Quality Posting

[kristeejo]

Originally Posted by mikey.

Gee, you lot are demanding.

Straps and bolts head.
Grabs an art knife and slowly cuts open the top of his head.
Bows head down.
Plop goes the brain.
Stitches head back up.
Unbolts, unstraps.
Stands.
Stretches.
Leaves.

made me giggle.

[Linda in NY]

Originally Posted by Atom

Ok honestly I think I'm one of the worst posters of crap. Hang on, I'm still trying to figure a way out of this.

However Atom, you post some of the best quality crap I've read. It is entertaining and makes me smile.

[ewomack]

Standards of quality can ultimately get dealt with on a case by case basis. We all post crap now and then and to impose standards on posting would remove some of the free-feeling attitude this board has. If someone has been abusing the unwritten rule of quality posting, deal with that person. Let the rest of us post our crap.

I might have a big stake in this given my superfluous verbiage...

[Atom]

Originally Posted by Deejay Dan

John is the ultimate spammer, right?

oops, forgot to answer. Right. lol

When he gets going there's no keeping up with him!

[Atom]

Originally Posted by Linda in NY

However Atom, you post some of the best quality crap I've read. It is entertaining and makes me smile.

Thanks, Linda. I didn't used to be quite this crazy. Seems to have escalated in the last 5 years.

[Linda in NY]

Now Atom, I have to ask this, how long have you been with v7n, it wouldnt be 5 years would it ? Because that would explain alot

[temi]

I face exactly the same problem at my forums, one of the ways I dealt with it is by increasing maximum character in a post so that the "I agree" and " me too" type response are impossible to post.

I know this has its downside as well but the advantage far far outweigh the limitation it imposes on people who want to post genuine short "me too" post.

Originally Posted by Cricket

At times I am as guilty as the next guy when it comes to leaving short unnecessary responses to a thread, but when these responses begin to outnumber the quality responses, it has a negative impact on the community as a whole.

For the sake of discussion, I am talking about responses similar to the following.

• Me too.
• I agree.
• I disagree.
• Welcome.
• LMAO.
• Thanks .
• Nice article.

I am curious what others feel as to what makes for a quality response to a thread.

[Kryvast]

As for the concern of posting one word comment just to increase their post count why not make the most spammed thread a no increase in member's cumulative post count.

[temi]

If spammers are aware of this, they just move to thread/forum the rule does not apply to.

Originally Posted by Kryvast

As for the concern of posting one word comment just to increase their post count why not make the most spammed thread a no increase in member's cumulative post count.

[Atom]

Originally Posted by ewomack

Standards of quality can ultimately get dealt with on a case by case basis. We all post crap now and then and to impose standards on posting would remove some of the free-feeling attitude this board has. If someone has been abusing the unwritten rule of quality posting, deal with that person. Let the rest of us post our crap.

I might have a big stake in this given my superfluous verbiage...

This reminds me of a PM I once got. I think I was drinking and posting belligerently at the time. Only one I ever got, and I was way out of line for quite a while. That PM was a good wake up call for me. I didn't respond to the PM, but I did back off because I knew it killed them to send it.

[Kryvast]

Originally Posted by temi

If spammers are aware of this, they just move to thread/forum the rule does not apply to.

Haha then let's resort to what you've suggested increase the maximum character in their post and disregard space and special characters to avoid Welcome................... strategy, is that possible?

[Atom]

Originally Posted by Linda in NY

Now Atom, I have to ask this, how long have you been with v7n, it wouldnt be 5 years would it ? Because that would explain alot

Four years, close enough. lol

Nah..

Someone told me once .. everything's not your fault.


They LIED!

[Linda in NY]

See blame your not being right on v7n

Thats funny, everything usually is my fault, at first

[AmySueN]

Originally Posted by South

I understand that everyone wants high post counts, particularly those who are new and wanting to see the mysterious hidden caverns of the site, but there are useful ways to accomplish that.

Oooooh, there are mysterious hidden caverns?! I'm off to "ditto" a bunch of posts!

IMO, you can "ditto" but then add more info to make it a quality post.

[Brian]

Most of my posts are short.

I like them that way.

I usually don't bother reading anything over 5 lines, anyways

[G10]

^ Me too

[watley]

That is why
I always couch my
most gratuitously
offensive language
in the sixth line of every post.
Uncouth Visigoth.

[Atom]

I don't know how to respond in this thread anymore. And somehow I think it's my fault.

Oh well. Good thing I can't remember back that far.

[Brian]

Originally Posted by watley

That is why
I always couch my
most gratuitously
offensive language
in the sixth line of every post.
Uncouth Visigoth.

I wanted to read this offensive language, but for the life of me I can't go past the 5th line

[jamaine12]

Originally Posted by Cricket

At times I am as guilty as the next guy when it comes to leaving short unnecessary responses to a thread, but when these responses begin to outnumber the quality responses, it has a negative impact on the community as a whole.

For the sake of discussion, I am talking about responses similar to the following.

• Me too.
• I agree.
• I disagree.
• Welcome.
• LMAO.
• Thanks .
• Nice article.

I am curious what others feel as to what makes for a quality response to a thread.

Actually I'm guilty with this thing..Especially when I agree to a certain topic but I don't want to elaborate my explanations.But thanks for reminding me..I'll stop doing this and will continue to post replies with sense..