ok, paul, you're right. it isn't the first time. maybe it's the third. anyway, when one wants to peruse the 'recent posts' area, he/she is rewarded with posts originating from areas other than the wincustomize forum. maybe they aren't 'gaming related' but are instead 'miscellaneous' (wait a sec. i have to go check the spelling on that) but hey sure as heck aren't related to anything here on wc. granted, threads about what one had for lunch yesterday and such aren't related to anything on wc but maybe they were started by someone on wc. is it possible to not have posts originating from forums other than the wc forum being listed in the 'recent posts' area? i'm sure it is although it may not be easily implemented.

How about a simple check box of "Only show posts from WC Forums" in the options area? Simple enough resolve to this issue don't you think?

Kind of makes the 'most recent' pointless then. I noticed the 'gamer' threads bumping everything like WIP threads and other things more interesting to the skinners.

'Skinners are gamers and vice versa' yadda, yadda, isn't that why there are separate forums?

I have to agree with the original poster.

This seemed to start (this time, as it is not the first) or worsen after y'all did your maintenance a few days ago. Anyone want to clue us in on whether this is an intentional or unintentional outcome of the maintenance?

When I go to my forum of choice which happens to be WinCustomize I do two things before I go and read a thread, first is I look at the thread title and next is it's category.  I find that pretty much keeps me from reading what might be called nuisance threads.  Yes I occasionally get taken to a thread that wasn't something I was concerned about. 

I'm not all that concerned about the cross posting issue, if fact I'm sure if a problem is being seen in or on one forum it will show up on all, so being informed isn't all that bad.

Just my take on the whole thing. 

EDIT:  Just thought of one other thing I look at, the nick of the poster.  Most of the folks who hang out in the WinCustomize forums recognize nicks of WinCustomizers.

In the My Replies section there is a dropdown to select WC or all sites. Can that feature be added to Recent Posts? Then we could choose to show or hide any sites other than WC.

Just a thought.

I wouldn't worry about the new topics, WinCustomites have already hijacked them

Yeah, some kind of option to hide \ block unwanted threads from most recent would be welcome, for me anyway.

The main thing I dont like, regardless of how you sort or use the forum is, The MAIN WC front page is always populated with these nonsense game threads.  It irritates me to no end and more recently has turned me off even 'hanging out' here. Wears on me, so to speak.

Imo there is a place for these kind of threads, they don't really hurt anyone, but, showing up on the front page, to me at least, is something that should be remedied.

John...

There is no point objecting.

There is no point in commenting.

This is part of an intricate plan to force you to skin more.

Resistance is futile.

i disagree with you jaf....first time ever.......shock horror!!

we should be able to turn off those posts or have them removed (last time there was a major uproar and we got it removed)

i disagree that every skinner is a gamer and vice verser, so i can come into sins of the solar empire with an wb skinning question and will get an answer in under half an hour?........ very unlikely. People will think im a retard and tell me to go back to wc and post it there.

the main thing that is bothering the majority of us, is that this new secting called "everything else" is basically already swamping the wc forums recent activity and it makes it hard for us to navigate to something we either want to read, respond to, or find someone to help with a skinning question.

surely you can see it from our point of view?

Common sense:

-Threads that arent posted by Wincustomizers or isn´t about stuff relevant to The WC-community should be gone or we should have an easy fix to have them filtered away.

ditto for Vamps and neone6.

How do we discern what's relevant to the WC community? What you consider relevant, maybe I don't. There have been posts about things that I don't feel have anything to do with this site, the recent death of Harry Morgan being one of them (not having a go at you, Doc, just using it as an example .) The thread didn't bother me, but you're talking about things being relevant, and to me, that wasn't. So where do we draw the line in the sand?

it would be nice to be able to filter catagories such as over on the WC site. not all posts would be relevant anyhow but...

Isn't the whole point of   Last person to post wins, unless they are a moderator or admin. a Sins of a Solar Empire Forums thread that's popping up here to be LOCKED by the mods? I mean, that's the entire purpose of the thread is overpost and keep bumping it until a mod gets annoyed enough to lock it thus creating a 'winner'?

Has it been established which forums are upset over the cross posting or is WinCustomize standing all alone?  Just asking. 

Oh, and is it just the cross posting or meaningless threads in general?   

Sorry, but this is not really a big deal.  There's not going to be a feature to remove posts put in, and the posts from another forum are minor in comparison to everything else.  There's a ton of things I want fixed and added to this site, a couple forum posts from "gamers" is at the very bottom of importance on my list.

Here's the WC talk area filled with a bunch of posts not really related to skinning or WC.  That's what a general forum is for, for general things.

Here is the most recent list:

Two threads of "everything else" is not something to get a wad about.  Everything else is general postings, so it's going to stay.

wow, gmc2 that's a great idea, I wonder if it will catch on???

Part of the job is news. Granted, this wasn't WC news... but some old timers felt it meant something.... the patriotic posts, family matters, health, birthdays etc. all come with that.

However, those things are what really makes a community a community and more than just a group with a common interest in GUI graphics.

That's completely subjective. "One man's Mede is another's Persian."

Learning to use and take advantage of Forums' multiple possible avenues of approach is a good thing.

What site are you logged on to? Surely you don't mean WC?       

My point exactly. Which is why something having to be relevant will ultimately cause nothing but issues. It's like trying to censor things: where do we stop when it comes to deciding what people should see and hear. Just because one person, or group of people thinks something is offensive or not for the betterment of the species/society/internet or whatever, it doesn't mean they're right or that others should be denied the right to have their own opinion and say in the matter.

Filters would be a great idea, but how do you make it so they define someones idea of relevant? There have to be parameters. How many filters will it take to get what is considered relevant?

I must have missed something here, I thought reply #42 should have put this thread to rest. 

Guess again! Just kidding, Philly.

You're right. The decision has been made. I'm off to shoot stuff in the face.

The point is...these are NOT Gamer threads being imposed upon WC....they are general off-topic threads.

This is NOT a case of a "How do I change the strength of my battleship class" [or some such] in exactly the same way as we [WC] are not posting "can't get my tabs to skin" on Sins.

Instead, a redefine of what/where GENERAL TOPICS turn up has been made.

And if you look closely....[at where this thread is] you'll see even new names/definitions of forum sections, ie.  "Wincustomize Talk".

And I did NOT say "every skinner is a gamer", I said people are/can be both.

So, does anyone know what needs to modded to stop a scout pausing when it enters a gravity well?