Frappr!

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Your wish has been completed, thanks to the Green Machine.

[kumquatq3]

I wish the other kids liked me!

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I don't think it needs to have an open topic to be useful. If people keep spamming it, then it will be closed. But it is a neat feature to see where everyone is, regardless, and having the thread stuck at the top of the forum makes it easy for everyone (including n00bs) to share in this feeling of community.

 

Not sure why everyone wants it closed, though. Maybe I'm missing something?

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Your case is logical; I agree that it should stay. It would be unfortunate if it had to be closed due to spamming, but if that happens, maybe simply turning off the ability to post would be better than eliminating it altogether? The newbies might not be able to ask about it, but they wouldn't be cut off from the information either. As Fio stated, it is a good "fixture of the community."

Edited April 13, 2006 by Blank

[kumquatq3]

At the same time, this is wot, and as long as it's "wacky" spam instead of hurtful spam, well, why close it?

 

Just because it's off topic? Seems .....wasteful to me

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Way Off-Topic refers to the topics started, not the adherence to the topic once it has begun.

[kumquatq3]

Way Off-Topic refers to the topics started, not the adherence to the topic once it has begun.

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ORLY?!!?

 

but is that how it is generally handled in practice (well, pre you having an itchy trigger finger)?

 

Nope.

 

Because we have literally had threads on chimps taking over the world, which we're ok, but to say that one goofy topic changing into another goofy topic makes a thread lockable is kinda silly. It's bureaucracy for the sake of bureaucracy. The point of the topic was for laughs.

 

As far as serious topics, and the frapper, I get keeping it on point. But isn't that what pruning and warnings are for? Locking a serious topic seems self defeating.

Edited April 13, 2006 by kumquatq3

[Judge Hades]

Satellite pic where I live!

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Way Off-Topic refers to the topics started, not the adherence to the topic once it has begun.

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ORLY?!!?

 

but is that how it is generally handled in practice (well, pre you having an itchy trigger finger)?

 

Nope.

 

Because we have literally had threads on chimps taking over the world, which we're ok, but to say that one goofy topic changing into another goofy topic makes a thread lockable is kinda silly. It's bureaucracy for the sake of bureaucracy. The point of the topic was for laughs.

 

As far as serious topics, and the frapper, I get keeping it on point. But isn't that what pruning and warnings are for? Locking a serious topic seems self defeating.

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YA RLY

 

Yeahkindasortaoughta, but this is a high-profile topic. Megalomaniacal chimps are fine in their own thread.