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Topic: Conky Thread poll

OK, since we're coming up on time to close the December Conky thread, I want to put this to a general vote.  Do you want to keep going with the monthly Conky threads or go back to the monster thread system we had before, and do you want separate threads for help and bragging?  Please answer either "monthy" or "monster" and "single" or "separate".

Since I'm sure we have some users on vacay right now and AFK, I'll go ahead and do the close-current-thread-and-start-new-monthy tonight.  I'll sticky this thread and tally the votes on the seventh; this should give everybody plenty of time to come back from vacay, sober up and turn on their intertoob look-at boxes.

EDIT:  I know there have been requests in the monthly thread to merge the monthlies back into a single monster thread.  It seems that, while it is relatively simple to split off a thread, there is no way to merge threads.

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Re: Conky Thread poll

monster,single

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Re: Conky Thread poll

Monster Single thread please

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One Thread To Conky Them All

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Hmmm. That's a hard one. It sounds like a monster thread would be somewhat unwieldy, especially if a Conky noob (/me raises hand here) wants to peruse it for ideas.

My preference would be a monthly page, just to cut down on the number of pages per thread. But a monster single thread would be OK, too.

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^ Wee bit wishy washy there lcafiero...  tongue lol

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VastOne: Maybe it is, and maybe it isn't big_smile

I like small threads myself -- easier to navigate -- but it's not a strike issue.

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^ I agree but don't use it enough as it is perhaps because it is as it is.  tongue

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I think back to when I first started using Conky and as that new user, I was grateful for the monster thread over at UF ...  It allowed me to see changes chronologically, all in one spot.  It was a great learning tool for me..

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^ Never thought of it that way...thanks.  I'll vote for an all inclusive thread, then.

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OK, you convinced me, VastOne: One ultra-mega-giant-monster Conky thread, please. To go.

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monster, single

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Monster, Single

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Well...so far it seems fairly unanimous...although I suspect Larry may still be on the fence.

If anyone wants to continue with monthly threads or wants a return of the separate Conky Help thread, PLEASE speak up.

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Seems that may be what you want pvsage? Or am I reading incorrectly between the lines? roll

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No, there's no subtext.  I just want to be sure nobody feels pressured into silence by what appears to be the majority voice...though I am close to calling this poll in favor of a single monster thread...

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Say, you are pretty good at this moderating... smile

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Personally I'd like something not so intimidating but VO convinced me to try the single thread based on chronology at a glance, if you want to call it that.  Too many people use the forum and never say a word, pvs -- give it your best shot.  big_smile

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Thanks, Edsel.

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Week's almost up, so I just thought I'd bump this thread in case anyone missed it earlier and is only watching the "Active topics".

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pvsage -- Nah, I'm not on the fence. I don't mind being outvoted and as I said before I'm OK with a big thread (just prefer the smaller one). Make it big, make it monster, make it all-emcompassing! I'm OK with one large thread as opposed to 12 (or more) small ones.

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What about one where one is for asking for help, and the other is for posting code and screenshots of working conky setups?

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^ This is what we had before, and it seemed to work great.  There was a small problem with the two threads serving both purposes, with code & scrots being posted in search of help in both threads, but I think appropriate moderation can keep this down to a minimum.

Does this mean we have one vote for "monster; separate"?

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Re: Conky Thread poll

I would like to see a monthly thread, just like we have a monthly screenshot thread, its interesting to look back at your own posts month by month seeing how your system changes, its like a time machine tongue

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