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Question: Would you be in favor of having a stricter policy with regards to spam?
Yes - 17 (56.7%)
No - 13 (43.3%)
Total Voters: 27

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« on: May 25, 2009, 03:46:13 pm »

I cannot speak for everyone here (if only, right?), but I, for one, am completely sick of seeing 200+ posts a day consisting of nothing more than "Cheesy".  I'm tired of going through every topic on the first page of the MoH boards in particular, because, instead of finding something worthwhile, I find numerous posts from individuals like peck or R Ocelot who literally flood topics with absolute garbage, morally and substantially.

I understand that Wii Unite was made as a way to escape excessive moderation, and it has been a blessing to all of us who knew the tyranny of GameFaqs.  However, I am beginning to believe that the loose reins need to be tightened, if only a bit.

I'm not asking the mods and admins to sift through the same garbage that I'm trying to avoid and spend their time deleting it, but is there any way to combat the unnecessary spam that continues to run rampant on the MoH board?  I don't mind accidentally reading a spam post here and there, but when a topic hits 38 pages and is comprised of nearly nothing but smiley faces or one-line posts, it gets old very quickly.

Since I can't speak for everyone, I made this a poll.  I'd like everyone to put their post count aside and seriously consider this.  If you all don't mind wading through meaningless wastes of a post, then that's fine.  I only ask that you be honest and think before you vote.

Thanks for your time.
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« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2009, 03:59:10 pm »

I voted yes.  Spamming is why I asked the admins about the Double Post feature.

R Ocelot is the worst, I'd say.  Triple post+ galore with him.
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« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2009, 04:03:20 pm »

I'm torn.  Sometimes Lakkus and I get into conversations and we just do smileys as a response to each other.  I think that is part of not having a chat box.  I do the same thing with Ress and a couple of others.  I know its annoying to have so many threads with so much of that, but where do you draw the line at? 

I've also not modified at times because its just easier when we are talking to post again.  I try not to, but I do it at times.

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« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2009, 04:03:55 pm »

im tired seeing all that junk on the first page. then someone feels the need to bump the junk topic when it goes to the second page.
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« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2009, 04:05:57 pm »

Bumping without a purpose is very annoying.  Some topics need to die a natural death.
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« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2009, 04:10:50 pm »

I'm torn.  Sometimes Lakkus and I get into conversations and we just do smileys as a response to each other.  I think that is part of not having a chat box.  I do the same thing with Ress and a couple of others.  I know its annoying to have so many threads with so much of that, but where do you draw the line at? 

I've also not modified at times because its just easier when we are talking to post again.  I try not to, but I do it at times.



I don't mind that so much, because at least it has a purpose.  I'd like it to be in the All-Seeing Eye, but I can respect and deal with those kind of conversations.  This is a community, after all, and what good is a community if there is no small-talk?

I'm aiming this at the disrespectful and unnecessary posts of certain individuals not named "Mum", "Lakkus", or "Ressurected".
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« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2009, 04:17:01 pm »

Here is where I would put this  Roll Eyes  but I will add to it because I want to respect this topic and you. 

Yes, the all - seeing - eye is a good place for that sort of thing.  We are very undisciplined in the morning though Tongue

You have brought up some good points turbo.  I need to work on not double posting.  I mean really, how long does it take to push the modify button? Embarrassed
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« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2009, 10:47:30 pm »

i voted yes. i think that there is a time for shorter posts, or even one line/smiley responses, but i hardly read the moh board anymore because I8 and r oce and some of them literally spam topics for pages on end. i don't love the idea of an overbearing mod, and i, as well as it seems turbo, am not asking for that. i'm merely saying that some of the spam has to go. when it gets to a point where moh threads are half off topic i think it needs to stop. when i try to follow an actual conversation on there, it takes forever to sift through all the dookie to get to anything relivant.
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« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2009, 11:01:31 pm »

I voted yes, and Mum, the answer to your solution: Private Messages  Afro
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« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2009, 11:12:22 pm »

The answer to my solution  Huh?
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« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2009, 11:34:20 pm »

Leave my drunk ass alone!  Cry
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« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2009, 04:09:53 am »

I'm aiming this at the disrespectful and unnecessary posts of certain individuals not named "Mum", "Lakkus", or "Ressurected".

awe man, I wonder why Im not on that list.  Embarrassed  do I spam?  I thought that Im a bit nosey and post in alot of topics, even if my chain isnt pulled.  but I hope no-one has a problem with my posts.  and I concur with you all about the other two mentioned.  who needs new irrelevant topics every 3 hours, and the constant, "^you suck"  or "hey, you leave him alone"  thats annoying.
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« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2009, 08:00:55 am »

ok, i'm feeling frisky today. pm me the topics/posters and I'll pull out the ****-be-gone-Spray.  Evil
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« Reply #13 on: May 27, 2009, 08:04:12 am »


Leave my drunk ass alone!  Cry

lol, sorry Monoply  Cry  But I did come back and vote with you guys.  I just think it will be hard to do.  Lets just let Lakkus at them. Wink
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« Reply #14 on: May 27, 2009, 08:38:38 am »

I voted no.  I understand your points, and the mods can feel free to clean up the spam when they see it.  However what someone may consider spam, others consider it a way of communicating their feelings.  Smileys are a great example of this.  I will sometimes just post a smiley that properly displays my reaction to the previous post.  So while I don't have a problem cleaning up OBVIOUS spam, it is such a fine line that I want to err on the side of undermoderating rather than overmoderating.  I for one am willing to wade through the spam and conversations that I am not interested in in order to avoid possible over-moderation.  I do this because I know there may be a time when I want to engage in such a thread and I know I wouldn't want to feel like I am limited in how I can express myself.

This is a community, and not simply a place to get information (as gamefaqs tried to make it).  As such, you have to learn to put up with other members of the community engaging in coversations and expressing themselves in ways that you are not interested in.  I find this is a VERY small price to pay for the freedom that Wii Unite offers.

For these reasons, I am extremely hesitant to ever recommend that we put in place any strict policy or even embark down the slippery slope of what smiley is spam in what situation, and what isn't.  All along, at Wii Unite, our mod policy has been that unless it is "blatant disruptive spam that completely quashes the functioning of the board" or unless it is "grossly obscene" we will let it be.  Short of those things, we are a free community and as such, some sacrifices of tollerance must be made.
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