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Everything about the site at ninja250.org is purposeful and intentional. Our admins have been tweaking it for the past eight years. It's exactly as we like it. It isn't going to change. | Everything about the site at ninja250.org is purposeful and intentional. Our admins have been tweaking it for the past eight years. It's exactly as we like it. It isn't going to change. | ||
==Tree/Thread view== | |||
You may have noticed that we do not have the same layout as other forums. We use tree view; we believe it provides a conversational feel and a sense of camaraderie. | You may have noticed that we do not have the same layout as other forums. We use tree view; we believe it provides a conversational feel and a sense of camaraderie. | ||
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It's easy to follow threads because they are organized as trees, and browsing through them is easy ''as long as people come up with meaningful subject lines''. If you don't write a subject line, there is no guarantee that anyone will read your post. | It's easy to follow threads because they are organized as trees, and browsing through them is easy ''as long as people come up with meaningful subject lines''. If you don't write a subject line, there is no guarantee that anyone will read your post. | ||
The clean board design, without avatars or signatures, is also deliberate. | The clean board design, without avatars or signatures, is also deliberate. Kids who dream about blinking avatars and video signatures (and God knows what else) don't post on this site. Too bad. | ||
====How do you expect to grow with such an old-fashioned format?==== | ====How do you expect to grow with such an old-fashioned format?==== | ||
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We are, first and foremost, a club. We exist for the benefit of our members. We always welcome people into the club, but they have to understand that there are certain ways of doing things in a club. Some people catch on and enjoy the spirit here; some don't. | We are, first and foremost, a club. We exist for the benefit of our members. We always welcome people into the club, but they have to understand that there are certain ways of doing things in a club. Some people catch on and enjoy the spirit here; some don't. | ||
For example, there are people who find it normal to come in and start (sometimes from their very first post) making requests for changes to this and that, instead of doing some research and figuring out what this community is all about. We tolerate those folks, but we like to slap them a bit to see if they can figure out what's wrong with the way they behave. If they can't, we are more than inclined to kick them out. There are other Ninja 250 websites that might be better suited | For example, there are people who find it normal to come in and start (sometimes from their very first post) making requests for changes to this and that, instead of doing some research and figuring out what this community is all about. We tolerate those folks, but we like to slap them a bit to see if they can figure out what's wrong with the way they behave. If they can't, we are more than inclined to kick them out. There are other Ninja 250 websites that might be better suited to those people. | ||
Imagine a guest coming into your home and immediately telling you that they cannot stand your furniture and color scheme, and insisting that things would be much better if you changed to what they were more used to. Would you consider them a gracious guest and find their suggestions helpful, or would you instead find such behavior a bit rude, even irritating? | Imagine a guest coming into your home and immediately telling you that they cannot stand your furniture and color scheme, and insisting that things would be much better if you changed to what they were more used to. Would you consider them a gracious guest and find their suggestions helpful, or would you instead find such behavior a bit rude, even irritating? | ||
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If we allowed some people to use flat view, replies would be misplaced no matter what. We all like the context a tree gives; it allows a topic to branch off into different aspects, and it becomes easier for an administrator to grab a thread-jack and make it a stand-alone topic - or for anyone to ignore it outright. | If we allowed some people to use flat view, replies would be misplaced no matter what. We all like the context a tree gives; it allows a topic to branch off into different aspects, and it becomes easier for an administrator to grab a thread-jack and make it a stand-alone topic - or for anyone to ignore it outright. | ||
If you | If you want to see all the responses in a given thread, look at the username in any post. Right next to the name is an icon that looks like lined writing paper. Click on that, and it will take you to "View all posts in this topic". Be aware, however, that you will still be required to post in the right place in the thread. If you don't, your response may not be understood and may be deleted. | ||
====Using thread view==== | ====Using thread view==== | ||
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Threaded views also offer the advantage of being able to summarize a great deal of information in a compact display, enabling frequent/heavy contributors to quickly scroll through and actively contribute in areas where they're interested and see a need. | Threaded views also offer the advantage of being able to summarize a great deal of information in a compact display, enabling frequent/heavy contributors to quickly scroll through and actively contribute in areas where they're interested and see a need. | ||
Unfortunately, BBS (forum) formats are a lot like pop music: you tend to like what's around. We're a persnickety bunch here. We buck the trends on all kinds of things -- we hate wheelies, loud pipes and flat view. We like gear, | Unfortunately, BBS (forum) formats are a lot like pop music: you tend to like what's around. We're a persnickety bunch here. We buck the trends on all kinds of things -- we hate wheelies, loud pipes and flat view. We like gear, stock exhaust, and our users, but in this case we're going to make you drink the Kool-Aid and at least pretend to like it. | ||
==If you don't think you can live with the way things are 'round here== | |||
Here you go: | Here you go: | ||
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'''North America''' | '''North America''' | ||
http://www. | *http://www.ninjette.org | ||
http://www. | *http://www.newninja.com | ||
http://www. | *http://www.ninja250forum.com | ||
http://www.250r.net | *http://www.250r.net | ||
Subforums | |||
*http://www.kawiforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=32 | |||
*http://www.kawasakiforums.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=12 | |||
http://www.kawiforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=32 | *http://www.riderforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=119 | ||
http://www.kawasakiforums.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=12 | *http://www.sportbikes.net/forums/ninja-250r/ | ||
http:// | *http://www.zxforums.com/forums/ninja-250r-500r/ | ||
http://www.sportbikes.net/forums/ninja-250r/ | *http://disc.yourwebapps.com/Indices/5109.html | ||
http://www.zxforums.com/forums/ninja-250r-500r/ | |||
http://disc.yourwebapps.com/Indices/5109.html | |||
'''Europe''' | '''Europe''' | ||
http://www.ninja250r-forum.de.vu/ | *http://www.ninja250r-forum.de.vu/ | ||
http://www.ninja250r.fr/ | *http://www.ninja250r.fr/ | ||
'''Asia''' | '''Asia''' | ||
http:// | *http://ninja250rmalaysia.com/ | ||
http:// | *http://www.ninja250thailand.com/board/ | ||
http:// | *http://cyber-ninja250r.darkbb.com/ | ||