OzBargain "The Pool Room"

ESEMCE on 09/10/2017 - 10:34
Last edited 09/10/2017 - 10:35

So a quick search yielded nothing, but has it ever been proposed that OzBargain introduce an "elevated privileges" Forum area a la Whirlpool's The Pool Room?
I've recently been re-admitted on Whirlpool, but I don't think it really works there. There's just too many disparate users to form a community. I think they almost need to add Pool Rooms for each subforum.
However, it occurred to me that OzB already has that community feeling in its threads (on the whole) and a "The Pool Room" type concept could work better here since the userbase all come here for one main reason.

Maybe there already exists such a place but I've yet to attain such greatness?

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  • scotty on 09/10/2017 - 10:38

    Something like Everything Else forum but only available to selected group of people? What do you think the selection criteria would be? How would one earn that privilege?

    • iforgotmysocks on 09/10/2017 - 10:43
      +12

      Hand selected by jv?

      • Baebs on 09/10/2017 - 11:23
        -1

        No thanks.

      • iratepirate on 09/10/2017 - 16:41
        +1

        That's the basement not the pool room!

    • ESEMCE on 09/10/2017 - 10:47
      +1

      Yeah, I guess…
      I was thinking it could be a place to ask stickier questions that draw heated debate or trolling in a space where the selection criteria increase the chances of more considered discussion.
      But now that I've said that, you risk concentrating the constructive commenters to the private room and thereby concentrating the less savoury commenters in the public forums! Overall a negative on the public perception of the forums!
      I'm talking myself out of this being a good idea! :-)

      Selection criteria, based on something like a rolling tally of Plus votes on forum comments maybe.
      Gotta keep up your activity as well as maintaining a high level of appreciated contribution.
      You'd have access to the stats on that I presume to determine a suitable level.

      • cloudy on 09/10/2017 - 15:18
        +3

        I wouldn't limit it to plus votes. Popular comments aren't always the most constructive, but more importantly neg comments aren't always bad. Sometimes the harsh truth can be neg a lot, but I feel still contributes to constructive discussion.

        In short, populism isn't always right :)

      • Slippery Fish on 09/10/2017 - 17:28
        +1

        "less savoury"

        Solution: add salt.

      • payton on 10/10/2017 - 14:01
        -1

        Just sin bin the 'activists' / tin foil hat nutters and you'll have civilised discussions

        • [Deactivated] on 11/10/2017 - 02:39

          I'd rather hear from people with some beliefs ,

          than the bitches squatting on the fence.

  • mskeggs on 09/10/2017 - 11:07
    +16

    You haven't been invited to the OzBargain Centurion level? Pleb.

    • OzBestDeal on 09/10/2017 - 11:17

      How many palette of eneloops you need to have to be eligible?

      • John Kimble on 09/10/2017 - 12:07

        Pallets?

        • Nugs on 09/10/2017 - 12:11
          +2

          so not range of coloured eneloops then?

  • Ryanek on 09/10/2017 - 11:17
    +1

    It should be based on good looks. Sign me up as the first member.

    • Kangal on 09/10/2017 - 11:27
      +7

      You are now subscribed to "Strangely erotic chimpanzees".

  • tre180 on 09/10/2017 - 11:20
    +7

    "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others"

  • Clear on 09/10/2017 - 11:24
    +4

    You can have more that one participant in PMs… have fun :)

  • holdenmg on 09/10/2017 - 11:41
    +2

    I understand members of The Stonecutters have reciprocal access to the OzB secret forum named Eneloops…

  • mick123 on 09/10/2017 - 11:44
    +3

    "I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member"

    Sir Justin Bieber
    1834

  • blitz on 09/10/2017 - 12:03
    +5

    Who controls the British crown?
    Who keeps the metric system down?
    We do, we do!
    Who keeps Atlantis off the maps?
    Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
    We do, we do!
    Who holds back the electric car?
    Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
    We do, we do!
    Who robs gamefish of their sight?
    Who rigs every Oscar night?
    We do, we do!

  • altomic on 09/10/2017 - 12:09
    +3

    1 rule of Ozbargain pool room kicks in

  • hell0 on 09/10/2017 - 12:31
    +2

    I am in favour of this pool-room… We can chill back, have a good time…

    Maybe posts can also be un-moderated and disappear after 24 hours of no activity… so its like what happens in the pool room stays in the pool room…

    Clothing optional.

    • John Kimble on 09/10/2017 - 13:48
      +1

      Wah! I'm getting visions of intentional/unintentional brown eyes when picturing "naked pool". Shudder :(

    • [Deactivated] on 09/10/2017 - 17:51
      +3

      Clothing optional.

      Way ahead of you. :)

  • [Deactivated] on 09/10/2017 - 12:52

    I had to go look up what the pool room is on Whirlpool. I'm not cool enough to get in

    • ESEMCE on 09/10/2017 - 12:54
      +1

      Yeah, this is really just a Brag Thread for me! :-)

      • tomsco on 09/10/2017 - 13:19

        I got in there once. Than all of a sudden my access was gone. Don't know what I did/cbf investigating what to do to get back in.

        • ESEMCE on 09/10/2017 - 13:23

          There's a little emoticon style "face voting system" that I never noticed until I investigated further.. Essentially just like the +/- voting system here for comments.
          Once you get a high enough score, you get access to the Pool Room…
          If you get a few negs, then your score drops and your access is revoked.

          I'm not trying to get in there either…but just happened again this month.

        • tomsco on 09/10/2017 - 13:38

          @scubacoles:

          Oh yes, know of those well enough (I'd have to be blind to miss them :p ), but it's all the different rankings I don't know.

          Is it anything like hell0's suggestion above (clothing optional)?

        • ESEMCE on 09/10/2017 - 13:52

          @tomsco:
          I missed them..

          Nah, It's just a member only subforum with random discussion similar to the OzBargaiun Everything Else forum https://www.ozbargain.com.au/forum/808

  • airal3rt on 09/10/2017 - 13:28

    Count me in

  • Davo1111 on 09/10/2017 - 15:54
    +3

    We've had this discussion a few times before, scotty doesnt want segmentation within the community.

  • MITM on 09/10/2017 - 16:33
    +4

    I've bought plenty of bargains that've gone straight to the pool room.
    And those not a bargain - tell 'em they're dreaming.

  • Davo1111 on 09/10/2017 - 17:15
    +2

    Maybe there already exists such a place but I've yet to attain such greatness?

    There is a section for moderators, and the helpers (i forget the official name for people who can make changes above a general user), but it's mostly filled with announcements/feature discussion

  • [Deactivated] on 10/10/2017 - 08:26

    Official name for people above a general user:-

    I believe it's 'asskisser'

  • [Deactivated] on 11/10/2017 - 00:42

    Seeing as my jokes seem to end a thread

    My self-esteem is starting to really take a hit

    Just saying, it's not the first time I've been frogmarched out of a club
    Luckily I tend to bounce

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