Jay Stuart Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 You have to admit Olga is getting the hits at .ning and it's not so RELAXED and HAPPY there as it once was. lol 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twin Wolf Technology Group Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 It appears to have become the Olga show and she is using world news to generate views rather than focusing on Boquete. They really should change the name of the site. It has little to do with Boquete. If I suddenly want a PHD dissertation on Climate Change or want to rant about Gun Control and US News, then I will tune in to Ning. None of that interest me, but to each their own. I feel bad for those people that come looking for information knowing the answers are here and all they are getting is deafening silence on Ning. It is all part of the change. LOL - Yes JoJo, it looks like their super sweet sundae attitude is melting and making a mess again. I am guessing Ambreen is no longer watching the site like she was or at least has been told to let Olga run the show. It will be interesting to see how far down this road they go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger B Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Well. You have to do what you have to do in order to increase traffic and give the site the value they are needing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Hey, this wouldn't be a real discussion without a counterpoint or two, so I will offer up some. Ahh, I can almost feel the negative reputation votes getting ready to smother my good name ;-) This topic peaked my curiosity so I checked Ning to catch up on the happenings there. For sure, that woman can talk and talk and talk and talk. I got a serious headache reading through all of it. But, then I realized that she's generating lots of discussion and I'm sure the hits on the site are going up again. And, even better, I could hardly find any juvenile comments from Ambreen or the the shills they were using in September and October to make happy happy happy time. So, I guess what I'm saying is that I think Olga is what the site needed to survive. She's got boundless energy and is stimulating a lot of discussion. It may be useless discussion, but nonetheless it's active. OK, I can't wait to see if my cumulative reputation will still be green when I wake up in the morning. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I agree with Twin Wolf. Ning appears to be moving away from being a local, Boquete forum. I think people will catch on to this after a bit and look beyond it for their exchange of Boquete information. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Seems like the online community may be spread out for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bakke Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Oh, Woody...concerned about your reputation votes?....LOL...one of the more ridicules features of this site. I have to agree that Ms. Olga is much more interesting than Ambreen, but it all comes off as a little desperate, in my opinion. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bakke Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 BTW, I will be giving positive reputation points to Jay Stuart for every post he makes until we dig him out of the hole. Also, if anyone is interested, I will happily vote individual positive reputation points for a mere $9.99 balboas. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 2 hours ago, Roger B said: Well. You have to do what you have to do in order to increase traffic and give the site the value they are needing. Roger, is 'Cristina' still on the air? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger B Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Keith You mean the white blond Cuban lady that used to have a talk show from Miami? If you are talking about her she is not in the air? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 6 hours ago, Roger B said: Keith You mean the white blond Cuban lady that used to have a talk show from Miami? If you are talking about her she is not in the air? Yes Roger. The discussions on .ning reminded me of her similar background and show format. Just checked and it wrapped up in 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger B Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Keith You made me laugh this evening that my wife wanted to know what made laugh!! It it true that some discussion don't have the consistance, relevance and importance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyS Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Ironically I am finding more useful information on ning lately than on CL. I just learned I could have gotten my passport photos at Mail Boxes Etc in Boquete without having to drive to Arrocha in David. It seems 90% of the posts on CL lately are just re-posts of News Boquete announcements. Doesn't everybody on here already subscribe to News Boquete? I hope people start posting more. There must be something going on out there. We don't want Chiriqui Life to become Chiriqui Moribund. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottie Atwater Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 "... that woman can talk and talk and talk and talk." If visiting ning gives them a "hit," then I'm "contributing" to them. I'm not a member but I can read what's posted there. I'm drawn by morbid curiosity to see what nonsense will come forth next from Olga's mouth/fingers. She consistently misses the point when responding to someone who disagrees with her. She doesn't even live in Panama, much less Boquete, but just because she's "Latino," she thinks that qualifies her to run a Boquete site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Franagain Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 13 hours ago, JudyS said: Ironically I am finding more useful information on ning lately than on CL. I just learned I could have gotten my passport photos at Mail Boxes Etc in Boquete without having to drive to Arrocha in David. It seems 90% of the posts on CL lately are just re-posts of News Boquete announcements. Doesn't everybody on here already subscribe to News Boquete? I hope people start posting more. There must be something going on out there. We don't want Chiriqui Life to become Chiriqui Moribund. Judy, I know you don't ''do'' Facebook, but there is a whole world of relevant information about life in Boquete, from crimes and vehicle accident reporting, to the frequent notices sent out by our Mayor, the National Police and various media in Panama. I am the Admin for the Facebook page ''Boquete News'' which is FULL of information of Boquete News. I hope people who don't ''do'' Facebook will reconsider and check it out. https://www.facebook.com/groups/News.Boquete/ And ''Boquete News'' is not the only source of relevant information about Boquete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyS Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Actually I did create another FB account so I could view Boquete News, etc. I use it to view things, but don't post on it to avoid receiving the annoying clutter I had on my original account. So while I still don't do FB, I do look at it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 On 12/5/2015, 6:29:13, JudyS said: Ironically I am finding more useful information on ning lately than on CL. I just learned I could have gotten my passport photos at Mail Boxes Etc in Boquete without having to drive to Arrocha in David. It seems 90% of the posts on CL lately are just re-posts of News Boquete announcements. Doesn't everybody on here already subscribe to News Boquete? I hope people start posting more. There must be something going on out there. We don't want Chiriqui Life to become Chiriqui Moribund. Perhaps the Administrators could explain the rationale behind publishing all News Boquete items here. Under "Unread Content," there is a tab that will take you to "Edit Stream Settings." This allows the reader to choose what types of post they receive. Under "Content Types" on that screen, perhaps "News Boquete" could be added. That way those of us who receive News Boquete directly can unclick that tab and not receive duplicate posts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Admin_01 Posted December 7, 2015 Administrators Share Posted December 7, 2015 1 hour ago, Bonnie said: Perhaps the Administrators could explain the rationale behind publishing all News Boquete items here. ... The description of the News Boquete forum includes the rationale behind having an online repository of the News Boquete emails. Click here for that description: http://www.chiriqui.life/forum/87-news-boquete/. We appreciate your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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