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Re: SUGGESTION : WE DON'T WANT POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:49 am
by Sierra_Leon
Sierra_Leon wrote:Here's a suggestion that I think will decrease spam by a great deal:

Don't show post count in the avatar space.

I believe that the incentive for people to increase their post count is because it is shown in their avatar space in every post they make. I'm not saying we should get rid of post count altogether (I did consider it..): you could still find someone's post count in their Profile. You simply won't be confronted by it every post you make. Posts in IK could go back to counting again with this change, because the spam would substancially decrease anyway.

Good idea?

Nobody responded to this, except for yeti who suggested the same solution:

yeti_c wrote:Concise description:
  • Post counts suck - all they do is entice spam and trolling - lets just bin them

Specifics:
  • Show Post counts in "profile" pages - but not on the main forum.

This will improve the following aspects of the site:
  • Less Spam
  • Less Whinging about IK & FW & MAFIA & ... creating spam.

C.


More response to this suggestion please!

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:20 am
by nagerous
For anyone who cares, its easy enough to see your real post count. Just click search users posts and scroll to the bottom.

Re: SUGGESTION : WE DON'T WANT POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:25 am
by greenoaks
Sierra_Leon wrote:
Sierra_Leon wrote:Here's a suggestion that I think will decrease spam by a great deal:

Don't show post count in the avatar space.

I believe that the incentive for people to increase their post count is because it is shown in their avatar space in every post they make. I'm not saying we should get rid of post count altogether (I did consider it..): you could still find someone's post count in their Profile. You simply won't be confronted by it every post you make. Posts in IK could go back to counting again with this change, because the spam would substancially decrease anyway.

Good idea?

Nobody responded to this, except for yeti who suggested the same solution:

yeti_c wrote:Concise description:
  • Post counts suck - all they do is entice spam and trolling - lets just bin them

Specifics:
  • Show Post counts in "profile" pages - but not on the main forum.

This will improve the following aspects of the site:
  • Less Spam
  • Less Whinging about IK & FW & MAFIA & ... creating spam.

C.


More response to this suggestion please!

ok i'll respond

bloody fabulous idea !!!

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:33 pm
by Neoteny
nagerous wrote:For anyone who cares, its easy enough to see your real post count. Just click search users posts and scroll to the bottom.


Whoo! I've topped 2000!

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:11 pm
by william18
Timmy let make an official petetion on that front page and let me be the second on it(you'll be first).

Ill sign the petetion


Join the signing.

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:18 pm
by timmytuttut88
william18 wrote:Timmy let make an official petetion on that front page and let me be the second on it(you'll be first).

Ill sign the petetion


Join the signing.


i think we got one already Mister

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:39 pm
by Snorri1234
TheSpoonyBard wrote:who cares how many posts someone has?


I do. Anyone with less than 2000 posts has no valid opinion.

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:30 pm
by Neoteny
Snorri1234 wrote:
TheSpoonyBard wrote:who cares how many posts someone has?


I do. Anyone with less than 2000 posts has no valid opinion.


Sweet!

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:30 pm
by william18
Snorri1234 wrote:
TheSpoonyBard wrote:who cares how many posts someone has?


I do. Anyone with less than 2000 posts has no valid opinion.



He speaks the truth. Even though I got 3000 in 3 months ( 1 day I got 500) it still is alot.

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:31 pm
by william18
timmytuttut88 wrote:
william18 wrote:Timmy let make an official petetion on that front page and let me be the second on it(you'll be first).

Ill sign the petetion


Join the signing.


i think we got one already Mister


Yes but underneath it say " people who I think support this idea"

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:33 pm
by timmytuttut88
william18 wrote:
timmytuttut88 wrote:
william18 wrote:Timmy let make an official petetion on that front page and let me be the second on it(you'll be first).

Ill sign the petetion


Join the signing.


i think we got one already Mister


Yes but underneath it say " people who I think support this idea"

whats the problem with that

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:56 pm
by Herakilla
wtf? any1 with under 2k posts doesnt have a valid opinion? the number of posts you make does not have any relationship with your intelligence and therefor the quality of your posts whatsoever...

the only thing posts shows is that you have less and less of a life as you post more and more

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:44 am
by Dancing Mustard
The only thing that post shows is that you have no sense of humour or ability to detect sarcasm...

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:21 pm
by yeti_c
william18 wrote:
Snorri1234 wrote:
TheSpoonyBard wrote:who cares how many posts someone has?


I do. Anyone with less than 2000 posts has no valid opinion.



He speaks the truth. Even though I got 3000 in 3 months ( 1 day I got 500) it still is alot.


Spammer.

C.

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:33 pm
by Twill
Guys, give it up.

The post counts should be related to CC material, not to spam.

If the old software had allowed it, we would have had no post counts in off topics from the get go, now we do, and the only reason to put it back is so spammers can up their post count without actually thinking about what they are saying.

The post count wont be going back to off topics or usergroups any time soon. Sorry guys.

Twill

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:41 pm
by Senfive
Twill wrote:Guys, give it up.

The post counts should be related to CC material, not to spam.

If the old software had allowed it, we would have had no post counts in off topics from the get go, now we do, and the only reason to put it back is so spammers can up their post count without actually thinking about what they are saying.

The post count wont be going back to off topics or usergroups any time soon. Sorry guys.

Twill


Spoken like a True Dick!!!

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:53 pm
by yeti_c
Senfive wrote:
Spoken like a True Dick!!!


Spoken like a True Spammer!!!

C.

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:55 pm
by Twill
Senfive wrote:
Twill wrote:Guys, give it up.

The post counts should be related to CC material, not to spam.

If the old software had allowed it, we would have had no post counts in off topics from the get go, now we do, and the only reason to put it back is so spammers can up their post count without actually thinking about what they are saying.

The post count wont be going back to off topics or usergroups any time soon. Sorry guys.

Twill


Spoken like a True Dick!!!


'Tis my role in life mate :)

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:05 pm
by cena-rules
Twill wrote:
Senfive wrote:
Twill wrote:Guys, give it up.

The post counts should be related to CC material, not to spam.

If the old software had allowed it, we would have had no post counts in off topics from the get go, now we do, and the only reason to put it back is so spammers can up their post count without actually thinking about what they are saying.

The post count wont be going back to off topics or usergroups any time soon. Sorry guys.

Twill


Spoken like a True Dick!!!


'Tis my role in life mate :)


what about flame wars?

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:14 pm
by Twill
cena-rules wrote:what about flame wars?



It's supposed :roll: to be CC related and thus part of the post count. We did debate giving FW the same fate, but decided to keep it in the system, although that may still change if it becomes a spam fest.

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:09 pm
by cena-rules
Twill wrote:
cena-rules wrote:what about flame wars?



It's supposed :roll: to be CC related and thus part of the post count. We did debate giving FW the same fate, but decided to keep it in the system, although that may still change if it becomes a spam fest.



yeah supposed being the operative word

its already a spam fest. It has nothin to do with CC except the players. All the rest improve cc

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:24 pm
by wicked
The players are part of CC Cena, and the most obvious target for flames. If you see a thread that isn't flaming something CC-related, report it and it'll be locked down. Pretty much everything there now is CC-related.

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:36 pm
by timmytuttut88
twill derailed the thread

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:38 am
by cmckinney
iIf people are so wrapped up in getting their post count up, won't that just cause them to spam in forums that do count posts, making the spam worse that it used to be?

Re: [Merged] POST COUNTS

PostPosted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:36 pm
by william18
Yes