Change Spam Board Title And Description
#1
Posted 29 November 2004 - 07:26 PM
How about changing it's current title and description to:
"Fun and Games
Host all your text games, jokes, and fun topics here.
Posts do no increase your total post count"
This way, it will take the focus off total random and annoying crap, and make it a place for fun topics, and games such as "1 word story", "Poster above and below me" etc. etc.
Hopefully, this will make it less spam, and more fun. So rather than random crap that is just annoying and hard to moderate, it can be a place for fun, games, and posting likes to flash animations etc. etc.
Any takers?
#2
Posted 29 November 2004 - 08:32 PM
#3
Posted 29 November 2004 - 08:42 PM
#4
Posted 29 November 2004 - 08:44 PM
#5
Posted 29 November 2004 - 09:00 PM
#6
Posted 29 November 2004 - 09:16 PM
Fixed spelling for you. -Nick
#7
Posted 30 November 2004 - 11:57 AM
EDIT - did you mean unanimous?...if so then dont take what i said as a negative, i was sitting on th fence being objective really.
#9
Posted 30 November 2004 - 03:06 PM
No flamming or posting pornography!
#10
Posted 30 November 2004 - 05:29 PM
Spam misleads the new members into thinking its a place to do anything they want, such as mischief...
#11
Posted 30 November 2004 - 06:49 PM
#12
Posted 30 November 2004 - 08:21 PM
#13
Posted 30 November 2004 - 08:25 PM
#14
Posted 30 November 2004 - 08:38 PM
#15
Posted 30 November 2004 - 10:05 PM
A title change may really turn the attitude and atmosphere there around.
#16
Posted 30 November 2004 - 10:06 PM
ForteGX, on Dec 1 2004, 03:05 PM, said:
Exactly my point! Which is why chaning the name from "spam" to "fun and games" WILL create a whole new atmoshere, and make it a more enjoyably place for all!
#17
Posted 30 November 2004 - 10:41 PM
A new title and description could make it what it used to be. :smile:
#18
Posted 01 December 2004 - 12:08 PM
The other side of the coin is...some new users come along and thats all they do...but i dont think that will change by altering the name of the place. If we DO go with this plan which is a pretty good one, what if we kept the random topic open just for those who would miss it if it went?
surely you guys could cope with ONE random area? you wouldnt even have to post there...
#19
Posted 01 December 2004 - 06:46 PM
I just think it's stupid that the whole forums focus seems to be on spam now, e.g: spam clan, couples topic, random topics. And have a loot at many members profiles, more than half there posts are in the spam forum! It's ridiculous. No offence to Max personally, but making a spam forum was probably the worst mistake he ever made for this forum.
The spam forum attracts member who like to spam, they see "spam forum" and think, "well, this forum is leniant on spam". It's a bad message to send to newcomers here, and changing the title and description, would hopefully change that.
#20
Posted 01 December 2004 - 06:57 PM
#21
Posted 01 December 2004 - 06:59 PM
#22
Posted 01 December 2004 - 07:01 PM
#23
Posted 01 December 2004 - 07:05 PM
Hopefully chaning the title and description (what this topic is all about by the way), will make the spam forum a little more fun, still relaxed, but fun, and not so pointless.
Have a look at shiningforcecentral forums, they have a fun and games forum exactly the same as what I am suggesting. Thats what I want the spam forum to become.
#24
Posted 01 December 2004 - 07:50 PM
If people want to spam or just say random stuff, do it in a chat room or something...
This is a forum, a "public" place and not all people can understand when people post random stuff...
In this spam forum, I see people talking as if it was on AIM or MSN, one or two words...
#25
Posted 01 December 2004 - 08:20 PM
If you want to post random, annoying crap with each other, do it on MSN.
This a public discussion medium, for discussion and socialising.
If the only reason you come here is to post random annoying crap, do it some place else.
If you are incapable of holding sensible discission, leave, now.
Fun is fun, and thats pefectly fine, but the level of random, annyoing, over-the-top, crap, has gone too far now. It's time for a change IMO.
#26
Posted 01 December 2004 - 08:24 PM
That leads to confusion and not everyone can understand what people post random here...
Fun is fun...
Random, immature posts aren't...
#27
Posted 02 December 2004 - 05:36 AM
#28
Posted 02 December 2004 - 10:03 AM
#29
Posted 02 December 2004 - 11:22 AM
However you're right...the number of times i read a topic and just gave up and left it cos i didnt know what was going on is getting considerable. Plus i cant really compare the current state to what it used to be like seeing as how i wasnt here. Im still not convinced that its really necessary though...people dont spam in non spam topics very often that i've seen and we could just have a separate section for fun and games thus meeting your needs and the needs of the random spammers. I dare say im about to be told how wrong i am though...
#30
Posted 02 December 2004 - 03:06 PM
#31
Posted 02 December 2004 - 03:08 PM
#32
Posted 02 December 2004 - 04:36 PM
This is a GS site, so we should discuss about GS, but instead people are talking about some random thing...
I don't mind the spam, just not the pointless, non-funny, completely irrelavent posts...
I enjoy seeing people have fun, but one word posts and uneeded posts belong inside chat...
If you wanna spam like crazy, do it in chat becuase its just more understandable that way...
#33
Posted 03 December 2004 - 04:42 PM
#34
Posted 03 December 2004 - 05:28 PM
Most forums have one and ones that don't often has a lot of posts in places that aren't needed.
#35
Posted 03 December 2004 - 06:00 PM
nick1presta, on Dec 3 2004, 06:28 PM, said:
Most forums have one and ones that don't often has a lot of posts in places that aren't needed.
It was also meant for things like
Da Spam Clan
and
That Random Topic
not junk that involves a poll with things that are just, well, stupid and make no sense.
#36
Posted 03 December 2004 - 06:31 PM
If it was a fun and games forum. It still wouldn't have to be entirly moderated. And there would be no rules as such, just loose guidelines to prevent totally random annoying stuff which no one likes.
It would still be a loose, free environment, minus the random annoying junk.
#37
Posted 03 December 2004 - 07:16 PM
nick1presta, on Dec 3 2004, 07:28 PM, said:
Most forums have one and ones that don't often has a lot of posts in places that aren't needed.
Yes, but look at these forums...
The other sections have nearly died, while spam is getting 100 posts a day...
There is just way too much spam...
"Bandwith isn't free" as many people say...
I don't mind about the spam alot, just the amount of it...
#38
Posted 06 December 2004 - 09:43 AM
The games were the best, but no one cares for those anymore...
#39
Posted 06 December 2004 - 05:35 PM
#40
Posted 06 December 2004 - 05:43 PM
The spam forum has gotten out of hand. There was one random topic (thus it's topic title), but now most topics are "random topics"
And it this isn't funny, it's annoying, especially when you come after a few days and you have to sift through to find some somewhat relevent posts
And there isn't much point suggesting people to do so, people do it anyway
final note, random crap= we have a thing called M-S-N
#41
Posted 06 December 2004 - 05:48 PM
Either we change the title and description like I am suggesting here, or remove it alltogether. The latter is what I support most.
#42
Posted 06 December 2004 - 05:56 PM
I feel forums should be a place to be somewhat relaxed too
maybe some sort of middle way would be more appropriate (like your first option)
#43
Posted 06 December 2004 - 05:58 PM
#44
Posted 06 December 2004 - 06:55 PM
Fun and Games: Relaxing, yet non-random posts...
Sure, it can be fun, but just not pointless...
Spam: No rules, at all...
Its really a shame in how the Spam section evolved into this way...
It was really a nice place to go to...
Now, you got new members learning from other members and then start posting pointless replys...
#45
Posted 06 December 2004 - 07:17 PM
I just wish Max would see this and say his piece.
#46
Posted 06 December 2004 - 09:44 PM
#47
Posted 06 December 2004 - 09:57 PM
#48
Posted 10 December 2004 - 07:01 PM
#49
Posted 10 December 2004 - 07:06 PM
#50
Posted 11 December 2004 - 04:51 AM
And I'm glad someone supports the safe-keeping of TRT. This topic nearly saved everyone from flooding the Spam/Testing forum tremendously. Unless, by some matter of opinion, that you think otherwise about that reason, then that's okay. It's whatever you believe.
The Spam Clan? That's just a second-hand rip-off of TRT (sorry, WD). It would be better if it were a part of TRT, since it wouldn't waste amount of space.
#51
Posted 11 December 2004 - 06:44 AM
#52
Posted 11 December 2004 - 11:30 AM
Great idea guys, reducing the spam and keeping all of it cramped up into one topic...
#53
Posted 11 December 2004 - 09:38 PM
#54
Posted 11 December 2004 - 11:01 PM
#55
Posted 12 December 2004 - 12:29 AM
Agatio, on Dec 12 2004, 01:01 AM, said:
And that kind of spam belongs in TRT. I admit I don't really understand, as well, why people continue to spam like that in what are supposed to be meaningful topics.
#56
Posted 12 December 2004 - 01:33 AM
#57
Posted 12 December 2004 - 09:18 AM
#58
Posted 12 December 2004 - 11:08 AM
With TRT and a meaningful board, everyone can be happy.
#59
Posted 12 December 2004 - 11:17 AM
#60
Posted 12 December 2004 - 04:08 PM
I think that the best way to define the ideal forum we'd like to change the Spam Board to is as making it a forum for fun and absurdity, not necessarily a "spam forum". We can be random and joking to an extent, but there should be rules, if relaxed ones.
What should be against the rules of the spam for to a reasonable point:
- Excessive and/or random posting of smiles, links, exclamations, and advertising.*
- Intentionally flooding a topic with your posts.
- Posting with the goal of annoying others. (To a point)
- Responses to a thread that has nothing to do with the topic at hand, or intentionally or unintentionally brings the thread off-topic. (To a point)
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And please don't tell me you're serious about "Fun and Games". "The Lounge", "The Corner", "Up for Rent"...anything but "Fun and Games". It just sounds so kiddie. >_<
#61
Posted 12 December 2004 - 06:47 PM
lightningstar: creating a new forums aswell as a spam forum is just idiocy. It's just leaving the spam forum the way it is (random annoying crap), and then creating a new one for fun and games and humerous posts.
Silo: post count changes are a bad idea for this "fun and games" forum. The only posts that shoulk count towards your total are worthy ones. The "fun and games" forum will not have those. They will be on topic, un-random and even humorous, but nothing that should count towards your total post count.
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Is Nick the only one here with practical and sane ideas?! (good idea Nick).
#62
Posted 12 December 2004 - 07:36 PM
Anyways, I'm all for this change, but you have to let spammers have fun (to an extent) with their friends.If you don't, you might lose some nice members, like Wind Dude, or Kiku.
#63
Posted 12 December 2004 - 08:44 PM
Now if we could get Max to look at this topic we might make some progress.
#64
Posted 12 December 2004 - 09:25 PM
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I'm fine with most anything...it's just that when I hear "Fun and Games" I get the mental picture of elementary-grade children playing hopscotch at school. :(
#65
Posted 12 December 2004 - 11:01 PM
Ok, so not fun and games. I can;t think of anything, but something with a relaxed feel would be best.
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Thats why we leave TRT so people who want to to go nuts and spam for their life can still do it, but keep it confined to one topic.