The basic problem with the new trade rule

**cheapprick** · January 27th, 2007, 06:28 PM

Moonman tried to point this out. I don't think he got a response.

It's a good thing this guy showed up. He was dying to post.

**The Hunter** · January 27th, 2007, 07:38 PM

Yah, i basicly gave up trying to keep the spam cleaned up.

**Jorge** · January 27th, 2007, 10:00 PM

are you talking about the rep points or the min posts? i think ur talking about posts...

does the new rule help?

Maybe we should auto ban users with negetive rep?!?

**Krell** · January 27th, 2007, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by Jorge

are you talking about the rep points or the min posts? i think ur talking about posts...

does the new rule help?

Maybe we should auto ban users with negetive rep?!?

Your inability to see whats right in front of everyone else . . . . astounding

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**Jorge** · January 27th, 2007, 11:33 PM

hey man i wanted to be clear.

i hope the new rule trims this down a bit.

also, user infractions are in place.

**cheapprick** · January 27th, 2007, 11:48 PM

Thanks for taking the # of rep points down.

**Excrement_Cranium** · January 28th, 2007, 01:10 AM

It has been like this daily since the exodus.

2 pages of new posts, 2 pages of posts by one person trying to fluff their post count with meaningless dribble.

I suppose that is what the opinion of everyone else's posts was...

**MoonMan** · January 28th, 2007, 01:12 AM

When it becomes the norm to have newcomers spam 20 useless posts in a row in order to participate in the bt trading crap, there is a problem. If you are going to keep the trading post thing, which is obvious, then just remove the 20 post requirement. It only produces mindless filler.

This is the third time I've tried posting this because of my shitty internet, so.. if you see duplicates of my post, please delete it. (Or I will when I see it.)

**Bor44** · January 28th, 2007, 01:30 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_spam
So, do I look like a bot? Or my posts are full of "advertisements" and "abusive" content? They are the same as many others here at the forum, and even maybe a bit more valuable than some (example: "lmao (x2)!" posted by Lord_of_the_Dense - Super Moderator). Considered that? Or only looked at the date/hour?

kerjodando · January 28th, 2007, 02:10 AM

Originally Posted by Bor44

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_spam
So, do I look like a bot? Or my posts are full of "advertisements" and "abusive" content? They are the same as many others here at the forum, and even maybe a bit more valuable than some (example: "lmao (x2)!" posted by Lord_of_the_Dense - Super Moderator). Considered that? Or only looked at the date/hour?

Bor44 Take no notice of these so called senior members.

To them every post that is made by someone who is not in the ZP elite (in other words known by them) is SPAM.

Carry on posting they don't own this site.

But expected to be flamed, reputation bombed and made to generally unwelcome especially if you disagree with a senior member or post a topic they are not interested in like BT LOL Ha Ha Ha ;-).

**Jorge** · January 28th, 2007, 03:07 AM

Originally Posted by MoonMan

When it becomes the norm to have newcomers spam 20 useless posts in a row in order to participate in the bt trading crap, there is a problem. If you are going to keep the trading post thing, which is obvious, then just remove the 20 post requirement. It only produces mindless filler.

This is the third time I've tried posting this because of my shitty internet, so.. if you see duplicates of my post, please delete it. (Or I will when I see it.)

The rep point rule should keep this down. What you think?

kerjodando · January 28th, 2007, 03:38 AM

Originally Posted by kerjodando

Bor44 Take no notice of these so called senior members.

To them every post that is made by someone who is not in the ZP elite (in other words known by them) is SPAM.

Carry on posting they don't own this site.

But expected to be flamed, reputation bombed and made to generally unwelcome especially if you disagree with a senior member or post a topic they are not interested in like BT LOL Ha Ha Ha ;-).

Sorry Senior members I did not mean to insult you.

I am sure you all mean well.

Also, I know there is no ZP elite all members get treated fairly all the time.

Sorry Jorge.

Please read my PMs to see what I have to put up with.

I am now going home to where ever that is.

Lastly, who is going to decide what is SPAM.

The reason that most members do not post is because they can't be bother with the hassle of being flamed, reputation bombed and being called a noob.

So when you give new members an incentive to post (participation in BT invite trading) and then when you do call it SPAM when they take up that incentive - what the hell is THAT?

DO YOU WANT USERS TO POST OR NOT?

**Bor44** · January 28th, 2007, 05:08 AM

Thanks for your support, kerjodando. I totally agree with you. If i would "spam" everywhere with posts like Lord_of_the_Dense's "lmao (x2)" - warn me, ban me, etc. etc. But when i write content-related posts and i take part in discussion like everybody else in this forum - why my reputation must suffer? Because i'm not a member of some coterie?

**LoveJuiceJonze** · January 28th, 2007, 05:35 AM

Come on babies, let LoveJuice expalin.

Looking at yo posts Bor44 it seems you made 20 posts in one day. Further more they were all 2 to 3 minutes apart. It looks like you went thru the forums and pulled up as many old threads as you could with a very short reply. This is spamming baby. You know you did it and you know why.

Give some feedback babies and stop blaming other members when they point out the bad habits of users who are only trying to build up the magic post count number. I think that problem is solved now so maybe all thats old and useless will not be unearthed just for the sake of getting yo invite trade on. Dont be mad, if the problem was not caused by greedy users there would have been no need for a new rule babies.

Might I suggest that rep points be kept an eye on? If someone is "bombing" people because they are new then they should see the back side of the pimp hand for that transgression!

The Lounge Pimp has spoken

**Lord_of_the_Dense** · January 28th, 2007, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by Bor44

Thanks for your support, kerjodando. I totally agree with you. If i would "spam" everywhere with posts like Lord_of_the_Dense's "lmao (x2)" - warn me, ban me, etc. etc. But when i write content-related posts and i take part in discussion like everybody else in this forum - why my reputation must suffer? Because i'm not a member of some coterie?

You pointed at the wrong man, dude. I had no beef with you in particular and have remained basically silent about this whole BT Invite thing, which, IMHO, is the biggest piece of crap to hit the internet.

But now you decide to single me out because of your own lack of comprehension. You don't see me "Lmao"-ing in every post and you sure as hell don't see me posting 20 times a day to get into some asinine pleasure thread. I didn't become a moderator here due to any supposed spamming skills.

You, on the other hand, are an obvious spammer. What CP pointed out above couldn't be more factual. And kerjo's support is a joke at best. I wouldn't follow that man's path if you valued your livelihood.

So go ahead. Keep thinking in your current direction. And remember if you want this to turn bad, it will. We have rules for debating what the mods decide. If you don't care for them, you can go elsewhere. One less (or two) BT invite thread members won't kill us. It might even make the place a little better.