I don't get it: neffing

DrPizza

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I agree that there's too much blatant neffing going on...

However, concerning sticky in OT, if blatant neffing is bad,
why are threads like "The soon to be ***official*** longest thread in AT history" allowed to continue for so long? They're no different than "hey guys, nef in here" threads.

(I didn't witness the night of blatant neffing, so maybe I just don't realize the severity of the problem that night)
 

UglyCasanova

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If it were up to me I would lock all blatant nef threads and give the OP's a week off. This includes parody threads and anyone who participates in that nested quoting where they just spell out random sh!t.
 

DrPizza

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Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Shades of grey.:disgust:

I agree with shades of grey...

however, which is worse: 50 useless posts by 1 person,
or 1 useless thread with 3000 posts?

Wasn't "wasting bandwidth" the issue?
 

Keysplayr

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Can someone define neffing please? Is it even a real word? or is it something along the lines of w00t? LOL. Nobody speaks English anymore because it's so out of style? Explain please.
 

n0cmonkey

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Originally posted by: keysplayr2003
Can someone define neffing please? Is it even a real word? or is it something along the lines of w00t? LOL. Nobody speaks English anymore because it's so out of style? Explain please.

neffing: Posts whose sole point is to increase the post count.
 

EagleKeeper

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Originally posted by: DrPizza
Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Shades of grey.:disgust:

I agree with shades of grey...

however, which is worse: 50 useless posts by 1 person,
or 1 useless thread with 3000 posts?

Wasn't "wasting bandwidth" the issue?

I thought that generating traffic wiehter way was frowned on.

It may be what happened last night may generate a closer/tighter lockdown on abusers.

 

Hayabusa Rider

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Not to rain on Minendo's parade, but why is a thread with upwards of 3k posts created with neffing specifically in mind ok, and many other posters tossed?

It's OT, neffing happens.
 

olds

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Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
Not to rain on Minendo's parade, but why is a thread with upwards of 3k posts created with neffing specifically in mind ok, and many other posters tossed?

It's OT, neffing happens.

I asked that same question in the thread. I am assuming it is because Minendo is Elite. But I don't agree with it.
 

Aves

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Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
Not to rain on Minendo's parade, but why is a thread with upwards of 3k posts created with neffing specifically in mind ok, and many other posters tossed?

It's OT, neffing happens.

The argument could be that it keeps some of the neffing contained.
 

Wallydraigle

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Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
Not to rain on Minendo's parade, but why is a thread with upwards of 3k posts created with neffing specifically in mind ok, and many other posters tossed?

It's OT, neffing happens.



You know why ;)
 

KarenMarie

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Topic Title: I don't get it: neffing
Topic Summary: allowed or not allowed?

totally depends on who the 'neffer' is.

;)
 

Hayabusa Rider

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Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
Not to rain on Minendo's parade, but why is a thread with upwards of 3k posts created with neffing specifically in mind ok, and many other posters tossed?

It's OT, neffing happens.



You know why ;)

I do? :shocked:
 

minendo

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Originally posted by: aves2k
Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
Not to rain on Minendo's parade, but why is a thread with upwards of 3k posts created with neffing specifically in mind ok, and many other posters tossed?

It's OT, neffing happens.

The argument could be that it keeps some of the neffing contained.

Exact reasoning I provided the mods prior to posting the thread.
 

TheLonelyPhoenix

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Originally posted by: minendo
Originally posted by: aves2k
Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
Not to rain on Minendo's parade, but why is a thread with upwards of 3k posts created with neffing specifically in mind ok, and many other posters tossed?

It's OT, neffing happens.

The argument could be that it keeps some of the neffing contained.

Exact reasoning I provided the mods prior to posting the thread.

Well, obviously, trying to "contain" neffing to one thread didn't work too well, eh?
 

AnandTech Moderator

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It's seems to have worked, at least for the short term. We will keep handing out extended vacations for the more blatant offenders.

That is all!