Mr_Odwin Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Let's not have any more dumb threads please. All this 'rate this', 'rate that', 'poll about this', general rubbish that has been about recently doesn't make for good threads and conversation. Admittedly, I'm not giving you any ideas for threads to make, and I'm not the greatest thread maker, but recent ones around here have not been the best. I dunno what I want, maybe I'm just in a bad mood because of having to do work tonight. No more crappy crap please.
Fierce_LiNk Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 I agree. I found the "rate your profile" thread to be a bit suspect, so i've decided to lock that one.
AshMat Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Hey, my mouth poll was a personal investigation to see if right hand people used the right side of their mouth or vice versa.
Colin Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 I agree. I found the "rate your profile" thread to be a bit suspect, so i've decided to lock that one. I laughed when I saw that thread title on the main index. Seriously though, some people have far too much time on their hands.
Meik Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Goddamnit, and I was just about to make a "Rate The Above Poster's "Rate The Above Poster Thread"" thread too.
dukkadukka Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 i agree wholeheartedly, but can't help feeling that odwin's gotten a little bit scary since he became mod.
Pit-Jr Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Instead of creating a thread insulting people, why not just go ahead and lock all these 'dumb' threads. Most of the ones that fall under this category are still open.
dabookerman Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 odwin...scary...never, well maybe for the kids who finally realised what respecting adults is! kids these days
Mr_Odwin Posted December 21, 2005 Author Posted December 21, 2005 Just don't post in them unless you've got something interesting to say. No need for a lock.
Katie Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 lol i just spammed by slapping a 6/10 Spammed or followed it's requirements exactly? Yea I think there have been a few too many rate this and poll threads lately.
the_villa Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 what's crap for one may not necessarily be crap to someone else
scubahood Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 The rate my profile could of worked if it was rate my myspace or something. If people enjoy the threads can't see why you guys lock them just cause you don't like them
Mr. Bananagrabber Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Exactly. Thats the only thing I don't like about this place. The way threads are locked because they arent to someone's taste or they are 'spam'. When the truth is that this place would be alot more welcoming and generally enjoyable, if people would stop being so uptight about such trivial things.
mike-zim Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 if you think a thread is crap or spam or not in your taste i have a little tip..... DONT READ IT!!!!!!! SIMPLE!!!!!! i happen to think these "dumb threads" give a balance to the forum. We have gaming threads the backbone of the site We have the seriouse threads "gay rights" "political this & that" good for people who want a serious discussion & then the "dumb" threads of which all the ones i liked got locked mostly by Mr Odwin himself. if there are offensive posts do you not have the power to delete them? i think it is a bit extreme to lock it if there is just 1 person who is being an arsehole.
Haver Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 Mr_Odwin has the TITs full and whole-hearted support. We will not oppose such measures.
scubahood Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 Lets start a rebellion against Mr Odwin!!! MAKE MORE THREADS MAKE MORE THREADS MAKE MORE THREADS MAKE MORE THREADS MAKE MORE THREADS I think you get the point
the_villa Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 Exactly. Thats the only thing I don't like about this place. The way threads are locked because they arent to someone's taste or they are 'spam'. When the truth is that this place would be alot more welcoming and generally enjoyable, if people would stop being so uptight about such trivial things. well said there
Mr_Odwin Posted December 22, 2005 Author Posted December 22, 2005 I don't know how many of you have been here. Needless to say, a forum where any old rubbish is allowed will not be a great one. Now, mike-zim, I know you're talking about the political correctness thread and that was one that I thought over for quite a while. It wasn't a bad thread at all - good in fact, but the last page or two had too many genuinely rascist remarks for my liking. The DON'T READ IT SIMPLE argument just doesn't fly. There are loads of topics that I'm not interested in but there is a line where a thread is not just one that I'm not interested in, but one that shouldn't be allowed to go on. I've/We've got to make that judgement call and you may not always agree.
Blackfox Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 Yeah, just to back up Odwin's point: please don't spam. There are plenty of threads i dont like. For instance, Anime bores me, so i dont use the thread that's there. However i appreciate some peopel love it, so it stays there. However, "rate the other person's profile". No, just no. If you have a problem with mods, PM them about it.
Cheapshot Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 For god's sake loosen up, you sound like prison guards or something.
Blackfox Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 For god's sake loosen up, you sound like prison guards or something. Well, if i wanted to be a "prison guard" then i could have locked a lot more threads by now. I just keep them open becuase i think that some people might enjoy them.
Jon Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 I dont think it was the idea of the rate threads that people dont like, it was more that fact that they were getting ridiculous. We would have been on rate my friends code soon.
the_villa Posted December 22, 2005 Posted December 22, 2005 For god's sake loosen up, you sound like prison guards or something. LMFAO nice one
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