Archaic Rules

[Jeje2]

Re: Archaic Rules

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
* No thread longer than 500 posts.

Nooo - we want more (in)famous Suomithreds ( Currently building nbr. XXXIV )

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
Anti-huggies to LordShiva.

It was closed before I linked it.

[Asmodean]

Re: Re: Archaic Rules

Originally posted by LordShiva




(click the smiley)

It is now closed after 1014 posts

Asmodean

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Well I would like a response from the mods or admins or whatever they call themselves nowadays - God Emperors I suspect. I do hope that trigger-happy DanQ doesn't just wade in and close the thread.

I've already posted so he is entitled. However, I hope he will provide his views first.

[Dis]

never heard of the 3 thread limit. I do know about the 2 thread limit in OTF.

[Mercator]

Originally posted by Asmodean
Still......can be hard to find what you are looking for in long threads.

It's even harder to find things in multiple long threads.

Not to mention you have to be able to find all threads part of the same "discussion" first.

That's especially the case when, say, you post in a thread, but not in a follow-up thread. So you can find the one you posted in easily through "My Threads", but not the one you didn't post in.

[DrSpike]

Well then post in it.

[Mercator]

I might be gone for a few days and miss the follow-up thread altogether. Or I might not have anything to add, and posting just to "subscribe" is stupid. And I was just giving an example, because the essence of my post was its first sentence.

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Mercator
Or I might not have anything to add

So?

[Ari Rahikkala]

Archaic, in fact, actually does rule .

[Provost Harrison]

Thank you Mercator, you've argued my case very well. So come on Dan, what are you waiting for, give us a reply!

[Harovan]

I'm creating at most 3 threads per year. I'm sure that should be enough for everyone. As for the 500 post rule, it is annoying for PBEM turn trackers, where it's often enough ignored anyway. But if I browse a random long thread in AC, in OG or OT, it consists to 95% of spam and only 5% of halfway meaningful stuff. I'm all for keeping the limit but drastically cull the spam in said threads. The content of meaningful posts per thread could be raised to 2000% of its current value, which would be equivalent to raising the thread limit to 10.000 posts at the current spam rate.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Thank you Mercator, you've argued my case very well. So come on Dan, what are you waiting for, give us a reply!

This issue is under consideration, and I will post as soon as I know more.

Thread closed.

[Colonâ„¢]

Are you considering my daily post limit proposal as well?

[Heresson]

I'm in favour of these changes

They would have no real meaning, though,
without
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