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Clinton Full Member USA 700 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 14:04:06 <public service announcement> Will everyone PLEASE now stop with the useless me too posts. It was cute for a while, but it has got really old really quick. Wading through a bazillion token useless posts is grating on my nerves. thanks CCC </public service announcement> Commander Promotion: 19 Mar 2003 13:06:30 68k Macs Rescued: 2 Pluses, a 512KE, a Classic II, a Q650, a Q660AV, an SE/30, and a MacII Contraband rescued: Power Computing PowerBase 200, a PM 8600/300, and a PM8500/180 Apple //s rescued: Apple //e
Christophillis Forums Squadron Commander USA 688 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 14:12:35 quote: Wading through a bazillion token useless posts is grating on my nerves. thanks CCC You know, it isnt required that you view posts at all... 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Recently Rescued from Deep within Enemy Lines: Christophillis- Lt. Colonel Newton Squadron Commander Total 68k Macs Liberated: 6.02x10^23 or just 4
Gothikon Full Member Australia 537 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 15:18:02 I have to admit it does get quite annoying. Chrisophillis, whilst it's quite easy to ignore threads you aren't interested in, when there is a thread you do want to read you do have to load an the whole thing. At the very least you often end up having to scroll past a bunch of "me too" posts. It's no where near as annoying as some other forums though... -------- LC 2, LC 3, Q605, Perf 638, Colour Classic (160 603e) 6100, 7200, PTP 225 (Quad 604), PM 9600, G4 Cube
emaq123 Junior Member USA 258 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 15:28:08 Me too... No comment. 3rd Post! On a more serious note. Clinton, I can understand where you are comming from. I'm still new here, but I haven't seen many real "me too" posts. Do you have a problem with "That's cool" "I like it" "Wow" type posts? I guess what I'm asking is: Is there a 68kmla style guide defining what an appropriate post is? Or how do you define "useless"? Just asking. emaq123 SE/30 and system 6.0.8 Now we're talking POWER!
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 16:30:51 Good idea. It really is sort of starting to get old. -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
emaq123 Junior Member USA 258 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 17:58:50 quote: Good idea. It really is sort of starting to get old. See, this is what I mean. I must be looking at the wrong posts, because I don't see a lot of "me too". But this post can be considered a "me too" type post. I'm just a newbie sticking his neck out asking a question. Be gentle. emaq123 SE/30 and system 6.0.8 Now we're talking POWER!
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 18:06:02 Hey! You're not THAT new! -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
Gothikon Full Member Australia 537 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 18:25:05 There is a fine line between useless "me too" posts and a reasonable contribution to the thread, I guess the only person who can truly judge a posts usefull ness is the creator of the thread in the first place. This isn't just about you maclover5 but what made your "me too" post here more annoying is your vertical sig. I thought a while back someone had decided on some rules for signatures. Signature size is something we can control and i think 2 lines is plenty. Maclover what's up with having a 1 on a single line? you could easily squash the sig in to 2 lines which would mean less scrolling, less scrolling ++ At least we don't have to worry about giant jpegs in everybody sigs on this board! -------- LC 2, LC 3, Q605, Perf 638, Colour Classic (160 603e) 6100, 7200, PTP 225 (Quad 604), PM 9600, G4 Cube Edited by - gothikon on 20 May 2003 18:27:23
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 19:18:55 Please don't tell me we're doinf the "postcount++;" of the MAF. -danny You! What PLANET is this! -- McCoy, "The City on the Edge of Forever", stardate 3134.0 ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 19:37:32 heh... we're sorry clinton, that you don't like our incessant comments... really what bugs me is the single emoticons and one-worders... I try not to do one-worders and single emoticons... "token worthless post" is now considered one word. Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 20:23:36 quote: heh... we're sorry clinton, that you don't like our incessant comments... really what bugs me is the single emoticons and one-worders... I try not to do one-worders and single emoticons... "token worthless post" is now considered one word. Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life" Right -danny You! What PLANET is this! -- McCoy, "The City on the Edge of Forever", stardate 3134.0 ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 20:24:16 :rolleyes: jt ™. Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF
Christophillis Forums Squadron Commander USA 688 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 20:27:48 quote: Chrisophillis, whilst it's quite easy to ignore threads you aren't interested in, when there is a thread you do want to read you do have to load an the whole thing. At the very least you often end up having to scroll past a bunch of "me too" posts. It's no where near as annoying as some other forums though... True, I know the feeling I thought he was talking about the topics that were basicly bs posting topics. I actually agree with you. On both accounts. This forum is not near as bad as others 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Recently Rescued from Deep within Enemy Lines: Christophillis- Lt. Colonel Newton Squadron Commander Total 68k Macs Liberated: 6.02x10^23 or just 4
Clinton Full Member USA 700 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 22:04:21 t'all y'all, what I was complaining about are the posts that state: "Token useless post" or "++postcount" or...or....or sorry, but I was in a foul mood when I posted that. if we are going to do token useless posts, we need to make a seperate board for that ;) it started as a fad a little bit ago, but now it has crept from the postcount increase topic, invidiusly sneaking into recent threads. I am trying to kill it before it spreads, and takes over the forums. CCC Commander Promotion: 19 Mar 2003 13:06:30 68k Macs Rescued: 2 Pluses, a 512KE, a Classic II, a Q650, a Q660AV, an SE/30, and a MacII Contraband rescued: Power Computing PowerBase 200, a PM 8600/300, and a PM8500/180 Apple //s rescued: Apple //e
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 21 May 2003 : 01:24:48 Good idea, Clinton. -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
Gothikon Full Member Australia 537 Posts	Posted - 21 May 2003 : 05:14:28 STOPIT!!!!! You think it's funny posting one line replies to this thread because it's exactly what it's complaining about but this is exactly what happens to all the other threads!!! -------- LC 2, LC 3, Q605, Perf 638, Colour Classic (160 603e) 6100, 7200, PTP 225 (Quad 604), PM 9600, G4 Cube
SuperMod Moderator Canary Islands 66 Posts	Posted - 21 May 2003 : 05:19:56 Right. Enough's enough. The point has been made. -- It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's SuperMod™!!!

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