Call the Whaaambulance, QGirl posted too much

Underwater Ophelia · 03-18-2009, 03:59 PM

WOAH.
QGIRL NEEDS TO BE DELETED IMMEDIATELY.

Too many threads!

jack_the_knife · 03-18-2009, 04:00 PM

I gave it an infraction, but I don't know if that made much difference.

Sir Canvas Corpsey · 03-18-2009, 04:06 PM

I took away reputation from her, none of the infraction stuff seemed to fit, sure she spammed but it wasn't advertisements.

DirtNap · 03-18-2009, 04:08 PM

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WOAH.
QGIRL NEEDS TO BE DELETED IMMEDIATELY.
Too many threads!

How is this feedback on community functional changes?

Also, deleting people for starting non problematic threads seems counterproductive.

Underwater Ophelia · 03-18-2009, 04:24 PM

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How is this feedback on community functional changes?

Also, deleting people for starting non problematic threads seems counterproductive.

This community would function better if changes were made. Namely, if a poster wasn't able to make 900 pointless threads in two minutes.
The entire general section is clogged up.

Man In Room 5 · 03-18-2009, 04:37 PM

I infracted Qgirl.

I think I created a new neologism too.

DirtNap · 03-18-2009, 04:39 PM

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I infracted Qgirl.

I think I created a new neologism too.

For spam, and yet there was no spam.

I'd suggest a reverse infraction system for people that abuse the feature when they are clearly wrong. You call spam when there is nothing resembling spam and I think it should count against you.

Man In Room 5 · 03-18-2009, 04:41 PM

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For spam, and yet there was no spam.

I'd suggest a reverse infraction system for people that abuse the feature when they are clearly wrong. You call spam when there is nothing resembling spam and I think it should count against you.

I called spam because it was the most fitting option of a fairly limited selection obviously ill fitted to the problems here.

DirtNap · 03-18-2009, 04:43 PM

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I called spam because it was the most fitting option of a fairly limited selection obviously ill fitted to the problems here.

What was the problem?

Saya · 03-18-2009, 06:06 PM

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What was the problem?

It is irksome that a member we know nothing about as she has just joined fills our board with inane posts that I'm betting they are never going to look at again. You know what it reminds me of? One of those forum bots or forum services that you can get to create "new and interesting threads to liven up the boards and attract new members." Or someone took a myspace survey and made a topic for every question. Some of them are alright topics but its too many at one time, and not even from someone who actually interacts with us.

DirtNap · 03-18-2009, 06:18 PM

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It is irksome that a member we know nothing about as she has just joined fills our board with inane posts that I'm betting they are never going to look at again. You know what it reminds me of? One of those forum bots or forum services that you can get to create "new and interesting threads to liven up the boards and attract new members." Or someone took a myspace survey and made a topic for every question. Some of them are alright topics but its too many at one time, and not even from someone who actually interacts with us.

Given the general reaction to new people here, I can see why they might not want to interact with crusty members and also why they might post some conversations and never come back either. They were perfectly fine conversation starters and she immediately racked up a handful of 'spam' infractions, when there was no spam. Why would some one want to stick around after being treated like that? It is 'irksome' that some people here can't share their sandbox without throwing a tantrum.

Albert Mond · 03-18-2009, 06:23 PM

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Given the general reaction to new people here, I can see why they might not want to interact with crusty members and also why they might post some conversations and never come back either. They were perfectly fine conversation starters and she immediately racked up a handful of 'spam' infractions, when there was no spam. Why would some one want to stick around after being treated like that? It is 'irksome' that some people here can't share their sandbox without throwing a tantrum.

I'm sorry. I thought everybody knew how much QGirl looked like a bot. If it's not spam, then it's flooding. In case you didn't know, flooding is when you post a flood of useless random crap all at one time.

Saya · 03-18-2009, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtNap

Given the general reaction to new people here, I can see why they might not want to interact with crusty members and also why they might post some conversations and never come back either. They were perfectly fine conversation starters and she immediately racked up a handful of 'spam' infractions, when there was no spam. Why would some one want to stick around after being treated like that? It is 'irksome' that some people here can't share their sandbox without throwing a tantrum.

When all our new members are like "I'm so gawf and my parents hate it so I hate them" or forum bots, how can you blame us for not being welcoming? Call us elitist if you will but I did enjoy that corner of the internet where people understood what goth music is or were genuine with their "conversation starters". Quality, not quantity.

DirtNap · 03-18-2009, 07:07 PM

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When all our new members are like "I'm so gawf and my parents hate it so I hate them" or forum bots, how can you blame us for not being welcoming?

Because they are not all what you are saying they are.

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Call us elitist if you will but I did enjoy that corner of the internet where people understood what goth music is or were genuine with their "conversation starters". Quality, not quantity.

People here are hardly elitist. Very few of them actually know enough to be truly cultural elitists, they just cover for it by being prickly and talking about their seniority. Making new members feel bad is not the same as deep knowledge.

DirtNap · 03-18-2009, 07:15 PM

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I'm sorry. I thought everybody knew how much QGirl looked like a bot. If it's not spam, then it's flooding. In case you didn't know, flooding is when you post a flood of useless random crap all at one time.

Useless is in the eye of the beholder. They were good conversational threads started by a new member. Gothic.net be getting some of those, as they work to improve the features and functionality of the site. Spam has a definition and it isn't just things you and you six friends didn't happen to say. Also, in case you didn't know, this forum has flood controls for an actual case of post flooding, so you can put lid on the condescension about 'random crap'.

Albert Mond · 03-18-2009, 07:18 PM

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Useless is in the eye of the beholder. They were good conversational threads started by a new member. Gothic.net be getting some of those, as they work to improve the features and functionality of the site. Spam has a definition and it isn't just things you and you six friends didn't happen to say. Also, in case you didn't know, this forum has flood controls for an actual case of post flooding, so you can put lid on the condescension about 'random crap'.

You're right. Every thirty seconds, you can post. If you post a new thread every thirty-one seconds, you can get by it. QGirl is not a legitimate member.
I mod another website, and we wouldn't let people like that hang around. It's irksome, and nothing more.

DirtNap · 03-18-2009, 07:18 PM

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Gee whiz. Someone call the plumber! This guy's full of shit.

And yet it's always coming out of your mouth. Weird.

DirtNap · 03-18-2009, 07:20 PM

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I mod another website, and we wouldn't let people like that hang around. It's irksome, and nothing more.

So that's why your a troll here. I see.

Albert Mond · 03-18-2009, 07:20 PM

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And yet it's always coming out of your mouth. Weird.

You should have your own TV Show. They can call it "No U!".

Albert Mond · 03-18-2009, 07:25 PM

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So that's why your a troll here. I see.

http://www.the-isb.com/images/PW-Objection01.jpg
I follow the standards of the sites I visit.

gothicusmaximus · 03-18-2009, 07:41 PM

DirtNap, can you honestly not see the problem with QGirl's behavior? OBVIOUSLY the poster is a bot, or some bullshit company's intern at best. 'She' posted no introduction thread, something a newbie so zealous most likely would have done. Although 'she' contrived an incredible number of intellectual quandaries for our membership to navigate, 'she' refrained from offering 'her' own opinion on a single one, and never contributed to even one other thread.

Posting so many threads consecutively does clutter the message board and thereby disrupt the forum, although this hardly bothers me as much as does your failure to recognize that Qgirl isn't a legitimate member.

HumanePain · 03-18-2009, 07:47 PM

Holy smokes! Dirtnap is back from the dead! Did any of you other senior members get chills like I did just seeing his name pop up again?

This just gave me an idea for a story.

Pyre · 03-18-2009, 08:00 PM

I was thoroughly annoyed with Qgirl's posts. I would not be so annoyed if she seemed legitimate and didn't post every 30 seconds. It's one thing to post a lot of threads that you truly want the opinion of or think will roll in others' opinions, but it's another when you flood the message boards with it. There needs to be a greater limit to creating new threads. Although some of the threads could result in interesting conversation, many were very inane and will only survive just barely through tonight until someone like Becca_Lugosi runs through them trying to revive them all months from now.

tekajo · 03-18-2009, 10:20 PM

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Holy smokes! Dirtnap is back from the dead! Did any of you other senior members get chills like I did just seeing his name pop up again?

no.

QGirl is probably from Blueblood here to "liven things up" so that makes her untouchable. Unless you want to be banninated.

gothicusmaximus · 03-18-2009, 10:34 PM

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QGirl is probably from Blueblood here to "liven things up" so that makes her untouchable. Unless you want to be banninated.

Oh, I see I was a bit off base then. She is some bullshit intern set to flooding the boards by her superiors, but those superiors just happen to be gnet's administrators. Radical.