tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20155610.post2405047192583858412..comments2024-03-06T02:46:19.929+00:00Comments on Translation Tribulations: Time for a refreshing drinkKevin Lossnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727800526216764023noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20155610.post-90048261273915557772010-02-06T19:20:05.116+00:002010-02-06T19:20:05.116+00:00Hmm, well over a hundred messages already in the &...Hmm, well over a hundred messages already in the "Not-The-Other-Place" thread, and counting (except there is no counting function). Seems the Water"COOLER" is overheating (and people in the German group have not found anything else to talk about).<br /><br />For the time being I've turned off e-mail notifications for messages posted to a thread (meaningless in their present form).<br /><br />However, I'll loiter for a while and see if things improve.Victor Dewsberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342577630994069368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20155610.post-43147599874482603942010-02-06T14:26:11.480+00:002010-02-06T14:26:11.480+00:00@Victor: I think you're seeing a short-term ph...@Victor: I think you're seeing a short-term phenomenon here. I agree that the notifications could be a lot more informative. As for all the "glad I'm not in..." noise, that will surely abate soon. It's sort of like keeping the lid on the kettle too long. It boils over a bit but settles down shortly. The growth in the last two to three weeks has been quite considerable and the content not really typical of what was see before the mass "migration". I think the important phase will start after people settle down a bit.Kevin Lossnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727800526216764023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20155610.post-70573135246462472992010-02-06T09:02:56.899+00:002010-02-06T09:02:56.899+00:00Still trying to work out the signal-to-noise ratio...Still trying to work out the signal-to-noise ratio at Watercooler.<br />The German forum consists of a constant echo of almost identical messages saying "glad we're not the-other-place". May be OK if said once or twice, but it hardly gives a constructive identity, let alone meaningful discussions.<br />The left column gives everyday activity details such as who has added whose icon to their profile - but with a membership of 500 or so (and old friends from "the-other-place" constantly stumbling across each other) that gets very repetitive. I can set e-mail notifications to tell me when somebody has posted to a discussion forum, but the messages do not tell me what about, nor do they give any clue at all about the content.<br />So we are left with an alternative between a place that has a good structure for discussions except that it does not allow any, and a place that is wide open for discussions but does not seem to have the structure to handle multiple discussion threads in a large and growing community.<br />Have I missed something?Victorhttp://www.dewsbery.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20155610.post-40227032479694642112010-02-02T14:57:00.170+00:002010-02-02T14:57:00.170+00:00Here's my virtual scalp (i.e. I clicked your l...Here's my virtual scalp (i.e. I clicked your link and signed up to Watercooler).<br /><br />Won't send you my physical scalp - it would be well and truly beneath the dignity of those hounds of yours.Victorhttp://www.dewsbery.denoreply@blogger.com