When it was only one person setting up their own "My Daily Rides" thread, it wasn't such a big deal.

But now that there are at least three such personal threads, in at least two fora, it's getting annoying. Is there some way to set up a "Your rides go here" forum to localize these?

(And what's wrong with a spreadsheet, notebook, or calendar; or one of the sites that exists to show off, I mean log, a person's rides?)

they put mine in bloggers and it seems out of the way there. I write what I want and no one bugs me :-)

No rides today. Still too cold.

Because narcissism. That's the underlying foundation of this "sport/hobby".

For you perhaps, I just like to ride.

Some of them annoy me, too, but I just ignore most of them. In Clydesdales and Athenas you'll find a number of them, but in context to that forum and its purpose they do a lot of good. I started one thread called "I Joined Weight Watchers" in January 2012 that lasted a long time, and the conversation/encouragement I received there ended up in me losing 78 pounds. So they have their place - I guess if they annoy you, you don't need to read 'em -

+1

Who'da thunk of such a thing? A thread just for ME!
If I started one of those things, would I still be allowed to post in the 50+ Did You Ride Today?
I'd call mine: Did I ride today?

The one of yours served a greater purpose than an individual for some reason thinking that they have a right to a private thread in a public forum as is the case currently happening in the commuting forum. If a person can start a thread, they can start an Excel file and that's where their private figures belong.....on their private computer. I personally don't care how far they ride.

How far does the if it annoys you don't read it go. When 35 people have their private threads does this mean that I will have to scroll through three pages of private crap to find the current public threads. This is especially troublesome noting that there already is a mileage thread that close to a hundred individuals see fit to use. What makes this one new poster so damn special that he gets a private spot??

THE WORST PART OF IT IS THAT THIS POSTER HAS NOT EVEN SEEN FIT TO CONTRIBUTE THE WHOPPING NICKEL A DAY THAT IT TAKES TO BECOME A SUPPORTING, CARING MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY. THAT, AT THE VERY LEAST, SHOULD BE A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A PRIVATE THREAD.

WHAT THE HELL IS MY YELLOW JERSEY----A SNOT RAG?

Not an issue for me at all. I just skip over those threads. I wasn't even aware they existed.

What's the problem?

How far does the if it annoys you don't read it go. When 35 people have their private threads does this mean that I will have to scroll through three pages of private crap to find the current public threads. This is especially troublesome noting that there already is a mileage thread that close to a hundred individuals see fit to use. What makes this one new poster so damn special that he gets a private spot??

Like I said, I wasn't even aware such threads existed so I'm thinking there must not be 35 of them. I feel like you're blowing up a penny balloon and then complaining about how much space it takes up.

I've only noticed one, so far. Thought it was curious that someone would do that.

Personal Tracking Threads belong in the Blogger's forum. If a member starts one here in General, kindly report it and we will be happy to move it over there.

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