i really don't understand the problem with reposts

JohnCU

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it's one thread. one. if you accidentally click it, you waste what, 30 seconds of your life?
 

gorcorps

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If we don't control the reposts, then we'll have fuck tons of threads on the same subject and discussions would be all over the place. It's to clean up the forums... if you don't like it GTFO :D
 

lxskllr

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Seriously though, if you create a climate where reposts are frowned upon, people will put in at least a small amount of effort before posting. Otherwise, people are lazy fucks, and we'd have 6 posts on the front page of some simple bitch that killed herself with a jackhammer.
 

zinfamous

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Originally posted by: lxskllr
Seriously though, if you create a climate where reposts are frowned upon, people will put in at least a small amount of effort before posting. Otherwise, people are lazy fucks, and we'd have 6 posts on the front page of some simple bitch that killed herself with a jackhammer.

yeah, the repost nazis can be dickish, but necessary. reposts clog bandwidth and dilute content. so some level of deterrence must be in place.
 

MovingTarget

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Meh, I only have a problem with them if the repost was recent. It is a pain to have to carry on parallel debates on the exact same thing. There should be a statute of limitations for repost material, and above all, a decent search function.
 

LilPima

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Originally posted by: MovingTarget
Meh, I only have a problem with them if the repost was recent. It is a pain to have to carry on parallel debates on the exact same thing. There should be a statute of limitations for repost material, and above all, a decent search function.



This. Reposts made three or four months ago, or six pages back, shouldn't matter, some people werent around at that time or go that far back to check what's up In ATOT land.
 

Kadarin

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Originally posted by: LilPima
Originally posted by: MovingTarget
Meh, I only have a problem with them if the repost was recent. It is a pain to have to carry on parallel debates on the exact same thing. There should be a statute of limitations for repost material, and above all, a decent search function.



This. Reposts made three or four months ago, or six pages back, shouldn't matter, some people werent around at that time or go that far back to check what's up In ATOT land.

However, if anyone posts complaining about Bonsai Kitten, for example, they deserve everything they get.
 

olds

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Originally posted by: LilPima
Originally posted by: MovingTarget
Meh, I only have a problem with them if the repost was recent. It is a pain to have to carry on parallel debates on the exact same thing. There should be a statute of limitations for repost material, and above all, a decent search function.



This. Reposts made three or four months ago, or six pages back, shouldn't matter, some people werent around at that time or go that far back to check what's up In ATOT land.

So those of it that have already seen it should be victimized? Do you enjoy marginalizing people and discounting their feelings?
 

LilPima

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Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: LilPima
Originally posted by: MovingTarget
Meh, I only have a problem with them if the repost was recent. It is a pain to have to carry on parallel debates on the exact same thing. There should be a statute of limitations for repost material, and above all, a decent search function.



This. Reposts made three or four months ago, or six pages back, shouldn't matter, some people werent around at that time or go that far back to check what's up In ATOT land.

So those of it that have already seen it should be victimized? Do you enjoy marginalizing people and discounting their feelings?

i would think that anyone hanging around to nef can afford the 15 seconds of their life lost to reading something they may have already read :confused:
 

olds

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Originally posted by: LilPima
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: LilPima
Originally posted by: MovingTarget
Meh, I only have a problem with them if the repost was recent. It is a pain to have to carry on parallel debates on the exact same thing. There should be a statute of limitations for repost material, and above all, a decent search function.



This. Reposts made three or four months ago, or six pages back, shouldn't matter, some people werent around at that time or go that far back to check what's up In ATOT land.

So those of it that have already seen it should be victimized? Do you enjoy marginalizing people and discounting their feelings?

i would think that anyone hanging around to nef can afford the 15 seconds of their life lost to reading something they may have already read :confused:

They could also spend that 15 seconds putting up with "Repost".