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Old 11-07-2013, 10:36
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Call me an old grouch, but am I the only one that think the games forum isn't quite working out as it ought to. I popped over there this morning just on the off-chance there was a Newmarket Comp, and there's stacks of comps which are games that run on another website.

I'm not criticising Dean and co that set these games up - apart from their need to get a job <JOKE>, and I'm not even sure what is is exactly that I'm unhappy about, just, probably, maybe, that a DS Sports Games Forum should be for DS-run Sports Games
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Old 11-07-2013, 10:46
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Call me an old grouch, but am I the only one that think the games forum isn't quite working out as it ought to. I popped over there this morning just on the off-chance there was a Newmarket Comp, and there's stacks of comps which are games that run on another website.

I'm not criticising Dean and co that set these games up - apart from their need to get a job <JOKE>, and I'm not even sure what is is exactly that I'm unhappy about, just, probably, maybe, that a DS Sports Games Forum should be for DS-run Sports Games
I know what you mean DG. I thought the new forum would make it easier to find the prediction comps etc but it looks like there are now so many it is hard to find. BUT, I think that is purely down to me forgetting about all the football comps. I guess most of us thought that it would just be the non football sports as football already has its own sub section.

Ideally, and this is me being VERY greedy and self centered, we would have a football games and other sports games section.
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Old 11-07-2013, 11:17
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Funny i was wondering where the footie comps would end up..(well DS ones anyway).
Will the normal DS Footie comps be in the normal Footie thread(loads would miss it if it wasnt i reckon) ?

No Newmarket Comp im afraid dart...(well not from me anyway)
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Old 11-07-2013, 16:16
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Funny i was wondering where the footie comps would end up..(well DS ones anyway).
Will the normal DS Footie comps be in the normal Footie thread(loads would miss it if it wasnt i reckon) ?

No Newmarket Comp im afraid dart...(well not from me anyway)
I shall do the title in CAPITAL LETTERS to make it stand out and bump the thread every twenty minutes
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Old 11-07-2013, 16:19
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I shall do the title in CAPITAL LETTERS to make it stand out and bump the thread every twenty minutes
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Old 12-07-2013, 14:40
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I shall do the title in CAPITAL LETTERS to make it stand out and bump the thread every twenty minutes
tee hee
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Old 12-07-2013, 15:24
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Since the forum split the games, I have not played them. If they're not in front of me I forget they exist.

I am talking about the Name the Sports Person, and the A-Z games, not the predictions comps.
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Old 13-07-2013, 19:30
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I know this probably won't happen but i think the sub forum needs a sub forum. tso is right, when the football season starts we will have lots in there.
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Old 30-07-2013, 08:36
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I have made a suggestion to the mods to have a 'PINNED' topic at the top of the football and the sports forum ( much as they do for eg in General Discussion) .
This could let in-frequent visitors know about where the Forum games are now residing.

Hope this suggestion is OK with you regulars
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Old 30-07-2013, 11:19
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I have made a suggestion to the mods to have a 'PINNED' topic at the top of the football and the sports forum ( much as they do for eg in General Discussion) .
This could let in-frequent visitors know about where the Forum games are now residing.

Hope this suggestion is OK with you regulars
very good idea James
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Old 30-07-2013, 11:55
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What exactly is the criteria for moving threads to the new forum.
I notice the Saturday racing comp is in the new sub- forum but the Sunday racing comp remains in the main forum along with the F1 prediction game.
Very confusing.
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Old 30-07-2013, 14:16
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What exactly is the criteria for moving threads to the new forum.
I notice the Saturday racing comp is in the new sub- forum but the Sunday racing comp remains in the main forum along with the F1 prediction game.
Very confusing.
I asked the mods to move the Saturday comp to the new forum. Swing wants to keep the Sunday one where it is
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Old 30-07-2013, 14:45
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It's all a bit of a mess really, needs sorting out.
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Old 30-07-2013, 17:19
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I like the idea of a 'sticky' at the top of the forum re-directing people
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Old 04-08-2013, 15:10
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I am thinking the sub forum desperately needs splitting up now. I posted the card for my saturday racing thread on Thursday tea time and by Friday morning it was just about on page 2. Dropped like a stone.

Maybe needs 3 sections

Football prediction
Other Sports prediction
A-Z and letter games ( non prediction )

Or possibly DS prediction comps and other website prediction comps.
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Old 06-08-2013, 14:21
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DS prediction comps and then one for other websites sounds the best option to me, good thinking DL.
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Old 06-08-2013, 14:53
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Agreed.

Make it so
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Old 06-08-2013, 15:04
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Or possibly DS prediction comps and other website prediction comps.
This is a good idea.
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Old 29-08-2013, 20:00
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I did e mail the mods with my suggestions. Not heard anything back yet. Was about 5 days ago.

I have nothing against the comps, i enter plenty myself, i am though getting a bit narked that there are so many which just have 2 or 3 people in them. They are pushing the other comps down a page or two. I am getting DMs from people saying "i cant find your comp" because it has dropped so far in a couple of days.

Hope the mods do decide on more subforums
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Old 29-08-2013, 20:07
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I did e mail the mods with my suggestions. Not heard anything back yet. Was about 5 days ago.

I have nothing against the comps, i enter plenty myself, i am though getting a bit narked that there are so many which just have 2 or 3 people in them. They are pushing the other comps down a page or two. I am getting DMs from people saying "i cant find your comp" because it has dropped so far in a couple of days.

Hope the mods do decide on more subforums
It does need something doing

Do we know if any of the mods frequent the Sports section as posters or competition enterers (is that a word..?)
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Old 11-09-2013, 15:12
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Here is a stat

Page 1 on sport still has last posts on threads from 29th Aug

Page 1 on Sports Games Forums is lucky to go beyond yesterday.
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Old 11-09-2013, 20:11
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A question of sport is now in the games section everyone
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Old 12-09-2013, 20:49
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Here is a stat

Page 1 on sport still has last posts on threads from 29th Aug

Page 1 on Sports Games Forums is lucky to go beyond yesterday.

It's still there. Dont think any of the mods can be sports fans.
Not sure what the answer is but something needs doing .
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Old 29-09-2013, 19:57
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17 days since last message and this is still on page 1. Shows how the more sub forums the better it works
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Old 10-10-2013, 22:25
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Has anybody else asked the mods ?
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