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[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Upon further contemplation, I believe it would be best if we also had a Music sub-forum. Surely there will be one of these right? I get tired of seeing all of these trance and metal music thread titles all the time.

Actually, there could be an Entertainment sub-forum and then forums split off from that one. TV, movies, music, anime, etc.

I can't tell if youre joking or not

 

[Shawn]

Assuming this isn't a terrible joke, 5 min between posts in a thread will kill OT. Also no more damn sub forums! OT is slow enough is it is already.

 

[Hacp]

It's an april fools joke. They kid, they kid.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
3. Politics and News will now be Politics & Religion. A separate sub-forum for non-divisive, non-political news stories has been added.

4. In an effort to attract more outside interest to the forums, there will be more social sub-forums. In addition to OT, P&R, L&R, News, The Garage, and Health & Fitness, the following sub-forums have been created:
Hobbies, Blogging, Finance, Rants and Raves, and Homework Help

Homework help is fine... meh... just combine the rest back into 1 OT. instead of 1 active forums, youll now have 7 forums which dont move.

5. As all they've done in the past is encourage neffing, titles such as "lifer" have been eliminated. All new titles will be rep-based.

6. Post counts have been eliminated. See #5.

I thought titles and rep were both supposed to be eliminated... rep system will just be abused, especially if you have "unpopular" opinions.

7. The minimum word count for posts has increased from 1 to 6. Replies of less than 6 words, not including emoticons, will result in an error message. The 15 seconds between posts rule has been increased to 30 seconds, and 5 minutes in any one single thread. See #5

5 minutes between posts is much too long... it will be impossible to discuss a live action football game in 5 minute increments. 1 minute should be the norm, see above 7 dead forums.

8. There are two separate rep systems - one for the more technical & help oriented forums - responses will count toward titles; and one for the strictly social forums. User feedback in the social forums will be used to lock threads or automatically vacation users. (Good luck, Savoyboy.) This will be implemented much the same way the feedback on Craigslist is used to flag posts there. This feature will also be added to Hot Deals and For Sale/Trade to help combat spammers more efficiently. Anyone posting 3 threads that are locked within a 10 day rolling period will automatically be vacationed for one week. Moderators will continue to be able to vacation members who violate rules, at the moderator's discretion. User votes are logged and any user or group of users who show a history of maliciously flagging threads will wind up vacations. The automatic vacations may be appealed to a senior moderator.

rep systems will be abused severely. see above

 

[Barfo]

April Fool's

 

[Fenixgoon]

no more post count titles? :thumbsdown::thumbsdown:
reps? just makes things a popularity contest :thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:
6.022x10^23 sub forums? :thumbsdown:
anonymous mods? :thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

this better be an april fool's joke

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
no more post count titles? :thumbsdown::thumbsdown:
reps? just makes things a popularity contest :thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:
6.022x10^23 sub forums? :thumbsdown:
anonymous mods? :thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

this better be an april fool's joke

:thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

NOT A SLICK DEAL

 

[Barfo]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
4. In an effort to attract more outside interest to the forums, there will be more social sub-forums. In addition to OT, P&R, L&R, News, The Garage, and Health & Fitness, the following sub-forums have been created:
Hobbies, Blogging, Finance, Rants and Raves, and Homework Help

Anyone else think this is a crappy idea? I can't picture an ATOT with rants and blogging as subforums

 

[Howard]

I don't like the idea of creating new sub-forums, but that's just me.

I sure hope my join date stays.

Everything else seems to be spot-on. I can't wait to be able to find more than the last 20 threads that I posted in... among other things.

EDIT: Just noticed the increased delay between message postings. This isn't fair to members who actually contribute. At other boards I frequent, I often choose not to post (useful content) at all rather than wait for the cooldown to elapse.

 

[nakedfrog]

I, for one, welcome our new faceless overlords.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
I, for one, welcome our new faceless overlords.

Eh they used to be, now they aren't, but if they are again, whatever... we already know who they are

But starting back at 0 posts? booo

30 seconds between posts, that's fine. But 5 min for posts within the same thread? Who's idea was that? Seriously :thumbsdown:

 

[ElFenix]

no more postcount :thumbsup:

 

[Ns1]

this is the beginning of the end

<cues up aenima lyrics>


better be april fools FFS

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo

Originally posted by: OUCaptain
So many lifer's e-penises will shrivel up on Thursday.

I've got pictures....

awesome.

wanna hang out?

Come over. You get to convince the wife not to mind.

ill come armed with a bottle of tequila, and a tire iron. i can use either or both of these to convince almost anyone of almost anything.

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo

Originally posted by: OUCaptain
So many lifer's e-penises will shrivel up on Thursday.

I've got pictures....

awesome.

wanna hang out?

apparently no lifer will be "hanging out" after thursday

Fuck lifer. What about Elite?

i still dont know why most Elite members are elite, and its always bugged me. a suitable custom title would be just as good.

Your tire iron vs my shotgun. Good fucking luck.

 

[Ballatician]

Cool, I'm excited about the change.

More thoughts, however:

- Wow MORE subforums????

- I didn't think the problem of people posting just for postcount was that widespread?? I like
seeing mine and others postcounts...Lifer titles are pretty sweet and I'm in no rush to get
mine.

- Sometime the best reply is just: so the 6 word rule seems unncessary

- I guess all those Arcadio reps will be worth something haha. I don't mind a rep system w/e


I am pretty convinced this is a joke.

 

[FreshCrabLegs]

Cool beans! Sir/Ma'am!

 

[rh71]

that 5-min thing is so anti-ludicrous speed...

I foresee a lot of posts being edited instead.

 

[SparkyJJO]

reread it.... minimum number of words?

no more /facepalm posts

/facepalm

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
no more postcount :thumbsup:

You'll always be #1 with us!

 

[Newbian]

Not the best time to try this.

 

[nobody554]

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
reread it.... minimum number of words?

no more /facepalm posts

/facepalm

Just add (1 2 3 4 5) to the end of your /facepalm posts.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: nobody554

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
reread it.... minimum number of words?

no more /facepalm posts

/facepalm

Just add (1 2 3 4 5) to the end of your /facepalm posts.

or

"/ facepalm to the fucking max"

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: Ballatician
- Sometime the best reply is just: so the 6 word rule seems unncessary

 

[nobody554]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: nobody554

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
reread it.... minimum number of words?

no more /facepalm posts

/facepalm

Just add (1 2 3 4 5) to the end of your /facepalm posts.

or

"/ facepalm to the fucking max"

:laugh: to the absolute freaking max

 

[eplebnista]

Originally posted by: DrPizza


5. As all they've done in the past is encourage neffing, titles such as "lifer" have been eliminated. All new titles will be rep-based.

6. Post counts have been eliminated. See #5.

9. Moderators will become pseudo-anonymous. As it has led to general confusion over moderators posting as regular members and moderators acting in the role of moderator, ALL moderation will be done from each moderator's second account. Only Derek Wilson and the other moderators will know which moderator belongs to which moderator account. (i.e. Happy Moderator, Kinky Moderator, Mean Mod, and other titles we have chosen.) Each moderator will continue to be accountable for their actions in that role. Moderator's regular accounts will be subject to the same rules as other members. (See #8.)

Maybe Rossman will come back when those go into effect.