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Allotriophagy
Feb 18, 2007, 08:29 AM
Where people can post their little threads about how they just bought a MacBook or whatever and receive congratulations or whatever it is they are after.

Maybe a Switcher subforum. Set up some server-side script which automatically moves threads there which contain enough trigger words and phrases like "WOW IT'S SO MUCH BETTER" and "WHY WAS I USING WINDOWS" and "ARGH THERE IS NO DECENT CAD SOFTWARE".


Blue Velvet
Feb 18, 2007, 08:36 AM
There used to be a switcher's forum; three pages of which still exist. For all I know, they may be the only pages that ever existed. However, doing away with the idea was a good one, I think, although I'm having trouble putting my finger on exactly why... :D

http://forums.macrumors.com/forumdisplay.php?f=42
Benjamindaines
Feb 18, 2007, 10:24 AM
I think the better question is: Would the switchers actually post in it? On other forums that have a switchers section they just post in Anything Goes anyway.
Peace
Feb 18, 2007, 12:50 PM
It's been my experience people will post in any topic regardless.Some leave.Some get banned.But they always do it.It's the whatever the most active topic is syndrome.
x704
Feb 21, 2007, 04:15 AM
"ARGH THERE IS NO DECENT CAD SOFTWARE".

There is some good CAD software out there, just not as much junk CAD as windows. I bought myself a copy of CSI-Concepts Unlimited (Edu version). It's the CAM section of software that no soluitions exist.
Allotriophagy
Feb 21, 2007, 08:20 AM
Meh. Get one of the moderators to move all the threads to the subforum. Then I can ignore that forum.

Don't get me wrong - I'm terribly excited for every new owner of a 20" iMac or a white MacBook. Just...not so much, any more.
Baron58
Feb 21, 2007, 05:03 PM
"ARGH THERE IS NO DECENT CAD SOFTWARE".

ArchiCAD and VectorWorks would beg to differ.
Allotriophagy
Feb 21, 2007, 05:06 PM
Sheesh...
Sun Baked
Feb 21, 2007, 06:57 PM
Meh. Get one of the moderators to move all the threads to the subforum. Then I can ignore that forum.

Don't get me wrong - I'm terribly excited for every new owner of a 20" iMac or a white MacBook. Just...not so much, any more.

I think a bunch of people would join you in ignoring that entire subforum.

Right now we stumble across the threads and beat the newbies, but if it is easier to ignore them...

:p