Pic posting rules discussion thread

[Headrush]

The photo lounge is what's cluttered (deer hunting expeditions, Birthday cakes and so forth). I'm not saying we should post our pics in the forum. We could make a new 'Cichlid Photo Lounge' tab that like the photo lounge but for cichlids. It would be collective for all the cichlids...African, CA/Sa, Pikes, P Bass and Angel/Discus. Having one photo lounge for everything at MFK makes it difficult to find the specific things we're interested in. Having a separate one would clean things up considerably, not clutter more.

WyldFya, I don't see how having a separate 'Cichlid Photo Lounge' would bog us down. There wouldn't be more pics than otherwise, it would simply separate some of them into a different place.

It would also free up valuble time for the Mods. The way it is now, everyone posts their cichlid pics in the information forums anyway and the Mods are constantly having to move pic threads. Wouldn't life be easier for everyone and the members would be happier too.

I absolutely agree!

Sorry didn't see that while I was typing my previous post

 

[ShadowStryder]

I keep Central and South American cichlids. That's it. I don't want to have to scroll through 200 topics about "What's in teh box" or "My extreme guppies Part Deux" to find one or two photos of cichlids.

I guarantee I'd get more on topic, relevent replies (and more replies to my photos in general) to photos in the Cichlid section (many times with good information pertaining to the species) vs. the Photo Lounge where people tend to troll to boost their post count with replies like "nice pic" and "nice fish".

I agree, I don't want to have to scroll through pics of species that I have no interest in. Like the Crenicichla Forum I post all my pike photos in the Photo shoot section.

I just seen that they have a photo section for CA/SA. Way to go fellow members.

 

[balton777]

Not sure exactly how the photo lounge works yet as I don't visit much, BUT, before I joined MFK, I was a member on another forum. They had a very helpful "Gallery" as they called it:

http://www.aquahobby.com/e_freshwater_tropical_aquarium_fish.php

This actually was a VERY big help to me when I started in the hobby, and that is what I think most people viewing the photo's of specific fish would be looking for...cichlids in general or specific fish. Thats how I found that site and MFK too

I remember looking through MFK the first time on, trying to find a well organized, "gallery" type section with basic info. It was difficult, and I still haven't found it but its been a long time since I even looked

Not sure if this is what you guys are looking for but MFK is a GREAT resource and this would make it even better

GOOD THREAD Balton!

Before I joined MFK, I was a member of another forum and they had a separate gallery for each section too. Granted they weren't as large as MFK and didn't need a separate one as bad as we do here, it was still an awesome feature of the site. The only thread moving the Mods had to do was the occasional newbie posting an African in the CA/SA or something like that. Here it would be collective to the whole cichlid section so that wouldn't be issue.

If we could only give a trial period and see how it works out. If not, we could always scrap it.

 

[Headrush]

Balton, Any progress on this? Sorry didn't have time to wade through the site yet. headed to hunting camp tomorrow for the weekend.

Take it easy MFKrs

 

[balton777]

Balton, Any progress on this? Sorry didn't have time to wade through the site yet. headed to hunting camp tomorrow for the weekend.

Take it easy MFKrs

No, no progress. I don't think the mgt wants to do it and are now ignoring the issue completely so I gave up. Have a good trip and come back safe.

 

[davo]

Well you can also search a name of the fish in the photo lounge instead to de-clutter it a bit for you....

 

[Bderick67]

This seems to be a bad decision. With this being the new way I don't see much of a reason to post pics, since in the "Photo longe" it seems ya just get compliments and not much discussion. There are many times I will post a pic in a particular forum just for discussion.

I was planning on posting a thread on Coralifes 6700k/colormax 50/50 lamps and the effect they had on many of my fish. Since the thread would involve pictures it'll just be lost in the photo lounge after a couple days, so I will not waste the effort on this one.

You guys really need to reevaluate the threads your are moving.

 

[bigspizz]

The ten threads of mine that were moved from the SA/CA section have had ZERO comments since the move to the photo lounge. The SA/CA forum has been dead and TERRIBLE since the change. I don't check it till I am done posting everywhere else. The different forums segregate us appropriately. When I gander to a foreign forum I see nothing but people I do not know. I have not talked to Cross, Balton777, South coast nelly, Mbuna fishkeeper, Rakie, Bderrick, Ruck fules, Bolty, Convict breeder, Red devil, or anyone else since the changes. I feel like I am alone now while I post as apposed to with my group of friends....I am OK with whatever goes down but the CA/SA section has been comprimised....

 

[ewurm]

Each forum and subforum now has a sticky for pics. Discussion is allowed there. We are discussing further improvements, will update.

 

[midnight]

Each forum and subforum now has a sticky for pics

so now anything we post in photo lounge will be moved?lol