[CYPRUS] A "Cyprus week" on this board!

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 17:19

This board would be much more interesting (in my opinion) if *all* members wrote messages about (Northern) Cyprus, whether they are based in (Northern) Cyprus, in the UK or elsewhere. For many of us this is not a temporary place so why don't we concentrate more or only on Cyprus subjects? The Internet is full of sites where you can read jokes (the Ministry of Silly Jokes has too many representatives on C44), about HIV and what have you. There's still so much to learn and to ask each other about this wonderful place - why don't we do it? In a positive way, please.

I ask for a "Cyprus Week" on this board, no more rubbish from newspapers or sites that don't care or write about (Northern) Cyprus. This is meant to be an informative board about Cyprus and not a chatroom. Let's find out if the board would be more interesting if we leave the twaddle out. Shall we try it, for one week? What do you think?

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 17:21

Hans. Try it for a day - a week is too long. You had better run it by Izzet though.



Personally I think if every thread was about the trnc this forum would'nt be as popular. People like to talk and joke about different subjects. Everyday you can look and have a laugh on here about a variety of subjects.

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 17:23

DC you havent a chance, some of us can only behave for a couple of minutes, some a day and a few are always good lol, not me though, good luck with this one.

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 17:32

I agree, but I also think the format of the board needs changing for it to happen/work.

I suggest having a section for all things Northern Cyprus and another for general chit-chat.

That way posts about Northern Cyprus wont lost in amongst chit-chat.

Problem solved

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 17:44

Almost 8000 C44 members, but this board is "run" by a couple of hundred posters. Do more than 7000 C44 members never have a question or an answer? Never some specialist advise? In short: do they have nothing to add? Nothing to add to the general or specialist knowledge about Cyprus? I find it hard to believe.

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 17:47

Enough bad things happening around us so a few jokes and silly anecdotes helps us sometimes

Corbo



Joined: 13/09/2009
Posts: 627

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 17:50

It's a good point. Maybe General Chat and Cyprus chat in different places. A cricket site I'm on has several cricket related areas under different titles and then a general chat area. Of course, the general chat gets more posts than the cricket most of the time.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
09/12/2009 17:51

Out of the 100 threads that are shown on here now only 18 are NOT about the trnc.



Therefore 82% of the threads on here ARE about the trnc.



I can't see a problem with that.