[PUBBY]

Folks:

Here are your comments ... I'm doing it installments.

please, for the lubba gawd, make more of the forums optional. the coupon clippers and homeschoolers make me crazy!!!

If this gets to be a greater issue, we'll consider it.

Wish that when you post a reply, the most recent would show up first instead of having to scroll through the olds ones to get to the most recent response.

Might I suggest you click on the link that takes you to the last post. It is on the right of page where it identifies the last poster.

keep political threads outta the cafe merge topics that are about the same thing

We actually do try to do that. I do encourage folks posting religious and political topics to put those topics in the proper forums. As far as combining them, use the report this post button to alert the moderators to do so. And I do encourage folks to check recent topics to see if they should post to an existing topic before starting their own post.

Pay your news guy!

I wonder who might have posted that one. Actually, if folks would recognize the value of the news and subscribe in greater numbers, this might well be possible. To subscribe, click here:

I care not for the question that asks your level of Education and the choice is HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE or EQUIVALENT. It is NOT an EQUIVALENT to get a GED after being a DROPOUT...this needs to be segregated

The questions were set up by the company and they made the decision.

Weekly E-mail Newsletter

This is actually a pretty good idea. You may hear more from us on this.

only issue would be to have the speed of he site increased

We are hoping to migrate to a newer, faster computer sometime in the first quarter.

I heart Pcom RR

I don't quite understand what you mean.

too many business ads

We do encourage our commerce members to be respectful of the site and membership and not seek to dominate the board or posting. We are considering making it where no one can answer their own post... i.e. there is a software switch that prevents people from making two posts in a row in the same topic.

pcom is wonderful - it's where I can find out what is going on

This was the driving idea behind the site. We hope that the members will understand that their observations of news is where much of this comes. We always encourage folks posting news. Our only caveat is that they should not post thing that they themselves do not know for a fact.

None. I LOVE it!

Thanks

Too much to say-not enough time.

Feel free to PM me at PUBBY at your leisure. I'm always interested in hearing what ideas folks have to improve the site.

This is the end of the first installment.

pubby

[NC-17]

[Hairazor]

Great Feedback! On the Commerce Members Business ad quote, I have also seen this people selling items as well.

[Lady Raider]

sounds great to me...

[lovemuppet]

My concern, as a Biz member, would be that I post a topic with my wares, and would then be unable to address questions in my own post. I would have to PM the answers. I suppose I could edit the original post if needed, but that could be alot of editing.

[KRM]

I totally agree with the school threads being annoying. Mine is 22 and I no longer need to see all this crap.

The weekly newsletter is an awesome idea!

[telracs eracniks]

My concern, as a Biz member, would be that I post a topic with my wares, and would then be unable to address questions in my own post. I would have to PM the answers. I suppose I could edit the original post is needed, but that could be alot of editing.

I saw that a while back but I think he then explained it would only prevent you from posting twice in row in the same topic.

If I understand it correctly you post in #1, someone asks question in #2, you can answer in #3.


I may be wrong so please check with Pubby to be 100% sure

Bruce

[lovemuppet]

Hey Pubby, did anyone mention a spellcheck? And what's the deal with the stars that won't bump up?

[PUBBY]

Second installment:

I enjoy p.com!!!
I love PCOM

Thanks!

Eliminate flood control

It is eliminated for those who are premium/paying members. With the costs of business, it would be impossible to keep this site going without the support of the members. If flood control were to be eliminated for all members, the site would slow appreciably and with out the income from subscriptions, there would be no money to do things like improve the servers. Said differently, why not join as a premium member and know that among the benefits is the elimination of flood control.

It appears that in sections like County Wide News that anything goes as such...like "good mornings" or general BS that serves as IM for some, which should use IM's instead. Better monitoring or creating a "not really important, but I want to chat" room should be developed. On a couple of occasions I've had important information needing Pcomers networking to solve a problem arbitrarily moved and never found the thread again and it was not profound, perverse or in poor taste and I have no idea who makes this decision and does so without notice to original poster of thread first.

Mods take note, you really should PM the OP when moving a topic. Second, the public forums (Cafe, County-wide News, etc.) are fully public forums that are searched and cataloged by Google and other search engines.

Our moderators, when they sense that some information may be a bit private - as well as when folks start being a bit short with each other - may move the topics to one of the optional forums. One of the key reasons is that Google and other search engines have a long memory and private information, shared for good reason now may not be appropriate being shared on the greater Internet over the long haul. A for instance might be that a member is ill with cancer and the poster gives the patients name and address for get well cards. It is innocent but two years from now an insurance company may do a search on the persons name and raise the health insurance premium on all 745 Jane Does in the USA.

I wish Ithiel/Dreamwriter hadn't been allowed back. He's too polarizing and detracts from the website.

He is polarizing and I feel his demeanor may detract from the site.

Get rid of the emoticon

I've been meaning to do so. Let me see what I can do.

To many useless threads and post, which cause a lot of wasted time viewing and/or scrolling the pages. To many childish and unnecessary threads and post, which are of no importance and don't need to be done online. Not enough local news threads and post. Paulding.com needs more local news and information posted. A live Paulding County news alert system would be wonderful so that as news happens it would be posted or alerted to readers of paulding.com. Stricter rules should be put in place regarding subject mater to eliminate childish, ridiculous, unimportant, etc types of post made and to make paulding.com more of a news of, advertising of business products or services, etc type of online experience.

Readers do not care to read most of the post that are made currently, i.e. 'my child woke me up at 2am sick' (that is not important to anyone reading paulding.com). Stricter overall rules regarding advertising of any business or service. Stricter overall rules regarding negative (comments, vents, etc) post of any kind. Negative comments or post regarding any person or business for any reason should not be allowed. (Reason: there is always 2 sides to every story, and when people post negative comments toward a person or business it is only one sided and not fair at all for others to read. This cause automatic negative feelings to be taken on by the reader toward that person or business). There should be a limit of number of post allowed by non-paying members.

I'm tempted to say that it would be so if this were a perfect world. It is not a perfect world.

As far as the various posts about subjects that are of no interest, one strategy is to ignore them.

Let me say flatly that I do wish we had more resources for news. Do know that our resources devoted to news are sometimes diverted to mollifying the drama on the site and this is, to me, a cause for sadness and frustration.

That we should eliminate all negativity, though, is a tough call. While I do recognize there are two sides to most stories, the idea that there is no reason allowable is to me much too restrictive.

The idea that non-paying members should have a maximum number of posts is also one that has been suggested many times but would require at present an expensive and potentially troublesome software re-write.

I guess my best answer is that I am aware of the issues and my overall experience in running this and other boards going back more than 15 years is that there are no easy answers. We literally revisit these issues every day and do the best we can to minimize the downside. Thanks for the input.

end of installment two:

pubby

[NC-17]

who's the asshat that thinks this site is full of unimportant stuff?

[Lady Raider]

wow... I know that pcom is a bussiness, and I know that some just want to see the news and important issues..

we all have to remember that pcom is more then just a bussiness, it is a community that share good times and bad times,

if this was stricly a bussiness sight that only did the advertising, I doubt that I would even visit here..

I visit for the friendships, as much as I do the other informative forums on here..

who's the asshat that thinks this site is full of unimportant stuff?

I was thinking the same thing, well maybe not in those words

[dumbestgirlintheworld]

I'm tempted to say that it would be so if this were a perfect world. It is not a perfect world.

As far as the various posts about subjects that are of no interest, one strategy is to ignore them.

Let me say flatly that I do wish we had more resources for news. Do know that our resources devoted to news are sometimes diverted to mollifying the drama on the site and this is, to me, a cause for sadness and frustration.

That we should eliminate all negativity, though, is a tough call. While I do recognize there are two sides to most stories, the idea that there is no reason allowable is to me much too restrictive.

The idea that non-paying members should have a maximum number of posts is also one that has been suggested many times but would require at present an expensive and potentially troublesome software re-write.

I guess my best answer is that I am aware of the issues and my overall experience in running this and other boards going back more than 15 years is that there are no easy answers. We literally revisit these issues every day and do the best we can to minimize the downside. Thanks for the input.

end of installment two:

pubby

Let's be perfectly clear...there are a lot of people that come to this site for the crap. Before I started reading the boards, I came here twice in a year. Once to find a maid and once to find a support group. I was not a paying memeber. I didn't provide enough traffic to benefit the business members. It wasn't until I developed my girl crush on NC, found my fashionista advice with Shangrila, developed my distain for rednecks, etc. that I was at all invested, monitarily or otherwise, in pcom.

My point, if Pubby went all drama free, he'd lose a ton of traffic. My hunch is that he knows this as well.

[xxx]

wow... I know that pcom is a business, and I know that some just want to see the news and important issues..

we all have to remember that pcom is more then just a business, it is a community that share good times and bad times,

if this was strictly a business sight that only did the advertising, I doubt that I would even visit here..

I visit for the friendships, as much as I do the other informative forums on here..


:Lil: I was thinking the same thing, well maybe not in those words

I have to agree. Part of the reason my business membership has been so successful for me is that I am able to converse in a friendly manner separately from my professional objectives. Allowing members to know me as a person, further solidifies their trust in me as a professional. It would be a shame to see the site move away from the social posts just to increase business and news posts. The site can't function as one or the other. We need both.

[PUBBY]

Paulding.com is great.
None, its great as it is.

Again, thanks.

create a way for mobile device users to access paulding.com without all the graphics, etc. Because of the heavy graphics, etc. usage, it's very difficult to navigate the site via a mobile device.

Actually, there is a 'low-fi' version that ditches the graphics. It doesn't include advertising though.

spell check

Actually, there is a module that exists that fits into both IE and I Mozilla that does spell check for you. It is set up as a browser add on and helps not just with posts on pcom but in most Web 2.0 programs.

This site is the most informative site I have found for local information. I believe it helps to improve the visitors to the site to be much more knowledgeble of the area, and resources available to them. It has broadened the horizons for many. Would like to see more coverage on the emergency scanner and a lot less of the argumenting ! also would like to see the for sale items available to anyone, but a fee paid to P.com when sold if a non member

I too would like to see more of that kind of reporting. One of the big issues with the scanner is that the initial information is often garbled and incomplete. I too would like more newsy types of coverage and fewer arguments but the reality is that what you're seeing, in many cases, is the chaos of information similar to that which exists in a newsroom of a daily newspaper. Information comes in and when it is put out, it needs to be followed up upon before it can be considered reliable. It is in that context ... the follow up ... that the lack of a full-time group of journalists dedicated to finding the real story is so sorely missed. Instead, what happens is everyone and their mother starts opining about the situation rather than first seeking the facts.

I actually can't fault folks for not seeking the facts because that is the job of the professional journalist; not the citizen observer. However, I ran out of gas following up on these back when there were 100 posts a day (now the post count is closer to 2500/day) We simply need more resources (money) to hire folks to go out and follow up on the stories that we get.

I should state that my original belief was that folks from law enforcement, fire, the city and county governments would come in and post the real story about things to clarify. That belief was largely shot down when, once they started doing so, others came in and argued or denied their stories.

Indeed, the journalist in this experiment ends up becoming more like an ombudsman out to find facts and present them honestly and without bias. Again, getting from here to there requires that the site gain more resources. That will include the need for more personal memberships as well as business members/advertisers.

Again, a good comment and one we grapple with every day as we seek to find a path toward greater service to the community.

Don't make people buy subscriptions to post adds on your website...be more like craigslist. Userfriendly

I don't make people buy subscriptions to post ads on pcom, You may post an advertisement for personal goods for sale free in any of the grab bag topics (Here's the link for the Got the Goods grab bag which has over 117,000 views). We do encourage folks to subscribe to help the site grow and better serve the community and part of our 'incentive' is to allow those who subscribe to have 'stand alone' ads in the topics.

For the record, the market that Craigs list serves is much larger than Paulding county and they do charge businesses to list jobs and some other revenue generating efforts. But Craigs list has yet to send out the first reporter to cover the first event in any of its markets. I don't begrudge Craigs list its business model but running this site without subscribers would be literally impossible. It simply would not exist today if people didn't subscribe.

Stop all the whining. Find a balance between opinion sharing and mass execution when one doesn't agree with the opinion at large.

If that was directed to me, brother, you're preaching to the Choir.

pubby

[jess575]

I completely agree about the homeschool and coupon forums.

[PUBBY]

I LIKE BEING ABLE TO SEARCH ON PAULDING.COM WITHOUT HAVING TO LOG IN. ON OPINION SURVEYS AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH PAGE THERE SHOULD BE AN OPTION THAT READS PREFER NOT TO ANSWER.

You are able to click on and ignore the survey at the bottom of the page. I know I have. As far as being able to search without having to logon, again it is a matter of conserving resources, in large part, for those who pay. I actually need to again restrict the search to force folks to logon as one of the complaints I'm getting too often today is that the site seems slow. That sluggishness is almost certainly caused by the use of search by guests.

nothing it pretty much covers everything..

thanks

you can give your opinion no matter waht it is whcih i like it gives you more than one point of view on a subject

Generally speaking this is true. We do request folks be kinder and more gentle in their expression than some other sites but then keeping the doors open for a wide breadth of opinion is one of the reasons for our success.

I am still not familiar with all this website has to offer so I am not comfortable making any suggestions when it may turn out they have the things I may suggest. I very much enjoy this website and have found it both a great source of information as well as entertaining.

Thanks, we are open to suggests though. Feel free to PM me.

p,com needs to have something like ebay on it...

Actually, business members are able to post lists of their auctions on eBay and I've encouraged many to do so.

Site is becoming too sensored. Originally it was supposed to be everything that the local paper wasn't. Now, it's becoming the same.

this is not my intention and know that most of what I feel you're complaining about could be fixed if the person(s) would take a different approach to 'dropping the bomb' ... the other side is that to keep it all on the up and up - there are folks in business who would without just cause trash their competitor for the immediate gain they might enjoy - and there are two sides to every story. What you're seeing is that the terrorist dropping of PR bombs is being curtailed but then that started over two years ago with a set of rules designed to provide protection for our supporting business members.

paulding.com is becoming too much of an advertising site for commerce memebers. I relied on the board for real feedback regarding services and I feel now it only promotes commerce members. quite annoying to see all the individual daily ads.

We're trying to make a living and I hope you don't begrudge us that. I do want you to know that you are still able to ask questions about other businesses that are not commerce members provided you don't put their business name in the title.

The PM system is also available to members to interact directly. Our task, though is to make a living and we're not exactly winning that one without question. I appreciate your feedback and I know the commerce members will see your comment as well.

Can't go a day without Pcom!! Well I can but I choose not to =)

Thanks for the vote of confidence

If any way possible, keep the drama down. Who cares about I just got back fron the store stuff.

Let me say thanks again to the sheriff and the deputies. They do help keep the drama down.

Less controling over what we do

In the scope of the big picture, I think you can see from other comments here that we are walking a fine line. We try to let folks be as open as we can and most of the time, frankly, when we do curtail things by moving them to Paulding place or even making them invisible, we are doing that to protect the member from consequences they may be oblivious to.

Moderation should be more fair. Not pick favorites and reduces the amount of rules to make it easier to follow.

See above

Keep paying your news anchor?

I wonder who posted that



two more left:

pubby

[Sew it Seams - Tona Lambert]

Stricter overall rules regarding advertising of any business or service.

I'm not sure I'm correct on his , but it sounds like they are complaining about the advertising of our business and maybe services we offer as paying commerce members. If so, That is why I joined the commerce ,was to advertise my business and to let people know what I can offer them.
And I may ad being a commerce member has helped my business and I have made new friends as well. If we can't show our products and advertise then we have wasted our money . JMO
Thanks
Tona

[PUBBY]

Pubby has a great resource in paulding.com. It offers so much to the Paulding community. Thanks Pubby.

Thank you for your kind comment and long time support of the site

Getting rid of Pubby and TBAR.

Sounds like the kind of drama pcom is famous for.

Let it be what it is.

I have to disagree; I need it to be a living or else I'm going to be another economic victim.

I would visit more often if some posts weren't so rude and crude.

All you rude and crude people who think you're being the height of entertainment, consider staying in the tonk. Obviously not everyone appreciates your crudeness.

Close www.paulding.com

Thanks for the vote of confidence NOT

one more left

pubby

PS: someone post something quick so I can post again. there is a limit on the number of quote blocks in a post and it give me an error if I try to post too quickly as it tries to combine the two posts.

[SOLO]

I would love to see something like this:with maybe areas added for breakins
Call type
Total
Call type
Total

Alarms
44
Traffic Stops
4

Armed Robbery
0
D.U.I.
9

Arson
0
Driving Under Suspension
4

Assault and Battery
12
No Drivers License
3

Auto Theft
2
Operating Uninsured
1

Burglary
5
No Proof of Insurance
0

Child Endangerment
1
Failure to Stop
0

Civil Papers Served
73
Tickets Issued
1

Criminal Sexual Conduct
2
Warnings Issued
12

Animal Complaints
51
Prowler
3

Domestic Disputes
27
Harassing Phone Calls
12

Verbal Disputes
8
Alcohol Violations
4

Escorts
8
Open Container
1

Accidents
33
Minor Poss Alcohol
1

Grand Larceny
2
Public Drunk
2

Petit Larceny
15
Disorderly Conduct
2

Disturbing Schools
2
Resisting Arrest
2

Kidnapping
0
Incident Reports
388

Littering
7
Trafficking Marijuana
0

Possession Of Stolen Goods
0
Warrants Served
30

Simple Possession of Marijuana
14
Arrest Made
37

Possession of Cocaine
0
Vandalism
12

Trespassing
13
Shoplifting
2

[Lady Raider]

QUOTE
Close www.paulding.com



say what??? Dang

[PUBBY]

I LIKE BEING ABLE TO SEARCH ON PAULDING.COM WITHOUT HAVING TO LOG IN. ON OPINION SURVEYS AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH PAGE THERE SHOULD BE AN OPTION THAT READS PREFER NOT TO ANSWER.

You are able to click on and ignore the survey at the bottom of the page. I know I have. As far as being able to search without having to logon, again it is a matter of conserving resources, in large part, for those who pay. I actually need to again restrict the search to force folks to logon as one of the complaints I'm getting too often today is that the site seems slow. That sluggishness is almost certainly caused by the use of search by guests.

nothing it pretty much covers everything..

thanks

you can give your opinion no matter waht it is whcih i like it gives you more than one point of view on a subject

Generally speaking this is true. We do request folks be kinder and more gentle in their expression than some other sites but then keeping the doors open for a wide breadth of opinion is one of the reasons for our success.

I am still not familiar with all this website has to offer so I am not comfortable making any suggestions when it may turn out they have the things I may suggest. I very much enjoy this website and have found it both a great source of information as well as entertaining.

Thanks, we are open to suggests though. Feel free to PM me.

p,com needs to have something like ebay on it...

Actually, business members are able to post lists of their auctions on eBay and I've encouraged many to do so.

Site is becoming too sensored. Originally it was supposed to be everything that the local paper wasn't. Now, it's becoming the same.

this is not my intention and know that most of what I feel you're complaining about could be fixed if the person(s) would take a different approach to 'dropping the bomb' ... the other side is that to keep it all on the up and up - there are folks in business who would without just cause trash their competitor for the immediate gain they might enjoy - and there are two sides to every story. What you're seeing is that the terrorist dropping of PR bombs is being curtailed but then that started over two years ago with a set of rules designed to provide protection for our supporting business members.

paulding.com is becoming too much of an advertising site for commerce memebers. I relied on the board for real feedback regarding services and I feel now it only promotes commerce members. quite annoying to see all the individual daily ads.

We're trying to make a living and I hope you don't begrudge us that. I do want you to know that you are still able to ask questions about other businesses that are not commerce members provided you don't put their business name in the title.

The PM system is also available to members to interact directly. Our task, though is to make a living and we're not exactly winning that one without question. I appreciate your feedback and I know the commerce members will see your comment as well.

Can't go a day without Pcom!! Well I can but I choose not to =)

Thanks for the vote of confidence

If any way possible, keep the drama down. Who cares about I just got back fron the store stuff.

Let me say thanks again to the sheriff and the deputies. They do help keep the drama down.

Less controling over what we do

In the scope of the big picture, I think you can see from other comments here that we are walking a fine line. We try to let folks be as open as we can and most of the time, frankly, when we do curtail things by moving them to Paulding place or even making them invisible, we are doing that to protect the member from consequences they may be oblivious to.

Moderation should be more fair. Not pick favorites and reduces the amount of rules to make it easier to follow.

See above

Keep paying your news anchor?

I wonder who posted that

I think there may be another one...

[Mt Airy Cop]

There you go, Pubby.

[*~AJ~*]

Ummm....I think you already posted that one!

[PUBBY]

a symbol or something showing the post is a video from another site

Interesting, There might be away to do this. I'll keep it in mind.

I would love color coded icons to view the threads I want to see. Pcom has become very overwhelming (a good thing!), but I usually want to see Educational News. It would be nice if it was lumped in the same color. Oh yeah, I guess I could go to the School Vent and look there....never mind!

While I see what you mean, there are many different ways to read pcom and some work better for those who have a specific interest (than others.)

Make commercial members limit advertizing posts to one per day in appropriate forum threads.

We actually do have some limits coming into place with commerce memberships as they renew.

flood control stinks

Buy a premium membership is my advice ... and know that you're helping the community.

I am doing a study on local websites and how well they service the communities they serve vs national sites. I find , thus far, many of these local websites do more harm than good when the decisions are biased as in this one. I initially found this website to be one of the best (January 08) but now have determined that inconsistent rules and prejudices have created unhealthy competition amongst members that appears to carry over into real life issues. That is a major concern in my study and one not found on other sites where their is much less favoritism. I also found that management or those representing management are sometimes the ones "stirring the pot" as they say. I would hope that management would recognize these issues as being serious and take action to prevent harm to any member. It is also my opinion that these frequent childish gangups that appear on Paulding.com are very similar to school yard bullying and just as dangerous. What appears obvious is not always the case and management clearly needs to spend more time on these issues.

Interesting comment. We try not to have favorites. I have seen some of the incidents that you assert and I've been appalled that adults act the way they do sometimes. I say that because I do recognize the issues. Some of the research I've seen suggests that communities such as pcom have a tendency to 'explode' and destroy themselves after a period of time. Indeed, one could see this tendency at work several times in the history of the site. What we did discover also is that while this is a pattern of many pure message boards - to grow, explode, regroup, grow, explode, regroup -- that an understanding and emphasis on the news is what has kept Paulding.com together. If anything, this has us focusing our effort more directly on providing news. The real question lies in how to adequately moderate the site when we know, from previous experience, that some more malicious factions actually go to great lengths to hide their machinations and plot their presumed revenge for often minor infractions.

It is definitely lamentable that there are those adults in our community who have never grown past the middle school level and who think they can win through intimidation ... i.e. the school yard bullying. How best to handle that? Working on it.

Paulding.com Rocks

thanks

Easy quick survey

It really was pretty painless

More local news

I couldn't agree more!

Better info on usage...

Try www.quantcast.com and www.compete.com for two third-party sites presenting site usage statistics. Just put in paulding.com and what ever other sites you wish to compare.

Paulding.com is great.

thanks, I needed that

That's it,

Pubby

If there is a repeat in here, sorry about that. It got a bit confusing there at the end.

Anyway, those are the comments that we have received so far. Thought it might make for some interesting reading to know how folks feel about the site and also my off-hand reaction/comments.

pubby

[TOW2topgun]

Must someone save Pubby's life in order to get a mayberry? I know how to get a bullet now and am just wondering how to go about getting an elusive mayberry....

[Go BLUE!]

I would love to see something like this.....

Besides each members name.

[Lady Raider]

so PUBBY were you ok with how the survey turned out?

[Lady Raider]

Must someone save Pubby's life in order to get a mayberry? I know how to get a bullet now and am just wondering how to go about getting an elusive mayberry....

you can do it... I actually think you desrve a mayberry for donating all the christmas packages to some tRoops...
and the turkey dinner he helped with for the Bryant family

Besides each members name.

Oh Lawd can we pick and choose where our name goes

[PUBBY]

so PUBBY were you ok with how the survey turned out?

I found it interesting and informative.

There are something 200 responses total and not everyone left a text message (which was the subject of this topic) ...

It is obvious that we have concerns and most of those concerns showed up in this section of the survey as well.

I put it out here for folks to see because I get the feeling from some of the responses that folks think this is an easy job with clear answers. It is not.

I also put it out here to see what kinds of responses folks might give to some of the more interesting issues.... kind of like a focus group feedback session.

So, you've got 'your' responses, you have my responses and now I'm waiting on more of your responses. (I also wanted to attack the boredom a bit as some of the responses promise to add a little to the drama )

pubby

[TOW2topgun]

I found it interesting and informative.

There are something 200 responses total and not everyone left a text message (which was the subject of this topic) ...

It is obvious that we have concerns and most of those concerns showed up in this section of the survey as well.

I put it out here for folks to see because I get the feeling from some of the responses that folks think this is an easy job with clear answers. It is not.

I also put it out here to see what kinds of responses folks might give to some of the more interesting issues.... kind of like a focus group feedback session.

So, you've got 'your' responses, you have my responses and now I'm waiting on more of your responses. (I also wanted to attack the boredom a bit as some of the responses promise to add a little to the drama )

pubby

Pubby is soliciting Drama??????

[UnionMom]

Must someone save Pubby's life in order to get a mayberry? I know how to get a bullet now and am just wondering how to go about getting an elusive mayberry....

I've got two ... wanna buy one?

[TOW2topgun]

I've got two ... wanna buy one?

I deserve two but whatever.........

[Lady Raider]

POPO please give Tow a mayberry LOL

[MillCreek]

I definitely enjoy and appreciate P.com -- on a personal and business level.

Overall, P.com is informative about what's going on around the county, as well as about things that are related to Paulding, whether it be college sports; a traffic accident in a neighboring county; etc., as well as topics that may be of general interest to P.commers.

Commerce Members and Advertising.......Yes, it does cost $$$ to run a website like P.com. Banner Ads and Paid Memberships help pay for a website like P.com......While I don't know Pubby's details (nor do I want to know) -- servers, software, etc., cost money.........for what Pubby charges, I don't see how he's able to keep things going, but he does......and I appreciate that!

As a Commerce (PC Biz) member -- it's definitely been worth it to me, and I tend to think / feel other PC Biz members feel the same....Yes, we advertise / promote our respective businesses -- and at the same time, many of us "help out" in the Paulding community in many ways -- and we rarely "toot our horns" when we do.....

As for the nit-picking and totally useless and/or tasteless information that gets posted from time to time, that will happen on a community board like P.com -- Pubby and the moderators do a pretty good job of "running interference" and do make a pretty good effort in keeping things fair for everyone.

Keep up the good work, Pubby, LPPT, Elwood, Moderators!!

[UnionMom]

POPO please give Tow a mayberry LOL

A pity mayberry? Do they carry the same weight?

[Lady Raider]

from what I gathered you need to

1. pay your news man

2 make the coupon clippers and homeschool pass word protected

3. someone must save your life to get a mayberry (LOL)

4. make sure everyone post in correct forum

5. I heart pcom means I love pcom ( just so you know PUBBY)

A pity mayberry? Do they carry the same weight?

I have no idea but I thought I would try LOL

[RaidersRock]

Pubby,


I heart Pcom

RR


Understand now????

[PUBBY]

Well, now that I know, RR, I heart you too

LR:

Nice summary but no one needs to save my life to get a mayberry ... really ...

But on top of that, while I reserve the right to pass out mayberries, those tastee little morsels are most often given out by the popo. Now, if you've noticed, Tow and the popo are not exactly loco about each other in a I heart Boss Hogg sort of way, if you know what I mean

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[SOLO]

Maybe the PoPo wll notice that Tow has done several good deads lately....Ok can not believe I just said that

[Joe Sixpack]

We try to let folks be as open as we can and most of the time, frankly, when we do curtail things by moving them to Paulding place or even making them invisible, we are doing that to protect the member from consequences they may be oblivious to.

This is my favorite Pubby quote to date . . .