Originally Posted by
wibblefox
wtf is a "good thread" wtf is a "quality post"
You are talking like threads have intrinsic value that needs to be upheld. If someone wants to make a "count to 1000" thread, then what is the problem? It's not "valuable" enough? It's not high enough "quality"?
When I'm talking about quality threads or posts, I'm talking about quality as in the standard that Off-Topic holds. While I can't comment on the true intended purpose of this board since I haven't been around long enough to see it for myself, this board has been the same ever since I would lurk and moderate in it.
Originally Posted by
wibblefox
Let's break it down: the purpose of a thread is up to the OP to decide, and up to the community to decide if it is worthy of replying to. There is no inherent value to post count, thread reply count, nor in the existence of threads.
If someone makes a "bad thread" that is "low quality" it is not a problem, just let it die.
It would certainly be a problem if someone made a thread that encouraged people to reply "THE HOLOCAUST WAS A GOOD IDEA", or something equally as stupid and edgy. I can already imagine the hundreds of posts that would garner up.
Originally Posted by
wibblefox
No, I'm saying that there is too big a difference between what the users want, and what the staff want.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with people making a game thread or posting for fun. Not every post has to be a literary work of art, and spoiler - none of them are.
Sure, nothing is objectively wrong with having a little fun on the internet. However, I (can't speak for the rest of staff) don't intend Off-Topic to be a free-for-all meme posting extravaganza. I am only advocating Off-Topic to stay as it is currently. If Wibbles were to rise again, some sort of change would have to happen to the ToriPrime and VIP boards.
Originally Posted by
pusga
It was a fun thread that required a bit of creativity to post but in which everyone could participate. What would have happened had it not been closed? Would it evolve into a thread about nuclear weaponry and someone would learn about the subject and attempt to launch a homemade nuke killing thousands of innocents? Did you really need the extra space on the board for the 2/3 active off topic threads you currently have above a sea of closed/dead threads? #freeAcronyms
Of course, nothing says "creativity" more than pairing the "t" in one's name to "Tit" and the "p" in one's name to "Pussy". I highly doubt any philosophical essays or quantum physics theories would have been exchanged in that thread.