Post-whoring

[darren]

Time to vent a bit:

When people start gratuitously posting just to get their post count up, it really starts to annoy me. I use the "new posts" search on the forum as my main entry point (my sevenstring.org bookmark is actually http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/search.php?do=getnew ) so when the "new posts" list starts filling up with a bunch of useless junk, it pushes the list of new posts out to 3 and 4 pages... and i visit several times a day.

The result of that is that i skim the list much more quickly, more time is spent sifting through the crap to find good posts rather than reading actual content, and i potentially miss really good information and insight.

I've been here a LONG time, and my post count is a fraction of what some of you guys have accumulated in a few months.

Can we at least try and make an effort to keep post-whoring to a minimum to keep the signal-to-noise ratio from degenerating? I've abandoned other forums in the past (jemsite, projectguitar) because the amount of nonsense started far exceeding the amount of good content, and it just became to time consuming and laborious to weed through the junk to find the good stuff. I'd hate to have to cut down on my ss.org consumption for the same reason.

Post counts are bullshit. Stop paying attention to them. Post quality, not quantity. (Unless you're Donnie and Shannon posting more drunken escapades... )

That is all.

[Jason]

Hear hear

[Drew]

Yeah, we're starting to get a bit sick of it too - I think we've had an appreciation thread for half the smileys on the board in the last week, and a few "let's all post-whore" threads to boot.

I mean, god knows I of all people can't come down on someone for posting a lot, but I mean, the majority of what I post is at least content, not disembodied smiley faces - this is a pretty damned cool site, so how about we try to keep the content-to-crap ratio pretty high, oh?

Originally Posted by .jason.

Hear hear

Define: "irony."

[Jason]

Originally Posted by Drew

Yeah, we're starting to get a bit sick of it too - I think we've had an appreciation thread for half the smileys on the board in the last week, and a few "let's all post-whore" threads to boot.

I mean, god knows I of all people can't come down on someone for posting a lot, but I mean, the majority of what I post is at least content, not disembodied smiley faces - this is a pretty damned cool site, so how about we try to keep the content-to-crap ratio pretty high, oh?




Define: "irony."

? im not a post-whore if thats what your implying

[Donnie]

Originally Posted by darren

(Unless you're Donnie and Shannon posting more drunken escapades... )

But yeah... I agree 100%. Infact, We've started going through and closing some of these pointless threads.

[Scott]

Screw closing them. I say they get deleted. So that the posts go away and people start to realise that posting a useless thread won't get them anywhere.

The "Last person to post wins" and "Say something about the forumer above you" threads both come to mind. Though I will admit that I have taken part (albeit, not to a great extent) in these threads aswell.

[Jason]

one of em is funny but when they keep being remade and remade its a bit excessive

[Firebeard]

I've done my share of stupid posts. But, look at when I joined and my total post # and I'm on all the time! For the most part I question every reply I write up and if I should post it. I don't know how many times I've written up a reply just to end up not posting it. Theres one person who just joined and almost has 1000 posts.

[action=Firebeard]will not name names[/action]

[Scott]

You know, the boss doesn't set that great of an example

Hmm..

[Vince]

Originally Posted by Scott

You know, the boss doesn't set that great of an example

Hmm..

point taken.

However, Chris' content-to-crap ratio is also, as Drew said, pretty high. Chris posts a ton of good shit every day. There's some forumers here that only post in off-topic and have few-if-any posts in any of our other music forums on the site.

Guitars, music, beer, & drunken stupidity ==>

L0Lz, L@@k aT my SW33t Sm1eYz!!111 ==>

Bottom line: Post-whoring is ok sometimes, let's just not let it get as out of hand as it's been lately.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Scott

You know, the boss doesn't set that great of an example

Hmm..

I'm the boss.

Edit:

[Scott]

I'll just do as you say.

Sir.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by darren

Time to vent a bit:

When people start gratuitously posting just to get their post count up, it really starts to annoy me. I use the "new posts" search on the forum as my main entry point (my sevenstring.org bookmark is actually http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/search.php?do=getnew ) so when the "new posts" list starts filling up with a bunch of useless junk, it pushes the list of new posts out to 3 and 4 pages... and i visit several times a day.

The result of that is that i skim the list much more quickly, more time is spent sifting through the crap to find good posts rather than reading actual content, and i potentially miss really good information and insight.

I've been here a LONG time, and my post count is a fraction of what some of you guys have accumulated in a few months.

Can we at least try and make an effort to keep post-whoring to a minimum to keep the signal-to-noise ratio from degenerating? I've abandoned other forums in the past (jemsite, projectguitar) because the amount of nonsense started far exceeding the amount of good content, and it just became to time consuming and laborious to weed through the junk to find the good stuff. I'd hate to have to cut down on my ss.org consumption for the same reason.

Post counts are bullshit. Stop paying attention to them. Post quality, not quantity. (Unless you're Donnie and Shannon posting more drunken escapades... )

That is all.

Great points. We actually discussed this in the mod forum today. We aren't going to be making examples of anyone or anything lame like that, but we are going to start deleting a lot more of the nonsense, especially the nonsense in forums other than OT.

OT is for the nonense and general community bullshit, and I'm cool with people ....in' around in there and posting (for the most part) anything and everything.

What's getting out of hand is when I post threads in music forums, or the site forums, and the threads turn into post-whore fests completely unrelated to the topic. That's what we'll be moderating a bit heavier.

I want to stress that I don't want people to feel like they can't post silly shit in OT - that's what it's for. We're just going to be straight up deleting threads that aren't music related in the music forums.

[Chris]

I also want to say that I love all of you crazy ............s, and I'm baning you all if you STOP posting the funny shit that makes my workday fly by. Just try and whore a wee less if you would.

(I even you, Dillon)

[Naren]

Yeah, I agree with darren. I actually would like if the appreciation threads got deleted. Some people might lose 100 or more posts. I'd lose like 3.

Darren, all good points, dude! Post whoring has gotten out of hand! IT MUST STOP NOW!

I've noticed that the definition of "post whoring" differs from forum to forum. On an old forum I used to be on, people with over 1000 posts were considered "post whores" and one guy who had around 1,800 posts (and had been on the site for almost 2 years) was considered the biggest "post whore." Kinda makes you think... (sigh)

[Shawn]

Originally Posted by Scott

Screw closing them. I say they get deleted. So that the posts go away and people start to realise that posting a useless thread won't get them anywhere.

The "Last person to post wins" and "Say something about the forumer above you" threads both come to mind. Though I will admit that I have taken part (albeit, not to a great extent) in these threads aswell.

100%

The only long thread I like posting ALOT in is the "Song Title Game" thread, I'll admit, I have like 500+ posts in that thread. It's a fun game though IMO. Those other threads are cool too I guess, after all, I did post in them.

I agree with you though, Darren, we post whores should cut down on the useless nonsense posting.

[noodles]

Originally Posted by Scott

The "Last person to post wins" and "Say something about the forumer above you" threads both come to mind. Though I will admit that I have taken part (albeit, not to a great extent) in these threads aswell.

The first one started as a funny joke. The second one is a funny game. Removing this kind of blatant, but fun, silliness will reduce the board to people like this:



Off Topic is for silliness, and honestly, who gives a .... about post count in the end? If anyone is seriously competing over post count, then go join harmony central. I don't feel better than people with less posts, and I don't get post envy looknig at Drew. Keep Off Topic fun.

[giannifive]

I agree with all of this. The post-whoring has become really annoying to me. Usually when it gets out of hand and there's nothing worth reading or responding to I'll [gasp] play guitar. I feel like I win in this situation

Maybe we should implement something where when someone is clearly post-whoring (say >50 posts in a day), they get a one-day ban on posting. Except we won't call it a ban, we'll call it a "you need to stop posting so much and get back to playing guitar" break.

[bostjan]

But then I would be playing guitar so much, I'd actually get good at it!

[eaeolian]

Originally Posted by noodles

I don't feel better than people with less posts

You don't smell any better, either...

Seriously, yeah, it was kinda funny at first, but it's gone a tad far.

[Chris]

I have no problem with the contest/game threads. I have no problem with whoring in OT. Just keep the whoring here and not in the music forums, and I'm a happy camper like Chris Holmes.

[noodles]

Originally Posted by eaeolian

You don't smell any better, either...

At least I don't drool.

[bostjan]

Well, at least the smell can wash off and the drool can be wiped on your sleeve, but there is no cure for ugly:

[Jason]

^^ where you at mo....a?

[Drew]

Deleted twelve posts' worth of straight-up post whoring from this thread, mostly from Nick1.

Come on, guys. Be serious.