(High)School Talk Sticky

[fakeitormakeit]

I think on off-topic there should be a new sticky from at least July-September which would be a School dicussion thread, because people post What class are you going into? and What are you doing this year in school? and many people including myself have posted topics asking for advice on year x.

 

 

 

The simple suggestion is to just make a sticky thread called like school discussion.

[tripsis]

While it is annoying for a couple weeks, I don't think it's a big enough problem to merit a sticky. It seems silly to have a sticky that would only get posts for one month out of the year :(

 

 

 

There are usually 'waves' of certain types of discussions in Off-Topic, but they always die down eventually. There's always a mass increase of sports topics a couple times out of the year, but they always die down after a couple weeks or so. Then in August, there's a rush of back to school topics, but they die down in September or so. Then in June there may be a rush of summer-related topics, but they also die down after a couple weeks.

 

 

 

And if you ever see two threads that you feel could easily be joined together because they revolve around the same subject, you can always report one of them and link us to the similar topic so we can take a look and take the appropriate action.

[Bobbington]

Create a thread which is sticked during busy periods and just a normal thread in the quiter periods.... this would be an acceptible solution.

[InkofDeath]

I agree with tripsis. If we had stickies for every 'wave of topics' the main page of OT would consist of 6-7 stickies plus any additional ones that don't regard these waves. They are a hassle to look/read at, but I think its more of a hassle to put up a sticky, then possibly remove it, or close it, or even moderate it while its active. Its a job these mods could spend doing else where, where its much more needed.

 

 

 

Also its not that great of a pleasure having to scroll down every time, because of the stickies/global announcements are clogging up the way.

 

 

 

You make one sticky, then others are to pop-up, and probably half of them would be made. Eventually one sticky gets active, and needs moderating, then it dies out. Then another sticky gets hit by these waves. It too needs moderating. Its a circle that doesn't need to be added since there's already enough circles like it around.

 

 

 

I'd rather have the mods moderating important/less important topics, then a sticky that would keep getting the same questions over and over...

 

 

 

EDIT to bobbington replies:

 

 

 

Though I may have implied it, I don't think the time needed to moderate, look after, and keep clean for the sticky is well worth the benefits, let alone my theory which most will be convinced to say would come true, seeing as they would fit this category, and the exact same reasons why the high school sticky is hypothetically made. 6-7 topics no thanks.

[Adam007]

It only seems like we should have a sticky because mods haven't been locking all these overly similar threads.

[RSBDavid]

wwhy not just make a whole forums for hs.. containing dating tips/advice, questions, and general

[InkofDeath]

wwhy not just make a whole forums for hs.. containing dating tips/advice, questions, and general

 

 

 

A whole forum? I'm assuming that means a forum like General, or OT...

 

 

 

First off, waste of Band Width. A forum only used at peak times of the year, is highly degrading to the IQ levels of the Admins if they wasted Band Width in such a way...let alone even considering a peak time year only active forum.

 

 

 

Modding this is just plain ludicrous. Yes lets put mods into a forum where it will only be active at peak times in the year, and when soon-to-be grade niners are posting frantically about High School...imagine how that could be, especially when they have the thought in their head about High School, which clouds their head, or posts, and creates spam.

 

 

 

I see total spam coming from that forum, this is an opinion, with no real prove...

 

 

 

I'm sure others reasons can be posted against this, but I really can't think too straight on it, since it seems so useless to do...

[RSBDavid]

wwhy not just make a whole forums for hs.. containing dating tips/advice, questions, and general

 

 

 

A whole forum? I'm assuming that means a forum like General, or OT...

 

 

 

First off, waste of Band Width. A forum only used at peak times of the year, is highly degrading to the IQ levels of the Admins if they wasted Band Width in such a way...let alone even considering a peak time year only active forum.

 

 

 

Modding this is just plain ludicrous. Yes lets put mods into a forum where it will only be active at peak times in the year, and when soon-to-be grade niners are posting frantically about High School...imagine how that could be, especially when they have the thought in their head about High School, which clouds their head, or posts, and creates spam.

 

 

 

I see total spam coming from that forum, this is an opinion, with no real prove...

 

 

 

I'm sure others reasons can be posted against this, but I really can't think too straight on it, since it seems so useless to do...

 

 

 

youd be surprise.. i went to a "teenhelp"forum and they had highschool talk kyear round.. and it was used constantly.

[aaron1120]

youd be surprise.. i went to a "teenhelp"forum and they had highschool talk kyear round.. and it was used constantly.

 

This is a Runescape forum. :? Not a forum to help people with their problems. FYI, this forum does not exist entirely of high schoolers, either.

 

 

 

All in all, I disagree with a sticky and forum for High School talk. There's no reason for a sticky about high school. Is a sticky better than a regular thread? If a thread is active and people want to post in it and read it, it will stay near the top.

[InkofDeath]

All in all, I disagree with a sticky and forum for High School talk. There's no reason for a sticky about high school. Is a sticky better than a regular thread? If a thread is active and people want to post in it and read it, it will stay near the top.

 

 

 

Yes, I agree, with a topic can stay bumped with responsible posts, that are valid and help give advice, and this topic is an advice topic, like High School Advice, or Relationship Advice, they should be stickied if deserving. As I think this is how most stickies are made into a sticky.

 

 

 

Bballer, yes it is possible, but as Aaron said, this is a RuneScape Forum, not a Teen Help Forum. I highly see why that topic in a Teen Help Forum would stay bumped all year long. I can also see why it wouldn't be bumped on a forum meant for RuneScape. Try putting the recent topic: RuneScape: A Game For The Young?, on a Teen Help Forum, and we'll see how long it lasts. I hope that makes my point.