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re: Requests for a Tech Board appear to have surpassed requests for a Music Board...
Posted on 7/24/13 at 12:06 am to Cs
Posted on 7/24/13 at 12:06 am to Cs
Well they're not gonna straight say no in case it ever makes sense. For now it doesn't considering how poorly the music board has gone, why risk that again?
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Posted on 7/24/13 at 12:19 am to Tiger1242
If it's not planned, they could simply say so - "There are currently no plans for a Tech Board." End of story. Hopefully, though, that's not the case.
As mentioned, I don't think that music necessarily provides a platform for consistent, engaging discussions. It's somewhat of a one dimensional topic. Many of the threads seem to be some variation of, "Do you like this artist/band/group", or "What are you listening to?"
Repeatedly on the OT, we see multi page threads discussing Android vs iOS, new laptops, HDTVs, Windows vs OSX, broadband, computers, router help, Verizon/AT&T/Sprint, and so forth. Just like politics, technology provides an opportunity for engaging, in-depth discussions. Every major news outlet has a dedicated section just for tech related news. It's a dynamic topic, with tech related topics making headlines on a daily basis.
I think it would be a bit of a stretch to suggest that a tech board would fair as poorly, in terms of activity, as the music board.
As mentioned, I don't think that music necessarily provides a platform for consistent, engaging discussions. It's somewhat of a one dimensional topic. Many of the threads seem to be some variation of, "Do you like this artist/band/group", or "What are you listening to?"
Repeatedly on the OT, we see multi page threads discussing Android vs iOS, new laptops, HDTVs, Windows vs OSX, broadband, computers, router help, Verizon/AT&T/Sprint, and so forth. Just like politics, technology provides an opportunity for engaging, in-depth discussions. Every major news outlet has a dedicated section just for tech related news. It's a dynamic topic, with tech related topics making headlines on a daily basis.
I think it would be a bit of a stretch to suggest that a tech board would fair as poorly, in terms of activity, as the music board.
This post was edited on 7/24/13 at 12:23 am
Posted on 7/24/13 at 1:10 am to Cs
Cs - What is your end game here? You get a Tech Board, then what? Do you want to become an Admin there? If so, you have my vote dude.
How do you find time to put all this together? Obviously you are good at data analytics, website design and content management and such. Have you tried to look at any of these as a career option?
p.s. You need to get into "Big Data". You seem like the perfect person for such a role. I bet you already know about this field. So I don't have to tell you that Big Data is the hottest shite right now in the Tech world, along with Cloud computing and related services.
How do you find time to put all this together? Obviously you are good at data analytics, website design and content management and such. Have you tried to look at any of these as a career option?
p.s. You need to get into "Big Data". You seem like the perfect person for such a role. I bet you already know about this field. So I don't have to tell you that Big Data is the hottest shite right now in the Tech world, along with Cloud computing and related services.
This post was edited on 7/24/13 at 1:16 am
Posted on 7/24/13 at 4:02 am to Cs
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Cs
Posted on 7/24/13 at 7:20 am to Cs
It's going to be hilarious when a tech board is created and Cs is banned for having an alter.
Posted on 7/24/13 at 8:51 am to Cs
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Did you see how I arrived at that conclusion?
2008 -2011 (first half) - ~3.5 years at the time the Music Board was confirmed.
2010 - present - ~3.5 years.
The traffic on this site more than trippled in that time so I would expect the requests for a tech board to be signifigantly higher than the requests for the music board in the same time frame.
...but it didn't and that means there is less demand for a tech board per capita than for the music board.
This post was edited on 7/24/13 at 8:54 am
Posted on 7/24/13 at 11:39 am to CaptainsWafer
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It's going to be hilarious when a tech board is created and Cs is banned for having an alter.
Posted on 7/24/13 at 11:48 am to TigersRuleTheEarth
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The traffic on this site more than trippled in that time so I would expect the requests for a tech board to be signifigantly higher than the requests for the music board in the same time frame.
A valid point, certainly. However, that point works because our data frame for music board requests was encumbered in 2011 when the board was confirmed to be in the works. Such an announcement would certainly slow the production of request threads.
Yet, if we normalize the data and look at the past 3.5 years for thread requests for other topics, such as religion and fitness, we can see that tech thread requests have certainly been more numerous. There have been more tech request threads in the past 3.5 years than there have been requests for a religion board since 2006. Impressively, however, there appear to be 30 request threads for a fitness board since 2007, although normalized over the past 3.5 years, such requests have been exceeded by requests for a tech board.
I've certainly never been averse to the possibility of a Fitness Board, and feel such a board would definitely thrive.
This post was edited on 7/24/13 at 11:52 am
Posted on 7/24/13 at 11:48 am to Cs
Source -
quote:
2006
Religion
New board suggestion
2007
Religion
Religion Board?
Fitness
health and fitness board
2008
Religion
Can we get a religion board?
Why is there no religion board?
Fitness
fitness board
2009
Religion
Religion Board
Vote yes for the religion board
Religion Board
Religion Board
Please start a religion board
Fitness
Health and Fitness board
2010
Religion
New religion (worldviews) board needed
Change Poli Board to "Politics and Religion"
Religion Board
Request for a Religion Board
Fitness
Why is there not a fitness or workout board?
We need a workout board...
How much volume would a workout board get?
Fitness Board
2011
Religion
Request for Religion Board
How about a religion board?
Should there be a religion board?
So when did the OT turn into "Religion Lounge"...
Fitness
We need a fitness board please
When are we rolling out the health and fitness board?
Health and Fitness board
Why not a fitness board?
Sports/Fitness board for the active folks?
hey guys how's the construction of the fitness board going?
How is the Health and Fitness board coming along?
2012
Religion
Can we finally get an emphatic ruling on a religion/philosophy/worldview board?
What's the estimated date of arrival of the religion board?
Can we get a religion/atheist board?
Fitness
Workout Board
Not to spam you guys...
Fitness board?
A perfect example of why we need a Health and Fitness board.
We need a fitness board
Are there plans for a General Fitness Board?
What's it going to take for a fitness board?
The quarterly request for a health and fitness board
Fitness board is becoming necessary
A fitness board would encourage healthier lifestyles for posters and very well
Chicken: Fitness board?
2013
Religion
Is a Religion/Philosophy/Theology board still in the works?
Sports sites that have a religion/philosophy board
Fitness
So why is there no workout board?
Why isn't there a workout board?
How close are we to getting a fitness/workout board?
Any chance of a fitness board?
Is a fitness board in the works?
This post was edited on 7/24/13 at 11:50 am
Posted on 7/24/13 at 11:55 am to Cs
Posted on 7/25/13 at 6:19 am to Cs
Golf Board
Posted on 7/25/13 at 7:20 am to Cs
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However, despite just as many (if not slightly more) requests for a Tech Board during similar time periods, we have yet to even receive a legitimate answer as to whether such a board will ever be implemented.
I hate to break it to you, but this is likely all in vain.
Impressive work though.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 8:22 am to CocomoLSU
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I hate to break it to you, but this is likely all in vain.
Shhhhhhhh
Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:12 am to TigersRuleTheEarth
Big shocker, but it's been anchored again. It's starting to get a bit ridiculous that we don't have a Tech board.
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