Spam threads should be deleted

[Chippiewill]

I've just looked over about 8 pages, there was one event of discussion in EIGHT pages, I also have my account set to forty posts per page so to put it into your terms that's 320 posts with one post of discussion.

And you'll notice the ones that only produce 1 - 2 word answers get moved.

Granted, that does not occur in What are you listening to, but:

"< artist > - <song name>"

does not equal

"active discussion"

[immense]

I've just looked over about 8 pages, there was one event of discussion in EIGHT pages, I also have my account set to forty posts per page so to put it into your terms that's 32 pages with one piece of discussion.

In answer to my question then, no you don't understand discussion.

[Chippiewill]

In answer to my question then, no you don't understand discussion.

"< artist > - <song name>"

does not equal

"active discussion"

[immense]

So you want that thread gone? I'm pretty sure even the people who want these supposed 'spam' threads gone wouldn't agree with that going too. You have totally ignored all my points with your sheer ignorance to the alternative argument. If you had presented your case ever so slightly better, or raised more than one point management might have even considered it.

[Chippiewill]

So you want that thread gone? I'm pretty sure even the people who want these supposed 'spam' threads gone wouldn't agree with that going too. You have totally ignored all my points with your sheer ignorance to the alternative argument. If you had presented your case ever so slightly better, or raised more than one point management might have even considered it.

I do have two points, it does not produce active discussion and people spam in it.

[immense]

Spam is stupid pointless annoying messages. Answers that reply to a five year old thread do not come under this category.

[Chippiewill]

Spam is stupid pointless annoying messages. Answers that reply to a five year old thread do not come under this category.

I fail to see how the fact that it's an old thread affects this.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I really don't see why some people have a problem with post count. If people want to get a high post count then why shouldn't they? It doesn't affect you in the slightest. Plus you can't complain about the person who won poster of the month replying in 'what are you listening to?' because you could have easily done the same only you chose not to. I really don't see the need for these threads to be in spam where they will probably just die off. I find them to be an interesting read. I myself have searched the 'what are you listening to?' thread many, many times just to see if people listened to the same music I did. They're good topics, lets not ruin them, okay?

Damn right.

[immense]

Damn right.

First and last time me and you will ever agree. Apart from about fit guys and stuff.

[Apple]

I really don't understand why anyone would deny the fact that threads such as "What are you listening to?" do not promote any discussion whatsoever and take about 2 seconds to post in.

As FlyingJesus has already said:

People getting access to actual rewards (rather than the perceived/ego rewards of reputation) by utilising management's inability to realise that staying on topic isn't necessarily the same thing as a good post/thread is abuse of the system, because they're getting rewarded without helping the forum in any way. The features you get for having a high post count are supposed to be a thank-you for being an active and valuable member of the forum, and as keeps being said, threads such as those mentioned here are of no value.