What is Apolyton definition of 'Spam'?

[Brundlefly]

I just read through the Apolyton FAQ's and I don't understand references to 'spam' there. You are not allowed post spam and you will be penalized for 'spamming' a thread. What does that mean? I always thought spam meant just posting commercial overtures or posting one message hundreds of times. I never make any posts like that, however, a few times, I was accused of starting a 'spam thread' in OT. I'm trying to follow the rules, but I need to understand them before I can follow them....

[Ming]

spam - senseless crap
spam - worthless post with the sole intent to get +1 in an on topic forum
spam - whatever the mods say is spam is indeed spam

Point 3 being the most important

[Harry Seldon]

If you post something way off-topic or if you persist in posting to a thread you've been asked to desist from you could be popped for spamming. It's pretty flexible but you shouldn't worry about it too much; unless you really push them the mods will cut you some slack and they almost always warn you before the PCR's and banning comes down.

[atawa]

I agree

[mrmitchell]

Example 1

Alligators make cuddly pets.

Saying that in this thread is spam.

Example 2

+1

The most blatant form of spam. It can be pretty funny if there's a good follow-up, but it is indeed spam...

Example 3
The PC threads in the OTF, especially MrFun's "protest" thread. All in good humour, but you could more or less call them spam.

[mrmitchell]

Example 4

Originally posted by atawa
I agree

[Ming]

examples of spam threads in the OTF

I'm the greatest, bow to me

the alphabet game... post letters of the alphabet

Who here eats

[Jamski]

I thought the purpose of the OTF was for all the "spam threads" that would otherwise clutter up the real forums, for example a history discussion in the Civ3 forum would be "spam"

I though "spam thread" was just another word for "off topic thread" I didn't think it was possible to spam the OTF.

Or?

-Jam

[Ming]

No... an off topic thread is just that... something off topic. Politics, life, movies, theory, religion... whatever...

It doesn't mean SPAM. Spam is unwanted crap... no matter which forum it appears in.

[Nikolai]

Neither did I, Jamski. I thought the same as you, and I did understand it so that as long as you didn't offend any, you could post as you pleased. Obviously we were wrong...

[rah]

I will admit that i'm a little less strict when it comes to spam in the OT since posts don't count there. But if it gets bad, I'll act.

[Ming]

It's really simple. A thread about politics or history in an on topic forum is simply "off topic"... Not allowed there, but allowed in the Off Topic Forum.

Spam is just crap, and not welcome anywhere on this site

[rah]

Hmmm, I guess my response wasn't corporate enough.

[Rasbelin]

Example 5

Originally posted by mrmitchell
Example 4

DL!!!!!

Hey, just trying to educate him.

[DrSpike]

Spam, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder (mostly the beholder is Ming). Most of the time the intent of the poster is the most important factor. Posting this sincere thread is not spam. If someone less reputable posted a "Do you spam?" thread, then you can bet they wont last long.