Get rid of post your... junk threads

[The Don]

So i've asked around and found out that you get 5 tokens for a standard post. To reclaim the smallest amount of credits from the token shop, you need 1000 tokens which amounts to 200 posts. If the rules were tightened so that you could only post in those particular threads a maximum of 3 times per day it would take 66 and a half days to earn a measly 5 credits. If we also introduced rules to prevent double posting (which I thought had already happened but apparently not @Kardan this will essentially prevent people from abusing these threads, they also get to remain in the correct sub forums (post what you're listening to can stay in music etc) and it stops the need to add any extra unnecessary subforums for them.

[Kardan]

Seems perfectly reasonable to me.

[Chippiewill]

they also get to remain in the correct sub forums (post what you're listening to can stay in music etc) and it stops the need to add any extra unnecessary subforums for them.

As I said before, it is possible to write a plugin which disables post count on a per thread basis.

[James]

why is post count so important lol

[Yawn]

none of the spammers were posting any more than 3 times a day anyway

well i guess shockerz was in the wat are u watching thread....but 3 times a day in multiple threads each day isnt rly solving the problem is it and the posts are still pointless and for the purpose of boosting post count

[Phil]

As I said before, it is possible to write a plugin which disables post count on a per thread basis.

Either way to current ones would need closing and re-opening in Forum Games or in Discuss Anything (if that were to be scripted).

And no this doesn't mean I've come to a decision

[FlyingJesus]

So i've asked around and found out that you get 5 tokens for a standard post. To reclaim the smallest amount of credits from the token shop, you need 1000 tokens which amounts to 200 posts. If the rules were tightened so that you could only post in those particular threads a maximum of 3 times per day it would take 66 and a half days to earn a measly 5 credits. If we also introduced rules to prevent double posting (which I thought had already happened but apparently not @Kardan this will essentially prevent people from abusing these threads, they also get to remain in the correct sub forums (post what you're listening to can stay in music etc) and it stops the need to add any extra unnecessary subforums for them.

I thought you were against lowering activity? Every other option allows for these threads to continue being active (if people actually do care about the content) and yet your suggestion expressedly limits the activity you previously claimed was so important

[The Don]

I thought you were against lowering activity? Every other option allows for these threads to continue being active (if people actually do care about the content) and yet your suggestion expressedly limits the activity you previously claimed was so important

Putting a music thread in forum games is ridiculous. Not sure why you're so adamant to have the threads moved to unsuitable sub forums. As I've show the time it takes to earn credits from these threads is neglible.

[FlyingJesus]

I didn't say forum games, and the main point (how on earth do you keep missing it?) is that these threads/posts are pointless. Both by basic logic and by the forum rules

Also feel free to actually respond to what my post said

[The Don]

I didn't say forum games, and the main point (how on earth do you keep missing it?) is that these threads/posts are pointless. Both by basic logic and by the forum rules

Also feel free to actually respond to what my post said

The posts aren't pointless because they respond to the original post.