I haven't seen this many zombie's running around since the release of Left4Dead2 .... And some of these should have stayed that way (ie Left4Dead) ...
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I haven't seen this many zombie's running around since the release of Left4Dead2 .... And some of these should have stayed that way (ie Left4Dead) ...
no kidding, isn't necro thread bumps against the guidelines?
http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.p...26#post4673526Quote:
Originally Posted by StoneGaijin
some people are just taking this WAY too far. you know who you are.
I've necro'ed four threads that I thought were helpful or that added to the community spirit. That was after some consideration, and that's also where I've chosen to stop.
Hopefully people don't go too crazy resurrecting things.
This. I necro'd three threads. No more. There is a difference between saving threads from the prune and using it as an excuse to bump threads.Quote:
Originally Posted by ButrBiscut
I was wondering the same thing.
This happens every time we announce that we're pruning the forums. We always see people bumping threads that really don't quite fit the guidelines.
The community guidelines against bumping are still in effect and those who have taken the opportunity to just wantonly necro anything and everything usually find out that we tend to delete those threads first. ;)
They of the blue name have spoken!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapience
If you think its important enough to bump...they think it may be anti-them propaganda and WILL delete it first! Run for your lives!!!
Hmm,
I haven't necro'd any threads today but this sounds a lot like censorship based on personal or company line opinion. Not acceptable to silence someone because you don't agree with them. House keeping for a visit from the WB inlaws?
However, if you were to say we are going to delete EVERYTHING on these forums as of 0200 Zulu except for the hall of fames and guides, that would be a whole other thing, which I would cheer on. Also if you were to say, this particular thread is using excess bandwith, which is costing us money, which is going to cause us to raise the price of the next expansion by .07 Cents... that would be acceptable also. (all those pictures of baacon and Lolcatz eat up a lot of bandwidth)
Valid reasons are fine but censorship and its ilk make me pull out my Don't Tread on Me flag and eye suspiciously. /Rabble, /RabbleRabble. But then again, I think I may be a conservative nutjob. I've come to terms with that.
Lotro is not a nation or a person, it's a business, so censorship is their right if they wish to do so. The posters do not have a right to have their post saved in perpetuity.Quote:
Originally Posted by GEARS1980
Still can't deal with the fact that the U.S. Consitution doesn't apply here, can you?Quote:
Originally Posted by GEARS1980
It's not about some sooper seekrit plot to censor the masses of Turbine haters. It's about freeing up wasted space on the server. There are so many completely useless threads just sitting around, taking up room that have no value, but they weren't deleted or locked because they may not have broken any rules (or just managed to stay under the radar).Quote:
Originally Posted by GEARS1980
You're making a mountain out of a molehill with this censorship nonsense.
Start with landy pvmp forums!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapience
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Originally Posted by GregJL
LOL and /QFE
To build on Ayrolen's point, this is also not the first time the forums have been pruned. Pruning is a normal part of online forum communities, much like getting rid of your high-waisted polyester pants from the 70's. Those will never be cool again, and old threads with little lasting value to the community will not be much missed, while the space gained in the proverbial closet will be helpful indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ayrolen
I would auto-prune any thread bumped by the person who started it.
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/sm.../chalcqhe.jpegQuote:
Originally Posted by Dotlbeme
Now that, is an excellent idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dotlbeme
/cheer
Based on the quality of some of the threads being bumped, I'm starting to agree with those who said we shouldn't announce, just prune. :(
Seriously, bumping meaningless posts is counter productive. But, since it's leading to making me read them all, I thought it might be good to point out that as long as a post is active, it can be infracted. ;) Pruning helps delete evidence. Just sayin'...
Can you get infracted for something you were previously infracted for? :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapience
Would that be an...infractal?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/45/15...fcfe235767.jpg
(Seriously though, I feel confident that the reasoning for my necro is sound)
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Originally Posted by FutenCake
You can only be infracted for a given post once (even if the post might be deserving of 3-4 infractions because it breaks multiple guidelines).
Cool pic BTW.
except in the suggestions forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dotlbeme
ok. I'll be at work for the next nine hours. Can someone please post an image so I can get a good laugh? Thanks! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ButrBiscut
Unless it's from 2008, has 2 replies, and one of those replies is the OP bumping it today. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barruktp
On a slightly unrelated note, will the Official Discussion Threads forum be pruned, too? I'd rather like to keep those. It's interesting to go back and read them as time permits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapience
http://images.teamsugar.com/files/up...65.preview.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Nymphonic
This was too good not to share, while browsing google images.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...ost-kitten.jpg
It is a little disturbing.
Oh my, and even a Perfectly Pruned Lotto to go with it! :D:eek:
You cannot possibly be serious. I'm starting to feel that posts should be pruned without warning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ayrolen
Once upon a time I used to get upset knowing that those thousands patented Walls 'O Text that I would painstakingly write on the Forums in my boredom would be lost to posterity. Seriously, I could have written 8 or 10 novels instead of posting on the Forums! And novels don't get purged outside of every thousand years or so.
Alas, now that we have My.LOTRO.com, I can just CTRL+C them to ensure that at least the noteworthy ones will remain for my own amusement.
At this point, I don't see why Turbine doesn't prune on a more frequent basis and without warning. Granted, it's quite nice and polite of them to give advance warning, but it really shouldn't be necessary.
Hey, I've some some tinfoil for sale, cheap. PST.Quote:
Originally Posted by GEARS1980
Doesn't that add imply that he normally twists himself into that position, just not normally while wearing a suit?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ayrolen
Ahhhh. The Colors of Infinity.Quote:
Originally Posted by FutenCake
Arthur C. Clarke backed by David Gilmour's guitar. Stunning.
I wonder if this thread will get necroed in a year after they doing another pruning.
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Originally Posted by stubing
It's going to be part of the pruning. :D
http://icanhascheezburger.files.word...at-in-bath.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Sapience
:D Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ayrolen
It's only censorship if someone cannot post more. Deleting past complaints has absolutely zero impact on current or future complaints. I've said it before - if any company wanted to silence dissent, the worst thing they could do is not only provide a discussion board, but also personal blogs.Quote:
Originally Posted by GEARS1980
Good answer. Now if we could just educate the rest of the country about what the Constitution is...Quote:
Originally Posted by GregJL
Rip
Wait, what? What about Gilmour?Quote:
Originally Posted by Xramlrak
Bumping this thread for Left4Dead3
Funny thing is, I think if some of the people (not all) that are complaining that their thread may be deleted took the time to read their own words, they might be thankful for the impunity.
Now, if they really want to do a service to those of us happy with the game, perhaps they could bring back some of the posts from each expansion and update that declares the game is doomed. Maybe point to the threads that declared several of the games that were to eclipse LoTR and even WoW that have come and gone.
Oh, and we could have a hall of fame of players that declared the LT sub to be not worth it and too risky in 2007 that are still playing now.
Wouldn't work. They would claim that a forum mod "modified" their posts and that they never said that! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Zarador
The funniest one I saw was someone bump their own thread they made a long time ago about why they're not going to be playing anymore. lol
I wish I could have seen that! ROFL!!! +1 rep for bringing this up! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by 0rdinary0wl