Pointless Posting Rule

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I'm mainly meaning in 'Cool Rooms' and Pictures etc where it's easy to just post 'nice room' 'nice picture' etc. According to the rules, pointless posting includes a post that is meaningless ie 'ngkahg.' Well, I was just wondering if it was possible to add "nice room" "nice picture" into this because it doesn't even contribute to the thread at all. :S It's quite obviously just an attempt to raise their post count and it's seriously annoying when you've given a decent post giving criticism or your opinion and someone just replies with "nice."

I don't mean to pick on anyone but this is exactly what I mean;

http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5785164&postcount=11
http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5783991&postcount=3
http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5782988&postcount=12
http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5782827&postcount=11
http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5780448&postcount=3
http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5778670&postcount=5
http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5776791&postcount=7
http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5776666&postcount=5
http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5776661&postcount=9
http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5776207&postcount=10
http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5774233&postcount=7
http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5774176&postcount=5
http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5774176&postcount=5
http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5769555&postcount=4

OH, this one made me laugh ; http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=5767390&postcount=4

(wouldn't click on them all, most of them will just say same thing but a different thread :$)

Funny thing is, I didn't go out looking everywhere to find these, all I needed to do was check his recent posts so I think it's just a joke now. I'm sure I could find a lot of examples, especially in 'Welcome' forum but I can't really complain about that as it has a purpose. Basically, I think people should try to contribute more unless they feel they really need to post in the thread and all they can think of is "wow, amazing!:O" It's like, usually you only get people commenting in a thread if it's something they're interested in and wants to give their view on it, I wouldn't post in a layout I'm not interested in unless there was something specific I cared about. Maybe, just maybe, it's possible one person can be interested in graphics & habbo & computer games & alts & photography & websites & layouts but I don't really think so.

[Dan2nd]

occasionally I do post like that if I see an ALT I like or something and I want the thread starter to know I thought it was good and I was going to rep them but that ammount of posts is over the top lol.

Normally like you said I only post if I have something useful to add to the thread :P

[eight]

nice thread

Edit by Robbie! (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not post pointlessly

[Caution]

I agree, but with some threads it can be seen as pointless when there's not much else you can reply with. I made a thread about my dog, and everyone replied with 'aww nice dog' or along those lines but there's not much else you can reply with, really. I've clicked on new posts and nearly the whole page is filled with the same user posting 'welcome to hxf' which shouldn't really be allowed in my opinion.

[lew!]

I completely agree. To the above about your dog, theres not much you can improve on your dog though is there? :P

I think ok, somone likes it but what could I improve on? I personally think its pointless!

[buttons]

I agree, but with some threads it can be seen as pointless when there's not much else you can reply with. I made a thread about my dog, and everyone replied with 'aww nice dog' or along those lines but there's not much else you can reply with, really. I've clicked on new posts and nearly the whole page is filled with the same user posting 'welcome to hxf' which shouldn't really be allowed in my opinion.
There's not a lot of pet threads made though so i'd say it's acceptable :) Yeah, about the welcome threads, I did notice someone say 'welcome' when it was actually a leaving thread o.o lol, that's a bit out of hand aswell but as there is a sort of purpose it's alright.

haha, the irony of eight's post getting edited :P

[leah]

Yeah I see what you mean, but I guess it is getting feedback on an alt. I don't post in alts much but when I do I always look at it and give it my honest opinion whereas some people just post the same message in each one without even looking at the graphic/photo/design.

[FlyingJesus]

Worst abuse of this is in the welcome threads and congratulations.. you get people who make topics like "hi there!" and then explain they've been here for years and you still get people posting "welcome :)" because they're just posting for post count and don't read it at all

[Slowpoke]

I do it every now and again when I honestly do see something that I like, that really catches my attention; though there are definitely people who take the piss - but where do you draw the line? It would be an incredibly hard rule to enforce since it'd be hard to tell when members are taking the piss or are generally interested in viewing and commenting on said threads.

[Blinger1]

It'd be easy to draw the line with the welcome / leaving forum, just click on the sub-topic and then look down the list. If you see that someone has posted through the whole sub-topic then you know they are taking the piss.. (i know jord does it [whitted the name out])...

Also, you could make a rule that says you have to say something more then just "welcome :)" maybe a brief introduction about yourself :S...


And a thread in the pets section called "Post your pets" would be good to stop all the 'look at ma dog!' threads or what ever...;)

[Sammeth.]

I think that this is quite a good idea. Maybe there should be some forum specific rules w here people should be giving constructive criticism or why they think it's nice rather than just saying "Nice picture" to make them less pointless, as it is just the same thing over again. In the pets forum I guess you can't really provide opinions on how to improve the dog that much so I don't know how we could tidy things up in there :P

[Catzsy]

From a personal point of view I don't see the issue as pointless posting as all posts were relevant to the thread they were in. They were short, yes, but not spam.

This was discussed at great length I remember a few years ago and Sierk made this direction.

Link:

http://www.habboxforum.com/showpost.php?p=2506100&postcount=1

What most people are quoting in this thread as 'pointless' has been acceptable for years especially in the 'Welcome to New Members' forum.

The posts mentioned I, personally, don't think are completely random/spam and I remember most of the forum wanting the rule to be relaxed which is where the above direction made by Sierk came from.

The issue here is whether a member is posting just for the sake of getting their post counts up which is a different matter altogether and one that could be considered and argued although it matters not a jot to me as the quality of a post outweighs quantity all the time.

I do also feel this thread would have carried far more weight if there had been a variety of different posts from different members not just one person. :)

[lemonparty]

Im not being mean but he is always doing it, he thinks he needs to have a high post count for some reason and in one thread he said that something was very nice then when people posted after him saying it wasnt he posted again saying he changed his mind :S

BAN AFRICA!!!!

[Arch]

yeah saying "nice room" is pointless
use to do that in rs section / retro room thread
and got a bunch of warnings lmaooo

[lew!]

maybe you could put that you need to actually contribute and say what you like about it or what you dont like instead of putting yes or no?

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I do also feel this thread would have carried far more weight if there had been a variety of different posts from different members not just one person. :)
Was just an example of the 'extreme' ones, since this thread the person I wrote about has been contributing more, still for post count in my view but I guess it's better than before :)

maybe you could put that you need to actually contribute and say what you like about it or what you dont like instead of putting yes or no?
Hmm, nah lol, say if someone asks "Do you.." then sometimes you can only reply Yes or No so not really, I was just thinking mainly of in 'Cool Rooms' 'Pictures/Photography' they want constructive comments not just "cool I like it" otherwise they don't know what to work on.

[Con]

Sometimes I post like that if it's something which literally makes me go *wow*
But I have noticed him posting way too much exactly the same thing.

I do basically what you do, post in a thread if it has something to do with me/something I like etc. and if there is something I want to comment on etc.


+ lol at that one edited by MattGarner



I was just thinking mainly of in 'Cool Rooms' 'Pictures/Photography' they want constructive comments not just "cool I like it" otherwise they don't know what to work on.
It's the same in Graphics as well really. It's nice to be told your work is good. But it should really be constructive as well so they know how they can improve/what errors there are etc.

[Lee]

Worst abuse of this is in the welcome threads and congratulations.. you get people who make topics like "hi there!" and then explain they've been here for years and you still get people posting "welcome :)" because they're just posting for post count and don't read it at all
You don't get post count in that forum though.

[buttons]

You don't get post count in that forum though.
i'm pretty sure ya do

[Blinger1]

Sometimes I post like that if it's something which literally makes me go *wow*
But I have noticed him posting way too much exactly the same thing.

I do basically what you do, post in a thread if it has something to do with me/something I like etc. and if there is something I want to comment on etc.


+ lol at that one edited by MattGarner


It's the same in Graphics as well really. It's nice to be told your work is good. But it should really be constructive as well so they know how they can improve/what errors there are etc.
But sometimes a graphic work does not need to be changed at all ;)

edit: posts do count in the welcome section ;)

[Lee]

Oh right, I could of swore they didn't used to...

But if you ask me they shouldn't.

[Con]

But sometimes a graphic work does not need to be changed at all ;)

edit: posts do count in the welcome section ;)

Yes, so you could say the part you most like, or say that you can't see any faults/pixel errors with it :)

[Blinger1]

You can say what part you like but if there is nothing to be fixed you can't say you have pixel erros.

[Marucho]

Lol well found +rep for youuu (need to spread i think :( )

For things like pets you could say, "Aww your dog is so cute! What kind is it?"
Alts could be like "Thats coming along really well, i think you should add..."

stuff like that would be nice to see rather than either being harsh, or pointless. Theres not too much to say in a welcome thread but mabye a bit more than "enjoy". Lol

[lew!]

I saw a thread earlier which consisted of:

Its nice
Wd.

Now I beleive thats no contribution to the thread, and Its examples like this where I wish this rule was enforced.

Okay Yeah its a nice alt etc but you could say

"its nice, well done. I like how you put yellow and blue together it gives a really nice happy feeling" or something.

[The Professor]

I think this is a perfect case of moderators needing to use their own discretion to determine whether a user is being genuine or just posting for the sake of post count. If they see a user going around posting "nice room" in every thread they should be PM'd but if they do it rarely its petty safe to give them the benefit of the doubt.