Don't Post If You Have Nothing To Say
Right.
Quite recently in a number of topics I've been reading, people are coming in and posting a short line contrary to the general vibe of the thread.
For example:
Random Person 1: "Hey I really like this band, here's a bunch of reasons why." *well presented post*
Random Person 2: "I too like this band, here are my reasons." *adds more points to the discussion*
Random Idiot: "This band sucks."
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'><b>If you have nothing good or positive to say about a certain subject, stay the hell away from that thread.</b></span>
Coming in and doing something like that is stupid for 4 reasons:
1.) It's a cheap attempt to raise your post-count.
2.) It ticks other people off because you're unsettling their good mood.
3.) You make yourself look like a spiteful hate-filled being.
4.) Noone is coming into your threads telling you your subject sucks. Show some respect.
So knock this crap off right now, it's really starting to annoy me and I'm sure a lot of the community agree with me.
Quite recently in a number of topics I've been reading, people are coming in and posting a short line contrary to the general vibe of the thread.
For example:
Random Person 1: "Hey I really like this band, here's a bunch of reasons why." *well presented post*
Random Person 2: "I too like this band, here are my reasons." *adds more points to the discussion*
Random Idiot: "This band sucks."
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'><b>If you have nothing good or positive to say about a certain subject, stay the hell away from that thread.</b></span>
Coming in and doing something like that is stupid for 4 reasons:
1.) It's a cheap attempt to raise your post-count.
2.) It ticks other people off because you're unsettling their good mood.
3.) You make yourself look like a spiteful hate-filled being.
4.) Noone is coming into your threads telling you your subject sucks. Show some respect.
So knock this crap off right now, it's really starting to annoy me and I'm sure a lot of the community agree with me.
Comments
OLO jk... erm yea... even though this is prolly gonna get locked... please follow it.
Agreed. Common courtesy (now an uncommon thing, sadly) should always be encouraged.
I always though of Off topic as a chatty place, not discussion where you cant let people disagree. Besides, Anime sux <!--emo&::skulk::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'><!--endemo-->
He wants people to have REASON in their posts, it's completely fine to have your own opinion as long as you give reasons to do so.
--Scythe--
statements like that. lol
i hate that. sweet baby jesus in heaven, i hate that sentence. it's not even a sentence.
Quote by Epidemic:
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Meh, people are entitled to their own opinions, if a guy comes in and says he doesnt like this and that, he should be able to.
I always though of Off topic as a chatty place, not discussion where you cant let people disagree. Besides, Anime sux <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Quote by Epidemic:
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Meh, people are entitled to their own opinions, if a guy comes in and says he doesnt like this and that, he should be able to.
I always though of Off topic as a chatty place, not discussion where you cant let people disagree. Besides, Anime sux <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
explain?
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edit [ fine ]
dear anonymous spam****: you're what this thread is talking about. Half your posts in discussion are one lined uselessness.
Be mature, be ambiguous. Just don't be accusers <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
Agreed. Common courtesy (now an uncommon thing, sadly) should always be encouraged. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
you sir, make a good point
I vote for sticky
umm...I agree.
because you r smart.
(J/K, it's late for me, ok, goodnight)
Quote by Epidemic:
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I always though of Off topic as a chatty place, not discussion where you cant let people disagree. Besides, Anime sux <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
explain? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Plus I think its ok to show ones different views.
Ex.
NS is the best mod ever!
Person A. yes it is for these reasons
Person B. OMG love it blabla keep up the great work Flayra
Person C. Instead of saying this mod sux0rs!
This mod has a lot of effort put into it but There are certain aspects that just dont go with me. Such as or I think the game does to much of blablablabla
Forums are are supposed to be a place for everyone to "responsibly" share their thoughts and opinions.
Whether they be in agreement or not.
But yea, as infinitum the anime encyclopedia says, <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> (great name lol)
I think there are better ways of expressing your thoughts then a simple. "OMG that sucks" and leaving it at that reponse.
You could always go the way the Firearms community has gone, which is to disable post counts in the OTF. That's mostly because the FA OTF is a horrible place that even adults cry when they see it, but still.
Case in point:
Quote by Epidemic:
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Meh, people are entitled to their own opinions, if a guy comes in and says he doesnt like this and that, he should be able to.
I always though of Off topic as a chatty place, not discussion where you cant let people disagree. Besides, Anime sux <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
First off, he's just being stupid. In discussion you CAN let people disagree, its merely having the smarts to beat them in a argument. Thats the point of it. Personally, it hurt my head after the 40th POTD in there, so I stopped, permenantly, and only go back if I feel like it.
Secondly, he brought that "Anime sux" thing from another thread, which was probably Infinitum's last straw: <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=10&t=57811&st=15' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...0&t=57811&st=15</a>
Reason why that was, is because he posted it like that just to **** people off. We know he just wanted to do so.
Also, if some guy disagree why give a rats **** about it. Retales didnt say it sucked, but he hated it.
2nd edit, too many also's
Imagine a group of people in real-life are sitting, having a few drinks and a giggle and chatting. Some topic or other comes up... as the coversation goes on, people walking by hear something that stirs certain feelings and they join in, taking a seat and debating or delighting in the chat. Then some guy, comes along without taking a seat and says "I HATE THAT" and walks off... the crowd is left looking at each other in confusion and the conversation hits a speedbump.
If you don't plan on staying in the topic and contributing, negative or positive then why post at all? =o
Using the anime threads as an example, every single one has a number of posts saying "Anime sucks". Is it REALLY so hard to say "Anime sucks, because ...." and then give explanation and reasoning behind your opinion? Personally, i'd rather be seen as someone with a differing opinion (The case if i had said "Anime sucks because...") rather than an ignorant jackass.
Even one line posts can be acceptable, if there really is nothing more to say, but contributing 31853523 posts to a thread saying "Roffle Waffle" and ":P" leaves the reader wondering "Why the hell did you even bother to hit reply?".
If someone bothers to type a long, drawn out reply going into detail the backgrounds and roots of their opinion, i don't see a problem. it could be misguided, it could be ill-informed, but they're actually trying to contribute something to the discussion.
And yes, they are entitled to an opinion, but if you're reading a thread about <subject X> and you dislike <subject X> it's common courtesy to know that that is NOT the place to be shouting negative responses to <subject X>. If people stopped and actually thought for a second "Hey, these guys like <subject X>, and i really hate it, i don't think it is a good idea to post a negative response here" we wouldn't get any of these one-liner jackasses saying "OMG <SUBJECT X> SUXX)RR!!!1", and we definately wouldn't have these threads complaining about aformentioned morons.
If you really do feel strongly against something, try making your own thread called "<subject X> sucks" and proceed to type all about why you think <subject X> sucks.
*EDIT: Y'see, people don't actually care if you don't like the same things, we're all different, and anyone with an ounce of maturity understands that, but it is infuriating to say the least to see people show up and derail a thread that you're really enjoying contributing to with nothing but pure, moronic, ignorance, and to top it off, don't even bother to explain WHY.
i hope everyone solves the issues, as it seems the mods are being quite generous in letting us do so =]