Deletion of "Five Pillars of Islam" thread.

[Dario]

Is it just because the thread suddenly went slightly off topic for a ridiculously brief period of time, or have the unjustified calls of "This here be spam" been heeded?

Retarded either way.

[Ghostsuit]

I deleted it as spam. It wasn't started as a discussion, this is a forum for discussion of topics not a Wiki of info on Islam.

[Largest of Gregs]

word!

[Zippy]

Can anyone confirming that Scapegoat ripped the heid right aff it when he found out it'd been deleted?

[Largest of Als]

Originally Posted by Zippy

Can anyone confirming that Scapegoat ripped the heid right aff it when he found out it'd been deleted?

He had it between the pages of the Quraan.. slamming the book shut on his bell end repeatedly until he shot his load..


Al

[Dario]

So, wait, what exactly are the criteria in deciding whether something's spam or not (if any)? There's plenty of threads kicking about that are a blatant copy and paste job, or wordy summaries a la TragicHero. Plus, the user has replied now and again to questions in previous threads of his, so I don't see why it couldn't have at least waited a while to see if any response was forthcoming.

Or is it just based on how many forumers find it annoying?

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[Largest of Als]

Originally Posted by Dario

Or is it just based on how many forumers find it annoying?

If it was that simple, we'd both have been deleted ages ago...


Al

[XMachina]

Originally Posted by Dario

So, wait, what exactly are the criteria in deciding whether something's spam or not (if any)? There's plenty of threads kicking about that are a blatant copy and paste job, or wordy summaries a la TragicHero. Plus, the user has replied now and again to questions in previous threads of his, so I don't see why it couldn't have at least waited a while to see if any response was forthcoming.

Or is it just based on how many forumers find it annoying?

One would argue that posting with a view to preach his particular values rather than discuss them is spamming. If he actually replied to posts instead of just acknowledging then preaching even more I'd have more patience.

[LesMTS]

Originally Posted by XMachina

One would argue that posting with a view to preach his particular values rather than discuss them is spamming. If he actually replied to posts instead of just acknowledging then preaching even more I'd have more patience.

He does reply to people who ask him legitimate questions and don't just take the piss out of him (see this whole thread for example). He's replied sensibly to me several times. And he keeps things in the appropriate forum which, after all, is to do with discussing religious matters.
I'm with Dario in not getting the backlash against this particular user. Like he said, there're plenty of threads started with copy/paste jobs. There're plenty of threads started with just lengthy affirmations of a particular viewpoint with no explicit invitation to discuss. But we seem to give those people the benefit of the doubt and decide that the invitation to discuss is implicit, probably because it's been posted on a discussion board. But not for this guy.
Is it because it's religious in this case? Is that the problem?

[Exit_W0unds]

Originally Posted by LesMTS

Is it because it's religious in this case? Is that the problem?

I think it's less to do with the actual topic of the members postings, and more the appearance that he is not at this website to become part of the community, or contribute in the way that we are all used to. I've never seen the user in any other thread besides the ones he's started himself, and they're always on the one same topic. So I'm actually with Forbes on this one. altnation is not a lowley message board, it's a community where people interact.

I dont think I explained that very well (fuzzy head) but aye. I'm with forbes.


ps. sort that road jeans fanny oot too please

[LesMTS]

Originally Posted by Exit_W0unds

I think it's less to do with the actual topic of the members postings, and more the appearance that he is not at this website to become part of the community, or contribute in the way that we are all used to. I've never seen the user in any other thread besides the ones he's started himself, and they're always on the one same topic. So I'm actually with Forbes on this one. altnation is not a lowley message board, it's a community where people interact.

I dont think I explained that very well (fuzzy head) but aye. I'm with forbes.


ps. sort that road jeans fanny oot too please

But there are people who only post in the tattoos forum, a few who only post in the music forums and there are also a couple of people who only post in the politics forum.
We have loads of users who aren't part of the larger community, and no-one ever questions their right to be here, yet this guy somehow gives lots of people the rage.

I mean, Forbes can obviously delete what he likes for whatever reason he wants.
Just wondering why this guy in particular provokes such a backlash.

[Exit_W0unds]

Originally Posted by LesMTS

But there are people who only post in the tattoos forum, a few who only post in the music forums and there are also a couple of people who only post in the politics forum.
We have loads of users who aren't part of the larger community, and no-one ever questions their right to be here, yet this guy somehow gives lots of people the rage.

I mean, Forbes can obviously delete what he likes for whatever reason he wants.
Just wondering why this guy in particular provokes such a backlash.

I'm quite sure that thoose who post in the tattoos/music/footy forums post in threads other than their own, and converse with other members, in other members threads, and discuss openly without (complete) pregudice other members preferences in body modification/aural likes/ favourite teams.

I think the user give alot of people a complete rage-on, because he's like a £5 toy train set at christmas. It's all new and interesting for a few minutes, but once you've seen that piece of exported mass produced plastic go in a loop for the fifteenth time, it gets annoying because you realise that the thing which had potential to be really interesting, just ended up repetative, boring and shite.

my grammar is broken.

[Zippy]

Originally Posted by Exit_W0unds

I think the user give alot of people a complete rage-on, because he's like a £5 toy train set at christmas. It's all new and interesting for a few minutes, but once you've seen that piece of exported mass produced plastic go in a loop for the fifteenth time, it gets annoying because you realise that the thing which had potential to be really interesting, just ended up repetative, boring and shite.

Tbf though he's not the only user who is repetitive, boring and shite.

Folk used to post pictures in that Jokers Pact thread only because it was somewhere to host them and posted nowhere else but they were allowed to stay for years and that forum is still in action I think.

If this guy posted about Star Wars, Lost or Heroes and only about those subjects and didn't reply to anyones questions about the subject then no one would give a fuck.

[LesMTS]

Originally Posted by Exit_W0unds

I'm quite sure that thoose who post in the tattoos/music/footy forums post in threads other than their own, and converse with other members, in other members threads, and discuss openly without (complete) pregudice other members preferences in body modification/aural likes/ favourite teams.

I think the user give alot of people a complete rage-on, because he's like a £5 toy train set at christmas. It's all new and interesting for a few minutes, but once you've seen that piece of exported mass produced plastic go in a loop for the fifteenth time, it gets annoying because you realise that the thing which had potential to be really interesting, just ended up repetative, boring and shite.

my grammar is broken.

But being boring and shite isn't against the rules, and there are far more boring and shite users than this guy.
And this guy does converse. He may mainly stick to his own threads (not always though) but, again, there's nothing inherently wrong with that. Also, there're plenty of users who regularly exhibit prejudice to do with their beliefs or tastes .