Posts: 15351
Threads: 118
Joined: January 13, 2014
Reputation:
117
RE: Anyone else noticed that Min's absent for a week?
February 4, 2017 at 8:56 pm
It's really 100% about vagueness and the title not telling what the thread's about rather than a title being enticing or making people wanting to click on it.
"There remain four irreducible objections to religious faith: that it wholly misrepresents the origins of man and the cosmos, that because of this original error it manages to combine the maximum servility with the maximum of solipsism, that it is both the result and the cause of dangerous sexual repression, and that it is ultimately grounded on wish-thinking." ~Christopher Hitchens, god is not Great
PM me your email address to join the Slack chat! I'll give you a taco(or five) if you join! --->There's an app and everything!<---
Posts: 15452
Threads: 147
Joined: June 15, 2015
Reputation:
88
RE: Anyone else noticed that Min's absent for a week?
February 4, 2017 at 9:16 pm
Why is anyone getting worked up about this rule? It's really not that big of a deal lol.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
Posts: 20476
Threads: 447
Joined: June 16, 2014
Reputation:
111
RE: Anyone else noticed that Min's absent for a week?
February 4, 2017 at 9:17 pm
Mike, it's not helping? I need a yes or no...
I'll take a vague answer as a yes? Yes?
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.
Posts: 4705
Threads: 38
Joined: April 5, 2015
Reputation:
66
RE: Anyone else noticed that Min's absent for a week?
February 4, 2017 at 9:40 pm
Clickbait is a scourge of the online world that must be fought on every front. I welcome the new rule, personally.
![[Image: rySLj1k.png]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i.imgur.com%2FrySLj1k.png)
If you have any serious concerns, are being harassed, or just need someone to talk to, feel free to contact me via PM
Posts: 3164
Threads: 117
Joined: January 19, 2015
Reputation:
30
RE: Anyone else noticed that Min's absent for a week?
February 5, 2017 at 12:10 am
(This post was last modified: February 5, 2017 at 1:25 am by AFTT47.)
I personally think "clickbait" is a big deal. It had gotten to the point where I hardly ever clicked on one of Min's threads because the titles were so vague. Then it got to the point where half the threads in the forum were vague and in my opinion, that makes the forum unusable.
There's a reason for thread titles: So the user can scan through them and decide which ones to peruse, based on his or her interest. Deliberately making a title vague is message forum vandalism IMHO. When half the threads have titles like, "Guess What?" you have a non-functional forum. Click-bait is evil.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
Posts: 29107
Threads: 218
Joined: August 9, 2014
Reputation:
155
RE: Anyone else noticed that Min's absent for a week?
February 5, 2017 at 3:07 am
Okay, so this is really about quality control of titles. I can see why that might be desirable, but I have a lot of reservations about whether implementing this rule is worth whatever little will be gained from it.
I'm just giving my opinion here. I'm aware my opinion doesn't matter ultimately, but I feel I should be allowed to give it anyway.
1) Could be seen as patronizing and insulting. I can understand why Min left, as this is clearly going to impact him a lot. As far as I can tell, this was based on... one person moaning a bit on the forum? And a change is made that is very pointed towards one of the most valued members of the community, telling him his titles aren't good enough. I know rules in general need to be independent of members, but there has to be a line somewhere. This is something that should have been seen coming, and the justification feels extremely weak.
2) Highly subjective. Who is to say what is enough information? Some people just suck at writing things in general. Other things make topic titles harder to read, such as typos, meaningless drivel and bad formatting. This seems rather an arbitrary choice.
3) This doesn't seem at all in line with the "free speech" values. Nor is it in line with "Just put people on ignore if you don't like their posts".
4) Quality control... is a slippery slope. What's next? Cows fucking arm chairs? This is worse than Hitler.
Thanks for reading! If you read this far. If you didn't, then fuck you! You can't be insulted, because you didn't read this far. So I win.
Posts: 10300
Threads: 31
Joined: April 3, 2015
Reputation:
64
RE: Anyone else noticed that Min's absent for a week?
February 5, 2017 at 3:13 am
Well fuck me then Rob cos that's the first part I saw  (I'll read the rest of your post now  )
I've forgot what I was gonna say now
Posts: 29107
Threads: 218
Joined: August 9, 2014
Reputation:
155
RE: Anyone else noticed that Min's absent for a week?
February 5, 2017 at 3:16 am
Lol
That was the most important part. Or the least. I forget. It was over ten seconds ago I wrote that, and my memory of the past gets pretty hazy. What was all that bullshit?
Posts: 5356
Threads: 178
Joined: June 28, 2015
Reputation:
35
RE: Anyone else noticed that Min's absent for a week?
February 5, 2017 at 3:21 am
Sorry guys but what a dumb rule. Topic titles can be creative. It shouldn't always have to be on point, that makes for boring titles.
It's a matter of preference. I for one like a bit of intriguing title and some of you don't. No reason to completely ban fun titles though.
Posts: 29107
Threads: 218
Joined: August 9, 2014
Reputation:
155
RE: Anyone else noticed that Min's absent for a week?
February 5, 2017 at 3:23 am
(This post was last modified: February 5, 2017 at 3:23 am by robvalue.)
That's a good point. And if the person isn't breaking some other rule, then really it's just a case of not liking the kind of content they produce. That's very personal, and the ignore function covers it fine. If doesn't hurt anyone, or impact any other topics. It doesn't inhibit discussion.
|
