posting challenge

[David]

urgh. can you live without salt in your food? will that affect your life? dont say yes or else i'll give you loads of reasons

yes. indulge me

[FlyingJesus]

oh come on fj! that thread was created less than 3 days ago. you cant expect a discussion quickly coming in esp when the number of active members are that many?

17 people replied, only 1 of whom other than yourself had more than 1 post (2 posts, for reference). That to me says people are just answering the question and never looking back - hardly a discussion and certainly not to do with a lack of people around

pillows>sleep>life
pillows>money>life

Pens>writing>books>entertainment

brb making threads asking whether someone has a pen in the anime&entertainment section!

What's the obsession with discussion lately. Why do threads need to be "worthwhile", who decides what's "worthwhile"? The problem with moderation as a recent thread in here was against was that moderators are choosing what posts are considered constructive, worthwhile, meaningful, generator of discussion. Personally I think this is wrong. Sure, stay on topic or let them develop of their own accord but there is no point saying 'this should be closed, this doesn't generate discussion' because that's making a value judgement.

It's not a value judgement, there is a very real and very simple difference between people actually discussing something (as per this thread) and just posting an answer and moving on the next without actually responding to anything other than the thread title (as per most recent threads). If no such distinction is made then absolutely everything is relevant and no moderation is ever necessary, which is certainly not how things ought to go

[AlexJRiley]

I cant stand my chips without salt and vinegar!

[GirlNextDoor15]

17 people replied, only 1 of whom other than yourself had more than 1 post (2 posts, for reference). That to me says people are just answering the question and never looking back - hardly a discussion and certainly not to do with a lack of people around



Pens>writing>books>entertainment

brb making threads asking whether someone has a pen in the anime&entertainment section!



It's not a value judgement, there is a very real and very simple difference between people actually discussing something (as per this thread) and just posting an answer and moving on the next without actually responding to anything other than the thread title (as per most recent threads). If no such distinction is made then absolutely everything is relevant and no moderation is ever necessary, which is certainly not how things ought to go

what? you psychic? you predict they are not gonna post anymore in my thread?

[Chippiewill]

17 people replied, only 1 of whom other than yourself had more than 1 post (2 posts, for reference). That to me says people are just answering the question and never looking back - hardly a discussion and certainly not to do with a lack of people around

PWYLT has been around for years, never any serious discussion. Clearly that's not an important parameter to management.

[Inseriousity.]

It is a value judgement. "This thread is better than this thread" because it generates discussion. But what is discussion? By posting once in a thread you are adding to a thread. If someone is interested in it then they'll go back and read through what other people have responded with (with the possibility that you could question someone's response). Everything should be open. It's a big forum, there's enough room for discussion of everything but there needs to be moderation to ensure that its responsible and relevant to the general age group (can't discuss 'what is your favourite sex position in the karma sutra' or threads that are offensive, hurtful, bullying etc).

[Grig]

urgh. can you live without salt in your food? will that affect your life? dont say yes or else i'll give you loads of reasons

Yes you can. You might not like it a first, but then get used to it, for it's the food that keeps you alive and not the salt.

Think you're starting to dig out pretty extreme examples to back points up here.

[FlyingJesus]

what? you psychic? you predict they are not gonna post anymore in my thread?

I do make such a prediction, but it's based on the reason and viewing the past rather than any psychic abilities. As you said, the thread was around for 3 days - in that time no discussion took place, and so it's quite right that it was closed for not having any discussion. Potential =/= actuality

PWYLT has been around for years, never any serious discussion. Clearly that's not an important parameter to management.

True, god knows why that wonderful staple of our community [/sarcasm] is still referred to as a thread with a point

But what is discussion?

People actually talking to each other

[GirlNextDoor15]

I do make such a prediction, but it's based on the reason and viewing the past rather than any psychic abilities. As you said, the thread was around for 3 days - in that time no discussion took place, and so it's quite right that it was closed for not having any discussion. Potential =/= actuality

LESS THAN THREE DAYS. Discussion took place but you shouldn't expect them to reply within 24 hours?

[Matthew]

LESS THAN THREE DAYS. Discussion took place but you shouldn't expect them to reply within 24 hours?

I think that considering that a posting competition is active and so everyone who posted in that thread was probably online for large amounts after they posted, I think you can assume that if a discussion could have started, it would have?