General : Your views on Coming Soon thread in 2016?

[trickytree]

Originally Posted by paultrademark

That sums up the whole thread really

Agree also.
There's so much 'chat' in it that the coming soon gets lost.
Option B I voted for however

[Stop It]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

With UPC Ireland being rebrand as Virgin Media Ireland we want to you views on the best way for the Coming soon to Virgin Media thread starting next year!

So far here is our plans:

A) Put both Virgin Media UK and Virgin Media Ireland into the one thread (We will launch volumes about every three to six months. That will be down to how busy Virgin Media has been on channel launches.)

B) Launch two threads one for Virgin Media UK (New one about every three months). And launch the other one for Virgin Media Ireland (Every year).

Let us know your views by December 6th.

Thanks Media Boy HQ.

I voted do not care.

Honestly, you put a lot of effort into the threads especially and you should go with whatever is best/easiest for you.

[armstrong0129]

i know exactly what to do and what is happening, but i have a DNP and cant let anyone know to 21st October 2027, sorry

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by trickytree

Agree also.
There's so much 'chat' in it that the coming soon gets lost.
Option B I voted for however

it wasnt lost, it just wasnt there to begin with

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

I'm sure they are. It's our large UK readership I was concerned about, having to skip a load of irrelevant stuff.

Completely agree.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Tbh most of the stuff is irrelevant, he's been asked before to cut out all the non relevant stuff, and replace it with what's actually coming, but we still get reams and reams of stuff that I would assume no one reads.

Even though we never really no for certain what is coming until the day that VM actually announce it, so in reality the thread is totally irrelevant and pretty pointless.

Especially when it got revealed that what MB and a few others thought were channels testing were actually On Demand feeds lmao.

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by Stephen

, so in reality the thread is totally irrelevant and pretty pointless.

The thread is what it is. And quite frankly, I like what it is. I believe other people like it also. Yes, it veers of topic a fair bit but that's fine by me.

[offmore]

I fine it useful and gives me a idea of what might be coming on? as I do not buy listings mags

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Stephen

Even though we never really no for certain what is coming until the day that VM actually announce it, so in reality the thread is totally irrelevant and pretty pointless.

Especially when it got revealed that what MB and a few others thought were channels testing were actually On Demand feeds lmao.

We get information we post it, sometimes the information is correct sometimes it isn't *shrugs* any new launches posted are classed as rumours until/if they launch.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

We get information we post it, sometimes the information is correct sometimes it isn't *shrugs* any new launches posted are classed as rumours until/if they launch.

Maybe the title needs to become a rumours thread then?

[johnathome]

Originally Posted by Stephen

Maybe the title needs to become a rumours thread then?

But surely 'Coming Soon' is the VM way of saying 'maybe' anyway?

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Stephen

Maybe the title needs to become a rumours thread then?

I think coming soon/rumours would be a more suitable choice but the thread has worked well so far so no real need to change it.
95% of people who use the thread know that anything posted should be taken as a rumour until it shows up on vms EPG or VM announce it.
Sources which i won't disclose (i know you didn't ask me to anyway lol) give me information which i pass on and tbf 90% of info i post happens, MB also has a very good track record too, yes i'm sure we do get the occasional source pop up who is just trolling us it happens, if what i post happens it happens, if it doesn't it doesn't no-one will lose any sleep over it.

[Anypermitedroute]

must of missed 90% of those items appearing

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

must of missed 90% of those items appearing

If you read the threads instead of trying to be a smartass then you may of seen them.

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

If you read the threads instead of trying to be a smartass then you may of seen them.

I can assure you I read the thread, 100% of it. hence my statement