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  • Where'd my OT thread go?

    I started a thread in the OT asking the Apolyton old-timers what it used to be like here at Apolyton. That was yesterday. Now the thread is nowhere to be seen! It was just an innnocent question, and had no objectionable material in it. The only reason that I can think of that it could have been deleted is that, while I was sleeping, everyone started spamming in it. That, however, seems unlikely. So, why is the thread gone?

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    -GeoDan, Apolyton Geography Expert
    AKA GeoDude

    Eternal tormentor and superior of Comrade Dan.
    -GeoDan

  • #2
    Oh, you've never heard of the Apolyton Curse? Threads just disappear into thin air...
    Das Wasser soll dein Spiegel sein
    Erst wenn es glatt ist, wirst du sehen
    Wieviel Märchen dir noch bleibt
    und um Erlösung wirst du flehen.

    The water shall be your mirror
    Only when it's smooth you will see
    How much fairy-tale is left for you
    And you will beg for deliverance.

    'Alter Mann', RAMMSTEIN.

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    • #3
      Sure I've heard of it, but I thought that it only affected large threads.

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      -GeoDan, Apolyton Geography Expert
      AKA GeoDude

      Eternal tormentor and superior of Comrade Dan.
      -GeoDan

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      • #4
        Yeah, it turned into a spam fest later on.
        Whenever that happens now, I just delete them without giving a message that I have.
        Since I'm trying to clean up the spam, the last thing we need is a thread explaining that the spam has been deleted.

        And thanks for posting this thread where it belongs... At least somebody understands the rules

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        Ming
        CivII & Off-Topic Forum Moderator
        Ming@Apolyton.net
        Keep on Civin'
        RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron O

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        • #5
          Ah, I see what must have happened. Did anyone actually anwer my question?

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          -GeoDan, Apolyton Geography Expert
          AKA GeoDude

          Eternal tormentor and superior of Comrade Dan.
          -GeoDan

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          • #6
            No... If somebody had, I might have just closed it so you could still see it.

            But nahhhh... the spammers were out last night. I deleted a bunch of threads

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            Ming
            CivII & Off-Topic Forum Moderator
            Ming@Apolyton.net
            Keep on Civin'
            RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron O

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            • #7
              When you delete a thread, what happens to the post counts of the people who posted there? Do they go down by the number of posts of theirs that were deleted?
              main(i,_){for(!_||(--i,main(i+2,i["FHhhTBFHdhTBFBQT\2TBF&]zRF$hh*:FHhh+&FBIsbDF"]));
              i&&_>1;printf("%s",_-70?_&1?"[]":" ":(_^=_,"\n")),_/=2);} /*- Mark -*/

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              • #8
                Not likely... although if that was possible it may well be a good anti-spam measure. Maybe if we delete the coffee shops we'll see just how much of a poster Mao really is...

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                Iain

                Webmaster - The Mancunian Online

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                • #9
                  Hey Ming. I replied
                  Hold my girlfriend while I kiss your skis.

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                  • #10
                    And what did you say?

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                    -GeoDan, Apolyton Geography Expert
                    AKA GeoDude

                    Dannyboy@unbounded.com
                    Eternal tormentor and superior of Comrade Dan.
                    -GeoDan

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                    • #11
                      I said that there was no golden age.
                      Its a myth, created by vets who miss some of the people who used to post.
                      Hold my girlfriend while I kiss your skis.

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