Is It Just Me Or....

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
07/22/2014 at 03:31 • Filed to: None

Is Oppo Late Night Boring Post Theme Ban? I think The Theme nights kept Oppo Alive At Night. I vote for a Theme Ban Only between the Hours of 6am-10pm Eastern.

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DISCUSSION (19)

CRider > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/22/2014 at 03:40

Oppo at night can get pretty boring. It's important to keep a game of CAH going during these times.

Henry Diesel > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/22/2014 at 03:54

EVERYBODY IS ASLEEP.POST WHATEVER WE WANT!

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/22/2014 at 04:08

when did they ban themes!? I was wondering where they went!

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
07/22/2014 at 04:14

Early yesterday morning. 505Turbeaux made a request.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/22/2014 at 04:37

I'm on the other side of the world so night for you guys is day for me. I just lurk around and see what happens...

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
07/22/2014 at 04:39

Whats your stance on theme days?

KnowsAboutCars > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/22/2014 at 05:08

They weren't banned. We were just trying to establish a new way of doing them so that themes wouldn't completely clog up Oppo.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > KnowsAboutCars
07/22/2014 at 05:10

while that way works during the day, I dont think thats should apply at night, if you look at tonight (the first night without a theme) we barely had 10 posts all night. I think theme NIGHTS (key word) are a good way to keep oppo alive after dark

KnowsAboutCars > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/22/2014 at 05:15

I'm all for both night and day themes. The only thing that bugs me about theme days is all those generic single picture posts without any interesting content. A post containing nothing more than a wikimedia picture of a stock Nissan Sentra for example.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > KnowsAboutCars
07/22/2014 at 05:18

Well maybe there should be more elaborate rules regarding themes, Like "only allowed between the hours of blank and blank" and/or "must have something written about the photo" I just dont like the idea of containing them to one post, themes are meant to be wild and run free. theres a point to not wanting to bury posts thats why I suggested nights only, no one ever posts big posts after midnight

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > KnowsAboutCars
07/22/2014 at 05:20

ya, the sunny one was kinda boring

KnowsAboutCars > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/22/2014 at 05:31

There could a rule that single picture only posts are allowed if the picture in question is a wallpaper or has something interesting in it. I think nights only theme days are not the best option since there is very little traffic during these hours and at least I don't see much value in posting stuff if I know it's not seen by many.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > KnowsAboutCars
07/22/2014 at 05:43

but for the people that are up late it keeps us occupied, I read oppo as often as possible, when oppo goes dark I get very bored, it's nice at night to have stuff like theme nights. But I don't want it to interfere with legitimate postings so that's why I said nights, plus if we could schedule it people could schedule their posts around it so they won't get buried. That would also promote posting legitimate articles during peak viewing hours

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > KnowsAboutCars
07/22/2014 at 05:45

also I like the wallpaper idea but I'd add to that exception original work like drawings and photography I do both and I know Im not the only artist nor am I the only photographer on here

KnowsAboutCars > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/22/2014 at 05:54

I'd say drawings, photography and other creative stuff goes under 'has something interesting'. As a drawer on pause I love to see other peoples drawings!

KnowsAboutCars > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/22/2014 at 05:59

Sounds good. Nights are 'anything goes' time in book. It's 1 pm here soon but I usually try to visit oppo when there are more people around. I don't usually visit oppo more than once before 3-4 pm local time.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/22/2014 at 08:03

Both yes and no. Sometimes, it's a nice way to allow people to find creative ways to express their ideas for the theme day, but at times, it can get too much.

pauljones > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
07/22/2014 at 10:02

There is not, never has been, and never will be a ban on theme days. It's one part of the fun. The catch is that we are trying to encourage a more rational approach to this.

Read here:

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/theme-posts-a-…

Themes are fun, but when you get every single person separately posting a single little picture with a one-word caption over and over and over again, it gets astoundingly annoying and very difficult to get to anything of interest in Oppo.

Want to do a theme? Great. Create a post, and everyone reply/recommend/etc. within that post. Not only will it perpetuate the theme, but if everyone uses that one post, it will stay in the Top Stories column due to the number of page views it gets, and you won't have to worry about it getting lost down the way.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > pauljones
07/22/2014 at 14:15

see my conversation with knowsaboutcars, whats your opinion with that idea?