Reply to: Petition to move Word Associations

[Scrag Meister]

Word Associations is more educational than 90% of the drivvle that is spewed in General.

Learnt about the Borgias this week, and a couple of other things I wiki'd after seeing something in the Word Association thread.

Leave it where it is.

[The Wikir Man]

The problem with 'we've always done it this way' is complacency. There is nothing wrong with challenging the status quo IMO.

First they came for the drivellers, but I said nothing, for I was not a driveller.

[Nicely Nicely]

Come on. It's light relief really isn't it.

WHS.

Ditto for "Currently Listening To........." and "Currently drinking ..."

If "One-A-Day", "Please put more jokes here", "List your invented "fake facts"" belong in L-R (which of course they do), so does "Word Associations".

And, while you're at it, remove the sticky from "test please delete". Leaving a closed thread at the top of the forum is silly, and cruel since the last one to post on there was popular with the members and banned.

For weeks there's been talk of "changes are coming". and

[MarillionFan]

User. One. Singular. Don't let the facts get in the way Admin.

Expressing my opinion. Poll was supposed to see if others felt the same way.

The problem with 'we've always done it this way' is complacency. There is nothing wrong with challenging the status quo IMO.

But as you don't want anyone to do it. I'll not raise the subject again.

[NotAllThere]

The following have given the impression that they have something interesting to say on the forums.

MarillionFan 4,060

It's ok to post drivel all over General

But still we let you continue.

[NickFitz]

Standard trolling techniques there, MF. Of course you got busted

1. Identify some long-standing aspect of the forum that is widely accepted by the community;
2. Attack it, claiming to offer reasoned arguments as to why it should be condemned;
3. Hope that steps 1 and 2 provoke an argument.

Marks out of ten:

1. Innovative trolling technique: -10
2. Amusing trolling technique: -10
3. Concealment of trolling intent: -10

Overall assessment of attempted trolling: epic fail

[administrator]

No, it was a legit post, as in lines with the way the forum is run, on an open forum, in the way it's always been run IMO!

It is an open forum but it is also a forum that I have run on this system for the past 5 years and also worked on the EZBoard version too so I am not sure about the thread being in line with the way it has always been run.

You have been fairly sporadic in your attendance here I will admit, but you were posting in 2006, when the thread was started, so why wait 4 years to complain about it if not to simply wind up other forum members?

You complained on the one a day thread about porn being posted on there and have driven other users away with the full-on onslaught of your posting style. This is not the MarillionFan show, it is a forum for all its members and you would do well to remember that.

[MarillionFan]

Was the purpose of this thread to wind up long-standing members of the forum or to call into question the people who run the forum? Either does not impress me. If you want to wind people up then stop it. If you want to question whether a thread should be in General or elsewhere then mail me about it, it is not open for public debate.

and BTW. I have been a member of this board longer than all highlighted!

[MarillionFan]

Was the purpose of this thread to wind up long-standing members of the forum or to call into question the people who run the forum? Either does not impress me. If you want to wind people up then stop it. If you want to question whether a thread should be in General or elsewhere then mail me about it, it is not open for public debate.

No, it was a legit post, as in lines with the way the forum is run, on an open forum, in the way it's always been run IMO!

[administrator]

Was the purpose of this thread to wind up long-standing members of the forum or to call into question the people who run the forum? Either does not impress me. If you want to wind people up then stop it. If you want to question whether a thread should be in General or elsewhere then mail me about it, it is not open for public debate.

[MarillionFan]

and there is the answer.

It's ok to post fukking drivel all over General. Another fantastic piece of moderation.

[MarillionFan]

NF. You cheeky git.

This is not a troll for trolls sake. This WA thread gives the impression that said posters have something to say! Bit like the TPD thread.

The idea of a post count on a forum, gives an indication of post count and therefore can infer quality. I gave Toolpusher a little gentle knock because he had 6000 odd posts. Little did I know that 5500 came from one thread. TP chastised me for assuming he was a quality poster as he said that LR posts didnt count.

Others are the same. 10000+ posts, mostly drivel word games. Gives the impression of something to say.

Not after a reaction. I reckon, that the majority(not the 10 or so on the list of course) will say move it to LR!

Let's see tomorrow. The vote will start -10!!!

[suityou01]

It's not his fault.

[NickFitz]

Yes. But that was a joke. This is trolling.

FTFY.

[MarillionFan]

I believe that one of the moderators tried that recently.

It was a moment of comic genius, it must be said.

Yes. But that was a joke. This is serious.
The following have given the impression that they have something interesting to say on the forums. Move it to LR IMO and right a wrong!

editted, so as not to appear trollish