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Not many will like this but some certainly will. Just off the top of my head.
How about setting the Tavern (Frontroom and Backroom) so that new posts won't increase postcounts, as it is here at the Watchtower? ~;) :evil:
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Not many will like this but some certainly will. Just off the top of my head.
How about setting the Tavern (Frontroom and Backroom) so that new posts won't increase postcounts, as it is here at the Watchtower? ~;) :evil:
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I like that idea. Sets the focus on help people and posting info about the games, which is the main purpose of this forum. But what does post count really matter?
good idea~:cheers:
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Good idea.
That's a good idea. I wish my postcount wasn't so high. ~:mecry:
I don't like it. Its not like post count mean alot on this forum. So who cares if you have 10 or 1000? It is a least a way to know about how much of your life has been spent on here.
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It would be a precaution against who think postcount matters. :evil:
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I agree. It's a good idea. Much better than the karma one.
I quite like the idea; perhaps it'd mean newcomers can tell who is more experienced when it comes to TW as then only the actual TW parts of the site update the postcount.
I wonder would it be good to get rid of the whole postcount?:bow:
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Originally Posted by kagemusha
Nope. It feels missing. I know it from other fora.
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No, without your post count, you almost feel....naked.Quote:
Originally Posted by kagemusha
It can be reset for only 10 goldpieces.Quote:
Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince
hmmm.. Tosa how come you're back at 44? resetting your own postcount? :inquisitive: ('daar zit een luchtje aan~D')
anyways... this is a great idea I think. it's the only way to prevent frontroom spam I guess. I hope this idea is used.
oh but what will we do with 'one word story' etc? everybody posting +0 there when this idea is used?~:joker:
+0 ~:)
I like the idea,
I also like the no post count idea,
then again I also think Good and bad post counts are a good idea.
2 post counts under your name 1 good 1 bad
The bad post count could be attached to these Report bad post buttons,
This would probably mean more work for the mods though.
But it would mean you can easily see the % of bad posts a member makes.
Maby it would help people Think before they post
I don't know what the hell a goldpiece is. ~:mecry:Quote:
Originally Posted by TosaInu
On a side note could you imagine the spammers going from 4,000 to a post count of like 14 after this is done. ~:joker:
I like this idea, as for no postcount...Quote:
Originally Posted by Just A Girl
The frontroom will die out in no-time.
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I don't think that removing the postcount for the Tavern would really solve any problems.
As long as there is a postcount and people have the feeling that high postcount is equivalent to some kind of higher status you will have spam.
If you remove postcount from the Front- and Backroom, people who are keen on having a high postcount will try to get it elsewhere and will clutter the TW-related threads ... not sure if this is something we desire.
If you want to get rid of spamming to increase postcount, then remove the postcount altogether.
Interesting approach, but not really feasible IMHO. Who will decide what qualifies as a "bad" post?Quote:
Originally Posted by Just A Girl
Other patrons by reporting? I think it's not very hard to imagine the "fun" that would lead to...
The moderators? I don't assume that a lot of patrons would appreciate being micro-managed by the moderators in such a way (also, we already have enough complaints about perceived bias - I don't think that having moderators rate posts would be a got move)
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I beg to disagree. Moderate as strictly as eg. Beirut, BKS or kekvit do (or Gregoshi used to do); deliver warnings and other stuff more generously to spammers and don't reset them and you won't have any spam anywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ser Clegane
Postcount itself isn't evil. It's sort of a part of your identity, along with the join date, as long as the two are proportional. ~;)
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I agree with Mouzafphaerre. If they spam in other forums you could reset their postcount as penalty..Quote:
Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre
I have the feeling my post count would be cut in half....Quote:
Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince
bad bad bad bad idea...it comes straight from the devil...bad bad bad bad devil...bad bad bad Mouzafphaerre
you know why....HARDCORE SPAMMERS LIKE ME DONT SPAM FOR THE POSTCOUNT BUT FOR FUN REGCOGNITION AND THE SPAMEMPEROR (WHICH IS ME)
the only thing that helps is a 15 minute floodcontrol...as i sadly experienced :S
Emperor, (sorry- Stranger)
"good" spammers- i.e. thinking spammers, who spam for fun and/or recognition (I personally do it for fun... this place needs some livening up sometimes) do, indeed, follow your guidelines. However, "bad" spammers, i.e. leetists and other internet freaks, spam for postcount and prestige, and these are the spammers that cause problems. Not that "good" spammers do; it's just that they are less problematic. It is like comparing the mid-50's biker gangs, who were just minor hoodlums, but generally friendly guys, to the Hell's Angels style bikers- the rather brutal, Vietnam-vet nutcases. The Hell's Angels spammers make the internet a less fun and friendly place.
Also, this is not a very good idea- there are some people, such as me, who only post in a few forums, and usually in the Tavern- for me, it is only EB and the Tavern. So cutting out posts for the tavern would be frivolous, because the Tavern is really sort of our home; it is where everybody we know hangs around, and we aren't going to post elsewhere more because we don't get "counted" for it.
Heh, you missed the Spamfest wher I raisd my postcount with 162 posts in a couple of hours. That`s hardcore..Quote:
Originally Posted by The Stranger
Heres 2gold pieces:2cents: Now you only need 8 moreQuote:
Originally Posted by TosaInu
Sounds great to me
Postcount + 0
INSERT MY INITIAL QUOTE HERE
its this report bad post button.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ser Clegane
its already here. And its already used.
Some 1 already must go decide whats right n whats wrong.
All i sudgest is that you get a little red post count for all of the posts that have been deemed bad.
I can see how It may lead to more work With people Having a Day out on the report bad post button.
but its already there so it cant be that bad.
Prehaps the org Could try a few of the Ideas out on a trial basis, See how it goes kind of thing.
May help.
As for karma...
i was at 1 of the other forums i visit today And i noticed someting,
32 people had attempted to give me good points becous i had helped fix there problems,
But i had no good karma about it,
(did not bother me)
but i had an argument with 1 mod about the fact that he was an idiot,
"yah I argue with mods every where if they argue with me"
And he gave me 1 bad point, and that counted,
So i dont like karma points lol. :P
It's a good idea. I have good experience on other fora doing this.
In support,
Louis,
But you got beat, forgot that, eh? ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Viking
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Huh? What? I dont have the ability to warn anyone officially. The only thing I can do is move threads and lock them. Yes, I'm strict when it comes to the rules, but I'm also lenient. We all are human. If someone fudges up, I'll chalk it up as an accident, but still take the necessary actions. Only if it happens multiple times by the same person will I see it as an actual offense. I dont like locking threads, they disrupt normal discussion, but sometimes these actions have to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre
It doesnt help matters much that the only people with any real power in the Colosseum have been MIA for god knows when.
Can I nominate Kekvitirae To have Atleast temporary mod status and controll of the Colosseum,
Untill The ones who are MIA return.
I always see her on the org... Seems sencible
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Originally Posted by kekvitirae
Hey, I gave your name as a positive example! :gah2:
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Bah, I had forgotten about that. Pure coincidence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Craterus
I know. I enjoy confusing the masses :tongueg:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre
WHAhahaAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA YOU DARE CALL THAT HARDCOREQuote:
Originally Posted by Viking
ME (THE STRANGER) AND CRATERUS SPAMMED 100 POSTS EACH IN LESS THEN 2 HOURS...THATS HARDCORE
Relax TS...I was somewhat sarcastic.
Nah you werent :P...i cant relax...i dunno why...my temper is quite unbalanced
ive upset 8 people in 3 days without wanting it...and i got myself banned
And rightly so.
i know...i never protested the banning
Doesn't having another account defeat the object of warnings?
Yes, Isn't that being too "twisted" sense of humor ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Craterus
if you guys stop asking this questions...i dont have to answer them
i only used this account to solve a beef...after that...i used it to answer your questions...i dont really post with it...(dont give me a smartass comment craterus...that was not meant offensive)
So we can make everyone sure that they'll use their common senses and allow multiple accounts ?
P.S. Don't answer this - if you don't feel like having to as you just mentioned.
Yes and No. Since the official policy on this is sketchy, I made one up. :evil:Quote:
Originally Posted by Craterus
For the second account, I just apply twice the warning points for an infraction.
Third account - three times the warning points.
Works for me. ~D
Gotcha! TosaInu, you are 'Blubxor145', the character in Runescape who is selling postcounts in Fallador market square!Quote:
Originally Posted by TosaInu
What if I gold-trim your pityful mithril shield, oh master of Organs -- do we have a deal? :sneaky:
P.S. Anyone else got kids in the Runescape age?...
What was the topic again?
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Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre
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Except for gaining new avatars at certain milestones, I dont see the need for a public postcount
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Dunno, it feels void without it altogether. :blank:
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From the forums I've been in other than the Org, post count breeds elitism. Plus it would reduce or eliminate the various post games in the Frontroom, which will help with the server's bandwidth.
na i will...since i already have my own account back...with a 500 seconds floodcontrol :bow:Quote:
Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine
I'm glad you got it back..with a 500 seconds floodcontrol :bow:
I support Mouzafphaerre's idea. I even wouldn't mind if postcount disappeared entirely, though it would be harder to see the difference between active and lurking members. Shambles' idea unfortunatly sounds like a bureaucratic nightmare. If reporting a post is enough to red-flag it, it becomes a very powerful weapon for vengefull members. If the mods have to decide whether a reported post is bad, it will result in a lot of complaints like "why was my post marked as bad while so-and-so's incitory message wasn't?". Anyway, what would be the difference with the warning point system?
So will you accept the idea?:huh: I would vote for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre
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Yeah, to put it formally:
I propose that postcounts would not increase with the posts made at the Tavern, the Frontroom and the Backroom, in identical fashion to the Watchtower. Though, I don't agree with the removal of the postcount feature altogether..
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Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre
but what would happen to all the front room spam threads?
Where would they go?
The apothecary??
Plz No not there.
They would die out and slowly be replaced. There would be much less activity in the forum but we can at least give it a try. Lets try it out for a week or two and see what happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Just A Girl
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Honestly, the late "One Word Story" used to be a fun thread to post in last year. I almost never post in it anymore because it's no more a one word story, just merely a spam thread.
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yup...i barely post in the frontroom anymore (yeah yeah...give the smartass replies like : cuz you have a 500 sec floodcontrol) but its becuz the org entirely lost its magic for me...it used to be fun now its a habit
and its kinda sad that i worked also to destroy that :S
Actually, I think Tosa's addition of the Arcade has done wonders for the reduction of Frontroom spam. Instead of measuring themselves by postcount, members are using high scores as bragging rights (the way it ought to be on a gaming forum). Not sure if this was his intent, but it seems to have had that effect.
Brilliant addition Tosa! :bow: