Can the community change - fro the better?
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There is no end sadly. I’d say even OTFDAN could be considered a spam, thread, but by now, it’s the definitive place to chat. I think the bad part is people trying to make the most commented threads. It ain’t ever working buddy, but they still try and it’s annoying. I have better stuff that I would like to talk about rather than
“GUYS PLEASE COMMENT”
“OK”
“SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA TALK ABOUT”
(20 comments)
(20 bumps and begs)
Thread dies.
“GUYS PLEASE COMMENT”
“OK”
“SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA TALK ABOUT”
(20 comments)
(20 bumps and begs)
Thread dies.
#3
I agree with what you said. OTFDAN does, indirectly and probably unintentionally, cause some people to think that getting lots of comments on your thread makes you superior or something like that. Some spam threads have succeeded in some way, for example I believe the ban the person below you thread got 60,000+ comments.
people are too busy trying to be in the spotlight, they want all the attention so they make lots of low quality threads hoping one will blow up. two things, first, sorry, basix already has the spotlight so everyone else can step aside, second, everyone should try making well thought out threads that are good quality.
#5
Yes. I made a typo and corrected the typos in #1.
#6
That's what I thought, I just never knew what to say to them. Thank you for making the solution concise.
There ain't ever a solution in sight. Ain't no one moving to clubs, even if it's only people who don't spam. Nothing we can do. Maybe next time, some of these people could care a little, but let's be honest, they never will. I hate people only here for popularity.
#8
Of course, my mistake. #6 would be a solution if everyone was perhaps "mature" enough to understand that? Or maybe it isn't maturity.
I had an idea about moderating extending to spam, but that would not solve the root of the problem. Which I do not know how to out into words.
Moderators already have that, but they have to be lenient. So yes, if the title is something like: "oihfiluegfoiuehg" and nothing in it, they might delete it. But all of these spam threads have a topic, even if it's just something about getting it the most commented on. It's dumb but fair, and there is nothing we can do.
There's only the basics like not commenting on those threads and downvoting, but that's about it. I mean there's an option to report for spamming but as yous aidy it's quite lenient.
*as you said
**The moderators are quite lenient
However, I would like to ask - why would people not move to clubs instead?
Deep hate already
Hard to set up, threads here are beyond easy to make
More members would be on otf
Hard to set up, threads here are beyond easy to make
More members would be on otf
I see. Well thank you for your contributions and I hope one day a solution does appear.
7/// np
9/// yea people need to be more mature here for everyone to have a good time
N0V_EL wrote:
9/// yea people need to be more mature here for everyone to have a good time
It's a process and we all have to watch the growing pains
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/im-leaving-too-1
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/im-leaving-too
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/sink-or-swim-the-person-above-you
As Ozzy says
I know that before I have posted, and so have others, about the prevelance of spam in today's OTF.
Previously I had talked about how it should be stopped and such. But now that I look at these spam threads - there are even ones with tens of thousands of posts - I wonder:
Does the community actually see spam as a problem?
Of course, some parts of the community do and other parts don't. But it would require a collective effort to minimise it, by those who comment on those forums and those who post those forums. It would require them to understand the consequences of their actions.
That being said, my question is, what do you think about spam? And what exactly counts as spam?