworthy posted in a mega thread because said idiots, I'd split it out.

This thread has potential for 1000 posts

I voted the last option. But I guess the third would be fine. And I'm sure someone has mentioned it but the penalty for starting a new thread should be nuthooks and antifreeze. Oh and die in a aids tree fire. :thumb:

It ain't broke, don't 'fix' it.

Yep. No more threads about mega threads. Just bump this one.

It's broken...

This

Wasn't this topic already covered in the recently-released movie, "The Meg"??