If posts don't count in the OT why do they here?

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Master Zen

(Oh yes, I guess it's because of the deep and profound level of philosophical content in each post...case in point the slippery eel comment )

Hey that was on topic, because it was addressed at Rah's previous (also on topic) post. If you are discussing why posts count here, all points _about_ spam (so they are merely metaspam and not spam) are of course relevant to the debate.

You just need to think a little more laterally.

[rah]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Just because there is an attempt to make posts coherant doesn't mean a thread isn't a spam fest .

The truest post in this thread.

So we'll put this thread on spam alert also.
More RAH math may be in order.

[Asmodean]

The way this thread is going, every word has to be weighed carefully, before posted, which is okay.....to a point.

We don't want to get rid of spontaneity, do we? I mean, if poster X says something, you should still be able to adress his post in a witty way. Even though your one-liner may technically be off-topic.

The way I see it, there are two considerations to take:

1 - The particular thread in question. Too many one liners, and witty remarks do in fact turn a thread into a spam fest. These should therefore be allowed, but posters should be aware that they can become subject of moderation, should the threade degenerate.

2 - The poster in question. Obviously this is for the mods to decide. But I imagine that a poster with a spammer reputation would find it harder to post in a thread that is in danger of becoming a spam fest, than a poster that almost always post on topic posts.

I a fully aware that Apolyton is not a democracy, and that I have absolutely no say in these matters, whatsoever, but I felt that this thread had moved towards a discussion about "where the line is". Therefore the above words

Asmodean

[atawa]

Originally posted by Ming
Yeah, there is still tons of spam compared to the on topic forums... (well, maybe not compared to this forum or the Demo Game Forums )

You forgot civ2MP forum Ming

And no, we usualy work hard for our +1 in the Demogame

[rah]

Quick one-line summary...

Judgement call by mod

[-Jrabbit]

Mod-ocracy.

[Ming]

Originally posted by atawa
You forgot civ2MP forum Ming

Good point... I stand corrected

[alva]

Oerdin -- 2
alva -- 1
Harry Seldon -- 3
mrmitchell -- 1

Hmm, the last time someone ( cough * BC * cough ) did this I was 'leading' the competition and look at me now, how pathetic...

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
Don't be so quick to judge, BC.
Afterall, you were moderated recently.

That just gives me better insight to the whole situation.

[Master Zen]

Originally posted by DrSpike


Hey that was on topic, because it was addressed at Rah's previous (also on topic) post. If you are discussing why posts count here, all points _about_ spam (so they are merely metaspam and not spam) are of course relevant to the debate.

You just need to think a little more laterally.

what the hell is metaspam?

[GhengisFarb™]

Originally posted by Master Zen


what the hell is metaspam?

Its vitamin enriched spam. Fortified for better nutrition!

Uh....... and posts count here but not in the OT because the site owners say so...................

at least part of the post was on topic.............

[geeslaka]

Metaspam is posting solely for the reason of pointing out that a post is spam. One mark against counting posts here.

[Imran Siddiqui]

The truest post in this thread.

*bows* I am to tell the truth... well when I'm not trolling a dirty commie .

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by geeslaka
Metaspam is posting solely for the reason of pointing out that a post is spam. One mark against counting posts here.

Yes, it was a term I coined to characterise the behaviour of BC, the now elusive metaspam master.

Of course, ordinarily metaspam is just clever spam, but in this thread we are discussing the hows and whys of posts counting here, so I think metaspam (but not spam) is on topic, to a certain extent.

It seems there are a lot of shades of opinion here on whether posts should count, and, if so whether the modding of this forum should change. Maybe a poll would be in order.

[Ming]

Uhhhh.... Dr Spike... No, a poll isn't in order.

This is not a democracy. The owners made their decision that posts won't count in the OTF. So they don't. It's that simple. The decision was made knowing full well that members would be against it... A new poll isn't going to make them change their minds. Especially since there is now probably more support of their position than there was when the decision was originally made