Proposal for DC Teams

TollhouseFrank · 08-18-06, 03:06 PM

guys, i've had an idea that might help organize the forums a bit better.

My proposal?

(hear me out, please)

Abolish Folding/SETI/Other DC as stand-alone sections. Instead, incorporate them as subsections as a Forum named "Distributed Computing Projects" (or something similar). That way, we would have a forum to discuss not only distributed computing as a group, and hopefully, exchange ideas (like how to best overclock for points-per-day, no matter WHAT project you are on).... but we can also access our favorite sections there as well.

Not only would this neaten up the Forums slightly, But i feel it may help the exchange of Ideas, and may even bring in more people to ALL the teams, if they can see we are able to work together amicably to promote more ability to Fold/Crunch/Whatever.

What do you think? Should we consider asking for this? Or will it never fly?

Please keep flamage to a minimum and go to the link below to vote yay or nay!

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=473638

muddocktor · 08-18-06, 04:05 PM

No, I think it would fracture both the Folding and Seti teams, IMO.

And tick off a bunch of members.

z0n3 · 08-18-06, 04:31 PM

I'm with mudd on this one.

David · 08-18-06, 05:15 PM

I like the way it is just now.

SETI and Folding are the main two DC teams (Overclockers Forums do well in both) and as such deserve their own main forums. Other DC teams provides a forum for discussing smaller projects (although equally useful in many cases) or DC projects that OCF does not have much interest in in general (yet).

Malpine Walis · 08-18-06, 06:00 PM

Personally, I am not a big fan of fixing stuff that is not broken...

WarriorII · 08-18-06, 06:31 PM

Sounds like a topic for the Blue room.

I agree with everyone on this and am like "this close" to being offended.

but I'm in a "mood" so I appoligze for that Frank.

A point I see in your thought, is more Teams working together and collaborating for more exposure, from under one roof.

But it ain't broke.

Have Other DC projects / SETI / FAH do articles for the front page for more exposure.

Captain Newbie · 08-18-06, 06:57 PM

Don't think it's necessary; the DC team forums are good individually right now.

If there's a need, though...perhaps it could be discussed further.

eaglescouter · 08-18-06, 07:16 PM

I'm with WarriorII. This proposal would not be positive nor productive for the teams that participate in the OCForums.

dz_jad · 08-18-06, 08:05 PM

there's just way too many posts going on in either forum to even get a clean merge....I would think, plus everything else everyone else has said

JDXNC · 08-18-06, 08:15 PM

It's good the way it is.

Thelemac · 08-18-06, 08:23 PM

Join SETI, we have altruistic intentions!

No, join Folding, our altruistic intentions are better than theirs!

etc.

I've seen that happen as it is now, combining them will only serve to exacerbate that.

ghettocomp · 08-18-06, 08:27 PM

I right there with you all, it is fine the way it is.

ChasR · 08-18-06, 09:49 PM

It is fine like it is.

pscout · 08-19-06, 01:49 AM

already voted , but i'll add my ditto ... leave it alone.

TollhouseFrank · 08-19-06, 01:55 AM

Hmm.... oh well... it was worth the proposal, at least.

Hope you all don't think I was trying to hurt either team. I'm just looking for ways to help ALL the OCForums DC Teams. I guess things is the way they is.

Thanks for not tryign to tear me a new one, though.

08-18-06, 03:06 PM	Thread Starter #1
TollhouseFrank Senior Headphone Guru Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: T3h Intr@tub3z!	Proposal for DC Teams guys, i've had an idea that might help organize the forums a bit better. My proposal? (hear me out, please) Abolish Folding/SETI/Other DC as stand-alone sections. Instead, incorporate them as subsections as a Forum named "Distributed Computing Projects" (or something similar). That way, we would have a forum to discuss not only distributed computing as a group, and hopefully, exchange ideas (like how to best overclock for points-per-day, no matter WHAT project you are on).... but we can also access our favorite sections there as well. Not only would this neaten up the Forums slightly, But i feel it may help the exchange of Ideas, and may even bring in more people to ALL the teams, if they can see we are able to work together amicably to promote more ability to Fold/Crunch/Whatever. What do you think? Should we consider asking for this? Or will it never fly? Please keep flamage to a minimum and go to the link below to vote yay or nay! http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=473638 __________________ Become a fan on Facebook! \| Help improve overclockers.com! Get involved! \| Follow us on Twitter!
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08-18-06, 04:05 PM	#2
muddocktor Retired Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New Iberia, LA	No, I think it would fracture both the Folding and Seti teams, IMO. And tick off a bunch of members.
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08-18-06, 04:31 PM	#3
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08-18-06, 05:15 PM	#4
David Forums Super Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hiding from Americans and making pretty colours in a drybox in St Andrews	I like the way it is just now. SETI and Folding are the main two DC teams (Overclockers Forums do well in both) and as such deserve their own main forums. Other DC teams provides a forum for discussing smaller projects (although equally useful in many cases) or DC projects that OCF does not have much interest in in general (yet). __________________ David J. Nelson MChem(Edin) PhD(Strath) AMRSC [Academia Profile] OC Forums Super Moderator // Overclockers.com Editor The Workhorse: [Lenovo W510] Intel Core i7-720QM / 8 GB DDR3 / nVidia Quadro FX880M / Crucial M4 256 GB SSD / Windows 7 The HTPC/Server: AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 6 GB DDR2 / nVidia 8300 / 5 TB of HDDs / Antec Solo II Case / Windows 7 The Gaming Rig: AMD Llano A6-3650 / 4 GB DDR3 / nVidia GTX260 / 2x 500 GB HDD in RAID0 / Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case / Windows 7 The Benchmarking Setup: Various LGA775 chips / Asus Rampage Formula / 2 GB OCZ 1066 MHz DDR2 / nVidia Quadro NVS 285 / 320 GB HDD / Windows 7 My research fellowship is eating all my time, so I may be slow to reply to emails and private messages.
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08-18-06, 06:00 PM	#5
Malpine Walis Disabled Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Banned Camp	Personally, I am not a big fan of fixing stuff that is not broken...
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08-18-06, 06:31 PM	#6
WarriorII Moderator #666 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Moderating	Sounds like a topic for the Blue room. I agree with everyone on this and am like "this close" to being offended. but I'm in a "mood" so I appoligze for that Frank. A point I see in your thought, is more Teams working together and collaborating for more exposure, from under one roof. But it ain't broke. Have Other DC projects / SETI / FAH do articles for the front page for more exposure. __________________ To Honor Those who went before their time. God Bless them all Fight the Fight worth Fighting *FOLD for Team 32* IS THERE A CURE AMONG US? Black Belt Overclocker MyHeatware under WarriorII Become a fan on Facebook! \| Help improve overclockers.com! Get involved! \| Follow us on Twitter!
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08-18-06, 06:57 PM	#7
Captain Newbie Senior Django-loving Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Right seat with a bored "don't kill me" expression	Don't think it's necessary; the DC team forums are good individually right now. If there's a need, though...perhaps it could be discussed further. __________________ B.S. Computer Science, B.A. Political Science \| Commercial Pilot Airplane Single and Multiengine Land, Instrument Airplane "And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untresspassed sanctity of space Put out my hand, and touched the face of God." Strong * Focused * Safe Apple Mac Pro 4,1, Two Nehalem Xeons 2.26GHzx4 (Hyperthreaded), 12 GB DDR3 FBDRAM \| MacBook Pro 15" (2009)
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08-18-06, 07:16 PM	#8
eaglescouter Frustrating Senior SETI Nut! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CA- Not far from the Allen SETI array	I'm with WarriorII. This proposal would not be positive nor productive for the teams that participate in the OCForums. __________________ #4 in the 20 Million SETI Club Top 4 Producer for BOINC Seti Many GHz of Seti Crunching Power! Number 18 Seti Classic Cruncher Member of the Phase Cooled 6Ghz Club [SG] Halo Custom Edition Clan Leader
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08-18-06, 08:05 PM	#9
dz_jad Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bealeton, Virginia	there's just way too many posts going on in either forum to even get a clean merge....I would think, plus everything else everyone else has said __________________ i5 2500k Gigabyte P67A-UD3 4GB memory and still my old x1900xt - (Retired from Folding)
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08-18-06, 08:15 PM	#10
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08-18-06, 08:23 PM	#11
Thelemac Administratively Deficient Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Canton, MI	Join SETI, we have altruistic intentions! No, join Folding, our altruistic intentions are better than theirs! etc. I've seen that happen as it is now, combining them will only serve to exacerbate that. __________________ 42 \| Sig Assassin click
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08-18-06, 08:27 PM	#12
ghettocomp Master of teh Ghetto Mods Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Choosing between two evils, I might pick the one I've never tried before.	I right there with you all, it is fine the way it is. __________________ I find that most people are like Slinkies.. They are not really good for anything, but can still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs. :P
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08-18-06, 09:49 PM	#13
ChasR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Atlanta	It is fine like it is. __________________ All ppd from friends and family. Many thanks to HayesK for his support and congrats on being the #1 Folder on Team 32. Special thanks to ChrisC and ColinC
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08-19-06, 01:49 AM	#14
pscout Senior Newbie Cannon-Fodder - R. I. P. good buddy :( Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto	already voted , but i'll add my ditto ... leave it alone. __________________ Main Rig - p5b-d, E6600@3.15 Folding rigs - usually linux-64: 2xQ6600 B3 @3.0, 3.1 p5w64, DS3 4x Q6600 GO @ 3.1-3.3 on p35-DS3R/DS3L, p5k 4x x3210 B3 @3.0-3.1 on DS3 rev 3.3 x3220 B3 @3.0 on g33-ds2r 3x E6600 @2.8-3.5 on p5b, ds3, p5w64 E6320 @ 3.15 on ds3 1x930 c1 @4.0 on p5wd2-E Folding for OCF Team 32 as pete_scout
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08-19-06, 01:55 AM	Thread Starter #15
TollhouseFrank Senior Headphone Guru Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: T3h Intr@tub3z!	Hmm.... oh well... it was worth the proposal, at least. Hope you all don't think I was trying to hurt either team. I'm just looking for ways to help ALL the OCForums DC Teams. I guess things is the way they is. Thanks for not tryign to tear me a new one, though. __________________ Become a fan on Facebook! \| Help improve overclockers.com! Get involved! \| Follow us on Twitter!
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