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Inde · Aug 17, 2006, 05:15 AM // 05:15

c'mon now... keep it on topic. let's not get caught up on an individual user or past threads

I pwnd U · Aug 17, 2006, 05:18 AM // 05:18

Thank you Inde, you just saved me from a major flaming.

Anways i still think that the See Who Ya play thread is what is really dragging this sight down. Pictures always drag bandwidth down. We need to try to get rid of useless ones.

Opeth11 · Aug 17, 2006, 05:19 AM // 05:19

Perhaps part of the screenshot forum too?

I pwnd U · Aug 17, 2006, 05:19 AM // 05:19

That would help too. Too many useless screensots. Especially of armor. They take them from every angle. Just wiki it.

Opeth11 · Aug 17, 2006, 05:21 AM // 05:21

I'm thinking that the ones that are like these should be deleted:

"LOOK AT THIS NOOB LOL"
"Poor pet.." *has pet stuck under flag*
"Guild won battle in 3 minutes lawl"
"Stupid Kurzicks/Luxons"

Dralspire · Aug 17, 2006, 07:01 AM // 07:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by I pwnd U

... Anways i still think that the See Who Ya play thread is what is really dragging this sight down ...

Regarding See who ya play, you will notice that we have cleaned up the thread and removed all of the approx. 4.5K posts that did not actually contain pictures.

d4nowar · Aug 17, 2006, 07:39 AM // 07:39

I say just be more strict with the modding. Threads like the Off Topic Thread are just slow moving AIM chatrooms or IRC channels. All of the threads end up being a few people talking to each other, just in different ways.

Get people to just start using the IRC channel, or possibly get multiple channels, since who knows what the current IRC people would do if a swarm of Off Topic posters swarmed in all at once.

So basically strict modding would just mean putting a foot down and saying that slow moving IM conversations are considered spam. Since they are imo. I think a post should be deleted if you can read it and say, "Will anyone actually miss this if it is deleted?" And if you answer 'no' to that question, delete it.

There's my two cents.

bigwig · Aug 17, 2006, 09:47 AM // 09:47

yeah. just because the name of the forum is off-topic doesn't mean you should let the threads go off topic.

I pwnd U · Aug 17, 2006, 02:40 PM // 14:40

I noticed that you had cleaned up the See Who Ya Play thread Dral. Very nice, dont know if it helped yet but its nice to know its cleaned out. I tried using IRC but it would just be one more program to slow down my computer. I already have enough crap on here, im dont want to put another program to slow it down.

Malice Black · Aug 17, 2006, 06:08 PM // 18:08

a new thread to consider..

how about a "discussion" thread..

simple idea really, an idea/topic or something along those lines is posted in this thread once a week and ppl discuss this issue.

Granted this like every other thread will generate some kind of flaming/trolling but the task of modding this thread can be appointed to one of the new Mods since they both are "regs" of the forum anyways.

Political issues and such will have to be kept out of it for obvious reasons but i cant see why a thread like this couldnt work, most of the regular posters are mature enough not to flame.

For me this is alot more interesting then screenshots/vending machine ect

its an idea..dont beat me

I pwnd U · Aug 17, 2006, 08:53 PM // 20:53

/signed on that one Admin. Thats a good idea it would just have to be watched closely. Just to watch out for flaming.

Opeth11 · Aug 17, 2006, 08:57 PM // 20:57

And spam, maybe? I don't know, but I think that's what we're trying to get rid of =/

I pwnd U · Aug 17, 2006, 09:27 PM // 21:27

Ya we have a spam thread. ITs called the Off-Topic Thread Part Trois. Admin was goign for a thread that discusses world topics. Not just our daily lives.

Opeth11 · Aug 17, 2006, 09:29 PM // 21:29

But you said:

Quote:

Originally Posted by I pwnd U

Thats a good idea it would just have to be watched closely. Just to watch out for flaming.

So, yeah. They need to watch for spam too!

I pwnd U · Aug 17, 2006, 09:34 PM // 21:34

Yes that too but if we were to have a real discussion thread it needs to be watched for both spamming and flaming. Spamming will be the hardest to watch. They will have to qualify it as posting 1 or 2 words. Or saying something that really doesnt add to a topic or make a new one.

awesome sauce · Aug 18, 2006, 01:21 AM // 01:21

All other threads aside, I think that two of almost everyone's most favorite games: Rock paper scisors and corrupt wish should be kept, correct?

Unlucky Slayer · Aug 18, 2006, 01:25 AM // 01:25

Go vote for them in the poll thread.

awesome sauce · Aug 18, 2006, 01:27 AM // 01:27

Oooh, i didn't even notice it.

xxSilhouette · Aug 18, 2006, 04:40 AM // 04:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inde

How many off-topic forum games to allow?
Any post over 5,000 replies automatically deleted/closed?
How can we encourage discussion on world events, other gaming news, topics of interest (our original reason for having an off-topic forum was for the discussion of things unrelated to Guild Wars.)

1. I would say as many as anyone wants, just as long as they aren't really similar to another, or a duplicate of it.

2. Sure, but things like the thread 'the off topic thread part trios' should definatly be made again, as it has been.

3. start making threads on intresting subjects that people like to talk about - other then the games. Maybe a moderator or someone of the sort could make them, and then later regular members would get the idea and make them.

Stalker Haras · Aug 19, 2006, 03:54 AM // 03:54

back to page 1, since this is important.