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  • #272
    suitcasepink
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,853 Mod ✭✭✭✭suitcasepink


    I like it...
    Can we not just not thank it or something :confused:
    I know that ruins the point of the game, but its act kinda interesting! :pac:


  • #273
    jumpguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,962 ✭✭✭jumpguy


    I agree with DO. I know myself and the thanks system have had our days, but that is a bit of a monstrosity.

    Lock it.

    Lock it now.


  • #274
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 31,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    And remember kids, always give in to peer-pressure!


  • #275
    KnifeWRENCH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,148 ✭✭✭✭KnifeWRENCH


    Personally, I thought the thread was a good, fun idea. Abuse of the thanks system was kinda inevitable though. It's a shame, as I honestly don't believe the OP was looking for any sort of thankswhoring thing and just wanted to introduce a bit of fun.
    eVeNtInE wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.
    ^ That's a fair enough reason to lock it though.

    BTW, the ironing (of posts in this thread giving out about thankswhores being thanked) is just too delicious! :pac:


  • #276
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    If you're going to lock it on grounds of thanks whoring, why not lock the yaaah, and argh threads too? Probably the only other threads in the forum generating quite a high amount of thanks....

    "I got a new kitty"

    *EVERYONE THANKS*


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  • #277
    Craguls
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭Craguls


    People really care about getting thanked in posts?


    Seriously?


  • #278
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 31,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    challengemaster wrote: »
    If you're going to lock it on grounds of thanks whoring, why not lock the yaaah, and argh threads too? Probably the only other threads in the forum generating quite a high amount of thanks....

    "I got a new kitty"

    *EVERYONE THANKS*

    Those threads didn't have the same proportion of removed vulgar posts. Also, posts in those threads have stimulated some great discussions over the last few months.


  • #279
    Digits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 343 ✭✭Digits


    Craguls wrote: »
    People really care about getting thanked in posts?


    Seriously?

    AH is the worst place for this imo.


  • #280
    Jackobyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭Jackobyte


    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    Those threads didn't have the same proportion of removed vulgar posts. Also, posts in those threads have stimulated some great discussions over the last few months.
    I missed ALL of these. Locking it probably was the right decision though tbh.


  • #281
    suitcasepink
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,853 Mod ✭✭✭✭suitcasepink


    I really liked the thread, but tbf post of the day is meant to be witty(yes I love AH's post of the days!) or helpful..
    If this thread got it it'd be kinda meh..

    But I liked that thread :/


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  • #282
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    Those threads didn't have the same proportion of removed vulgar posts. Also, posts in those threads have stimulated some great discussions over the last few months.

    Don't see what "vulgar" posts have to do with thanks whoring. Two completely unrelated issues.


  • #283
    Konata
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,164 ✭✭✭Konata


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Don't see what "vulgar" posts have to do with thanks whoring. Two completely unrelated issues.

    It doesn't have anything to do with thanks whoring - it's just another reason why the thread was locked. The stupid proportions of thanks was only one contributing factor to the lock, not the sole reason.


  • #284
    SarcasticFairy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭SarcasticFairy


    challengemaster wrote: »
    If you're going to lock it on grounds of thanks whoring, why not lock the yaaah, and argh threads too? Probably the only other threads in the forum generating quite a high amount of thanks....

    "I got a new kitty"

    *EVERYONE THANKS*

    Because it's possible that not everyone is thanks whoring/cares whether or not their post is thanked? They may just be happy that they got a new cat....

    I really only post in yah or argh, and my posts are never the most insightful of posts but I don't post there to be thanked, I post there because I has a happy/sad/whatever (Other people do contribute much slightly more valuable posts to be fair...). Lots of forums have rant/bitch/moan threads and What made you happy/smile/etc today type threads...

    They are two of the most posted in threads, taking them away would just result in The Den being flooded in WAH/YAH posts anyway, I imagine....


  • #285
    Konata
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,164 ✭✭✭Konata


    SarcasticFairy wrote: »
    Because it's possible that not everyone is thanks whoring/cares whether or not their post is thanked? They may just be happy that they got a new cat....

    I really only post in yah or argh, and my posts are never the most insightful of posts but I don't post there to be thanked, I post there because I has a happy/sad/whatever (Other people do contribute much slightly more valuable posts to be fair...). Lots of forums have rant/bitch/moan threads and What made you happy/smile/etc today type threads...

    They are two of the most posted in threads, taking them away would just result in The Den being flooded in WAH/YAH posts anyway, I imagine....

    ^ This exactly.

    No one forces anyone to thank their posts after all.


  • #286
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Hotaru wrote: »
    ^ This exactly.

    No one forces anyone to thank their posts after all.

    No one forced anyone to thank posts in the Never ever thread either. It's suggested that you do that, but there's nobody forcing your mouse over the thanks button....

    I've read it a few times, didn't really thank anything.

    Seriously think you all took things a little too seriously on this one.


  • #287
    Konata
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,164 ✭✭✭Konata


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Seriously think you all took things a little too seriously on this one.

    This I don't agree with. Everyone on C&H is entitled to their opinion on the way the forum works.


  • #288
    Pygmalion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,082 ✭✭✭Pygmalion


    challengemaster wrote: »
    If you're going to lock it on grounds of thanks whoring, why not lock the yaaah, and argh threads too? Probably the only other threads in the forum generating quite a high amount of thanks....

    "I got a new kitty"

    *EVERYONE THANKS*

    After a few posts it seemed like thanks was the only reason for the threads existence though, yaaah and aaargh usually generate some proper discussion


  • #289
    Grindylow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,919 ✭✭✭Grindylow


    ..I miss that thread now. :(


  • #290
    A Neurotic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,779 ✭✭✭A Neurotic


    "Thanks" politics.

    *backs away from boards*


  • #291
    Piste
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,440 ✭✭✭✭Piste


    I liked the thread, I'd be all for reopening it with two major rules: 1)No posting obvious things for thanks whoring, e.g. "never have I ever used the internet". 2)No unacceptable vulgarity- this would be at the mods' discretion. You'd have to trust us to get the right balance between "a bit of banter" and "totally inappropriate". Of course people will disagree with us as to what constitutes vulgarity above an acceptable level, but they'd be free to discuss it with us through PM or on Feedback- not on the thread.


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  • #292
    D4RK ONION
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,678 ✭✭✭D4RK ONION


    Piste wrote: »
    I liked the thread, I'd be all for reopening it with two major rules: 1)No posting obvious things for thanks whoring, e.g. "never have I ever used the internet". 2)No unacceptable vulgarity- this would be at the mods' discretion. You'd have to trust us to get the right balance between "a bit of banter" and "totally inappropriate". Of course people will disagree with us as to what constitutes vulgarity above an acceptable level, but they'd be free to discuss it with us through PM or on Feedback- not on the thread.

    Unfortunately. there's no way to decide what is thanks whoring and what is not. As I've said a few times, if you wanted to do it for the craic of the thread, move it to tCN.


  • #293
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Piste wrote: »
    Of course people will disagree with us as to what constitutes vulgarity above an acceptable level, but they'd be free to discuss it with us through PM or on Feedback- not on the thread.
    How....if a post is deleted, I don't see how it's up for discussion - because we can't see what we're supposedly meant to be discussing...

    If you mean infractions, IIRC there's no way for mods to reverse them in vbulletin...
    D4RK ONION wrote: »
    Unfortunately. there's no way to decide what is thanks whoring and what is not. As I've said a few times, if you wanted to do it for the craic of the thread, move it to tCN.

    How many times does it have to be said - There is no thanks in tCN.

    Jesus. Anything for a bit of craic has to be moved to tCN? :rolleyes:


  • #294
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 31,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    I have to agree with challengemaster's last point, there's no practical way of making that thread work in tCN.

    However, there is the option of the FlirTar forum. Risqué posts would be most welcome there too... >_>


  • #295
    Konata
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,164 ✭✭✭Konata


    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    However, there is the option of the FlirTar forum. Risqué posts would be most welcome there too... >_>

    :eek:

    Please put it there, Tar would actually have a field day :pac:


  • #296
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 31,033 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Hotaru wrote: »
    :eek:

    Please put it there, Tar would actually have a field day :pac:

    I'll send him/her a message first. Just to make sure it's okay like ;)

    edit:

    The system works! \o/


  • #297
    KnifeWRENCH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,148 ✭✭✭✭KnifeWRENCH


    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    However, there is the option of the FlirTar forum. Risqué posts would be most welcome there too... >_>

    I hadn't even thought of that!
    Well done on that little stroke of genius. :D


  • #298
    Konata
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,164 ✭✭✭Konata


    \o/ for the existence of Tar!


  • #299
    soccymonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,553 ✭✭✭soccymonster


    I may sound incredibly stupid asking this question but what's the difference with flirtar and other forums, outta curiousity? :o


  • #300
    KnifeWRENCH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,148 ✭✭✭✭KnifeWRENCH


    soccymonster wrote: »
    I may sound incredibly stupid asking this question but what's the difference with flirtar and other forums, outta curiousity? :o

    Flirtar is a wonderful place where you flirt with the magnificent specimen of man/woman (no-one truly knows which) that is Tar.Aldarion! :D


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  • #301
    Ginja Ninja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,532 ✭✭✭Ginja Ninja


    challengemaster wrote: »
    If you're going to lock it on grounds of thanks whoring, why not lock the yaaah, and argh threads too? Probably the only other threads in the forum generating quite a high amount of thanks....

    "I got a new kitty"

    *EVERYONE THANKS*
    Well by this logic most of AH should be locked

    *OP*

    *witty response*
    (thank ~20 times)

    and then maybe some discussion continues.At least with Yaah it can generate some discussion and argh has its moments as well ,it spawned the short lived animal rights thingy a while back for one thing


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