(deletion of) Counting thread

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 01 Aug 2007, 08:05

Where's it gone?

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 01 Aug 2007, 08:19

Looks like it's been confiscated...is it against the rules of the new TP

One...does not know

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 01 Aug 2007, 08:26

Confiscated? That would be two much.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 01 Aug 2007, 08:26

That's a real shame.

I PM'd a mod yesterday after the title of the thread was changed (to "lets see how high we can count until this thread gets deleted") and got no reply back.

I'm struggling to see which rule this thread broke.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 01 Aug 2007, 08:30

I'm sure someone will be along soon to explain where the thread went and why.

Ooooh - look - I'm on 2933 posts

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 01 Aug 2007, 08:34

The rules say that discussions can be as trivial as we like.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 01 Aug 2007, 08:37

Dadaist wrote:The rules say that discussions can be as trivial as we like.

Someone has maybe complained about the frivolous nature of the thread. personally, I found it educational and fun.
Seriously, how was it any different to, say, the two word story threads?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 01 Aug 2007, 08:41

A complaint on the grounds of frivolity ?

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 01 Aug 2007, 08:51

Dadaist wrote:A complaint on the grounds of frivolity ?

Sorry, I was getting a bit carried away there. That would be ridiculous, wouldn't it?

And a bit sad.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 01 Aug 2007, 08:54

Yes, I agree.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 01 Aug 2007, 08:58

Dadaist wrote:Yes, I agree.

I thought G&TT meant just that...why can't we count...

It's the school holidays, it's boring, we're bored, there's nuffin to do, it's not fair....high fives

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 01 Aug 2007, 09:12

Oh and while we're on the subject of counting, I've just passed my 2000 post landmark and nobody even noticed...but I'm not the huff...erstwhile virtual friends ...huh

rathbone · Post by **rathbone** » 01 Aug 2007, 09:25

Oh well......... congratulations anyway

and, um..... Six

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 01 Aug 2007, 09:30

foxy wrote:Oh and while we're on the subject of counting, I've just passed my 2000 post landmark and nobody even noticed...but I'm not the huff...erstwhile virtual friends ...huh

Get over it, girlfriend!!
Why should the 2000th post be any more important than, say, number seven?

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 01 Aug 2007, 09:32

ecm wrote:
foxy wrote:Oh and while we're on the subject of counting, I've just passed my 2000 post landmark and nobody even noticed...but I'm not the huff...erstwhile virtual friends ...huh
Get over it, girlfriend!!
Why should the 2000th post be any more important than, say, number seven?

I h8 it when you're right

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 01 Aug 2007, 09:49

happy 2000 foxy

nine

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 01 Aug 2007, 09:51

The thread was removed as it was simply a 'post pumper'. It is normal practice on forums not to allow such threads as they devalue rankings.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 01 Aug 2007, 09:56

Marya wrote:The thread was removed as it was simply a 'post pumper'. It is normal practice on forums not to allow such threads as they devalue rankings.

Rankings? Devalue? Post pumping? The?

I'm well and truly lost here.

It was surely a bit of nonsense fun. Do you really believe that people worry about rankings on here?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 01 Aug 2007, 09:56

That may well have been a side-effect, but it wasn't my original intent when I created the thread, Marya.

If you want to devalue my ranking, feel free to zero my post count if you want, I could care less.

I'll happily de-register and sign on under a new, or this, name if that's the only way of getting a zero post count.

ten

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 01 Aug 2007, 09:59

ecm wrote:
Marya wrote:The thread was removed as it was simply a 'post pumper'. It is normal practice on forums not to allow such threads as they devalue rankings.
Rankings? Devalue? Post pumping? The?

I'm well and truly lost here.

It was surely a bit of nonsense fun. Do you really believe that people worry about rankings on here?

It was intended to be nonsense fun. However, all things on POL seem to become political. So be it I say.

eleven

Nelson Hatstand · Post by **Nelson Hatstand** » 01 Aug 2007, 10:01

Ooh, hark at this!

Information

You cannot make another post so soon after your last; please try again in a short while.

Why not? I am fleet of mind and finger, and I want to share my innermost thoughts with you all!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 01 Aug 2007, 10:13

Dadaist wrote:
ecm wrote:
Marya wrote:The thread was removed as it was simply a 'post pumper'. It is normal practice on forums not to allow such threads as they devalue rankings.
Rankings? Devalue? Post pumping? The?

I'm well and truly lost here.

It was surely a bit of nonsense fun. Do you really believe that people worry about rankings on here?
It was intended to be nonsense fun. However, all things on POL seem to become political. So be it I say.

eleven

You surprise me Dadaist. A seasoned user of forums and you haven't come across post pumping?

On the subject of rankings I've thought for a while now that they should be altered to reflect the greater number of regular users and the high number of posts individuals have now achieved. That obviously doesn't mean putting everyone back to zero but shifting the numeric goalposts a bit.

Oh and this is talkPorty not POL.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 01 Aug 2007, 10:20

I think I'd heard of it but no, I've never seen it jackbooted before this episode.

I'm very happy to disappoint you, Marya. I wouldn't say I was a seasoned user, maybe just lightly dusted with nutmeg.

You gotta love it here on POL.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 06 Aug 2007, 21:40

Thought I'd bump this thread to the top as it's the one that survived the cull as currently debated in the "Thanks" thread

Puerto bella · Post by **Puerto bella** » 06 Aug 2007, 22:00

You should all lay off the beans - all this pumping while posting.

What on earth is post pumping anyhow, or do I really want to know?

Maybe we should have a glossary thread to explain these things to newbies like me.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 06 Aug 2007, 22:05

I like that idea pb.

I might work on one. (Of course, equally, I might not, but I do like the idea...

)

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 08 Aug 2007, 08:50

Thanks for the resurrection, foxy - helps us slackers keep up!