personally I know some people have incredibly laggy computers, but what about those people who don't and choose to post another 5-6 word comment after their first. Personally that kinda tics me off. As I generally try and make my posts thoughtful and make the reader think, even if it is kind of funny ( I try to incorporate humor to make it more interesting ).
Here is an idea to prevent the little spam comments that go unnoticed.
There should be a word threshold first of all, of like 10 something words, because generally if it is less than that it might as well be spam. The English language is filed with (gooder) words that great, good, bad, sucks. This is ofcourse just an idea no need for hate.
Anyway my second proposal to cut down on spam posts and double posters is that the admins could make it so that after you post once on a thread you cannot post again until another person has posted on it. (I maybe a little hung over but this is what I came up with last night -.-)
The third proposal has already been proposed as the "review button" many of you hopefully have seen it already.
The English language is filed with (gooder) words that great, good, bad, sucks. This is ofcourse just an idea no need for hate.
I don't know what you're trying to say here.
Anyway my second proposal to cut down on spam posts and double posters is that the admins could make it so that after you post once on a thread you cannot post again until another person has posted on it. (I maybe a little hung over but this is what I came up with last night -.-)
That's a good way for threads to die. One might as well make a billion threads. A good horror story can come out of it too: "The Night of the Mediocre Story Threads". If no one replies to it, start a new thread, "The Night of the Mediocre Story Threads - Part II". No on replies to that? New thread: "The Night of the Mediocre Story Threads - Part III"
Or perhaps a funner alternative: "lz post so i can post again here thx"
was a joke, but the idea is that you should use good vocabulary to show that you are not merely posting to gain Armor Points.
That's a good way for threads to die. One might as well make a billion threads. A good horror story can come out of it too: "The Night of the Mediocre Story Threads". If no one replies to it, start a new thread, "The Night of the Mediocre Story Threads - Part II". No on replies to that? New thread: "The Night of the Mediocre Story Threads - Part III"
If no one replies that means It isn't a very good thread... and the poster may be deterred from posting new mediocre thread
Or perhaps a funner alternative: "lz post so i can post again here thx"
personally I know some people have incredibly laggy computers, but what about those people who don't and choose to post another 5-6 word comment after their first. Personally that kinda tics me off. As I generally try and make my posts thoughtful and make the reader think, even if it is kind of funny ( I try to incorporate humor to make it more interesting ).
I honestly think this ridiculous 5-6 word limit caution is unneeded. Posts that contain few words, but are meaningful and intelligent, should be alright.
And it's good you are integrating personality into your posts.
Here is an idea to prevent the little spam comments that go unnoticed.
There should be a word threshold first of all, of like 10 something words, because generally if it is less than that it might as well be spam. The English language is filed with (gooder) words that great, good, bad, sucks. This is ofcourse just an idea no need for hate.
As long as the posts are accidental spam, it shouldn't matter. People are entitled to talk whatever way they want on the internet. This isn't real life.
Anyway my second proposal to cut down on spam posts and double posters is that the admins could make it so that after you post once on a thread you cannot post again until another person has posted on it. (I maybe a little hung over but this is what I came up with last night -.-)
Like I said, if a double post has a meaning, it shouldn't be considered spam. Some times a person has to double post.
The third proposal has already been proposed as the "review button" many of you hopefully have seen it already.
I'm 100% with you. Although I think an "edit button" is a lot more necessary.
Picture yourself with a bunch of friends were you have one person make the short "un" and everyone laughs and continues with the conversation. We love seeing things like that in the forums, even if the post is short, and as long as only one person makes the short comment at a time, we don't mind it once in a while. So the occasional short post is not always bad.
We just don't want a bunch of short posts, like the classic "yep" "yep" "umhm" "yep" that you see on King of the Hill. We discourage threads that ask questions that make's users post "yes" or "no" then a sentence explaining it. That is because the extra sentenced is so forced, everybody writes it so that they don't "spam". I would rather see a "Yeah, I like that band too" (short comment) than "Yeah, I like them. They are not my favorite band, but I like them." (forced longer comment). Though I discourage doing either one very often at all.
So, what I'm trying to say is that we encourage people to share their opinions, and not force what they say. If you don't have a real opinion or question, don't force something just for the sake of posting. Too many user's do that.
About the double posting. If a user does it too often, it becomes a problem. Once in a while, you may forget to state something and you want to add it in real quick or you may have to double post to correct a mistake you made with your previous post. I used to double post occasionally. I was carefull not to double post too much. But I did when I needed too.
was a joke, but the idea is that you should use good vocabulary to show that you are not merely posting to gain Armor Points.
Good vocabulary is overrated. Such diction induces obfuscation where simplicity would suffice.
If no one replies that means It isn't a very good thread... and the poster may be deterred from posting new mediocre thread
Not true. Sometimes there is nothing to say. A thread might take a while to start up in AMW Forum. Everyone loves to say something to pictures, asininery, and popular people.
That was a joke right?
Funner isn't a word. Neither is asininery. (The words are more fun and asininity respectively.)
That aside, no. It is actually more fun to beg for attention than hoping one gets it.
Double posting, I believe is still unnecessary, because to me it really seems like some people choose to rant in the forums just for AP...
True. These are a few nonos to dobule posting:
1. Bumping old threads 2. Double Posting too often (no matter what the reason) 3. For points 4. Triple posting or more
Right now, I am posting once again in a row, but I am adding onto the original post replying to something I missed. It is only adding onto the conversation. Therefore, it is not bad. Just use your own judgement for when people go to far or not. We can't force everyone to not double post just because a few people abuse their posting privileges. This is why many laws and school rules fail misserably.
How would big words make it positive you aren't posting for the sake of it? As long as you have good grammar, (ah, grammar should be more important than vocabulary) everything would go a little smoother.
I admit, I double post a ton. But, I always make sure that my post is on-topic and doesn't just say something irrelevant, overly succinct, and idiotic. ------- I hate it when people post in the debate forums and don't respond to anyone's point and just say something short and useless, like 'Jesus al lthe way!' or 'conservitives suck.' Stuff like that is like sandpaper to the brain.
I see, thanks for clearing stuff up. But really I don't like the people who post for the sake of points, short and really useless information.
I hate it when people post in the debate forums and don't respond to anyone's point and just say something short and useless, like 'Jesus al lthe way!' or 'conservitives suck.' Stuff like that is like sandpaper to the brain.
There are many people who share thoughts like this, so don't hesitate. There are a lot of people who use this site mainly to play games, who don't completely get the feeling of a community just yet. This site is for games, yes, but it's also a community, and communities have rules. Some people either might know them or may simply ignore them.
In that case it is good to have say a default where you can not double post or you can not post under ten words.
I really appreciate it when someone takes the time to write out a nice, thoughtful post/comment, and so I try to do the same. Some people aren't so thoughtful, so ArmorGames may need new regulations to keep those particular people in check.
In that case it is good to have say a default where you can not double post or you can not post under ten words.
It's this type of thinking that my school uses when making rules. The same for every other school. This strategy works sometimes but not often.
I have my own mistakes, I don't want to pay for everyone else's mistakes as well. I do this enough as it is. Just because gang members wanted to wear bandanas of red and blue and start a gang war means that we can't wear harmless hats of any kind in school! Instead of picking out the kids who might be affiliated with gangs and watching them closely, they just said "no hats or gang colors". Hats are bloody harmless! I can understand no bandanas, but no hats at all.
Instead of watching our hallways and making sure everyne follows the rules, they make us all wait in the cafateria before school starts! This is highschool! They cram us all into one giant room. So think how you want, but if you think that making strict rules will stop the spammers you are greatly mistaken. You may stop a few people who didn't know they were breaking rules, but you will always have problems. You just end up screwing everyone else over.
Sometimes it is appropriate to make rules where they are straight to the point as you said. But if you always use that strategy, it backfires.
So yeah, that is why we won't make it a rule saying no double posting at all or no 10 word or less posts at all. Sometimes its appropriate to post in such ways. If they double post and they don't know better, tell them they need to try and stop double postin so often. Otherwise, let a mod know and we will get them for spamming.
