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Aside from the addition the the rule last year that allowed management discretion in dealing with these threads they would be breaking rules. The only point of the threads is... well.. who knows. they are not 'spammed' but a select group of users post only in them and the majority of their post counts come from there which is imo a problem that should be addressed.Quote:
Originally Posted by GommeInc
By genuine refutations I mean ones that make sense and don't avoid how things are actually written. It's still not about post count so you're wrong again there, and mod discretion is very clearly not absolute since it says IN THE WORDING (something you ignored in the other thread that you've for some reason brought up) what it refers to - "What is classed as pointless or abuse is entirely down to the discretion of the Forum Department" - which is not non-discussive posts
So let's establish that:
1) These threads do break the rules.
2) They are pointless as per the wording of the rules.
3) Whether they're spammed in or not is of no matter because that isn't the issue no matter how often you try to say it is.
So? If that's their only activity then why punish them? If they're enjoying using the forums they are of no problem. Plus the low number of posts being made in these threads daily mean they're hardly denting the number of posts on the forum. There are 7,542,272 posts. The biggest "What are you..." thread is the "What are you listening to #2" thread, which only has 29,255. Hardly a dent. In fact, given its age (I was wrong - it was created in 2005 NOT 2009) it's seen far more activity in the past than it has now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyle
i feel like this just goes in circles
yes it is a lot and they get tokens. i dont care how little u think it apparently is its still spam and should be treated like it u pest
Are you really blind? Can you not read?Quote:
Originally Posted by FlyingJesus
Read Kyle's post above yours: "...a select group of users post only in them and the majority of their post counts come from there which is imo a problem that should be addressed."
Kardan also said "...there isn't a double posting rule in these threads, as they are adding "information". So you can double post all you like."
They're arguing it is about post count. In fact, you're the only one arguing it isn't and still not acknowledging they're not breaking the rules as again, moderators have discretion.
Can you really not read this part of the rule? You seem to not understand plain and simple English:
Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion. Repeatably posting short replies such as "Yes" or "Nope" is also forbidden. What is classed as pointless or abuse is entirely down to the discretion of the Forum Department.
So:
1) They do not break the rules
2) They are not pointless as per the wording of the rules
3) Yes it is, you're the only arguing otherwise but are too blind to read others people posts.
Dictionary:Quote:
Originally Posted by subo
Spamming
Spam
Urban Dictionary Spam
It's not spam.
I do understand English very well, obviously far better than you as you seem to believe that "pointless or abuse" is the same thing as "do not promote active discussion". Hint: they're different things. Does it say "what is classed as discussive"? Pretty sure it doesn't, so that is not what it means. You're just making things up here
As for the post count thing, that's only as a consequence of them being rule-breaking posts. No-one is suggesting that posting lots is a bad thing, only that posting lots of rule-breaking posts is.
spam by forums definition who cares the point still stands zzZZzzz
Yet they're not breaking the rules. Hence why they're left. Moderators have discretion after all, something you keep refusing to accept. Furthermore, they're harmless which is probably why moderators do not care. They're simple to ignore and do no damage. Why this obsession exists is beyond me, as they're not bad nor are they good - they're normal for forums.Quote:
Originally Posted by FlyingJesus
Which is? You keep changing your point so it's hard to know what it is. The neo-definition of spam these days is someone obsessively and continuously posting something somewhere. As these are not posted in that much that definition doesn't really apply here.Quote:
Originally Posted by subo
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion.
Yes
They
Do
And what comes directly after that bit? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by FlyingJesus
~ Do not posts threads which only allow for short, one or two word answers and do not promote active discussion. Repeatably posting short replies such as "Yes" or "Nope" is also forbidden. What is classed as pointless or abuse is entirely down to the discretion of the Forum Department.
I hate having to stop people from purposely missing out information. Reminds me of a certain thread :rolleyes:
So...
No
They
Don't