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Post by Ela on Jun 23, 2018 0:29:18 GMT
See previous comments about the limitations of free forum software with regards to the ability to eliminate post count. I don't get the hate on post counts. I'm aware that some folks are trying to boost their posts and playing a bit of one-upmanship with each other (annoying but not ban-worthy, IMNSHO), but what is the issue with post counts? My own Wishlist of features to get rid of would include a ban on people liking their own posts. And, FWIW, I think the mods on this board do great work. Thanks. And people like their own posts? I don’t think I’ve ever noticed that. Certainly not a trend, I don’t think. But even if they do, I don’t really see the harm in it.
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Jun 23, 2018 0:41:26 GMT
I don't get the hate on post counts. I'm aware that some folks are trying to boost their posts and playing a bit of one-upmanship with each other (annoying but not ban-worthy, IMNSHO), but what is the issue with post counts? My own Wishlist of features to get rid of would include a ban on people liking their own posts. And, FWIW, I think the mods on this board do great work. Thanks. And people like their own posts? I don’t think I’ve ever noticed that. Certainly not a trend, I don’t think. But even if they do, I don’t really see the harm in it. There's no harm at all in it and it's only a few people that I've seen doing it but they do it on a fairly consistent basis. It's like the height of the windows in my wife's car being not very well-designed for the rare occasions we get drive-through fast food: something that happens infrequently enough to be an annoyance but not regularly enough to make it a real problem.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jun 23, 2018 5:20:44 GMT
I can only talk for myself, I don't even think I have ever looked at my own post count or thread-making count (can you do that?). I will just repeat what I said before. We are all equal on here, so everyone absolutely deserves an "equal shot" at having a go at posting anything that fits within this forum. I encourage everyone to do so, if you read a post that resonates with you in some way then giving them the almighty book face thumb of acknowledgement shows some form of emotional support to the writer. Or. u know. the time it took you to read their response in 2 seconds you just liked it LOL.
There so much more I could say but I won't because it wouldn't "help" .
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Post by Timelord007 on Jun 23, 2018 7:51:13 GMT
There's too many Mods & not enough Rockers Lol (Exits Stage Left).
The Moderators are fair on this forum & allow one to express a opinion but there to stop topics getting out of hand if need be.
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You know, now that you mention it, I actually do rather like Attack of the Cybermen ...
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Post by lidar2 on Jun 23, 2018 11:18:15 GMT
As my mother used to say....
Moderation in all things
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Post by Ela on Jun 24, 2018 3:53:54 GMT
Thanks. And people like their own posts? I don’t think I’ve ever noticed that. Certainly not a trend, I don’t think. But even if they do, I don’t really see the harm in it. There's no harm at all in it and it's only a few people that I've seen doing it but they do it on a fairly consistent basis. It's like the height of the windows in my wife's car being not very well-designed for the rare occasions we get drive-through fast food: something that happens infrequently enough to be an annoyance but not regularly enough to make it a real problem. It's like people who like their own FB posts. I realized my own sister does that. And often hers is the only like on the post. I don't get what the point is of liking your own post, but if people want to do it, doesn't bother me.
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Post by The Matt on Jun 25, 2018 20:56:31 GMT
not entirely sure that "The 1000 club" helps much. It just encourages people to repeat posts all over the forum so they can be part of this oh so elite club. Someone who has med 15 decent worthwhile posts is a better forum member who has only made 333 posts but made them in 3 different threads on one day surely?
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Post by glutamodo on Jun 25, 2018 22:02:56 GMT
Yes I tend to agree with that. If it were solely up to me I would neither have such a club, nor "rank titles".
Now, in the beginning here, I kind of thought that thread creation might fall upon me or others "on staff", a task I didn't really want since I don't believe it needs to be done long in advance unless I personally have something meaningful to say about it, and I rarely don't have thoughts about a release until AFTER I've heard it. I also avoid discussion until this point, 'avoiding spoilers' and all that. Turns out, I've never had to create threads, others do this... sometimes way too far in advance, (but I do rather like opinion polls for people who then have heard the stories, but these don't always get included)
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Post by Ela on Jun 25, 2018 22:14:14 GMT
I'm not really sure that the 1000 club really encourages repeat posts. Most of the people who are doing it are way past the 1000 club. And they weren't really doing it as much before they reached 1000, to be honest. It's a fairly recent problem. And once you're in the 1000 club, there isn't a further goal, honestly.
Unless we can eliminate post counts altogether, there are always going to be some people who compete to have the "most" posts. I don't really get that mentality, but it definitely exists.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2018 1:38:39 GMT
I'm not really sure that the 1000 club really encourages repeat posts. Most of the people who are doing it are way past the 1000 club. And they weren't really doing it as much before they reached 1000, to be honest. It's a fairly recent problem. And once you're in the 1000 club, there isn't a further goal, honestly. Unless we can eliminate post counts altogether, there are always going to be some people who compete to have the "most" posts. I don't really get that mentality, but it definitely exists. I'd completely forgotten that the 1000 club existed, to be honest. Yeah, I don't really get it either. It's a bit like competing to see who can get the highest reading on their car's odometer. Surely, it's what you see, not however many miles/kilometres you drive? Anyway, I've done a little digging and this thread on one of the support boards is the only thing I've been able to find so far. I'm not sure if it works with the free version, though. I'll keep hunting around in the meantime and post up if I find anything else.
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Post by Ela on Jun 26, 2018 1:48:24 GMT
I believe that’s the thread Tony Jones dug up when we moderators were discussing hiding post count, so I’m pretty sure we’ve seen that.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jun 26, 2018 1:57:39 GMT
I'm not really sure that the 1000 club really encourages repeat posts. Most of the people who are doing it are way past the 1000 club. And they weren't really doing it as much before they reached 1000, to be honest. It's a fairly recent problem. And once you're in the 1000 club, there isn't a further goal, honestly. Unless we can eliminate post counts altogether, there are always going to be some people who compete to have the "most" posts. I don't really get that mentality, but it definitely exists. I am all for deleting post counts- means nothing to me personally.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2018 2:15:39 GMT
I believe that’s the thread Tony Jones dug up when we moderators were discussing hiding post count, so I’m pretty sure we’ve seen that. Hmm... There doesn't seem to be anything in the plugin library either. Although, it might be possible to jury-rig up something with the " Simple RPG Stats" plugin. How do people feel about being measured by Mana and Emeralds? More seriously, maybe there's an option with that plugin to just switch all of those stats off? It doesn't require any keys, so it wouldn't impinge on anything else set up for the forum.
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Post by Ela on Jun 26, 2018 5:45:58 GMT
I believe that’s the thread Tony Jones dug up when we moderators were discussing hiding post count, so I’m pretty sure we’ve seen that. Hmm... There doesn't seem to be anything in the plugin library either. Although, it might be possible to jury-rig up something with the " Simple RPG Stats" plugin. How do people feel about being measured by Mana and Emeralds? More seriously, maybe there's an option with that plugin to just switch all of those stats off? It doesn't require any keys, so it wouldn't impinge on anything else set up for the forum. I don't see any indication in the description that you could turn all those stats off.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2018 6:48:37 GMT
Hmm... There doesn't seem to be anything in the plugin library either. Although, it might be possible to jury-rig up something with the " Simple RPG Stats" plugin. How do people feel about being measured by Mana and Emeralds? More seriously, maybe there's an option with that plugin to just switch all of those stats off? It doesn't require any keys, so it wouldn't impinge on anything else set up for the forum. I don't see any indication in the description that you could turn all those stats off. No, nothing in the description, just a guess. The plugin works in conjunction with Yootil, a utility library. I haven't worked with C++ in years, but utility libraries were typically used to make a programmer's life easier by giving them greater access to whatever they're trying to implement. Theoretically -- and it all depends on how the plugin is set up -- there might be an option to hide those stats to anyone other than the admin. Alternatively, there may be ways to make those integers meaningless, which basically amounts to the same thing as hiding them. *shrugs* It's a theory.
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Post by pawntake on Jun 26, 2018 7:30:32 GMT
We know that people Squabble over posting updates "I posted my update 1 minute before you!!!" "What are you doing up at this time of day?Its 3am in the morning where you live, how dare you!!!!"(I have actually seen similar conversations like that on this forum)Even on this thread there has been a squabble about updates. So if it is possible to get rid of post counts,please try.Nice to see the mods are actually in favour.
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Post by The Matt on Jun 26, 2018 7:36:04 GMT
We know that people Squabble over posting updates "I posted my update 1 minute before you!!!" "What are you doing up at this time of day?Its 3am in the morning where you live, how dare you!!!!"(I have actually seen similar conversations like that on this forum) I've seen this as well and it amazes me. Have you nothing better to do than argue over who posted first to a bunch of strangers on the internet. Its as bad as when two threads get merged and the member who loses his thread gets his arse in his hands. In a way i am jealous that their life is so free and easy that this counts as an issue for them!!!
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Jun 26, 2018 12:23:52 GMT
The 1000 Club was only made as a bit of fun for when people were becoming The Doctor, before the name thing changed later on. I thought it was a laugh. The only reason its not really done much now is because we now have over 20 Doctors so its not the big thing it once was
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2018 13:58:36 GMT
The 1000 Club was only made as a bit of fun for when people were becoming The Doctor, before the name thing changed later on. I thought it was a laugh. The only reason its not really done much now is because we now have over 20 Doctors so its not the big thing it once was Yes, in retrospect I think it was a mistake to create ranks beyond Doctor as it seems to be encouraging dysfunctional behaviour.
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Post by Ela on Jun 26, 2018 16:24:59 GMT
The 1000 Club was only made as a bit of fun for when people were becoming The Doctor, before the name thing changed later on. I thought it was a laugh. The only reason its not really done much now is because we now have over 20 Doctors so its not the big thing it once was I've mostly seen harmless kidding around. Anything truly offensive or which breaks forum rules is routinely removed from the forum (and saved in a place where we can keep track of it, in most cases). Again, I haven't seen that ranks affect people's behavior. People hardly ever even talk about the ranks. There are, as I said above, some people who are concerned about their post counts. Maybe if we could figure out a way for them to go away, the "who's on first" (so to speak ) issue will also go away. But I'm not sure it would, as it's become a sort of harmless - yes, harmless - game to some people.
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