nostradumbass
Tommy Wiseau
The only man to be booked in TNA and not look like a jackass
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Post by nostradumbass on Oct 18, 2006 18:45:54 GMT -5
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Post by Deus Ex Machina on Oct 18, 2006 18:52:29 GMT -5
No new boards will be opened up, especially for what is essentially spam.
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Post by acropolis619 on Oct 18, 2006 20:38:04 GMT -5
What's the big deal? I find that some of them are mildly entertaining. Why put the kabash on this thread format in the "Off Topic" section?
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Post by acropolis619 on Oct 18, 2006 20:39:05 GMT -5
Maybe we should make a board just for tournaments and "Ask Me Anything" theads. Yes, we could call it "The Wasteland" or "The Junk Pile". I'd prefer "Beyond Thunder Dome"
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Triple Kelly
Vegeta
Not once, twice, but three times a Kelly
Posts: 9,470
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Post by Triple Kelly on Oct 18, 2006 22:33:15 GMT -5
Now I know how Doctor Frankenstein felt. *slaps forehead*
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Post by Voldemar H. "Brak" Guerta on Oct 18, 2006 23:04:52 GMT -5
What's the big deal? I find that some of them are mildly entertaining. Why put the kabash on this thread format in the "Off Topic" section? I think the main problem was that one person would make a thread, then some "genius" (not named Lanny Poffo) would create an identical thread, only so they could have their own thread. It'd be fine if there was one thread that just continued perpetually like the Stamp and Luger threads, except there's a dozen or so of them now, and most of them flood the first page of the Off-Topic forum. Plus, like Deus Ex Machina said, they are basically spam threads that most people use just to pad their post count. Pretty silly stuff, if I must say so myself.
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Post by Allison Reynolds on Oct 18, 2006 23:05:22 GMT -5
What's the big deal? I find that some of them are mildly entertaining. Why put the kabash on this thread format in the "Off Topic" section? Speaking for myself: I'm not saying that Tournaments or "Ask ___ Anything" threads aren't allowed ever again. It's just to limit the amount of them at the moment. It's just a temporary halt on these threads. I think the main problem was that one person would make a thread, then some "genius" (not named Lanny Poffo) would create an identical thread, only so they could have their own thread. It'd be fine if there was one thread that just continued perpetually like the Stamp and Luger threads, except there's a dozen or so of them now, and most of them flood the first page of the Off-Topic forum. Plus, like Deus Ex Machina said, they are basically spam threads that most people use just to pad their post count. Pretty silly stuff, if I must say so myself. Thats kind of what I said in an earlier post. Some of these ask whatever threads, are there just for the sake of making a thread for themselves (the creators). Not all, just some.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Oct 18, 2006 23:57:33 GMT -5
Let's be real- most, almost all.
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bigHEADinc
El Dandy
Wanted Conway Twitty as a special title.
lest we forget...
Posts: 7,711
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Post by bigHEADinc on Oct 19, 2006 0:36:26 GMT -5
Not speaking for everybody else, but the only reason I made the "Ask" thread was exactly what I said in there, I was bored at work... It turned into a thing where I would answer a question almost every morning at work that would revive the thread for a day... Tell you the truth, for a bit there, it was the only reason I'd be on these boards...
So yeah, it wasn't all that did it just to pad their post count... I could've started doing that months ago...
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Oct 19, 2006 0:40:42 GMT -5
I'm not saying everybody.. but it's become a huge bandwagon thing..
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bigHEADinc
El Dandy
Wanted Conway Twitty as a special title.
lest we forget...
Posts: 7,711
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Post by bigHEADinc on Oct 19, 2006 0:52:47 GMT -5
I'm not saying everybody.. but it's become a huge bandwagon thing.. Yeah, I just felt at fault because when I saw this thread this morning, I looked to see my "Ask" thread on the first page among so many others, and because it was the oldest it just seemed like it was my fault that the whole fad resurfaced...
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Oct 19, 2006 1:16:58 GMT -5
Nah, people were post hoing before ya didja thing, I'm sure they'll post ho after ya..
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Post by Deus Ex Machina on Oct 19, 2006 4:58:28 GMT -5
The "ask anonymous poster anything so they can get some attention and feel better about their place on the board" threads are old. Like Ric Flair old. Like Ric Flair's routine old. Like my hackney jokes old.
I'm saying they're old. They've been around for years at this point, there was just a sudden increase in them for some reason.
And yes, they precede the "Ask A Mod" thread by months even. I know who started the whole thing, but I'm gonna rub any egos by naming any names.
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Post by -Lithium- on Oct 19, 2006 5:53:04 GMT -5
There's four or five of them and/or their various offshoots on the first page alone. Enough already, please. Hey party pooper...got any party poop?
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Post by Deus Ex Machina on Oct 19, 2006 5:56:23 GMT -5
There's four or five of them and/or their various offshoots on the first page alone. Enough already, please. Hey party pooper...got any party poop? If by party poop you mean ban, I'm sure we can find some just for you.
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Erik Majorwitz
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
I don't have a PS3.
Longest Crapper- Laying it across the table
Posts: 18,051
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Post by Erik Majorwitz on Oct 19, 2006 8:21:16 GMT -5
Hey party pooper...got any party poop? If by party poop you mean ban, I'm sure we can find some just for you. We need an "Ask Deus" thread.
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Post by amsiraK on Oct 19, 2006 8:50:30 GMT -5
While I think an "Ask Deus" thread would be a screaming riot...
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4real
Wade Wilson
Posts: 27,833
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Post by 4real on Oct 19, 2006 9:50:32 GMT -5
I completely agree. I don't think i've asked anybody a question on those for months, they got so boring.
I think i might possibly be the only person on the site never to have an 'ask' thread.
And as for tournaments, i haven't made one for months. The site's are too clogged up with crap.
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Post by Deus Ex Machina on Oct 19, 2006 10:15:49 GMT -5
If by party poop you mean ban, I'm sure we can find some just for you. We need an "Ask Deus" thread. No, we don't. Besides we got "Ask A Mod" and PM. I think people can get the answers from me that they need.
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Post by Zombie Mod is not a ghoul. on Oct 19, 2006 12:22:35 GMT -5
the ask ____ threads will be back in 3 months anyway.
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