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Poll limits.

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I think there should be a limit of polls you can post per day. Straha has been posting them like crazy just to up his/her post count. Maybe on of the Moderators should recomend this to wong.

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How many polls per day woukd you suggest?
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I would limit it to 2.
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I would suggest just telling him to knock if off. Anyway I don't think the board has any function with which to limit the number of polls and if the mods want to go to the trouble of monitoring them its there choice. I personally have not noticed.
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Straha just needs to be told to knock it the fuck off.

While I'm proud of my post count, it's not something I devote my entire board experiance towards raising.
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I suppose that would be the better thing to do. he is the only one other than a few others that I have seen do it.
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My post count is all I'm about. I remember back in the day when I had had the lowest post count and (especially) posts per day of all the regular active members. I have since gained over 1000 posts :)
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Yah, well, my count is very low comparing to other peoples.
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Yeah but your excuse is that you joined at November, I was one of the first members and n00bs were easily surpassing my post count. I have since caught up and/or passed a number of them though.
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Ah cee.
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Re: Poll limits.

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jodathalas wrote:I think there should be a limit of polls you can post per day. Straha has been posting them like crazy just to up his/her post count. Maybe on of the Moderators should recomend this to wong.

Just a thought.
Honnestly if I wanted to really boost my post count I would do it somewhere else. I like polls. That's why I put them up, I think they are informative and helpful. And for as long as I have been here I have posted more polls then ANYONE else. Proved that in a "war" too. You might as well give me the title Spammy Pollster cause It would take quite alot to keep me from polling
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Yesh, a custom title of "Poll Spammer" would fit you quite well.
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ArmorPierce wrote:Yesh, a custom title of "Poll Spammer" would fit you quite well.
Oh crap. I'm going to get it aren't I?
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How about you JUST FUCKING STOP POSTING SO MANY POLLS?!

Seriously, virtually all of us got fucking tired of it the first time you did it, and I sure as fuck am not going to let you start doing it again...
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Re: Poll limits.

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Straha wrote:Honnestly if I wanted to really boost my post count I would do it somewhere else. I like polls. That's why I put them up, I think they are informative and helpful. And for as long as I have been here I have posted more polls then ANYONE else. Proved that in a "war" too. You might as well give me the title Spammy Pollster cause It would take quite alot to keep me from polling
Which was why this poll went up a few months ago.
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Yeah but your excuse is that you joined at November, I was one of the first members and n00bs were easily surpassing my post count. I have since caught up and/or passed a number of them though.
Pah. Look at my join date and look at my post count. If I don't have the smallest post count of anyone who's been on the board that long, I'd be very surprised.
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Post by Dalton »

This is exactly why there is an announcement in the announcements forum.

FRIVOLOUS POLLS WILL BE DELETED. NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

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Polls are a tool for determining people's interest in the board. Abusing them, as determined by moderators, will not be tolerated.
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Post by Keevan_Colton »

Perhaps you should conduct a poll to see what people consider abuse? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I think I remember a HUGE fallout about this some time ago. Straha, monkey or no monkey, poll pochers shall have a field day on you like the primitive primate you are. Somebody clip his balls!

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RedImperator wrote:
Yeah but your excuse is that you joined at November, I was one of the first members and n00bs were easily surpassing my post count. I have since caught up and/or passed a number of them though.
Pah. Look at my join date and look at my post count. If I don't have the smallest post count of anyone who's been on the board that long, I'd be very surprised.
Be surprised, then :) And I imagine I'm not the only registered semi-lurker.
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And I...am the opposite.
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RedImperator wrote:Pah. Look at my join date and look at my post count. If I don't have the smallest post count of anyone who's been on the board that long, I'd be very surprised.
No, I think I have that distinction. Even though I joined very early on, I was usually just an observer until about a month and a half ago.
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RedImperator wrote: Pah. Look at my join date and look at my post count. If I don't have the smallest post count of anyone who's been on the board that long, I'd be very surprised.
Please act surprised :)

I would suggest a mod to simply delete the obvious postinflating polls




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Captain Kruger wrote:
RedImperator wrote:Pah. Look at my join date and look at my post count. If I don't have the smallest post count of anyone who's been on the board that long, I'd be very surprised.
No, I think I have that distinction. Even though I joined very early on, I was usually just an observer until about a month and a half ago.
Nah-ah, I still top you for overall lack of posting :P

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