Thread post limit! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Lasereth · 09-22-2003, 12:43 PM

I understand that there's no easy way to do this, but I find it quite annoying when users have replied 100-300 times in a single thread. Oh, it doesn't bother me if the replies are useful to the thread or consist of more than 1 word, but in some threads (most in the Tilted Nonsense Section) there are users who have replied dozens if not hundreds of times. The game threads are a good example. Here at Tilted Forum Project, we're rewarded with certain privileges by posting, but I can honestly say that I've put more time and effort into my posts (even though I only have about 400) than some people with over 1000.

It just gets on my nerves to see the same person reply 15 times per page on the "What are you listening to right now" thread or when people become overly active in the game threads. All it takes is one word to participate in the games, so a few posters enjoy posting 25 replies per day in that game thread.

Maybe those threads can be changed by a moderator or admin to not count for posts? I guess I could simply overlook it, but I hate seeing other users with more privileges than me simply because they played a game for a week with one-word replies.

Any comments or suggestions?

-Lasereth

oldtimer · 09-22-2003, 12:56 PM

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Originally posted by Lasereth
Maybe those threads can be changed by a moderator or admin to not count for posts? I guess I could simply overlook it, but I hate seeing other users with more privileges than me simply because they played a game for a week with one-word replies.

Saaaaaaaay, that's the first sound idea I've heard all day.

Though the problem there in lies is, should we classify the entire Titled Nonsense Forum as giving no post count whatsoever? A little harsh and kind of takes their (the non-sense posters) motivation away. But not a completely bad idea.... (leans back in chair and ponders)

Lasereth · 09-22-2003, 02:48 PM

No, I'm saying that the moderator or administrator for that section can determine which threads are classified as "cheap post count increaser." Then only that thread would be tagged that way. I know it probably isn't allowed in this type of code (well, maybe...check out the TFP Charter, no replies and no views are accounted for), but it seems like this is the only way to do it. I mean damn, one thread over there has 5,000 replies. That's a lot of free-loaders getting 250 posts damn easy.

-Lasereth

spectre · 09-22-2003, 04:26 PM

If we find people spamming, they'll find themselves with a lower post count.

Stare At The Sun · 09-22-2003, 04:52 PM

you could just make nonsense threads not count..

David2000 · 09-22-2003, 06:07 PM

What, that's crazy!
That's really ridiculous!
I think people who do that are crazy, I mean, it's one thing to play an online posting game, but what are you really trying to do when you post 25 times in a single post?
Besides, that is, get access to porn? I don't know if there should be a posting limit, especially because some longer posts remain interesting into the 400th post or whatever
However, when people do stupid shit like i'm doing now, that's just a pain.

*moderator's edit: it was cute, but don't do it again.

*

spectre · 09-22-2003, 06:58 PM

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Originally posted by David2000
However, when people do stupid shit like i'm doing now, that's just a pain.

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Originally posted by spectre
If we find people spamming, they'll find themselves with a lower post count.

Lasereth · 09-22-2003, 07:37 PM

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Originally posted by spectre
If we find people spamming, they'll find themselves with a lower post count.

Take a look in some of the Tilted Nonsense threads. I've COUNTED some users posting more than 10 times per page with none of the posts being more than one word. Have at it!

-Lasereth

Stare At The Sun · 09-23-2003, 07:52 AM

^^ I really am inclined to agree, still, in my opinion posts in the titty area's, and nonsense should NOT count, at all...

SecretMethod70 · 09-23-2003, 08:26 AM

Listen...just trust us. We take care of these things. That dosen't necessarily mean the posts will disappear - especially in nonsense, where the games would be entirely thrown off.

phredgreen · 09-23-2003, 10:52 AM

in other words, we treat nonsense with all of the brevity and importance that it deserves in relation to your posting history. as belittling as it might sound, we've got this sucker under control, it's okay to go about your business [/officer barbrady]

rockogre · 09-23-2003, 11:29 AM

ACK!

(Sometimes one word says all that needs to be said).

Possibly we could all vote on whether or not each and every entry has meaning or value. Then we assign a numerical value to each post.

Only those posts rising above the trigger value get counted. Of course there should be a method for disagreement, possibly involving voting again.

Maybe we could have the MODs create a board of worthiness to oversee complaints.

OR

We could just not worry so much about this crap and concentrate on the community.

spectre · 09-23-2003, 11:48 AM

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Originally posted by rockogre
We could just not worry so much about this crap and concentrate on the community.

Sounds good to me. The rest of it is what the mods and admins are here to worry about, so you can focus on just having fun with the rest of the community.

BentNotTwisted · 10-07-2003, 08:08 AM

Has anyone thought of having only the first post for a member in a given Nonsense thread applied to the post count and all others after that disregarded? If it's possible it would encourage participation in Nonsense and discourage those who want to bulk up their post count. Just a thought.
Personally, I like to post in Nonsense for the fun of it and not give the least bit of tought to my post count.

Edited for clarification

oldtimer · 10-07-2003, 02:16 PM

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Originally posted by BentNotTwisted
Has anyone thought of having only the first post for a member in a given Nonsense thread applied to the post count and all others after that disregarded? If it's possible it would encourage participation in Nonsense and discourage those who want to bulk up their post count. Just a thought.

Eh...whose to say that the following posts by the same user aren't worthy?

BentNotTwisted · 10-07-2003, 07:00 PM

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Originally posted by oldtimer
Eh...whose to say that the following posts by the same user aren't worthy?

Well, it is Tilted Nonsense. It's meant to be fun and entertaining, but not taken as seriously as posts in other forums are. To me, the whole reason for post counts is to show genuine participation on TFP, not just quick pithy comments.

MSD · 10-08-2003, 09:05 AM

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Originally posted by rockogre

Possibly we could all vote on whether or not each and every entry has meaning or value. Then we assign a numerical value to each post.

Only those posts rising above the trigger value get counted. Of course there should be a method for disagreement, possibly involving voting again.

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Originally posted by BentNotTwisted
Has anyone thought of having only the first post for a member in a given Nonsense thread applied to the post count and all others after that disregarded?

It's good in theory, but in reality, it would take a few hundred pizzas and a tractor-trailer full of Jolt cola to get those implemented. Coding is not as easy as it sounds.

Nonsense isn't taken as seriously as other parts of the board.

SecretMethod70 · 10-08-2003, 11:45 AM

OK....things are taken care of....for the last time. We have our ways of making sure that the situations are taken care of. Most of you don't see it, but we have our ways. If there was a better way that was reaonable to implement, it would have been done already. So, again, just trust us.

Lasereth · 10-08-2003, 04:32 PM

It may be taken care of, but there's still people who have 15-20 replies PER PAGE in some of the Nonsense section threads. These are one-word replies. What's the use of a post count if it can be increased to 250 in one thread?

-Lasereth

spectre · 10-08-2003, 04:57 PM

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Originally posted by Lasereth
It may be taken care of, but there's still people who have 15-20 replies PER PAGE in some of the Nonsense section threads. These are one-word replies. What's the use of a post count if it can be increased to 250 in one thread?

-Lasereth

You guys need to relax. Trust us, we're on it. If you're seeing it, one of us has probably spotted it. And the admins can be very creative when we spot a spammer. Enjoy the boards, and trust us, we have everything under control.

Esen · 10-28-2003, 07:01 PM

I enjoy the game threads , It s fine with me If you want make it so those posts don t go towards your count, really who cares if they have 211 or 240 posts.
But the games limking and stuff is a lot of fun it would suck to see that stuff stopped.

On some of those threads I probably have like 5 or 6 posts but the thread has like over 1000 posts already, just once in a while ill add a word and such to be a part of the game.

09-22-2003, 12:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Thread post limit! I understand that there's no easy way to do this, but I find it quite annoying when users have replied 100-300 times in a single thread. Oh, it doesn't bother me if the replies are useful to the thread or consist of more than 1 word, but in some threads (most in the Tilted Nonsense Section) there are users who have replied dozens if not hundreds of times. The game threads are a good example. Here at Tilted Forum Project, we're rewarded with certain privileges by posting, but I can honestly say that I've put more time and effort into my posts (even though I only have about 400) than some people with over 1000. It just gets on my nerves to see the same person reply 15 times per page on the "What are you listening to right now" thread or when people become overly active in the game threads. All it takes is one word to participate in the games, so a few posters enjoy posting 25 replies per day in that game thread. Maybe those threads can be changed by a moderator or admin to not count for posts? I guess I could simply overlook it, but I hate seeing other users with more privileges than me simply because they played a game for a week with one-word replies. Any comments or suggestions? -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

09-22-2003, 02:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	No, I'm saying that the moderator or administrator for that section can determine which threads are classified as "cheap post count increaser." Then only that thread would be tagged that way. I know it probably isn't allowed in this type of code (well, maybe...check out the TFP Charter, no replies and no views are accounted for), but it seems like this is the only way to do it. I mean damn, one thread over there has 5,000 replies. That's a lot of free-loaders getting 250 posts damn easy. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

09-22-2003, 04:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	If we find people spamming, they'll find themselves with a lower post count. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

09-22-2003, 06:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
David2000 Tilted Location: New Haven, CT	What, that's crazy! That's really ridiculous! I think people who do that are crazy, I mean, it's one thing to play an online posting game, but what are you really trying to do when you post 25 times in a single post? Besides, that is, get access to porn? I don't know if there should be a posting limit, especially because some longer posts remain interesting into the 400th post or whatever However, when people do stupid shit like i'm doing now, that's just a pain. moderator's edit: it was cute, but don't do it again. __________________ However livin' better now, Gucci sweater now.. Last edited by phredgreen; 09-23-2003 at 11:31 AM..

09-23-2003, 08:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Listen...just trust us. We take care of these things. That dosen't necessarily mean the posts will disappear - especially in nonsense, where the games would be entirely thrown off. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

09-22-2003, 04:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Stare At The Sun Eh? Location: Somewhere over the rainbow	you could just make nonsense threads not count..

09-23-2003, 07:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
Stare At The Sun Eh? Location: Somewhere over the rainbow	^^ I really am inclined to agree, still, in my opinion posts in the titty area's, and nonsense should NOT count, at all...

09-23-2003, 10:52 AM	#11 (permalink)
phredgreen who? Location: the phoenix metro	in other words, we treat nonsense with all of the brevity and importance that it deserves in relation to your posting history. as belittling as it might sound, we've got this sucker under control, it's okay to go about your business [/officer barbrady] __________________ My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. - Thomas Paine

09-23-2003, 11:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
rockogre I aim to misbehave! Location: SW Oklahoma	ACK! (Sometimes one word says all that needs to be said). Possibly we could all vote on whether or not each and every entry has meaning or value. Then we assign a numerical value to each post. Only those posts rising above the trigger value get counted. Of course there should be a method for disagreement, possibly involving voting again. Maybe we could have the MODs create a board of worthiness to oversee complaints. OR We could just not worry so much about this crap and concentrate on the community. __________________ Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom Last edited by rockogre; 09-23-2003 at 11:33 AM..

10-07-2003, 08:08 AM	#14 (permalink)
BentNotTwisted Optimistic Skeptic Location: Midway between a Beehive and Centennial	Has anyone thought of having only the first post for a member in a given Nonsense thread applied to the post count and all others after that disregarded? If it's possible it would encourage participation in Nonsense and discourage those who want to bulk up their post count. Just a thought. Personally, I like to post in Nonsense for the fun of it and not give the least bit of tought to my post count. Edited for clarification __________________ IS THAT IT ???!!! Do you even know what 'it' is? When the last man dies for just words that he said... We Shall Be Free Last edited by BentNotTwisted; 10-07-2003 at 08:11 AM..

10-08-2003, 11:45 AM	#18 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	OK....things are taken care of....for the last time. We have our ways of making sure that the situations are taken care of. Most of you don't see it, but we have our ways. If there was a better way that was reaonable to implement, it would have been done already. So, again, just trust us. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

10-08-2003, 04:32 PM	#19 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	It may be taken care of, but there's still people who have 15-20 replies PER PAGE in some of the Nonsense section threads. These are one-word replies. What's the use of a post count if it can be increased to 250 in one thread? -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

10-28-2003, 07:01 PM	#21 (permalink)
Esen TFPer formaly known as Chauncey Location: North East	I enjoy the game threads , It s fine with me If you want make it so those posts don t go towards your count, really who cares if they have 211 or 240 posts. But the games limking and stuff is a lot of fun it would suck to see that stuff stopped. On some of those threads I probably have like 5 or 6 posts but the thread has like over 1000 posts already, just once in a while ill add a word and such to be a part of the game. __________________ ~Esen What is everyone doing in my room?