Re: Big talk timers - they don't do the job intended, get rid of them

Posted by It's Him, 2012-04-30 07:36 BST

The problem with having to wait a day was that I couldn't be bothered to do it. Therefore there was little likelihood that I would post anything in Big talk. Given there is already a large group of lurkers who rarely if ever post in small talk, it seems that the only people likely to post in Big Talk are those who are very confident that their opinions should be heard and who also have the time and inclination to do so. This would be a very exclusive group. In fact probably the same small group who were already on here when I joined.

By decreasing the time wait you increase the number of people who will contribute (well you add me and that is an increase). Is this a good thing? I guess that has more to do with what you are trying to gain from concept of Big Talk. Those who have already contributed tend to be the ones who already contribute elsewhere to the online juggling community. They are in general well informed, deep thinking and positive in their attitudes towards promoting juggling and online juggling. Making it easier to post on Big talk will possibly increase the likelihood for variant views. Is Big talk the place for strong disagreement?

As an aside why isn't it BIG TALK and small talk?

Nigel