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buenothebear
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Just an idea, but this is where people who've had a terrible day can spam, or just rant about their life.

Now now, I know your thinking, SPAM?!?!?!????!?!? NOO WAY!!!!!!

But in this particular subforum, the threads that are overflowing with spam will be deleted. >

But if the thread turns out to be a good topic, the moderators will move it to it's designated subf.

This works two ways. If a thread in a subf gets too spammy, instead of deleting it right away, you can move it to spam.

Tell me what you guys think.

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Ernie15
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This would encourage more people to spam, and it isn't acceptable even in designated sections. This would be somewhat of a waste of a new feature, because it would make people think it's okay to spam, and it would be hell to moderate. If it's all spam, the mods wouldn't necessarily moderate it, and that would lead to people posting inappropriate pictures, which is not good.

The bottom line is, spam is not good and it shouldn't be encouraged anywhere on this site. If you have a desire to spam, I recommend you do it elsewhere, where it isn't prohibited.

buenothebear
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Not really that hard to moderate? Just delete all the threads that are totally spam. Move the ones that are not.

Inappropriate pictures wouldn't be allowed of course, they'll just get you banned.

I never said I wanted to spam. I've never troll'd a site in my life.

Instead of being really quick to answer as you have shown in you post. Please try to be a little bit kinder. All you are focusing on is the negative things.

Ernie15
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Just delete all the threads that are totally spam.


Wouldn't that be the entire spam section? It sounds to me like you're suggesting a whole subforum for spam, and if the mods just delete all the spam threads, it would be complete waste, wouldn't it?

Instead of being really quick to answer as you have shown in you post.


A quick answer? I would not call that a quick answer at all. A quick answer would be one or maybe two lines. 6 lines is usually not a quick answer, even with my posts.

Please try to be a little bit kinder. All you are focusing on is the negative things.


I'm not being mean. I'm stating what would theoretically happen if this new subforum were to be added. It's only mean in your point of view because it logically contradicts your suggestion. Yes, I am focusing on the negative things, but that's because I don't see any benefits to adding this new subforum.
Peek
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I don't see any benefits to adding this new subforum.

I agree like, 90% with Ernie. Spamming a forum can be fun, but if the mods deleted the SPAM in the AREA DESIGNATED FOR SPAM, what the heck's the point?
Inappropriate pictures wouldn't be allowed of course, they'll just get you banned.

Being banned won't stop people (or more accurately, trolls) from flooding a spam forum, or any forum, with that kind of BS.
buenothebear
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I'm not sure about you, but if I see a person get banned for posting a inappropriate picture, I would be SURE not to. You probably wouldn't care, because you only have 10 posts.

There aren't too too many spammers on this forum. Or what I've seen so far.

w/e though, it was just a suggestion.

knight_34
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Bueno, don't be offended. They hounded the last person who suggested this, and even though I think it isn't too bad of an idea, there are many who disagree.

AG is a repository of overeager fools. Not Ernie.

buenothebear
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Thanks Knight. :]

I searched the AG search engine, but didn't see anything related to it. :P

Sorry anyways.

knight_34
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The AG custom search is poor at finding threads. No need to say sorry. You didn't do anything bad.

Don't feel too bad. AG is a repository for overzealous spam hunters.

buenothebear
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Oh I see now. Thanks again knight. :3

Pazx
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What if you couldn't make new topics in the spam forum? Then, egerytime knight and I killed a thread wiu repeated backposting it could b moved ti there.

buenothebear
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buenothebear
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That's what I was saying.

knight_34
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Scrap the spam forum, and put in one for locked threads. Could make some important old threads easier to find. Or it could help the sub-forums be less cluttered.

buenothebear
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Sounds good to me.

ulimitedpower
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this has been suggested before. And moderators have answered it pretty much the same every time:

No form of spam is allowed anywhere on AG, in a special forum or in general.

Just delete all the threads that are totally spam.


The mods do that. And users on AG are smart about that, there haven't been many incidents of major spam threads.
Move the ones that are not.


Some locked threads, especially on the SS forum, are good threads that have been thoughtfully answered or completed. They should not be put in a forum with real spam, as they aren't spam.
Instead of being really quick to answer as you have shown in you post. Please try to be a little bit kinder. All you are focusing on is the negative things.


I'd like you to point out the benefits of such an idea. I can't see any major ones, so you should answer them.
buenothebear
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We already knew everything you said...

This is the new solution....

Scrap the spam forum, and put in one for locked threads. Could make some important old threads easier to find. Or it could help the sub-forums be less cluttered.
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