Originally posted by Very Rustythat's true, and i think in the main kewpie's suggestion that the 'market' will decide is a good one. most people don't start too many threads, but when you see 7-8 threads out of 30 on page one started by a single user, it's going it bit far i think.
Again, what are the good threads? Everyone and their dog has an idea of what a good thread it is, and it can vary just like night & day. What a good thread is to me, could be a thread that sucks to you, and vise versa.
imposing a limit would prompt users such as this to think a bit harder about what the threads they start, just as imposing a limit on recs (i hear they used to be unlimited) would have had the effect of making people think about which posts they will spend their recs on.
Originally posted by BlackampIF the 7-8 thread are good threads, I see nothing wrong with it. Especially if they are better than the other 22 on the page. 😉
that's true, and i think in the main kewpie's suggestion that the 'market' will decide is a good one. most people don't start too many threads, but when you see 7-8 threads out of 30 on page one started by a single user, it's going it bit far i think.
imposing a limit would prompt users such as this to think a bit harder about what the threads they star ...[text shortened]... ave had the effect of making people think about which posts they will spend their recs on.
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Originally posted by BlackampWhy don't you start "Good Threads" instead of complaining about others who at least try to do so. Just because you personally don't like them, and a few of your cohorts agree, doesn't make them bad.
IF the 7-8 were good threads, i wouldn't have started this one.😛
Perhaps you can direct me to some of your interesting threads?
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Originally posted by BlackampAre you talking about the Pee & Poo threads in the General forum?
it's mor a question of particular users starting a thread every time they have a brain fart. as i've said before, putting a limit on resources makes people think a bit about how they use those resources.
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Originally posted by Very Rustyi'm not trying to point at particular threads and label them good or bad - just to discourage particular users from treating gf as their own personal bs farm.
Are you talking about the Pee & Poo threads in the General forum?
if you think the p&p threads aren't so good, then perhaps you can accept that if there was a limit on the number of threads that could be started, that particular user may well have chosen to use his quota on something else. of course, there are no guarantees.
Originally posted by Blackamphas its positives and negatives
how about a limit, in any one forum, of N new threads started per week? with, say, N=5 or so.
positive:
1. People think before creating a thread so the threads could be "stronger" (term very open to debate)
Negatives:
1. Can you really put a limit on creativity?
2. Forums could become really dead - as it is a small amout of users actually post on the forums so this idea could make the forums even more dead (as the active forum people may go further more into the private forums)
Originally posted by Blackamphow about a limit on the number of ant-bobby threads one user can start?
how about a limit, in any one forum, of N new threads started per week? with, say, N=5 or so.
anyway, I'm all for your idea. just remember, this knife cuts both ways.
your obsession with GB is unbecoming at best.