Question answered, thread closed. = New Rule

Darlene159 · #1 10-12-2006, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen

Yes, but I believe the reason the topic has gone so far is because users want to establish a rule or a protocol regarding this sort of stuff.

There does not need to be a rule added to close such threads. the members just need to stop making such a big deal over nothing.

Stephen · #2 10-12-2006, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

There does not need to be a rule added to close such threads. the members just need to stop making such a big deal over nothing.

Well, come to a consensus and make it clear; "The administration reserves the right to close threads they feel have drifted too far from topic or are no longer productive."

Y'know what I mean?

CidNight1142 · #3 10-12-2006, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen

Well, come to a consensus and make it clear; "The administration reserves the right to close threads they feel have drifted too far from topic or are no longer productive."

Y'know what I mean?

I have to agree. You can solve the problem by simply making a rule. What's upsetting people is that the mods can just make open judgment calls on when a thread should be closed. Simply define it, and it won't be a problem.

Stephen · #4 10-12-2006, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CidNight1142

I have to agree. You can solve the problem by simply making a rule. What's upsetting people is that the mods can just make open judgment calls on when a thread should be closed. Simply define it, and it won't be a problem.

Well, it may still be a problem as a lot of users still hold silly grudges and stuff. But at this point it's more of THEIR problem and less of A problem

WanDaMan · #5 10-12-2006, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pooper200000

Can you read my last posts white text?

Smell nice up there?

pooper200000 · #6 10-12-2006, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by WanDaMan

Smell nice up there?

not that post the one before it and yes it smells wonderful!

WanDaMan · #7 10-12-2006, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by pooper200000

not that post the one before it and yes it smells wonderful!

That's disgusting.

Darlene159 · #8 10-12-2006, 08:30 PM

Please stop spamming.

pooper200000 · #9 10-12-2006, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

Please stop spamming.

Whats the definition of spam. Ill answer for you. Spam is something that is irrelevent to the topic. I don't believe that anything I have said as spam is irrelevent to the topic and heres why. The whole point of this thread is about spam and the mods closing threads with spam. By making a thread about it the whole thread is spam so any post that you do not prefer will then be treated as such. The point is that all posts are equal and the definition of spam can vary and mods can often quote a message answering it and not leaving the thread open for the same person who asked the original question to ask more questions whichy will be subsequently deleted for not being in the last thread which they in their bliss in their ignorance closed.

mods often start the spam because they quote a message saying stop spamming starting an arguement overwhat is spam and what is not or simply a spam war. The issue is that when the mdos do that they also have atendency to make the topic more to their liking talking about them than anything else because they deleted posts and probaly started the flaming.

Darlene159 · #10 10-12-2006, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by pooper200000

Whats the definition of spam. Ill answer for you. Spam is something that is irrelevent to the topic. I don't believe that anything I have said as spam is irrelevent to the topic and heres why. The whole point of this thread is about spam and the mods closing threads with spam. By making a thread about it the whole thread is spam so any post that you do not prefer will then be treated as such. The point is that all posts are equal and the definition of spam can vary and mods can often quote a message answering it and not leaving the thread open for the same person who asked the original question to ask more questions whichy will be subsequently deleted for not being in the last thread which they in their bliss in their ignorance closed.

mods often start the spam because they quote a message saying stop spamming starting an arguement overwhat is spam and what is not or simply a spam war. The issue is that when the mdos do that they also have atendency to make the topic more to their liking talking about them than anything else because they deleted posts and probaly started the flaming.

What? This thread is not about spam. In fact I have no idea what you are talking about at all.
I simply asked the people spamming to stop spamming (next time I will just remove it and issue warnings/infractions). You could have just heeded the advice, and stopped spamming instead of opening up a discussion about it, geez.
Thank you, however, for giving a good example as to why I don't usually warn people in open forum. It almost always derails the thread, and that's why the posts are removed, and the user warned by forum PM.

pooper200000 · #11 10-12-2006, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

What? This thread is not about spam. In fact I have no idea what you are talking about at all.
I simply asked the people spamming to stop spamming (next time I will just remove it and issue warnings/infractions). You could have just heeded the advice, and stopped spamming instead of opening up a discussion about it, geez.

I didn't x-x I simply stated that my post wasn't spam and I was warning you that I will battle it out with you unless you delete my posts. I was opening the discussion because thats basically about the whole point because you close a thread when you consider it spam and feel teh quesiton has been snwered adequetly we are arguing about what spam is here believe it or not or smart one!

Stephen · #12 10-12-2006, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

Thank you, however, for giving a good example as to why I don't usually warn people in open forum. It almost always derails the thread, and that's why the posts are removed, and the user warned by forum PM.

Indeed, and that also goes for him. If he wanted to question a administrators judgement or perhaps offer his opinion of a subject with direct regards to a administrators judgement he would be better taking it to a PM.

It's less disruptive, and generally more productive as it doesn't "derail" a subject.

pooper200000 · #13 10-12-2006, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen

Indeed, and that also goes for him. If he wanted to question a administrators judgement or perhaps offer his opinion of a subject with direct regards to a administrators judgement he would be better taking it to a PM.

It's less disruptive, and generally more productive as it doesn't "derail" a subject.

THE WHLE SUBJECT IS SPAM BELIEVE IT OR NOT!

zim5354 · #14 10-13-2006, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

What? This thread is not about spam. In fact I have no idea what you are talking about at all.
I simply asked the people spamming to stop spamming (next time I will just remove it and issue warnings/infractions). You could have just heeded the advice, and stopped spamming instead of opening up a discussion about it, geez.
Thank you, however, for giving a good example as to why I don't usually warn people in open forum. It almost always derails the thread, and that's why the posts are removed, and the user warned by forum PM.

And thats what we keep making these threads about x,x as for the second part its not so much that you warned them its that you warned them for something thats not in the written rules.