Bring Back Post of the Month

**dahamsta** · 19/04/2010, 3:14 PM

That's a good idea stu. I'm wondering now if there's some kind of plugin to handle this type of thing automatically. I'll look into it, thanks.

**awec** · 19/04/2010, 6:29 PM

Originally Posted by dahamsta

That's a good idea stu. I'm wondering now if there's some kind of plugin to handle this type of thing automatically. I'll look into it, thanks.

The Irish League Supporters forums has them, and it's also powered by vBulletin so a plugin must exist out there somewhere.

**Acornvilla** · 19/04/2010, 8:03 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

You'd have a lot of in-jokes and whines being nominated. Iorfa's questions often get lots of thanks and people whining at mods often get lots of thanks from others who've gotten infractions before. I don't think anyone uses rep any more? Probably not worth it really.

Tis curious that PotM will soon be run by people not even on the same continent as the rest of us. Should ensure some neutrality at least!

i do use it on yapster occasionally when hes being particularly disagreeable

**dahamsta** · 19/04/2010, 9:20 PM

I use it all the time, when I think a Thanks is a bit too much, or I'd prefer to keep the cred private.

**stann** · 20/04/2010, 7:08 AM

Originally Posted by dahamsta

Anyway, back on topic: what suggestions do we have to improve POTM? I'd like to create a subforum for it anyway, if only so the lads can be made moderators of it. How about simple prizes, like badges with "POTM Winner" on 'em or summat?

My tuppence worth would be that it'd be nice to see this back, it was a good laugh, and a good way to make sure you didn't miss any of the better efforts that might have been posted in unvisited forums.
I think prizes for post of the month is a bit much though, rep points might be the way to go instead.
Something for post of the year alright, as before, would be the thing. Plus bragging rights of course.
And as regards running it, just once the mods would be on hand to jump on any vote rigging would be great, as that's what kind of fecked it up in the end the last time.

**John83** · 20/04/2010, 11:16 AM

What do you mean by vote rigging stann? It's hard to stop people voting for their mates or fellow fans of whatever club. Beyond that, dupe accounts are fairly sat on here, and the POTM polls were public, so any mod editing would have been obvious.

**passinginterest** · 20/04/2010, 11:20 AM

I assume he's referring to the Sligo fans ruining a couple of polls. Most of them are gone now anyway, but as you pointed out there's not much that can be done about it.

Will there be a post of the year for last year to get it back up and running? I think I had one or two post of the months, so back dating any rep points or prizes might be a good idea

**dahamsta** · 20/04/2010, 11:39 AM

Set up. Who should I be adding as mods again?

**pineapple stu** · 20/04/2010, 11:43 AM

John83 and thischarmingman.

**stann** · 20/04/2010, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by John83

What do you mean by vote rigging stann? It's hard to stop people voting for their mates or fellow fans of whatever club. Beyond that, dupe accounts are fairly sat on here, and the POTM polls were public, so any mod editing would have been obvious.

Originally Posted by passinginterest

I assume he's referring to the Sligo fans ruining a couple of polls. Most of them are gone now anyway, but as you pointed out there's not much that can be done about it.

Exactly that, some retarded Jim post or other was voted for en masse. It is hard to stop people voting for mates alright, but in this case it was obviously a campaign, and it cost a couple of very good posts (Bluebeard and Mr A IIRC, safe bet anyway

) a chance of winning, and I wouldn't agree that nothing could have been done about it, it could simply have been taken out of the running.
But look, it wasn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things, nor will it be if it happens again.

**John83** · 20/04/2010, 1:03 PM

Originally Posted by stann

Exactly that, some retarded Jim post or other was voted for en masse. It is hard to stop people voting for mates alright, but in this case it was obviously a campaign, and it cost a couple of very good posts (Bluebeard and Mr A IIRC, safe bet anyway

) a chance of winning, and I wouldn't agree that nothing could have been done about it, it could simply have been taken out of the running.
But look, it wasn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things, nor will it be if it happens again.

Nothing on here is a big deal in the grand scheme of things. "Saturn 5 rockets and Sputnik and DNA and literature and science. ... things hydrogen atoms do when given 13.7 billion years." -- Brian Cox

The Jim thing was painfully unfunny, but in jokes will win these things from time to time. I guess we can discuss it if it comes up again.

**thischarmingman** · 20/04/2010, 6:17 PM

Originally Posted by stann

My tuppence worth would be that it'd be nice to see this back, it was a good laugh, and a good way to make sure you didn't miss any of the better efforts that might have been posted in unvisited forums.
I think prizes for post of the month is a bit much though, rep points might be the way to go instead.
Something for post of the year alright, as before, would be the thing. Plus bragging rights of course.

I agree with this.

Originally Posted by passinginterest

Will there be a post of the year for last year to get it back up and running? I think I had one or two post of the months, so back dating any rep points or prizes might be a good idea

I just had a quick look for the last couple of months where there were nomınatıons but no poll. The Sligo in-joke crap was irritating but I think if I remember correctly it was the incorrect links that came about as a result of the upgrade that really stalled the whole thing? I wasn't able to follow the links to the relevant posts anyway but I think there is a way of manually rewriting the link to be able to get to it? I'll check through the forum update thread for it.

**thischarmingman** · 20/04/2010, 7:19 PM

Right, did a bit of looking of searching and found the thread in question. John83's method of locating the posts outlined seems to only be taking me to the actual thread page but I managed to find the posts in question (bar one, sorry SkStu...).

December was the last poll run.
January nominations are in this thread.

January's nominations for POTM are:

Hairy Bowsie
Mr A
jebus
hoops1
SkStu
Bluebeard
tiktok
Hairy Bowsie
Schumi
micls
Mr A
Bluebeard
Bluebeard
soccerc
bluemovie

January discussion is here (note the debate re: Bluebeard's second effort

)

The only one I couldn't find was SkStu's second nomination so if anyone manages to locate it or set him up for it again that would be great.

I don't seem to be able to add polls in the POTM forum if you want to start the polling thread Adam or let me know if I can.

**dahamsta** · 21/04/2010, 1:35 PM

Right, I've added John83 and thischarmingman as moderators, thanks again for volunteering lads. TCM, the one you couldn't find is here.

There doesn't seem to be a nominations system, but that might not be such a bad thing as otherwise ye'd be inundated. There is an awards system, which is probably what stu and awec have seen, should I install that?

I still have no problem with posting POTM badges out to people for the laugh, I'd just buy a dozen of them a year, it'd only cost me 20 or 30 quid. If it's just plain silly I won't bother though.

Thanks,
adam

**pineapple stu** · 21/04/2010, 2:14 PM

I'd go ahead and install the awards anyway; put in the predictions league forums as well if that's how it works.

I'll leave it to someone who's actually won PotM to comment on the badges.

**John83** · 21/04/2010, 3:24 PM

Virtual badges are the way to go, I think.

**Mr A** · 21/04/2010, 3:37 PM

If I knew what Bluebeard looked like, I'd imagine him turning up at the Christmas get together in a jacket festooned in foot.ie POTM badges.

And a hatchet for some reason.

**John83** · 21/04/2010, 3:51 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

If I knew what Bluebeard looked like, I'd imagine him turning up at the Christmas get together in a jacket festooned in foot.ie POTM badges.

And a hatchet for some reason.

While wearing underpants on his head.