Pointless posting

[Matthew]

You can force people to use prefixes by the way. Just a lot of them are currently optional - But if you look at the support forum for example. You have to choose one before you can post the thread.

Oh in that case I don't see a problem then!

[The Don]

I like the idea, but it would rely on people actually using the tags. We have a lot of prefix tags at the moment which a lot of people just forget/can't be bothered to use

Maybe when creating a thread the user would have to choose a prefix option (no prefix, serious prefix etc) before the thread is made. So for example, if they forgot to choose a prefix and pressed submit the thread would not be made and a message would appear at the top reminding them to select a prefix.

Edit: Yeh, Matt beat me to it...

[FlyingJesus]

I don't see the need for tags when as has been mentioned we already have the discretion between DA and Spam. What really needs to be taken note of is the fact that nearly all of the threads currently going (which all last about the same amount of time since the same people post there once and move on) are questions with pretty closed answers. Discussing why you like red or how you came to never have been in an ambulance is not going to happen because they just aren't discussion questions; threads that are going to at least pretend to be worth something should be asking for opinions, not flat answers. That has its own problems because you still get people with "it's ok I guess" or the always useful "I don't know" but there ought to be a bit more to it.

Frankly I don't see the point of the Discuss Anything forum at all. It's Spam but with a post count and less discussion. The two threads that had some actual discussion in them didn't last long because it wasn't possible for the braindead wastes of oxygen to post two words and leave, so clearly no-one's using the area for its intended purpose anyway.

[The Don]

I don't see the need for tags when as has been mentioned we already have the discretion between DA and Spam. What really needs to be taken note of is the fact that nearly all of the threads currently going (which all last about the same amount of time since the same people post there once and move on) are questions with pretty closed answers. Discussing why you like red or how you came to never have been in an ambulance is not going to happen because they just aren't discussion questions; threads that are going to at least pretend to be worth something should be asking for opinions, not flat answers. That has its own problems because you still get people with "it's ok I guess" or the always useful "I don't know" but there ought to be a bit more to it.

Frankly I don't see the point of the Discuss Anything forum at all. It's Spam but with a post count and less discussion. The two threads that had some actual discussion in them didn't last long because it wasn't possible for the braindead wastes of oxygen to post two words and leave, so clearly no-one's using the area for its intended purpose anyway.

I would argue that discuss anything is for any topic that doesn't fit within another section (history, questions such as the british empire one etc) and spam is a glorified chat box.

[Kardan]

I would argue that discuss anything is for any topic that doesn't fit within another section (history, questions such as the british empire one etc) and spam is a glorified chat box.

I would agree with you, but it seems that just lately the chat box has been leaking into DA.

[Chris]

Why don't we scrap the pointless posting rule and add a [serious] prefix (similar to the system used on ask reddit) which people can add to their threads whereby the current pointless posting rules will be enforced? Then add a rule along the lines of "Discussion must bear relevance to the thread or any content that may arise from it" so that allows for threads to evolve whilst also preventing all the problems that arise from people pointless posting. This also allows serious threads to remain on topic. Then include spam in post count.

It's an interesting idea and I would be willing to try it if thats what people really want, but is it really that much different from the assorted/misc forum that we had last year?

[FlyingJesus]

I would argue with you, but it seems that just lately the chat box has been leaking into DA.

You mean you would agree with him and yes so would I usually but if a section isn't being used for its purpose then it's pointless having it

Why did the Misc Threads thing even get reverted wasn't it only the spammy disabled kids who found it difficult to boost their post count with real posts that didn't want it

[Kardan]

You mean you would agree with him and yes so would I usually but if a section isn't being used for its purpose then it's pointless having it

Why did the Misc Threads thing even get reverted wasn't it only the spammy disabled kids who found it difficult to boost their post count with real posts that didn't want it

I do, sometimes my brain just folds in on itself and I end up writing another word that begins with the same letter, but means something completely different. I said agree in my head

As far as I know, the misc subforum got removed because it wasn't used (Because people weren't interested in posting if they didn't get post count/tokens)

[FlyingJesus]

Yeah so basically it was proved that Discuss Anything was an extra spam forum and was used only for boosting so they... brought it back

[The Don]

It's an interesting idea and I would be willing to try it if thats what people really want, but is it really that much different from the assorted/misc forum that we had last year?

Yes because it applies to literally every thread and not just the "what is your" threads