Suggestion for the OT

Jon Miller · April 28, 2003, 03:23

I would like to be able to make more threads than twice a day

I think that we should be able to save up threads by not making them

I know that most the time I dont' want to make a thread

but sometimes, I want to make 3 or 4

why can't I save up the threads I didnt' make?

we could ahe a cap on it, like 5 per day

so if I did not make any threads for two months

than I could make 5 per day for 1.5 months

Jon Miller

Ben Kenobi · April 28, 2003, 03:49

Too easily abused. Why don't you PM a friendly member to post something for you?

Adagio · April 28, 2003, 05:53

Didn't even know there were such a cap

Nubclear · April 28, 2003, 06:21

Quote:

Originally posted by Jon Miller
I would like to be able to make more threads than twice a day

I think that we should be able to save up threads by not making them

I know that most the time I dont' want to make a thread

but sometimes, I want to make 3 or 4

why can't I save up the threads I didnt' make?

we could ahe a cap on it, like 5 per day

so if I did not make any threads for two months

than I could make 5 per day for 1.5 months

Jon Miller

More threads per day would be a godsend.

Inverse Icarus · April 28, 2003, 08:51

i have an idea for the OT, a postcount++;

personally, i see the reasoning behind a 2 thread cap, but i'd make it something like 2 ever 12 hours, or something

gives me a reason to stay up.

rah · April 28, 2003, 09:52

The rule was made because a few posters abused it. It gives the Mods a chance to keep the OT less cluttered. The limit is not hardcoded, so making a more complex rule would be hard to police.

atawa · April 28, 2003, 11:03

Question about the 2 threads per day, how is this calculated?

Is it 2 for 24 hours after starting the first or on a specific date. And if on a date, is this calculated by ones own timezone or by 'polytime'

Lawrence of Arabia · April 28, 2003, 13:02

Sorry, DP

Lawrence of Arabia · April 28, 2003, 13:02

If OT had postcount, posters wouldn't come to the Poly boneyard to spam.

Adagio · April 28, 2003, 13:06

Quote:

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
If OT had postcount, posters wouldn't come to the Poly boneyard to spam.

Schhhh... not that loud... otherwise the Mods might change this place to be without postcounts also... and where would you spam then???

Spiffor · April 28, 2003, 13:23

Supressing the postcount here would effectively kill the community forum

I don't think the OT should lift its "2 threads a day" rule altogether, but I think the mods should be able to let a thread continue at their discretion, with some hardcoded limit in the end (even if you only post interesting and informative threads, you cannot make more than 4 or 5 a day, something like that).

I also strongly oppose the postcount++ in the OT. The mods will be much less tolerant to spam, i.e the OT will be much less fun.

Dauphin · April 28, 2003, 13:49

2 threads per day should be kept as a technicality. If someone has more than that many threads that they wish to start and they are of reasonable content (i.e. Not "I was staring at my navel when I noticed...." type threads) there is no reason why they should not be allowed to start them.

And as obiwan says, if you really are bursting your pants and have to start a thread, just PM someone to start it for you.

Gatekeeper · April 28, 2003, 13:50

Quote:

Originally posted by ADG
Schhhh... not that loud... otherwise the Mods might change this place to be without postcounts also... and where would you spam then???

I hear the Dinosaur forum is popular for that sort of sport once in a while.

Gatekeeper

Lawrence of Arabia · April 28, 2003, 14:11

hehehe.

Ming · April 28, 2003, 14:12

Quote:

Originally posted by Jon Miller
I think that we should be able to save up threads by not making them

so if I did not make any threads for two months
than I could make 5 per day for 1.5 months
Jon Miller

Question Asked, and Answered...

There were far more cases of people spamming the OTF with new threads and only a few cases where it seemed justified to start more than 2...
So you can blame all the morons for the rule being put in place. And until told differently by the owners, it will stay in place.

I personally like the rule because of what people have done in the past.

Tuberski · April 28, 2003, 14:36

Quote:

Originally posted by Ming

Question Asked, and Answered...

There were far more cases of people spamming the OTF with new threads and only a few cases where it seemed justified to start more than 2...
So you can blame all the morons for the rule being put in place. And until told differently by the owners, it will stay in place.

I personally like the rule because of what people have done in the past.

How many of those people are still here? I've seen a lot of legitimate threads closed just because of the 2 a day rule.

ACK!

Ming · April 28, 2003, 14:39

Hmmm... lately... I haven't seen ANY reason to allow three threads based on the few that have broken the rule

And while some of the "morons" are no longer here, there is a long list of people who have taken their place

Tuberski · April 28, 2003, 15:11

/me wonders if he has ever started 3 threads in a day.....

Nope.

ACK!

rah · April 28, 2003, 18:00

I'll admit that sometimes I look the other way, if it's a poster that hasn't done it before, and has three good topics. But as Ming said, it's rare. Discretion is best.

RAH

DarkCloud · April 28, 2003, 22:56

Quote:

If OT had postcount, posters wouldn't come to the Poly boneyard to spam.

People came here to do that long before PC in the OT didn't count

Felch · April 28, 2003, 23:12

I've decided to actively involve myself in on-topic discussions just so I can be able to have a custom avatar already.

I'm up to about 250 now.

Although I wish OT did count, it is interesting to involve myself in topics other than political debates. After all, I didn't come to Apolyton for politics when I first found it.

Urban Ranger · April 29, 2003, 06:05

I suppose that is a good policy, reducing clutter in the OTF.