This Section Has Become a Spamfest.

**manker** · 07-12-2005, 10:06 AM

There used to be some fairly good, serious discussion in here but just recently it has turned into a place where people bump several 2 year old threads in order that they can get more posts - or reply to six or seven threads with one word answers. Usually so they can request invites in the BitTorrent section.

Threads with a modicum of discussion get buried. It's only happened since post count got turned off in the Off-topic Poll section and Funny Stuff.

I rarely check here now and suspect others do likewise.

Poll Question:

What can be done about it?

**DanB** · 07-12-2005, 10:09 AM

Turn off topics poll post countsback on?

**manker** · 07-12-2005, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by DanB

Turn off topics poll post countsback on?

Option two, I think.

I had a phonecall inbetween writing the thread and finishing typing the poll options

**DanB** · 07-12-2005, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by manker

Originally Posted by DanB

Turn off topics poll post countsback on?

Option two, I think.

I had a phonecall inbetween writing the thread and finishing typing the poll options

I thought i didn't see them to start with

**Snee** · 07-12-2005, 10:36 AM

Turn post counts off everywhere

**Peerzy** · 07-12-2005, 10:54 AM

Moderate the section more. Having a laugh and spamming is all good in certain sections, but other sections are for serious talking and shouldn't have the stupid spam in them.

:nazi:

**manker** · 07-12-2005, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by Peerzy

Moderate the section more. Having a laugh and spamming is all good in certain sections, but other sections are for serious talking and shouldn't have the stupid spam in them.

:nazi:

That's the thing tho' - some of the spam is on-topic (oxymoron, I know). Some people reply to six or seven threads with one word replies which are on-topic but add little to the discussion.

Example:

Q: Do you agree with abortion?
A: No.

I don't believe that's what this section should be about.

Also the bumping of old dead polls with only one poll option is very annoying.

I don't believe the modulaters can undulate their way around this problem with stricter measures. I think it's about coercing teh spammers into other areas.

**Guillaume** · 07-12-2005, 11:40 AM

Turn post count off everywhere and attribute the stars (for those who need them) basing on the amount of time spent on the board and date of joining the said board.
There should be a way to calculate some sort of ratio.