Shut down Wii Discussions

purplesludge

anyone have any ideas for this space
Member
Joined
Mar 2, 2009
Messages
1,047
Trophies
0
Age
34
Location
wv
Website
Visit site
XP
260
Country
United States
I am pro removing wii board completely since I never use it.
smileipb2.png
 

playallday

Group: GBAtemp Ghost
OP
Member
Joined
May 23, 2008
Messages
3,767
Trophies
1
Location
[@N@[)@
Website
Visit site
XP
483
Country
Canada
xflak40 said:
if your serious about getting peoples opinions, set up this thread so people can vote
Done.

I just get fed up when I'm trying to look at some posts here but it takes forever because of some n00bs asking about Wii hacking.
 

Hadrian

Literally as TIGHT as a gnats chuff.
Former Staff
Joined
Oct 12, 2004
Messages
16,991
Trophies
3
Age
42
XP
4,978
Country
United States
How about making it so that only people who have joined say before April 2008 can login?
 

tj_cool

Site dev
Supervisor
Joined
Jan 7, 2009
Messages
10,064
Trophies
2
Location
This planet
XP
3,099
Country
Belgium
Its not going slow for me in any way

Thordrian said:
How about making it so that only people who have joined say before April 2008 can login?
That would reduce the n00bcount and Wii hackers count to almost 0, so its basically the same as disabling the board completely
 

playallday

Group: GBAtemp Ghost
OP
Member
Joined
May 23, 2008
Messages
3,767
Trophies
1
Location
[@N@[)@
Website
Visit site
XP
483
Country
Canada
tj_cool said:
Its not going slow for me in any way
Yeah, wait until the new Zelda game comes out.

QUOTE(Thordrian @ Nov 3 2009, 03:06 PM) How about making it so that only people who have joined say before April 2008 can login?
How about making it so that only people who have joined say before October 11th 2004 can login?
tongue.gif
 

ca_michelbach

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Nov 22, 2008
Messages
345
Trophies
0
Age
30
Location
The Vualt
Website
Visit site
XP
119
Country
Meh...I could be pushed either way on this, I mean it would decrease the amount of noobs who are too stupid to search. But what if someone needs serious help or has a great release but they can't post because a new game's out.
Like I said, I'm undecided. I hardly use the wii forums (I try and solve my own problems first) so it doesn't really effect me much.
 

Hadrian

Literally as TIGHT as a gnats chuff.
Former Staff
Joined
Oct 12, 2004
Messages
16,991
Trophies
3
Age
42
XP
4,978
Country
United States
tj_cool said:
Its not going slow for me in any way

Thordrian said:
How about making it so that only people who have joined say before April 2008 can login?
That would reduce the n00bcount and Wii hackers count to almost 0, so its basically the same as disabling the board completely
That was my point.
tongue.gif


We could also close certain flashcard boards or even the entire DS one when a popular DS game comes out too. Its a stupid idea, cutting out a feature of the forum that actually drags people in. A lot of people are annoying and so on but we do get a lot of great members out of these newbies.

Regardless people will just post elsewhere leading to more work from the staff to close these threads that are in the wrong place.
 

Maikel Steneker

M3 Fanboy
Member
Joined
May 16, 2007
Messages
3,394
Trophies
1
Age
32
Website
ndss.nl
XP
383
Country
Netherlands
Thordrian said:
We could also close certain flashcard boards or even the entire DS one when a popular DS game comes out too. Its a stupid idea, cutting out a feature of the forum that actually drags people in. A lot of people are annoying and so on but we do get a lot of great members out of these newbies.

Regardless people will just post elsewhere leading to more work from the staff to close these threads that are in the wrong place.
I couldn't agree more.
 

p1ngpong

Gamer Professional Deluxe
Supervisor
Joined
Apr 18, 2008
Messages
6,871
Trophies
3
Location
DS Scene
Website
imgur.com
XP
11,342
Country
Croatia
I think the previously used tactic of restricting access to the forum to only registered users under times of heavy load is a better idea then this suggestion. It still allows access to the information that the members want to see, and allows the regular flow of discussion to continue uninterrupted. Shutting down certain sections as Hadrian said would probably cause a huge amount of unnecessary, off topic threads to seep into other areas, plus it would be highly frustrating for all the members who rely on the forum as an information resource. Why come to a site that closes down sections every time a popular game is released that everyone is interested in, when you can just go to any number of others and just get your information and discuss the game there without frustration?
 

LxTrix

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Feb 3, 2009
Messages
613
Trophies
0
XP
288
Country
United States
"about 50% of the people who are using GBAtemp are viewing the Wii Discussions forums"

Wouldn't that make the purpose of this site for Wii Discussion? Your just a troll and i know the mods won't take you seriously at all. Maybe you should just go buy a wii.
 

Guild McCommunist

(not on boat)
Member
Joined
May 6, 2009
Messages
18,148
Trophies
0
Age
31
Location
The Danger Zone
XP
10,323
Country
United States
Honestly, if you shut down Wii discussions, all the noob threads will swarm somewhere else. General Console discussions, General Off Topic, etc. When a noob wants answers, he'll try to get answers.

And ever since we got the server upgrade we've been able to handle the flood when big names come out. I guess it'll be put to the test when Spirit Tracks is released (since it's a huge release and will probably have tough-as-nails anti-piracy).
 

ZAFDeltaForce

Specialist
Member
Joined
Sep 9, 2006
Messages
2,794
Trophies
1
XP
597
Country
Singapore
Most members I think have a Wii console.

That means, they are the majority, and you (and me) are unfortunately, the minority.

Logically, the mods follow utilitarianism. What makes you think they'll make the minority happy by compromising the majority?

Long story short: As much as I'd love the Wii board removed, it's not going to happen. A poll would just support my argument further.
 

shaunj66

GBAtemp Administrator
Administrator
Joined
Oct 24, 2002
Messages
11,942
Trophies
4
Age
39
Location
South England
Website
www.gbatemp.net
XP
24,928
Country
United Kingdom
PlayAllDay, great idea!

But why don't we go the extra mile and just close down all of GBAtemp? Then we'll get no slow downs whatsoever! People can simply go elsewhere to discuss the latest releases with a great community.

[/sarcasm]
 

raulpica

With your drill, thrust to the sky!
Former Staff
Joined
Oct 23, 2007
Messages
11,056
Trophies
0
Location
PowerLevel: 9001
XP
5,716
Country
Italy
shaunj66 said:
PlayAllDay, great idea!

But why don't we go the extra mile and just close down all of GBAtemp? Then we'll get no slow downs whatsoever! People can simply go elsewhere to discuss the latest releases with a great community.

[/sarcasm]
Great idea Shaun
yaypsp.gif


Maybe we should just keep the shoutbox!
gbasp.gif
 

Site & Scene News

Popular threads in this forum

General chit-chat
Help Users
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Those IHOP chips are actually pretty damn good
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    They're made with left over pancake/wafle batter, that's been sitting out all day.
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    3 hours on a riding lawn mower, my butt is numb and my whole body is still vibrating. Gonna be a long summer. :cry: I just need to buy some goats.
    +1
  • SylverReZ @ SylverReZ:
    @BigOnYa, Did you leave your buttplug in?
    +2
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I feel like I spent the night with Ancientboi
    +3
  • Flame @ Flame:
    Ancientboi at it again.
    +2
  • Flame @ Flame:
    is it a bird is it a plane... no its Ancientboi banging your ass away !
    +3
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Took along time to fit it in?
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Snow days $25 on steam may grab it
  • SylverReZ @ SylverReZ:
    Measuring sizes with AncientBoi, I see.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    I guess Ancientboi would be Peter
    +2
  • SylverReZ @ SylverReZ:
    Loooooool :rofl2:
  • SylverReZ @ SylverReZ:
    So true
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    @K3Nv2 Snow Day is pretty fun. My only bitch would be the camera controls, when you move around, say down, you have to move the right stick left or right to get camera to turn and get your view, other than that I like it so far.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    From what people say pvp isn't even worth it
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I just been playing offline, and they give you a few bots here n there on your team to help battle. I don't think it's as funny as the other games tho, more battle oriented than humor, which kinda sucks, but I'm still early in it
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    @BigOnYa, doesnt the game have a campaign mode?
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Yea, and co-op, but you can also start a pvp session and battle just with friends
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    If you can find enough for it
    K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2: If you can find enough for it