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5 letter rule
There's alot of threads now (some are: type a relavent word, rate this person's intelligence) that don't require 5 letters and the little "bullshit content" message gets kind of annoying. It's not always needed, and I really don't see a point for it in the first place. Just throwin out my opinion.
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If you really need, just do this at the bottom of a post that is too short:
qwertydvorak Now you won't have any problems. |
Just add fuck ww or somethign like MJ does at the end of his <5 char posts and itll be fine :p.
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It's pointless. If someone wants to post something less than 5 characters, they just put bullshit at the bottom of their post. While it can be slightly entertaining sometimes, it's really just pointless.
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Yup
fuck WW |
I detest those types of threads, so I'm all for the 5 letter rule. Hell, make it a proper sentence rule.
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I'd love for it to be a proper sentence rule. Too bad that doing that is so complicated.
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fuck ww |
I'm still for keeping it.
And my arguments for keeping it: Quote:
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--- Once again, it looks like more people want it gone, so I'll put forward a compromise: - Turn it off for forums such as The Chatterbox and WRT. - Keep it on, and maybe even raise it (25 characters? 50?) for all other forums. Turn it off in CB and WRT because they are, when stripped down, just spam forums, with the former being topical spam. Raise it for every other forum because they're supposed to be serious, spam-free forums in which conversation is had. EDIT: On a related note, how hard would it be to impose rules on the News Forum that stop the posting of just a link and the article in quotes? Sure, it's nice being able to read the article on Zelaron rather than an external site, but a couple of discussion points in the original post, or the original posters thoughts would also be nice. If not, then I'd suggest it be a requirement should the News Posters position be filled. |
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or you could just do that. |
Sometimes I just want to say "Noe." :]
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exactly!
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Me thinks the girl is on to something ;)
But yea, all I ahve to say is COME ON, get rid of it. |
yea, the girl ain't as dumb as some of you think she is
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ya
fuck WW |
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I think it might have been missed first time round, so I'll put forward my alternative idea again: - Five character limit scrapped for Chatterbox and WRT - Limit raised to 25/50 characters in every other forum |
Who ever said you were dumb?
And yea, Lenny, that would work the best for sure. |
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i personally dont think that it would to much. you'd get this instead.
"yea. Super-duper Fuck you WetWierd." |
:D Wetwierd lol.
I agree that 15 is better than 25. Some arguments can be rebutted by posting a single short sentence. |
Until we start trashing posts that use tactic like that to get around the limit rule. If someone posted:
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Just my two pence. |
yea. 15 is more fair i guess. but still, you're gonna get alot of what i said before. or just kashfdpa3yhpqiuhrsf.abpda8
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I don't see why we should have the restraint at all - let the people who step out of line be dealt with.
Hey look a report button. |
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--- If a user repeatedly posts three character repsonses followed by "Fuck you WW", or things of similar ilk, then I'll start warning and banning (other mods might come down more heavily and ban straight off). And by all means use the Report button, but don't expect that because a post has been reported action will be taken against it - judgement will be made over whether action deserves to be taken. I've had notifications of five or six posts that have been reported, and I've only taken action against one - the other four or five complaints were just childish. That's not to say that all reports aren't considered, or are just ignored; they're all thought about carefully before a decision is reached. |
way to kill the fun =[
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Seventeen characters, not including spaces. Post approved... just. :rolleyes:
It's not really ruining the fun. In places where "lol", "yea" and "wtf" aren't suitable, the fun comes in a different variety. Just imagine the Opinion and Debate forum filled with "yea", "agree", or "watevr"... or the Flame Forum chock full of "gay", "nig" or "pwn". Suitable for the Chatterbox, or the WRT, where conversations are more fast-paced and made up of short, sharp sentences and responses, but not for the more serious sections. And what can I say? I like things to be organised and with rules set to them. Call me anal about it, but it won't change a thing. :p |
I agree with your sentiments, but at the same time I want to be able to say what I want. Maybe your required characters can be reduced based on how much rep you have or something... haha.
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Senior member and ^ privilege of no post restriction? Sounds good to me :]
I don't want to be limited but at the same time the 5 letter rule wasn't very bothersome. So now from 5 it's at 15/25 or something. Uhwhat.? |
I am probably one of the most verbose members at Zelaron. That said, I think there are plenty of instances where one word responses are more than appropriate, even outside the chat forum. For instance, a one word exclamation is a succinct expression of emotions to a certain news article.
However, this is hardly the issue. What's important is that this rule is absolutely frivolous and annoying. It serves absolutely no purpose. It is a rule employed to flex the forum's muscle. If you think that removing the 5-letter rule is going to change the quality of posts at Zelaron, you are mistaken. <5 letter posts are posted all the time, with a simple add-on at the bottom. They are appropriate posts. This rule is merely an annoyance. That reason alone should be more than enough to get rid of it, given that there will not be any other significant changes that stem from it. |
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(A perfect example. I have, with a single word, endorsed the idea that KA suggested, showing my support for it without being garrulous) |
The post way back there was to prove my point. Anyone could just add random crap onto the end of a post and it would fit the requierment. I also agree with talentedhamster. Insted of someone saying
"Ya Fuck WW" They would say. "Yes Fucking fucker WW" |
That's why the mods would manually enforce it, as Lenny said.
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Do you not agree that at least some posts are a valid response that are under x number of characters? |
Yes, but not enough to warrant dealing with the trouble of retards complaining about unequal enforcement.
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Ditch the 5 letter rule and enforce signifigant post rules completely in all non spam forums.
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Because retards complain loudly and persistantly when rules are enforced on a case by case basis.
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