Well said Jo, and I agree whoe heartedly with what you have writtenxxxx

I like some of Scott's poems very much. However I do not read them all because I try hard to read at least one by everyone who has posted everytime i go on the board and it would just take too long to go through all of Scott's. So:
1) I think that Scott would do himself a favour if he posted less as more people would read each poem he posted then. I can't think it is much fun when no people read some of your poems,which is what is ahppening to him now.
2) Other people are getting fed up because their poems are pushed too quickly down the board because of the heavy posting by one poster, so at times, in spite of excellent quality they may not be read.
3) Many of us bother to comment relevantly and personally on other people's poems, including Scott's, so a reciprocal personal response would be fantastic and also motivating.

I think you had to take a stand, Steve, which you have done. I hope also that Scott will take it on board and just reduce his posting and increase the quality of his responses to others.

Jo x

I feel a certain guilt about this as I have been one of those to complain. I wish to make it clear to Scott that in no sense do I wish him ill personally.

However, there is a limit to the extent that any site such as this can allow itself to be monopolised by one enthusiastic poster.

I'd like Scott to stay and be more selective about what he posts. Rightly or wrongly, people will always assume that quantity is a substitute for quality - I'm sure Scott is intelligent enough to realise that they will simply not bother reading his stuff if it's thrown at them en masse.

There is no reason why he can't be our most prolific poster - someone has to be top of the list - but can he not rein back his contrbutions to somewhere close to the rest of us..?

Well.. I hadn't been on the sire for a while, and when I did, I must admit it looked like someone's self appreciation site, and I had to scroll through to find the other members' poetry.

To be honest, I think it would be rather off-putting to anyone else who wanted to join the site.

So all I can say to Mr A is that you have to be fair, otherwise stick to your own site.

Gilly

I think you know my reply I have already had my say. Does he read his PM cos you can alway PM him and tell him what we all think He never does seem to read any of the messageson the site.

Rules are rules, take the gloves off Steve and
do what needs to be done, the board is swamped and
we are not reading the matter posted, I say remove
the listed items and take action its gone on long
enough

Well as Scott carries on regardless, totally oblivious to the general feeling, should we...

1. Simply reply "Good one Scott"?
2. Not reply at all ?
3. Chuck him out and remember how peaceful it used to be?
4. Wait for eternity for Scott to explain all

Vote now.
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Well there you are Scott!
Gloves orf, you are annoying.
Maybe this isn't the site for you?

Steve rude is commenting on to be nice Riggs

Thanks for posting this statement Steve, I do get annoyed/upset at times as I am a regular poster. Sometimes (like other members) my poems have just gone down the list, so when other members read them, they will maybe comment on a few and then of course many are missed. I have actually counted (one person has 13 poems in a row) on poetry page.

Well I have had my say now. But thank you for reminding us all of the rule.

PS> I don't think many memnbers actually go on Sunday re-post either. Which is a shame because there are a lot of good poems there also

Can I take this opportunity to remind users that by posting lots of poetry in a short space of time, they may annoy others by pushing their poetry further down the board on the main poetry forum

Members voted for a seven poems a week limit in order to discourage this.
(This only applies to the poetry and sunday re-post threads)

As an experiment I have turned off the automatic pruning in the poetry forum, this means that poems will not be deleted after 60 days as previously, and should remain on the board.
I will monitor the situation.

Thankyou.
Steve

Classing myself in the normal category, an assumption I know !
I would take a slight hint that my poetry had not been acknowledged to its full capacity, however if I were posting my lifes work, meagre as it may be, perhaps I would not notice the lack of interaction..
Therin lay the conundrum.
Quantity versus quality, so I have cast my vote.

Steve who only publishes rubbish once or twice a week, and expects the silence of debate to remain a good one, Riggs.

We have never had any limits but I understand the thread
being started, I see alot of poetry not even getting any comments

Over to you site do you want a limit per week on postal entries

You can all share my share at the moment. I haven't written any poetry for months.

They all seem to be doing that, Rowan, on this board.

Mmmmm. That's quite a thought. With my record of late I would have no trouble applying such a rule.

Is there a need by any chance for a limit of, say, 3 or 4 postings per week by any one contributor to the poetry forum..?

Do you know... I have no idea at all why that thought should suddenly have sprung to mind...

... he said...

... with tongue very firmly in cheek...