What's the point of "Off Topic" threads?

Discussion in 'Unrelated Discussion' started by Light My Pyre, March 23, 2012.

  1. Light My Pyre

    Light My Pyre New Member

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    "This thread sucks."

    "Just talk about SMNC or else I'll lock it."

    - SMNC fangirls

    Jessep, you're a cool guy.

    But I don't get why you lock threads when it's supposed to be "Off Topic".

    I do get why you locked/deleted some porn stuff though.
  2. takanashi

    takanashi New Member

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  3. Col_Jessep

    Col_Jessep Moderator Alumni

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    I tend to lock some threads that look like spam or stuff that belongs in PMs or on Twitter.

    It might seem random to you, but it's directly related to how much coffee I had. Threads tend to look more like spam if I didn't have enough coffee... ;)
  4. DeadStretch

    DeadStretch Post Master General

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    Maybe if some threads had actual discussions going on they wouldn't get locked? Idk?

    Just a guess.
  5. Col_Jessep

    Col_Jessep Moderator Alumni

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    Oh, I guess you are referring to the alphabet thread? I didn't lock that.

    PS: Just finished reading it. Deserved a lock since it was 100% spam after my combo breaker. =P
  6. Light My Pyre

    Light My Pyre New Member

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    But it's Off Topic, dawg.

    It's not like Eka would lose a year of his life if someone posts a thread about having fun. (not about porn, of course)

    I haven't read the rules that much so if I'm mistaken then please educate me.
  7. Col_Jessep

    Col_Jessep Moderator Alumni

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    Off topic doesn't equal spam. There has to be some form of discussion or links to something interesting. But a collection of random posts with no meaningful content gets locked.
  8. otterdile

    otterdile New Member

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    "lock it like it's hot, baby!"
  9. thetrophysystem

    thetrophysystem Post Master General

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    Some people come up with creative disguises for their post count buffing. Some people actually care about post count.

    That being said, imo maybe someone should buy Jessep an automatic coffee machine, with the larger coffee pot upgrade. Was nice that he would be honest about it.

    Maybe I don't recognize well disguised post-count-buffing, but a lot of locked threads are pretty fun ideas.
  10. Zatchmo

    Zatchmo Active Member

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    People are so sensitive about their topics. :roll:
  11. BoltAktion

    BoltAktion New Member

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    :lol:

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