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Title: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: demik on Fri, 25 October 2013, 13:35:57
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Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: esoomenona on Fri, 25 October 2013, 13:39:56
He's only made 21 topics this month. Though, the month is still not over...

Also, so much limitations. Let's have more freedoms!
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: demik on Fri, 25 October 2013, 13:41:22
tp or mw?

Either way both need a tumblr or xanga page ffs
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: tjcaustin on Fri, 25 October 2013, 13:45:50
They'd be well served with a blog.  On geocities in one of their cases.
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 25 October 2013, 13:57:03
They'd be well served with a blog.  On geocities in one of their cases.

geocities FTW!!

http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/

At least I don't start very many threads...
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: keymaster on Fri, 25 October 2013, 14:01:45
..or mods can actually MODERATE and warn these few users from creating an excessive amount of topics, especially when its sole purpose is to troll. Ex: Should We Impach Obama?
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: demik on Fri, 25 October 2013, 14:05:56
They'd be well served with a blog.  On geocities in one of their cases.

geocities FTW!!

http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/

At least I don't start very many threads...

Angelfire!!
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: dustinhxc on Tue, 29 October 2013, 20:01:19
They'd be well served with a blog.  On geocities in one of their cases.

geocities FTW!!

http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/

At least I don't start very many threads...

Angelfire!!


angelfire ftw   :thumb:
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: microsoft windows on Thu, 31 October 2013, 08:11:03
..or mods can actually MODERATE and warn these few users from creating an excessive amount of topics, especially when its sole purpose is to troll. Ex: Should We Impach Obama?

Why do you care about that's in topics made in the "Off Topic" board anyways? It's got that name for a reason. I can make as many threads in there as I want, and you can't stop me!  :p
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 31 October 2013, 08:14:48
..or mods can actually MODERATE and warn these few users from creating an excessive amount of topics, especially when its sole purpose is to troll. Ex: Should We Impach Obama?

Why do you care about that's in topics made in the "Off Topic" board anyways? It's got that name for a reason. I can make as many threads in there as I want, and you can't stop me!  :p

Don't tempt them... they'll break out their bannhammers on you...
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: microsoft windows on Thu, 31 October 2013, 08:28:41
How about somebody breaks out the pollhammer so that poll posting feature can be fixed?
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 31 October 2013, 08:31:07
Why do you care about that's in topics made in the "Off Topic" board anyways? It's got that name for a reason. I can make as many threads in there as I want, and you can't stop me!  :p

Don't tempt them... they'll break out their bannhammers on you...

But if there is no rule stating a limit on making topics.... :o
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: keymaster on Thu, 31 October 2013, 12:03:28
..or mods can actually MODERATE and warn these few users from creating an excessive amount of topics, especially when its sole purpose is to troll. Ex: Should We Impach Obama?

Why do you care about that's in topics made in the "Off Topic" board anyways? It's got that name for a reason. I can make as many threads in there as I want, and you can't stop me!  :p

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate most of your comic threads. However, I don't see a purpose in making troll threads (hurr impeach obama) other than the sole purpose of offending/trolling.
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: Photoelectric on Thu, 31 October 2013, 12:07:09
Should limit the number of "X or Y?" and "Yes or No?" threads one can make in a month...  ;D
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 31 October 2013, 12:08:10
..or mods can actually MODERATE and warn these few users from creating an excessive amount of topics, especially when its sole purpose is to troll. Ex: Should We Impach Obama?

Why do you care about that's in topics made in the "Off Topic" board anyways? It's got that name for a reason. I can make as many threads in there as I want, and you can't stop me!  :p

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate most of your comic threads. However, I don't see a purpose in making troll threads (hurr impeach obama) other than the sole purpose of offending/trolling.



I don't see how the "impeach obama" thread is classified as a "troll" thread.  It's intention was to be a genuine political discussion about how the president is affecting the US.

Maybe he could have chosen a better thread title, but the topic itself seems valid to me...
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 31 October 2013, 12:09:32
..or mods can actually MODERATE and warn these few users from creating an excessive amount of topics, especially when its sole purpose is to troll. Ex: Should We Impach Obama?

Why do you care about that's in topics made in the "Off Topic" board anyways? It's got that name for a reason. I can make as many threads in there as I want, and you can't stop me!  :p

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate most of your comic threads. However, I don't see a purpose in making troll threads (hurr impeach obama) other than the sole purpose of offending/trolling.

The mods are on it however, we didn't get around to discussing the environment  ::)
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: hashbaz on Thu, 31 October 2013, 12:15:16
Why do you care about that's in topics made in the "Off Topic" board anyways? It's got that name for a reason. I can make as many threads in there as I want, and you can't stop me!  :p

Don't tempt them... they'll break out their bannhammers on you...

But if there is no rule stating a limit on making topics.... :o

There are rules against spamming and trolling however.
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 31 October 2013, 12:17:35
Why do you care about that's in topics made in the "Off Topic" board anyways? It's got that name for a reason. I can make as many threads in there as I want, and you can't stop me!  :p

Don't tempt them... they'll break out their bannhammers on you...

But if there is no rule stating a limit on making topics.... :o

There are rules against spamming and trolling however.

 :-[

Actually looking at the rules.....

/begin rant

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Spam - Spamming is the repeated posting of messages that are advertisements, abusive, or otherwise unwanted on internet forums. They can be in the form of links to external sites, with the dual goals of increasing search engine visibility in highly competitive areas such as weight loss, pharmaceuticals, gambling, porn, real estate, loans or computer software, and generating more traffic for these commercial websites.  Members who "spam" in this manner will be permanently banned.

^^ Nobody does this, except those one or two guys offering taobao help every few weeks, which I report.

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The definitions and examples above are not inclusive of the full meaning of those terms; the examples cited are merely to give a guideline to understand the rules.  If there is any question about a decision by a moderator regarding your post, please email reaper@geekhack.org with all the details and it will get looked in to promptly.

^^ Then there's that which means mods/admins get to make up the rules as they go...

Honestly I've never really read the rules, it took me a few minutes to find them just now....

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"Report to Moderator" Button Abuse


This feature is only intended to help combat against SPAM as it is defined above in the terms of use.  It is not what you think is an annoying post, or something you disagree with.  Those that abuse this feature of the forums will be warned once, further infractions will result in a 7 day ban for the second offense.

^^ I guess I kind of understand now why I was warned once before for reporting.

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And also please refrain from starting a thread or posting about any banned member as it isn't allowed.

^^ interesting

Nobody likes rules and nobody would like the place without rules either, but many of the rules/policies etc are not followed and/or are allowed to be bypassed by 'some' people.

/end rant

I appreciate the mods/admins and what they do and hashbaz you have always been fair and very helpful to me and I appreciate that!

But are there any plans to possibly revise some of the rules etc to better fit what actually happens around here? Or maybe I'm just crazy because it's past my lunch time and I need to go eat now  ;D
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: Michael on Thu, 31 October 2013, 12:18:04
How about somebody breaks out the pollhammer so that poll posting feature can be fixed?


It's never going to happen. Just give it up. Seriously. Stahp.
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 31 October 2013, 12:25:02
How about somebody breaks out the pollhammer so that poll posting feature can be fixed?


It's never going to happen. Just give it up. Seriously. Stahp.

This. +1
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: microsoft windows on Fri, 01 November 2013, 09:18:20
How about somebody breaks out the pollhammer so that poll posting feature can be fixed?


It's never going to happen. Just give it up. Seriously. Stahp.

I'm not going to give up. I will continue my noble crusade for the civil right of poll posting!
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: Michael on Fri, 01 November 2013, 10:51:35
How about somebody breaks out the pollhammer so that poll posting feature can be fixed?


It's never going to happen. Just give it up. Seriously. Stahp.

I'm not going to give up. I will continue my noble crusade for the civil right of poll posting!


Except that it's not your civil right when it doesn't exist for non-moderators.
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: dante on Fri, 01 November 2013, 11:14:31
They'd be well served with a blog.  On geocities in one of their cases.

geocities FTW!!

http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/

At least I don't start very many threads...

Is this your site?  I enjoyed viewing the ASCII art very much.  A reminder of simpler times...
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 01 November 2013, 11:19:10
They'd be well served with a blog.  On geocities in one of their cases.

geocities FTW!!

http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/

At least I don't start very many threads...

Is this your site?  I enjoyed viewing the ASCII art very much.  A reminder of simpler times...

No, I just like ASCII art! And the geocities comment made me remember that site.
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 01 November 2013, 19:15:37
They'd be well served with a blog.  On geocities in one of their cases.

geocities FTW!!

http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/

At least I don't start very many threads...

Is this your site?  I enjoyed viewing the ASCII art very much.  A reminder of simpler times...

No, I just like ASCII art! And the geocities comment made me remember that site.

You should start a topic about it.
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: dustinhxc on Fri, 01 November 2013, 19:18:15
They'd be well served with a blog.  On geocities in one of their cases.

geocities FTW!!

http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/

At least I don't start very many threads...

Is this your site?  I enjoyed viewing the ASCII art very much.  A reminder of simpler times...

No, I just like ASCII art! And the geocities comment made me remember that site.

You should start a topic about it.


 :)) :)) :)) :)) :))
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 01 November 2013, 20:08:58
They'd be well served with a blog.  On geocities in one of their cases.

geocities FTW!!

http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/

At least I don't start very many threads...

Is this your site?  I enjoyed viewing the ASCII art very much.  A reminder of simpler times...

No, I just like ASCII art! And the geocities comment made me remember that site.

You should start a topic about it.

Nah I'm not much for starting threads ;)
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: vivalarevolución on Fri, 01 November 2013, 21:09:06
I thought Geocities was dead.
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: kmiller8 on Fri, 01 November 2013, 21:27:52
Off-Topic should remain as the place to dump any and all spam we can think of. That sub-forum is the only reason I still come here.
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: eth0s on Fri, 01 November 2013, 22:13:05
Why not just ban TP and MW?

If no ban, then how about a troll tax?

Every troll post costs $1 (USD).
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 01 November 2013, 22:30:10
They'd be well served with a blog.  On geocities in one of their cases.

geocities FTW!!

http://www.geocities.com/spunk1111/

At least I don't start very many threads...

Is this your site?  I enjoyed viewing the ASCII art very much.  A reminder of simpler times...

No, I just like ASCII art! And the geocities comment made me remember that site.

You should start a topic about it.

Nah I'm not much for starting threads ;)

General Statistics - SpAmRaY
Total Posts: 5368 posts
Total Topics Started: 32 topics
Number of Polls Created: 0 polls

I see :)

Surprisingly I have started 42 topics!
Title: Re: limit the amount of topics users can make a month
Post by: demik on Sat, 02 November 2013, 14:25:05
How about somebody breaks out the pollhammer so that poll posting feature can be fixed?


It's never going to happen. Just give it up. Seriously. Stahp.

I'm not going to give up. I will continue my noble crusade for the civil right of poll posting!

One can only hope you piss a mod off enough that you get banned.