How long does the New Year rush for the gym last?
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7 and 20.
Embarassing.
If things don't pick up soon, I'm going to start flagging my own posts.0 -
I wondering if this thread is going to turn into the standard hell storm it tends to every year?
Like everyone said, it all depends... My gym goes through two. We have the post Thanksgiving gym special crowd now, then we pick up a bunch more at New Year's and then it drops off dramatically by mid Feb. At my favorite gym that I was at for about 5yrs, I want to say the rush lasted until March.
You remember these types of threads from past years too aye?
Instead of ppl being excited for others getting started the threads turn to hating on new ppl.
It'll be way more ppl on MFP started at the beginning of a year... it's what some ppl do (use the first of the Year to make changes). Nothing wrong with it as some shared it's busier the first couple months but some ppl leave. Some stay and same on here... they stay put at the gym and stay put on here.
and we're happy for them RIGHT? Because we all started somewhere..
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Love this... I wish more of us remembered ourselves 'back in the day'. lolAfternoon after work is usually about mid March before it does down. However, I go at 445 am so we get a handful of newbies who are gone within 2 weeks.
I use to complain about it but someone reminded me at one time I was one of those people.
Sounds like you make it work for yourself.. even if it's early you get a good workout in. I call that massive dedication... good on you!! 
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But none of it really matters as it's not real unless it's from the Mods... Just consider yourself popular... no one can say you're invisible if they are flagging you.
lol, doubtful.levitateme wrote: »I wonder if people will eventually start getting in trouble for flagging without any real cause. It has to be a pain for the mods to sift through all the unwarranted flags.
Supposedly they are going to start looking into that soon. Supposedly.
I'm on track for 300 abuse and 100 spam this week.
Guess my brand of doesn't mince words doesn't mix well with the sunday lifters. lol.
The whole flagging thing seems to have become a passive aggresive game to some.
Though I do love the way it works quickly for the 'mass spammers' when using the spam flag and 5 ppl actually use the correct flag.;) The spam is gone like magic then.
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When I went to the gym it was busy from January - March.0
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About until March at my gym0
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See! There ya goHearts_2015 wrote: »
But none of it really matters as it's not real unless it's from the Mods... Just consider yourself popular... no one can say you're invisible if they are flagging you.
lol, doubtful.levitateme wrote: »I wonder if people will eventually start getting in trouble for flagging without any real cause. It has to be a pain for the mods to sift through all the unwarranted flags.
Supposedly they are going to start looking into that soon. Supposedly.
I'm on track for 300 abuse and 100 spam this week.
Guess my brand of doesn't mince words doesn't mix well with the sunday lifters. lol.
The whole flagging thing seems to have become a passive aggresive game to some.
Though I do love the way it works quickly for the 'mass spammers' when using the spam flag and 5 ppl actually use the correct flag.;) The spam is gone like magic then.
I agree.
I've picked up 40 flags today alone. Dem fans!!!
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Love it!!!redheaddee wrote: »In my gym it's Valentines Day.
That being said, BE NICE TO RESOLUTIONARIES. Some of them stay, and some are successful.
I started with the new year, because I also had a new job in a new office, and my new gym had a new years offer (no membership fees).
2 years later, I'm still here bitchez. And I can out deadlift many of the bros.
Just my $0.02.
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I love the early workouts, you get in do your workout then done for the day. It's a whole different crowd at the gym that early.:)Add me to the 5am crowd!! I did notice an increase over this past year of people coming from 5-6am...but it was mid year... New years never seems to really be a problem for the 5am crowd...and that's cool with me...
Although, I personally love to see new people at my gym...I wish more people would start and keep their commit to working out...
I agree with your second point as well... I too love to see new folks at my gym ...I like to treat them well because that's how I was treated when I started at the Y. Ppl make a connection and they feel comfy coming back again. I'd much rather cheer new ppl on for going to the gym than shove them out of my way ...maybe it's all in how we're treated when we first join?
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Hearts_2015 wrote: »
See! There ya goHearts_2015 wrote: »
But none of it really matters as it's not real unless it's from the Mods... Just consider yourself popular... no one can say you're invisible if they are flagging you.
lol, doubtful.levitateme wrote: »I wonder if people will eventually start getting in trouble for flagging without any real cause. It has to be a pain for the mods to sift through all the unwarranted flags.
Supposedly they are going to start looking into that soon. Supposedly.
I'm on track for 300 abuse and 100 spam this week.
Guess my brand of doesn't mince words doesn't mix well with the sunday lifters. lol.
The whole flagging thing seems to have become a passive aggresive game to some.
Though I do love the way it works quickly for the 'mass spammers' when using the spam flag and 5 ppl actually use the correct flag.;) The spam is gone like magic then.
I agree.
I've picked up 40 flags today alone. Dem fans!!!
Yeah, the whole flagging system rewards anonymous passive agressiveness. It's silly. I was using it as a "like" button, until there were quietly spoken myths about people being suspended from posting due to it.
It's just a bad system implemented poorly.0 -
I think I have been...
That would explain the virtual tripling of my flag total thanks to this thread alone.
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redheaddee wrote: »
Is there somewhere you can see all the flags a person has? That is cool.I guess someone didn't like what I had to say and went back and flagged all of my posts. It's funny because I never said I didn't want new people in the gym.
I swear people flag stuff because a) they don't like someone, or b) they're stupid and think it means they LIKE a post.
It's not cool. it doesnt tell you why, where, who or any helpful information to appeal it. It just says - you have 85 flags, which thankfully is only .5% of my posts. Not that that counts for anything either. number-wise.
I only flag nudie pics and VLCD / ED Mongering.For as many insults that I throw around, you'd think I'd be doing better than 18....13 of which came in this thread.
some people have a gift for staying under the radar.
I am not one.
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Yea you're the only one ahead of me I thing. The but hurt is in full force today. I've gotten maybe 20 today alone. The system is a joke and the Mods couldn't be bothered with it. I was told they are going to address it but I doubt it
lol, doubtful.levitateme wrote: »I wonder if people will eventually start getting in trouble for flagging without any real cause. It has to be a pain for the mods to sift through all the unwarranted flags.
Supposedly they are going to start looking into that soon. Supposedly.
I'm on track for 300 abuse and 100 spam this week.
Guess my brand of doesn't mince words doesn't mix well with the sunday lifters. lol.
Oh yea, I'm at 291 flags:
34 spam 257 abuse
i suddenly feel so much better.
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uconnwinsnc1 wrote: »
Yea you're the only one ahead of me I thing. The but hurt is in full force today. I've gotten maybe 20 today alone. The system is a joke and the Mods couldn't be bothered with it. I was told they are going to address it but I doubt it
lol, doubtful.levitateme wrote: »I wonder if people will eventually start getting in trouble for flagging without any real cause. It has to be a pain for the mods to sift through all the unwarranted flags.
Supposedly they are going to start looking into that soon. Supposedly.
I'm on track for 300 abuse and 100 spam this week.
Guess my brand of doesn't mince words doesn't mix well with the sunday lifters. lol.
Oh yea, I'm at 291 flags:
34 spam 257 abuse
How do I check!?
Edit: I see I've been labeled abusive 8 times!
that's not being labeled abusive lol, it means you broke the terms of service haha
I don't know you and we aren't friends, so you just creeped me the hell out. that's weird. I dont have a flagging stalker so you're just stirring things for no reason.redheaddee wrote: »
Is there somewhere you can see all the flags a person has? That is cool.I guess someone didn't like what I had to say and went back and flagged all of my posts. It's funny because I never said I didn't want new people in the gym.
I swear people flag stuff because a) they don't like someone, or b) they're stupid and think it means they LIKE a post.
It's not cool. it doesnt tell you why, where, who or any helpful information to appeal it. It just says - you have 85 flags, which thankfully is only .5% of my posts. Not that that counts for anything either. number-wise.
I only flag nudie pics and VLCD / ED Mongering.
Actually, the mods have a post for how to use the flagging system, and they say use the spam for things that are clearly users with a fake account posting links and use the abuse for personal attacks. Everything else, they suggest using the report function like they used to (and to be extra confusing, the report function still allows you to select spam and abuse as options for why you're reporting it).
What i said was that when you click your flag notifications it does not tell you when, where or why you were flagged. The MFP post on this is unrelated.
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Actually, the mods have a post for how to use the flagging system, and they say use the spam for things that are clearly users with a fake account posting links and use the abuse for personal attacks. Everything else, they suggest using the report function like they used to (and to be extra confusing, the report function still allows you to select spam and abuse as options for why you're reporting it).redheaddee wrote: »
Is there somewhere you can see all the flags a person has? That is cool.I guess someone didn't like what I had to say and went back and flagged all of my posts. It's funny because I never said I didn't want new people in the gym.
I swear people flag stuff because a) they don't like someone, or b) they're stupid and think it means they LIKE a post.
It's not cool. it doesnt tell you why, where, who or any helpful information to appeal it. It just says - you have 85 flags, which thankfully is only .5% of my posts. Not that that counts for anything either. number-wise.
I only flag nudie pics and VLCD / ED Mongering.For as many insults that I throw around, you'd think I'd be doing better than 18....13 of which came in this thread.
some people have a gift for staying under the radar.
I am not one.
Stuff like nudes and threads going horribly wrong, I still use the report function. Not sure if I'm doing it right or not, but I know that mods will be notified, unlike the flag system where 4 other people have to agree with me until a mod is notified.
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I think I have been...
That would explain the virtual tripling of my flag total thanks to this thread alone.
I think her stalker flagged my post about getting them to flag you lol
Whatever lol
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uconnwinsnc1 wrote: »
Yea you're the only one ahead of me I thing. The but hurt is in full force today. I've gotten maybe 20 today alone. The system is a joke and the Mods couldn't be bothered with it. I was told they are going to address it but I doubt it
lol, doubtful.levitateme wrote: »I wonder if people will eventually start getting in trouble for flagging without any real cause. It has to be a pain for the mods to sift through all the unwarranted flags.
Supposedly they are going to start looking into that soon. Supposedly.
I'm on track for 300 abuse and 100 spam this week.
Guess my brand of doesn't mince words doesn't mix well with the sunday lifters. lol.
Oh yea, I'm at 291 flags:
34 spam 257 abuse
How do I check!?
Edit: I see I've been labeled abusive 8 times!
that's not being labeled abusive lol, it means you broke the terms of service haha
I don't know you and we aren't friends, so you just creeped me the hell out. that's weird. I dont have a flagging stalker so you're just stirring things for no reason.redheaddee wrote: »
Is there somewhere you can see all the flags a person has? That is cool.I guess someone didn't like what I had to say and went back and flagged all of my posts. It's funny because I never said I didn't want new people in the gym.
I swear people flag stuff because a) they don't like someone, or b) they're stupid and think it means they LIKE a post.
It's not cool. it doesnt tell you why, where, who or any helpful information to appeal it. It just says - you have 85 flags, which thankfully is only .5% of my posts. Not that that counts for anything either. number-wise.
I only flag nudie pics and VLCD / ED Mongering.
Actually, the mods have a post for how to use the flagging system, and they say use the spam for things that are clearly users with a fake account posting links and use the abuse for personal attacks. Everything else, they suggest using the report function like they used to (and to be extra confusing, the report function still allows you to select spam and abuse as options for why you're reporting it).
What i said was that when you click your flag notifications it does not tell you when, where or why you were flagged. The MFP post on this is unrelated.
Flags don't mean you broke the terms, for the most part they mean someone didn't like what you posted and got the urge to flag it (or everything else you posted in a thread...or ever)0 -
Flags mean some thin skinned child was upset by something you wrote, and instead of putting on adult pants, they flag for great anonymity.
I think we'd see a slow down in the spurious flagging if there was an added line to flagged posts:
This post was flagged by username, username, username, and others.
with username and others being links to respective profiles, or a list of other usernames to show who is reporting.
Then the flagged can have a chance to complain about those abusing the flagging system, if that is their wont, and the rest of the community can identify who the bad actors are.0
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