Request for a common thread for joke

That's what i thought, But PB in only 200 odd post old... I don't think that his custom user title is enabled.

nah farce would have requested for the feature to be enabled,after all hes a senior member and farce profile is going to lie idle.

Originally Posted by gothic_coder

Why Punch is banned?

I also don't know yesterday night I have talked with Punch Bala nice person
Today morning I see he is banned.check it
http://www.indiabroadband.net/news-d...ms-victim.html (dowry law abuse claims victim)

[Luke Skywalker]

I will read jokes when get time as in a thread a joke take time as site take much time to open. So wait for rep in them.

[Archer]

My opinion,

I like reading comments with the main post. Like gothic said, sometimes comments are funnier than the jokes. And an all jokes thread would spoil the fun.

Offtopic,

I think it would be nice if there is a single thread for all "Reps" and "Posts" congratulations or two threads for each. Like the birthday thread. And Moderators can index the name and achievement of each member in the first post with link to the post.

^ I have said that many times..but no is agreeing to that.

[just4kix]

Originally Posted by Archer

My opinion,

I like reading comments with the main post. Like gothic said, sometimes comments are funnier than the jokes. And an all jokes thread would spoil the fun.

Offtopic,

I think it would be nice if there is a single thread for all "Reps" and "Posts" congratulations or two threads for each. Like the birthday thread. And Moderators can index the name and achievement of each member in the first post with link to the post.

The second suggestion makes a lot of sense.

[Preeti_20]

maybe there should be just one common thread for jokes, and maybe leave out the comments that anyone makes, as then the thread will get too too too long and then topics other than the jokes start.

If there's a common thread then there is a huge possibility that we could miss Jokes posted in continuation of the thread. One returning after a week had to explore each and every page of that thread to find jokes, if any, which is indeed a fun spoiler.

Big NO for common thread... That would be reading a joke book

Originally Posted by gothic_coder

Big NO for common thread... That would be reading a joke book

I agree with Ashish Chauhan ;-)

Originally Posted by gothic_coder

That would be reading a joke book

You will find us saying, "Hey NP, did you read the joke on Page 312, 4th from below"

[Luke Skywalker]

Originally Posted by Luke Skywalker

I don't mean to say that there should be only one thread. I meant to say that there should be thread like there is one for cartoons.

Did you read what I have written? I was asking for common joke thread like cartoons have but it is quite difficult. It does not mean we can't have jokes threads. But a common one also. It helps in reading.

How will you differentiate??

I mean you can club Santa-banta jokes or johnny jokes, what about others??

[Luke Skywalker]

The way we differentiate in a common cartoon thread.

you are not getting my point.

Try to read few jokes and advice which jokes can be clubbed in one thread.
IMO only these kind of jokes can be clubbed:

- Santa banta jokes
- Johnny jokes
- Blonde jokes
- SMS jokes
- Hindi Jokes (may be)

But then you have go through entire section.

what will you do with the rest???

[Luke Skywalker]

When you merged joke, you will get jokes one by one as in cartoon. & also you can give reps to person who have posted the jokes & rep him.

I might not be getting your point post in detail what is wrong in different jokes in one thread.

Do you mean there should be one seperate thread carrying only jokes (same as "Life in IBB") and not any replies along with other regular jokes which will not be deleted??

[Luke Skywalker]

Yes. I mean that.

Originally Posted by just4kix

Combining all jokes into one thread - it is a nice idea but it will take too much time.

Why i think its a bad idea

1. people read the first post the most .the last post the least ...unless they posted in that part of the thread previosuly .
2. The jokes thread will be huge ,nobody will bother to navigate to the last pages to read them

some advantages of sub-forum over a thread

1. you know if you have read the joke as new jokes and unvisited ones are highlighted
2. You can to some extent gauge the quality of jokes with the number of replies it gets ........ if an old joke has zero replies ...it would mean that either the joke is difficult to understand or is not funny
3. its easier to create a new thread than a new reply in a 100 page thread\

so a thread for jokes imo is a bad idea