Sunday, September 24, 2006
Chat Boards
At www.okctalk.com, there is a high level discussion going on about the board's future. People like Patrick and Keith have given a lot of time, passion and energy to the site, helping make it what it is today.
They're burning out. I understand completely.
We start out doing the blogs, the chat boards as a hobby. And we're caught off guard when it becomes a success, when they generate a lot of attention.
It happened with the last downtown blog. It's a heartbreaker to drop the hobby others enjoy so much. But you get bogged down, you no longer enjoy what you were once passionate about.
I'm not hinting at anything here. I don't think www.okctalk.com is going away. And Doug doesn't need to worry about this site. But you won't find daily blogging here.
Keith, Patrick, take a break. Don't let it get to where you hate the hobby. You've done a great job.
And go easy on the folks at www.okmet.org (successor to the OKC Urban Forums site). They're a nitche site focused on urbanism, you're a community site. Seems to me you can both exist just fine.
Oh, and by the way, has anyone noticed how well things are going downtown? We'll have seven hotels before too long, lots of new housing... and yes, more fun things are coming.
They're burning out. I understand completely.
We start out doing the blogs, the chat boards as a hobby. And we're caught off guard when it becomes a success, when they generate a lot of attention.
It happened with the last downtown blog. It's a heartbreaker to drop the hobby others enjoy so much. But you get bogged down, you no longer enjoy what you were once passionate about.
I'm not hinting at anything here. I don't think www.okctalk.com is going away. And Doug doesn't need to worry about this site. But you won't find daily blogging here.
Keith, Patrick, take a break. Don't let it get to where you hate the hobby. You've done a great job.
And go easy on the folks at www.okmet.org (successor to the OKC Urban Forums site). They're a nitche site focused on urbanism, you're a community site. Seems to me you can both exist just fine.
Oh, and by the way, has anyone noticed how well things are going downtown? We'll have seven hotels before too long, lots of new housing... and yes, more fun things are coming.
# posted by Downtown OKC @ 6:44 PM 
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IMO, OKCtalk and, to a lesser extent, OKmet have way too much going on to maintain their quality. There are way to many threads fired up by people running the show trying to get or keep things going. Posts from the moderators start to be one liners with not much thought behind them.
"Less is more."
Again, IMO, the primary reasons your blog was so well visited DTG is that the number of topics was small, of high quality, immediate interest and very focused. People posting didn't tend to drift off into never-never land.
Here is a perfect example of wasted effort, again, IMO, just MO, OK? On OKCtalk, Under the "Health and Fitness" banner you will find this exciting thread started by Patrick.
Fat & Happy or Skinny & Depressed
In my experience as a 3rd year medical student, on my psychiatry rotation I find it common that antidepressants cause weight gain. So, would you rather be happy and fat, or skinny and depressed?
Followed by Keith's response:
"I'd rather be happy and fat, although, I do still exercise to keep some of the weight off. I don't know anybody that would want to be skinny and depressed."
A couple of other people get into the act, but it stuck me as pretty much a non-starter. I could be wrong as well as opinionated, but I don't think I'm very off the mark here. I could go pull a dozen recent threads by other folks that are really lame, but what's the point?
Both these guys, and the other mods as well, try really hard, put a lot of good stuff out there and I'm not picking on any of them, but really . . . Fat and happy or skinny and depressed? Perhaps they just need to give it a rest as you suggest DTG. I have no idea how they keep up with what they do there. They need to get out more. One way to lighten the load would be to cut way back on the number of forums.
"Less is more."
Again, IMO, the primary reasons your blog was so well visited DTG is that the number of topics was small, of high quality, immediate interest and very focused. People posting didn't tend to drift off into never-never land.
Here is a perfect example of wasted effort, again, IMO, just MO, OK? On OKCtalk, Under the "Health and Fitness" banner you will find this exciting thread started by Patrick.
Fat & Happy or Skinny & Depressed
In my experience as a 3rd year medical student, on my psychiatry rotation I find it common that antidepressants cause weight gain. So, would you rather be happy and fat, or skinny and depressed?
Followed by Keith's response:
"I'd rather be happy and fat, although, I do still exercise to keep some of the weight off. I don't know anybody that would want to be skinny and depressed."
A couple of other people get into the act, but it stuck me as pretty much a non-starter. I could be wrong as well as opinionated, but I don't think I'm very off the mark here. I could go pull a dozen recent threads by other folks that are really lame, but what's the point?
Both these guys, and the other mods as well, try really hard, put a lot of good stuff out there and I'm not picking on any of them, but really . . . Fat and happy or skinny and depressed? Perhaps they just need to give it a rest as you suggest DTG. I have no idea how they keep up with what they do there. They need to get out more. One way to lighten the load would be to cut way back on the number of forums.
Well, there you are DTG & ODTG in the same place! So, perfect place for chiming in, me, YDTG (y=young)! :) Nothing could be finna'! Or, not! :) Wish there were smileys available here!
IMO, both boards are doing nicely. The more established OKCTalk has enough going for it to not be dependent on moderators to keep it going. The revamped (because of its being hacked) OKmet is actually off to a better start with its new software and revised format. Sure, people do get burned out but that's just the way it is. And, sure, sometimes posts/threads are meatless for some but aren't for others. That's cool ... to each, his/her own!
As for me, I'm wanting to do a blog post on the old days of the stockyards ... and I'll be bringing my notepad at 11:30 today to get the straight skivvy from you, ODTG! Hoo-ahh!
IMO, both boards are doing nicely. The more established OKCTalk has enough going for it to not be dependent on moderators to keep it going. The revamped (because of its being hacked) OKmet is actually off to a better start with its new software and revised format. Sure, people do get burned out but that's just the way it is. And, sure, sometimes posts/threads are meatless for some but aren't for others. That's cool ... to each, his/her own!
As for me, I'm wanting to do a blog post on the old days of the stockyards ... and I'll be bringing my notepad at 11:30 today to get the straight skivvy from you, ODTG! Hoo-ahh!
Sorry to say (and hope that I'm wrong), but it does appear that OkcTalk has shut down its doors. I do not it's not forever, but it it doesn't look good given the abrupt and no-notice shut-down. OkcTalk has been a vibrant contributor to Okc, and I'm very sad to see it end this way ... maybe there will be a resurrection.
Hello People, I was on a holiday for a month just passing by read this interesting post its great to see that every thing here is getting more lively...thanks a lot for these keep them coming....
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