counterproductive moderation.

**Charlie** · 05-04-2012, 10:24 AM

I agree you're being picky. They were adding their favourites, if they posted them and then posted different ones 3 minutes later I'd agree with you but they were simply adding theirs. I feel people are picking on all everything that could be seen as a bit pointless and calling whoever out on it when it isn't even that bad.

scott · 05-04-2012, 10:30 AM

The pointless posting rule is something that myself, Brandon and Matt will be discussing changes too as I feel it is a lot more picky compared ito the rest of the rules which are much more relaxed. I fully agree that sometimes posts aren't 'pointless' as such but still get edited, this isn't the moderators fault as they are following the current rule. Hopefully we will have a change to this rule within the next day or 2 which will benefit both the members and the moderation department!

xxMATTGxx · 05-04-2012, 10:31 AM

Unless the member has been doing it in every thread they have created then you may have a point. But it looks like it's a one off thing and that would just be too dam picky to tell the user off for it.

Matthew · 05-04-2012, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by GirlNextDoor15

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthrea...09#post7482909

I'm not targeting any members. Just an example of what is happening. As you can see, there are clearly two posts on the same page made by the thread starter. The time difference was just 3 freakin minutes and her favorite airlines etc. could be posted together when she starts the thread. Isn't it obvious that she's doing it for the post count? I'm not saying anything negative but this is one of the many problems the posting competition invites. She's not the first one who's been doing the same thing. I've noticed this in other threads as well. The tactics used to increase post count while our genuine posts which were made for a discussion are called pointless, I can definitely see where this goes!

I don't see how you feel you can complain, you have been posting in 'what are you listening to' every few minutes for the past 2 days?

GirlNextDoor15 · 05-04-2012, 10:51 AM

That's the point I'm proving here. You guys think it's picky, huh? We'll see how the MODs define 'picky' then. This tactic only appears after the posting competition has started but the posts made before that were pointless? Then, why not merge those two posts together to become one? It's that unfair!

---------- Post added 05-04-2012 at 06:56 PM ----------

Originally Posted by Grig

You're being too picky there. You shouldn't moan here. He added the info he didn't in his initial post and I'm sure wasn't on purpose.

Judging on your previous few posts in feedback today, you were not only being rude, but picky too.

wth are you talking about here? who's the 'he'?

Originally Posted by vampirism

I feel people are picking on all everything that could be seen as a bit pointless and calling whoever out on it when it isn't even that bad.

If the MODs can do that, then why can't I, right?

**Inseriousity.** · 05-04-2012, 11:01 AM

People adding their own opinion to the thread later on rather than the OP isn't exactly a new thing. Perhaps it is because of the posting competition, perhaps it was just a genuine mistake. Either way, vampirism is right. Someone gets edited for pointless posting, they/their friends say 'if that's pointless, what bout this one' then we just end up in some silly cycle of finger pointing and complaining and moderators feeling like ****. It is clear that the pointless posting rule needs addressing. I do not think in the midst of a posting competition is the best time to do that. Rules need to be adjusted at a time of normality not when factors, such as competitions, are inflating problems.

**beth** · 05-04-2012, 11:03 AM

I don't mind things like this being ignored if threads such as 'do you prefer books with or without pictures' are being dealt with. I mean what come on: