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Uniju said:
The rule against spam will prevent posts that do not convey anything substantial.
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"Per" does not convey anything substantial.
 
Well "XD" also counts as substantial because it shows that the poster found the previous post as funny, then.
 
And so would "lolololololol"
 
I really don't see a reason to count posts in Forum Games. It's post quality that matters, not quantity.

One-word (or other really, really short) posts are kind of a split area. Posts such as "Per __" are fine, because it expresses that you agree with someone on something. Posts such as "XD", ":D", "lolololol", and "tl;dr" will generally add nothing to a topic outside of Mindless Junk. Why? "XD" and "lololol" are expressing that you found something funny. Very few topics outside of Mindless Junk are really meant to be found funny. "Tl;dr" adds nothing to a topic as well. If it was too long and you didn't read what was posted, then don't bother responding. ":D" and "XD" are just emoticons, so...

Basically, it's a case-by-case scenario with tiny posts.
 
Blur said:
I really don't see a reason to count posts in Forum Games. It's post quality that matters, not quantity.

One-word (or other really, really short) posts are kind of a split area. Posts such as "Per __" are fine, because it expresses that you agree with someone on something. Posts such as "XD", ":D", "lolololol", and "tl;dr" will generally add nothing to a topic outside of Mindless Junk. Why? "XD" and "lololol" are expressing that you found something funny. Very few topics outside of Mindless Junk are really meant to be found funny. "Tl;dr" adds nothing to a topic as well. If it was too long and you didn't read what was posted, then don't bother responding. ":D" and "XD" are just emoticons, so...

Basically, it's a case-by-case scenario with tiny posts.
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Yes, thank you. Somebody agrees with me. ;-;
 
Blur said:
I really don't see a reason to count posts in Forum Games. It's post quality that matters, not quantity.
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The whole thing is that I do agree that quality matters.

But quality should not affect the quantitative value of a post. They just add up, but for what? As long as they are contributing to the discussion, I'd really see no reason to discard the post as invalid for being counted. Everybody will see if someone is making posts to have fun and to contribute to the forum; everybody will also see if someone is just posting to raise their post count.

The only thing that a person can get out of a big post count is bragging about it, which will just them them despised or ignored. Nobody really likes someone who is going to try to make themselves look big by doing nothing.

EDIT: By the last sentence, I'm referring to those who post just to raise their count, not to anybody who posted in a tasteful and proper manner.
 
There are still more reasons to keep the rule as it is than there are reasons to change them.
 
Sheep Man said:
There are still more reasons to keep the rule as it is than there are reasons to change them.
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The only argument to keep the status quo is that quality overrides the amount of posts that a person truly has. Which is actually faulty logic if you think about it.
 
I thought about it, and it seems logical to me.



Also, why do you want this rule change in the first place?
 
Sheep Man said:
Also, why do you want this rule change in the first place?
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Because I feel that posts should count in the board. There are many people who go around posting in that board, and their posts should be counted.

If you could, please, post the best argument to my opinion. If I cannot possibly find a good reason to debate it, I'll drop this now.
 
Would you settle for "It's a trivial matter. I'm not going to waste my time typing up a large arguement about post counts. It's just stupid posts. Does it really matter if they count or not? It's just text laid out in a some-what of a measurement. Asking for every single post is like looking at a dust filter and saying 'Look at that, only a short ammount of dust is coming out. We should let all of this dust come out. Take off this filter at once!' You keep saying how every ones logic is faulty, but your logic seems kinda weird to me. It's an opinion thing."? :P
 
I agree with Stooby on the "XD" posts matter. Also, do posts as "OK" count as "Legitimate" posts?

I am neutral on the forum games thingy. Perhaps we can make them count, and the games that are stupid, or dont imply "quality" posts, like gender race, get them moved to MJ? just my opinion
 
Pretty much every game in there is "stupid". Gender Race is one of the smart ones. Besides, moving most of the games to MJ would cause a big mess.
 
Nerdy Guy said:
Pretty much every game in there is "stupid". Gender Race is one of the smart ones. Besides, moving most of the games to MJ would cause a big mess.
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Yeah, I guess you are right
 
SMB said:
Sheep Man said:
Also, why do you want this rule change in the first place?
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Because I feel that posts should count in the board. There are many people who go around posting in that board, and their posts should be counted.
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I was asking why you think they should count.
 
Because it's ridiculous how people are trying to tie quality and quantity together. The only time that should really be done is in the case of promotions and whatnot (a person can have quality posts, but not have a substantial amount to be promoted; same goes for the opposite situation). Besides that, there really isn't a good reason to exclude the posts.

I find it odd how people try to exclude posts from the count because they are not quality. The only thing that is wrong with that logic is that quantity =/= quality. They really shouldn't be tied together, either. It just doesn't seem reasonable to have the posts excluded when people are actually making those posts.

Besides, "Quality" is a matter of opinion. One person can look at a post that says "Per." As you can imagine by now, there is a bit of a debate as to whether "Per"ring someone is a quality post.

That is why quality of posts should not be mixed up with quantity: The quality of a certain post is up to the reader to decide. There is nothing disputable about a number of posts that are accumulating.
 
I do agree with SMB that a post is a post and the post counter counts posts, but it really doesn't matter.
 
Kojirou said:
How's this, you're both idiots and need to stfu.
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Nice suggestion, but no. This is a thread for making suggestions; if you can't handle it, then don't view it.

Mr. Doctor Professor Assistant-Governor General Shyguy said:
I do agree with SMB that a post is a post and the post counter counts posts, but it really doesn't matter.
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I know it's a bit of a trivial matter, but I'm just suggesting what I feel could improve the forum. I'm glad to see that you agree with my point of view, though. :)
 
How this would improve the forum is what I don't understand.
 
Sheep Man said:
How this would improve the forum is what I don't understand.
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It (at least in my opinion) would be better for the forum than just not counting posts. Post count is for counting posts; making it live up to its name would improve the forum.
 
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