Let's be serious for a second.

[Black Six]

I still don't understand why people are making such a big deal about spammy threads in F42. Its like people have nothing else to complain about.

It becomes a hassle when you look for an interesting topic in F42 and all you see are spam-filled ones. There's no need for them, so they should just not be here in my opinion.

[Rekarp]

A hassle to move the scroll wheel just a little more? Seriously yall are the biggest complainers ever.

This is how a forum should work. Btw the link has a word viewers under the age of 16 should not read.

http://www.oibo.org/images/nomorewhiners.jpg

Ok got that?

[jjhammerstein]

A hassle to move the scroll wheel just a little more? Seriously yall are the biggest complainers ever.

This is how a forum should work. Btw the link has a word viewers under the age of 16 should not read.

http://www.oibo.org/images/nomorewhiners.jpg

Ok got that?

My mommy saw and now I'm not allowed on the internet. [/sarc]
I tend to agree with Rekarp here.
Look at it this way:
The thread is only there until something better replaces it.
If people are still posting in it, let it stay there. If it isn't related to the forum, move it to F42.

[RockNRoll!]

A spam thread (random posts just for the sake of posting) is garbage and has no reason to exist. A random topic, on the other hand, can be just fine as long as it goes somewhere without becoming a bunch of random crap. It's all about the direction the thread goes, not simply spammy topics (stuff like 1338 is the exception because seriously what the fudge). If you're just bored and feel like just spamming to waste time, get off the internet and do something.

[nevermind1534]

On the gbxemu forums, they don't (or didn't, at least) count posts in the spam forum.

[ShockSlayer]

Well, First off, I'm glad so far we have been able to keep this topic on track, and that a general discussion has come up. Although it doesn't seem like a good idea to me, I think we should generate a poll on a spam board: we don't have to implement it, but it would give a general idea of who is where.

SS

[Twilight Wolf]

Sounds good to me, I'd be interested to know where public opinion lies.

[Rekarp]

Sounds good to me, I'd be interested to know where public opinion lies.

Sometimes democracy isn't in the best interest of the community as a whole.

[vskid]

Sounds good to me, I'd be interested to know where public opinion lies.

Sometimes democracy isn't in the best interest of the community as a whole.

This isn't even a democracy, its Ben's site, thus he is the dictator. He provides these forums as a public service, he can do whatever he wants.

[Rekarp]

Sounds good to me, I'd be interested to know where public opinion lies.

Sometimes democracy isn't in the best interest of the community as a whole.

This isn't even a democracy, its Ben's site, thus he is the dictator. He provides these forums as a public service, he can do whatever he wants.

vskid you just missed the entire point of my statement.

[palmertech]

Vskid, I think he pretty much means what you do.

I actually thought that 1338 stayed well on topic, which was to make as little sense as possible, and to be completely random. As such, it was actually pretty funny.

[vskid]

Sounds good to me, I'd be interested to know where public opinion lies.

Sometimes democracy isn't in the best interest of the community as a whole.

This isn't even a democracy, its Ben's site, thus he is the dictator. He provides these forums as a public service, he can do whatever he wants.

vskid you just missed the entire point of my statement.

I got the meaning (just because everyone thinks its a good idea to jump off a cliff doesn't make it a good decision to do so), I was just saying that even if everyone on the forums wants a spam section, Ben still makes the final decision. So a poll is kinda pointless unless Ben says it could influence him.

[Black Six]

A hassle to move the scroll wheel just a little more? Seriously yall are the biggest complainers ever.

This is how a forum should work. Btw the link has a word viewers under the age of 16 should not read.

http://www.oibo.org/images/nomorewhiners.jpg

Ok got that?

Yes, bet I think it's better to avoid the second case. Plus, insulting leads to flaming and trolling, which I'm sure we'd all rather not deal with. So why not just do away with the spam? That seems like it makes sense to me. Maybe I'm just crazy.

[ShockSlayer]

Sounds good to me, I'd be interested to know where public opinion lies.

Sometimes democracy isn't in the best interest of the community as a whole.

This isn't even a democracy, its Ben's site, thus he is the dictator. He provides these forums as a public service, he can do whatever he wants.

vskid you just missed the entire point of my statement.

I got the meaning (just because everyone thinks its a good idea to jump off a cliff doesn't make it a good decision to do so), I was just saying that even if everyone on the forums wants a spam section, Ben still makes the final decision. So a poll is kinda pointless unless Ben says it could influence him.

Therefore, all these posts wouldn't have happened if Rekarp would have read in between the lines.

Although it doesn't seem like a good idea to me, I think we should generate a poll on a spam board: we don't have to implement it, but it would give a general idea of who is where.

SS

[Rekarp]

Therefore, all these posts wouldn't have happened if Rekarp would have read in between the lines.

But I didn't quote you SS.