Hypothetical Cost / Profit in Posting here at Anandtech

[Analog]

Suppose Anandtech instituted a cost for posting, and credit for replies as follows:

1. It would cost you $0.10 for every post you made, including new threads, and including replies in your own thread.

2. You would be credited $0.10 for every reply in a thread originated by you by someone else.

3. If a Mod locks your thread, you pay $1.00.

4. If you're banned it costs you ??$.... :evil:


So who would be the most profitable, and who would the most in debt???

 

[rocadelpunk]

i would have bad fantasy value that's for sure. I'm a thread killer.

 

[Safeway]

I create posts and flocks of users come in and post, too. Post it, and they will come.

 

[legoman666]

should get 5c for every person that replies to your reply also.

 

[pstylesss]

Normally I wouldn't post in your threads, but I decided to pump your value so we hear a very loud thud when your worth hits the ground.

 

[rocadelpunk]

I would just create a babe thread, dude thread, Tool is the worst band ever thread and I'm a girl hi!!1111 thread.

millionare.

 

[legoman666]

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
I would just create a babe thread, dude thread, Tool is the worst band ever thread and I'm a girl hi!!1111 thread.

millionare.

and a bulk beef thread. I heard somewhere that those can go on for a while...

 

[mugs]

I almost never start new threads, so I'd probably owe about $3000.

 

[Juno]

jhill will be banned again and again for rickrolling.

 

[Sluggo]

No pay scale for being quoted in a thread? This is complete BS. :|

I had envisioned becoming a millionaire through nested quoting.

 

[FoBoT]

i don't really understand your formula

 

[her209]

n/m

 

[Chronoshock]

I'm start lots of those posts where everyone replies to the OP but doesn't read the other people's replies. Examples: what was your first car, what's your favorite fast food chain, list your 5 favorite games and why, etc. Also be sure to be the "official post" for every semi-major sport event, that'd net you hundred of dollars alone

 

[potato28]

Just make a few BS story posts and a few parody threads a week and you should be somewheres in the black if you nef moderately.

 

[natto fire]

I am not sure where I would fall, however, I think your scale might need adjustment for the OT crowd.

I know my PPD is quite low, but for the longest time I tried to stick to only technical threads in the "good" forums.

 

[ppdes]

Seems like it would encourage people to make lots of spammy, useless replies.

 

[Mutilator]

Originally posted by: legoman666

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
I would just create a babe thread, dude thread, Tool is the worst band ever thread and I'm a girl hi!!1111 thread.

millionare.

and a bulk beef thread. I heard somewhere that those can go on for a while...

And don't forget there is no God and I'll tell you why thread.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: ppdes
Seems like it would encourage people to make lots of spammy, useless replies.

so it would be exactly the same as it is now

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: ppdes
Seems like it would encourage people to make lots of spammy, useless replies.

so it would be exactly the same as it is now

Wouldn't his formula not encourage spammy useless replies but instead spammy useless threads?

Who would be replying when there is a thread profit to be making.

Now if the OP adjusted it to so that everytime you're quoted you get ten cents I bet we'd see quote trees the size of redwoods

 

[soccerballtux]

We'd get tons of crap, like this thread for example. Everybody wants to give their opinion, but hardly anybody is going to read any other posts, such as mine for example. Also, the goal would be to post as inflammatory of posts as possible without getting banned. This would lead to very heated, emotional discussions, which we already have too many of as it is.

 

[TallBill]

I'd be out a lot of dough.