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[Hank]

Where is Karma????

[David (Premo)]

Originally Posted by twinoaks207

I like it and it would be nice to have it as an option, especially since you can set up private chat rooms. I think it got a bum rap a while ago and not a lot of people know about it (how to use it, how to fix access problems, etc.). It would be nice to do a little bit of PR & "how-to's" (sticky tab) perhaps in a new category, and give it a chance to get going again before deleting forever. Yes, people can chat on email & facebook but not all of us choose to have forumites on our personal email & facebook accounts. Chat allows a different, faster way of discussing an issue other than doing so in a forum posting.

It might be nice to start having regularly scheduled "chats" on selected topics on selected days just to get it going again. It may be a "thing of days gone by" for advanced techies but not everyone fits into that category.

As long as there is interest, I will add it back to the menu. If not today, some time in the next week.

[somdfunguy]

Can you enable image hosting via tapatalk?

[David (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Hank

Where is Karma????

Unfortunately, karma was abused in that it was used to punish people with whom others did not agree, rather than to call out people who behaving badly (rude, foul mouth, hijackers, disruptors, etc.), regardless of their stated opinions. It created a very hostile environment and many people were driven away from these forums, something I do not care to see. Today, I see very few forums that still use it.

Now, with the new ability to LIKE both threads and posts, you can leave positive reinforcement where appropriate, rather than dwelling on the negative. IMO, It is better to praise people who do well, rather than to criticize those who do not. The latter will learn from the former.

[David (Premo)]

Originally Posted by somdfunguy

Can you enable image hosting via tapatalk?

I initially decided against it for reasons I can no longer recall Give me some input, why that vs. just posting a pic in the thread itself?

[somdfunguy]

Originally Posted by David

I initially decided against it for reasons I can no longer recall Give me some input, why that vs. just posting a pic in the thread itself?

Unless I missed it I can't post pics via tapatalk. I can only link to an already hosted pic. I'm fine with any solution that lets me post one like my other tapatalk forums.

[David (Premo)]

One other FYI, this new machine, in addition to being much faster, is also located in Washington, DC rather than Texas. So, there is a lot less physical distance that should result in a performance increase.

[David (Premo)]

Originally Posted by somdfunguy

Unless I missed it I can't post pics via tapatalk. I can only link to an already hosted pic. I'm fine with any solution that lets me post one like my other tapatalk forums.

OK, I have enabled Tapatalk Hosted Image Support on this forum. Please note that images uploaded using this mechanism are stored on the Tapatalk servers, not ours.

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by David

Now, with the new ability to LIKE both threads and posts, you can leave positive reinforcement where appropriate, rather than dwelling on the negative. IMO, It is better to praise people who do well, rather than to criticize those who do not. The latter will learn from the former.

And I completely agree. Newbies were being bombarded with red karma and nasty comments, which runs them off. Yes, they could have reported it to me and I'd have knocked the offender out, but they don't think to do this. Now it's only positive and the Negative Nellies can pack sand.

[Hank]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

And I completely agree. Newbies were being bombarded with red karma and nasty comments, which runs them off. Yes, they could have reported it to me and I'd have knocked the offender out, but they don't think to do this. Now it's only positive and the Negative Nellies can pack sand.

damn hippies