Topic: Off Topic child board. (Read 343 times)

When we were seeking for local board? Request for Nigeria local board

It was later we realized that we can not be given child boards. Even when this forum started, I think it started with just a single board (I think). Later, there were progress and more posts and more sections and boards were created.

It was good how theymos made it a single board which we have predicted before theymos created the local board.

The child boards listed are altcoins, marketplace and off-topic.

We hardly discuss about what are related to altcoins and marketplace. So those can not be given us.

The one we can likely have now is politics and society or anything we call it, if related topics is almost or more than half of the topics on the first page on Nigeria local board. Off-topic will later become achievable, but it would be good if theymos can make off-topic board possible for now. We can name it other discussion from CryptopreneurBrainboss suggestion.

To get other discussion board is not likely this time around, but politics and society board is highly likely. We should think that to become a city is not in a single day. If not now, the time is still coming for off-topic (other discussion) board. Only a matter of time.

But the time to create politics and society board is getting closer.

I thought di sub local boards or child boards matter had been settled long ago and the boards were listed dat time, so we can still go with those ones wey we tok dat time. Abeg make una try ask am for di subbords because weti we dey see for local board now e no make sense. Make we know say wen we dey come local board, we go dey enter di board we won do our posting and no bi dis mix up again, and we are okay to request for the subbords now.

And for the language we don agreed say no Pidgin/English we go dey use as we dey use am now. And no be dialects. And make off topic board dey, so dat all those gbogbotigbo dem go go there dey relax.

Both English and Pidgin would be better, it would make sense if the child boards are like that, we have many local dialects in Nigeria and this will only lead to low engagement in the discussion. We all understand English and Pidgin and this would be better to be the languages on child boards. As usual.

I have tried enough not to be strict. Maybe you think that I am strict, but I am not. I am only suggesting what that is best. Proposing child boards does not mean someone is strict. And that does not mean other people can not still go against it which is normal. It would happen until nearly all of us accept the proposal and know that theymos would likely accept the proposal.

Theymos will accept the proposal when the topics of the board we need is more discussed about on the first page of the main (loca) board. Like if the topics are half of the discussion on the main board. Politics and society is almost like that.

For politics and society board, there is high chance that theymos will accept that. Although I do not know of off-topic board (but which he supposed to accept too), which we need to have. Many local boards that are not active up to us have several child boards. Although, we can understand the reason, because our board is still new. But there should be development in the process as we have more posts on the single board. I do not consider the approach as strictness, but a way to further make the local board better.

On the image I posted above in my previous post on this thread to this one, if I should only leave the threads that are related to bitcoin, less than 5 would likely remain, but I left 19/20 topics. The topics I left are those for bitcoin, altcoins, cyber security, banks and economic related, exchanges and maybe some others. I only strictly pointed to politics & society and off-topics.

We can give suggestions about the naming, even we may decide to name politics and society another name but similar. Other discussions is similar to off-topic. Because other board name theirs off-topic does not mean we should name ours off-topic. Other discussion is very similar and we can name it that as well.

I am looking forward to the day we are going to have politics and society board. Having it does not mean it is off-topic. Having it does not also means that it would not count under some campaigns. But we should not only because of campaign think we should not structure the local board the way it should be.

Sure the local board need to grow but before we go carry any request go worry theymos we go need give am better reason not to decline our request.. okay you dun being topics wey supposed dey other subboard and now how many bitcoin related discussion wey we get to stay for the main board and keep it active? Also when we go drop this request (which will be very soon) we don't have to make it in English language (just an opinion). The names of the baord can be in local dialect go make sense. Even some other locals board wey dey talk English get their boards in their local language although others have in English as well. 

Also for the offtopic matter, naming that board offtopic will reduced the engagement on those board because we all know off topic discussion doesn't count for campaign. And while topics that sounds offtopic to others  isn't to Nigerians so maybe something like "Others discussion" for just make sense for that particular boards so e fit contain other discussion and still dey attract posters. Make we no begin dey do too strict for this baord and forcing everyone to discuss Bitcoin when nothing much about Bitcoin dey happen for the country abi na to dey discuss Blord trying to buy Woodberry BTC from the FBI wey we go begin dey discuss for Bitcoin discussion?.

We need politics and society board. If off-topic is included as another board, I will thank theymos for that.

All the links below from the first page on the main board of our local board.





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On a page, are 40 topics, I took the links I posted above from the first page of of the local board.

@uchegod-21
Please edit this thread topic to the boards we need, both P&S and off-topic. We supposed to have board for politics and society. And if off-topic board is included like I once said, it would be good.


I think the local board needs to grow, having child boards means it is growing. As to what I have noticed, even if there is no off-topic board, we need politics and society board. But theymos suppose to include off-topic board too.

This one go make sense because for we to get moderator, e go make our local board dey coordinated and organized and e go make our brodas and sistas for here dey do well here. I know say once we get moderator, shitpost and spam go reduce well that one go make everybody for our local board dey up and doing to avoid unnecessary spamming or otherwise.
I just think say the moderator application go dey better for now compared to the childboard because if we get moderator now the board go clean and e go make members measure up to dey do the right thing and shitposting go reduce.

exactly and the only thing im fit do be say, im go separate the shitpost thread from the bitcoin discussion topicz. It will not be like dis again where dem dey compiled everything in won place. And it is even better if dem go post for off topic and leaving di main board. All di 2 nai good to get. Both di moderator and boards so everything go dey nice and well arrange.

You know the impact wey dat kind thing go do to the board activities, e go drop. If dem post no count for the local board people go commot here because firstly, merits no even dey here at all for them to dey motivated to post. Merits na one of the reasons why a baird sdey deh very active, check beginner and help baord na. Me I no believe say the spam for the board dey much self. Na just say people never get orientation on how to post here. The multiple threads wahala dun stop and na as we put mount for the matter, we fit handle the wahala wey dey so no need to dey shift the problem go one side.

We no get active topics every day so you no go talk say you no fit navigate go to important topics wey matter to you. Belike you no know theymos him dey hardly trust people or put new members into the moderator cartel. See as some popular names dun show working yet they're not added to staffs of the forum. Theymos go tell you to report that he has active moderators ready to help out. Na when the spam come over too much him go consider adding a moderators from the board and I doubt it'll be any popular name. They guy dey do things in a mysterious way (kind of impressive to me).

If this happens you know the implication?
The implication be say their posts no go count for campaigns dem dey. When campaign manager dey count post and see say your post dey for off topic child board for local board, dem no go count that post and e go make spammers no go dey use the child board very often.
The advantage be say the child board go make theymos see reason to give us moderator wey go dey move the off topics from the main board to the off topic child board.

E be sharp idea wey U drop so brozzay… If we add Off Topic board, e go give us chance for casual discussion so dat d main forum go fit maintain focus for d main topic. Plus, if we add Politics nd Society board e go allow Nigerians to talk about government nd other related mata dem especially bcus of how things dey go for we country now nd d interest wey pipo get for these kind discussions.

child boards will not fix or reduce spam, but they will help to sort out the board, which is currently congested and certain key topics are difficult to find because they haven't been categorised into child boards. Perhaps it is time to advocate for it; we have the activity required to make such a move, and we are far too populous to have a single discussion board.

If the admin sees the necessity for a moderator, we will have one.

Off-topic child board no go solve the issue of spam for this local board, child board fit even make am worse because some of our Nigerian users fit leave main board go base for off-topic child board they post as they like, you know say many people they erroneously see off-topic boards as a place for spam. E get some threads wey i dey see for our board wey dey too unnecessary, and e make me conclude say some people no sabi use online forum, because e get some matter wey person no suppose carry enter here. Make we leave am as e dey now, na local moderator for sure pass, if spam posts are deleted quickly, e sure me say people go stop to they make spam posts.

Yes but piple dey carry am go out side bcoz di encouraging system here e dey very slow if not u go dey see bitcoin related threads 4 don full here. And dat is why  still need MORE MERIT SOURCES here in di board. Di ones wey dem dey give boss e no go anywhere and im dey give well well. Just dat di thing no reach im anywhere.

Ok boss man, make we dey push am dey go fes as you talk. Very soon na bitcoin discussion topics go full the board. ThankGod many campaigns now they consider local board post, so person wey wan create topic for bitcoin discussion fit carry am come here. Wehdone!

Sub board matter no be PM matter, subboard only gets approved when other topics are dominating the board wey you wan separate the subboard topics from. To get subboard you need request am as you request your local board nobi for PM. E get reason why Nigeria was granted local board ahead of other people wey request first and wey even dey active pass us. Na our coordinations, na be rushing something and besides there are other important things we have at hand wey important pass subboard. First we need to reduces the spam on the board and no be to push them go one side because if we do like that we just spoil the whole local board as Nigerian will be known to be a local board of spammers and low quality users.

That one no be the kind identify we want get for ourselves. Make the post dey happen here for now where we fit dey correct people because immediately we divide the board, some people no go even visit those other subboard and dem go just turn to those altcoins boards wey spam full am like water. For the moment make we they correct the defaulters as dem dey come and make we join hand create more Bitcoin discussions on the main board. When we get more Bitcoin discussion and people see how the contributions dey go dem go join too to dey create Bitcoin discussion. Other discussion can be in sub-threads just as we did the gubernatorial election thread.

Snr man CryptopreneurBrainboss, I no support you for this  one. If we ask for childboard, no be favour we dey ask for,  e no get anything to do with eyes dey naija. Asking for childboard no be asking for local board.
The message format dey simple.

Dear theymos,
Thank you for approving our local board requests, however I write on behalf of my people for childboards, this will help keep the board need. Many off topics are posted on the main board.  If there is an off topic childboard, it will compel anyone trying to create a topic to put more efforts or it would be moved to off topic.
Also, my people have much interest in politics, having a politics childboard will be OK and this will enable the mainboard to consistent of mainly bitcoin related matters.
Thanks!

There is no harm, whether he approves or not.

Well said! Even though I agree with OP say most of the topics way full here no really follow but as long as them dey get engagement the topics go continue to dey come. The problem na something we go fit manage if we all take am upon ourselves say we no go dey respond to “shit post” but because of post quota we no go gree so make we manage am the way we see am. OP if them give us this sub board now as you suggest, how many topics you feel say go fit come up for bitcoin discussion?

I no support the motion too. All what we have to do is to request for moderators who go do some toro clean up here, from di day one till the end. Any topic wey no get sense na to delete am commot. Weti Brainboss tok nai be di best. Someone go create nonsense before u know People don go comment because dem won fulfill their weekly quota, even Sr. Men dey do dat thing. Dis kind tok we don tok am 4 plenty time, but those newbies and some men in dis place e no won hear.

I dey tell u, dis days di attacked on we members e dey very high so I also beg dem we members here make we dey cool dan abeg. Di way some of u dey do no we 2 even put mouth. Make una take am easy

Snr. Man, you make good point here wey good to reckon with. You see this issue of attack on Nigerians, I am a witness infact I have had the experience too. It is very dissappointing though but we need to be careful because our board now is a big target and we know that based on the happenings here. I would advise that we take it gradually and step by step to achieving all we want. We should be happy we got our request granted to us when others are yet to receive theirs. The next thing I expected of us is to take time to building our local board so that we could have something tangible and meaningful when making any further request.

As you have said with respect to posts here, since we don't have our own moderator,  it would be difficult to delete some post but the only option left for us now is ignoring that topic created so that the the person who created that topic would be reasonable enough to count his teeth with his tongue.

I would encourage us to engage our local board frequently so as to keep it more active but not just that, let it be more coordinated and organized so that if any of the global moderators visits to examine how far we have gone, they would have no option than to commend us and give us our child board without much stress on their own.

Na small small we dey carry dey lick soup wey dey hot, I know say we don try achieve somethings for the forum but make e no be like say we too dey rush for everything. If you look too well you go see say this thing wey we try achieve like this other people still dey pray for am and I still believe everything go dey Normal with time, when time reach anything wey we no get we go still get am so make we slow down small dey increase our activities for we local board first.
I never sure say we don get like 100 pages for this we local board self, like this if we don get plenty pages e go enable us to take hold hand dey drag for another thing for we board.

This na wetin I think oo, if this one no follow abeg me una no vex