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No news is BORING. |
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g0tai (12:27 27/8/2003)
john (15:49 27/8/2003)
andypoole (19:41 27/8/2003)
g0tai (15:29 31/8/2003)
[mentat] (08:26 2/9/2003)
andrew (10:24 2/9/2003)
Loris (09:04 3/9/2003)
andrew (10:29 3/9/2003)
Loris (12:20 3/9/2003)
andrew (12:34 3/9/2003)
Loris (13:27 3/9/2003)
andrew (14:44 3/9/2003)
pnaulls (08:15 4/9/2003)
andrew (13:35 4/9/2003)
[mentat] (15:54 4/9/2003)
Loris (16:38 4/9/2003)
andypoole (17:28 4/9/2003)
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Ian Hawkins (g0tai) |
Message #45907, posted by g0tai at 12:27, 27/8/2003 |
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So, are you going to continue sitting on your arses all month or are you going to start writing news?
You are a news portal after all. |
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John D |
Message #45912, posted by john at 15:49, 27/8/2003, in reply to message #45907 |
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Drobe is for news, iconbar is for forums. Everyone knows that ;) |
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Andrew Poole |
Message #45924, posted by andypoole at 19:41, 27/8/2003, in reply to message #45907 |
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So, are you going to continue sitting on your arses all month or are you going to start writing news?
You are a news portal after all. When I have the Internet at uni, I cann write some news. |
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Ian Hawkins (g0tai) |
Message #46056, posted by g0tai at 15:29, 31/8/2003, in reply to message #45924 |
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Thats great, really. But tomorrow will be September, and to be honest, no news for over a month looks crap. Do you still care about RISC OS? I do.
It doesnt help the 'RISC OS' image for people getting interested in the platform , either.
So,
You can still take an RDF feed of news from us, or stop being a news portal, and be a 'forums' portal for RISC OS?
A forums type portal would seem to be a good way forward.
How about a forum-led portal for RISC OS, with a 'sidebar' of RISC OS news from around the web (RDF feeds from drobe and other sites maybe)?
Or do something that'll help AcornUser out (I dont care for political wars about AU here, so don't start.).
I'm sure you can think of something that drobe isn't doing.
Btw, I'm not taking the piss, I'm trying to think of stuff you guys actually might get around to managing to do (writing news articles takes a lot of time, etc)
But,
I've you've given up then how about merging the news/forums side of iconbar.com with riscos.org (tbh, they need decent news/forums  (no offense paul/others!)). Something along the lines I did with AcornSearch and drobe.
If you think I'm a whinging git then fair enough, just please, *do* something with iconbar.com or at least try to update it once a week!.
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I don't have tourettes you're just a cun |
Message #46097, posted by [mentat] at 08:26, 2/9/2003, in reply to message #46056 |
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Whinging git. 
Interesting points though... |
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Andrew |
Message #46103, posted by andrew at 10:24, 2/9/2003, in reply to message #46097 |
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No idea what's happening Goat-like one  |
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Tony Haines |
Message #46124, posted by Loris at 09:04, 3/9/2003, in reply to message #46056 |
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Merge Drobe and the Icon bar.
Or, well... integrate them.
Throw away drobe's forums, and the konbar's news.
We don't need two of either; might as well concentrate on what you're good at.
Yay.
Merger! Merger! |
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Andrew |
Message #46126, posted by andrew at 10:29, 3/9/2003, in reply to message #46124 |
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Competition is better IMHO. |
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Tony Haines |
Message #46132, posted by Loris at 12:20, 3/9/2003, in reply to message #46126 |
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In what way?
Neither is charging for profit, or advertising; both are done for love not money as far as I can see.
So competition means needless duplication of effort and schism of the user base into two groups, only partially aware of the others existence. At best. |
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Andrew |
Message #46133, posted by andrew at 12:34, 3/9/2003, in reply to message #46132 |
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It should raise the quality of both. |
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Tony Haines |
Message #46134, posted by Loris at 13:27, 3/9/2003, in reply to message #46133 |
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Oh yeah, forgot you were tory.
Seriously, I don't see how it does help to have such duplication, for the reasons I gave. |
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Andrew |
Message #46140, posted by andrew at 14:44, 3/9/2003, in reply to message #46134 |
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Oh yeah, forgot you were tory.
Seriously, I don't see how it does help to have such duplication, for the reasons I gave. Through pride in one's work is one way each site can be of use. They can strive to have more and do better than eachother. |
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Peter Naulls |
Message #46168, posted by pnaulls at 08:15, 4/9/2003, in reply to message #46133 |
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It should raise the quality of both. Except it hasn't, for TIB. It's had less and less news of late. There's no "competition" here on the news front. Drobe is head, shoulders, torso, waist and thighs above the rest of the portals for news.
Speaking of competition would be fine, but the problem that g0tai stated still very much remains, and I'm still concerned by his points (having stated them myself many times). |
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Andrew |
Message #46183, posted by andrew at 13:35, 4/9/2003, in reply to message #46168 |
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Yes it is hypothetical until something is done. |
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Message #46191, posted by [mentat] at 15:54, 4/9/2003, in reply to message #46168 |
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There's no "competition" here on the news front. Maybe we should have a news competition 
Drobe is head, shoulders, torso, waist and thighs above the rest of the portals for news. But The Konbar is way ahead on Pen!s  |
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Tony Haines |
Message #46197, posted by Loris at 16:38, 4/9/2003, in reply to message #46191 |
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Ah, I can just see it.
Drobe and Konbar: News competition announced!
Drobe: Drobe curently ahead on news articles
Konbar: Spelling mistake in Drobe article
Drobe: Konbar getting upperty
Konbar: We're off for a drink
Drobe: Iconbar suffers writer apathy.
Drobe: Drobe seizes chance to take lead in news war.
Drobe: We're really kicking 'em now!
Konbar: Vote in our poll - which is better, Drobe, Cybervillage or a dead fish?
Cybervillage: Oy!
Drobe: Officially better than fish!
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Andrew Poole |
Message #46201, posted by andypoole at 17:28, 4/9/2003, in reply to message #46197 |
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Ah, I can just see it.
Drobe and Konbar: News competition announced!
Drobe: Drobe curently ahead on news articles
Konbar: Spelling mistake in Drobe article
Drobe: Konbar getting upperty
Konbar: We're off for a drink
Drobe: Iconbar suffers writer apathy.
Drobe: Drobe seizes chance to take lead in news war.
Drobe: We're really kicking 'em now!
Konbar: Vote in our poll - which is better, Drobe, Cybervillage or a dead fish?
Cybervillage: Oy!
Drobe: Officially better than fish!
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Now if that turns out to be true, watch out |
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