Thread of Noxious Love

James McMurray · January 14, 2007, 07:20:19 PM

Hey JimBob, didn't your mommy ever teach you it's impolite to masterbate in public?

Kyle Aaron · January 14, 2007, 08:33:19 PM

Quote from: James McMurrayHey JimBob, didn't your mommy ever teach you it's impolite to masterbate in public?

She did, but then The Forge and RPGPundit taught me that it's okay.

Are you saying it's changed again?

James McMurray · January 14, 2007, 08:55:29 PM

Well, I suppose if you want to take those folks as role models you're within your rights.

Kyle Aaron · January 14, 2007, 09:17:13 PM

Yay! i r winnah!

No, seriously.

James McMurray · January 14, 2007, 09:25:51 PM

It's pretty easy to win when you do all the research and define all the terms for victory.

David R · January 14, 2007, 09:29:45 PM

What is this, therpgcirclejerksite ?

Regards,
David R

RPGPundit · January 14, 2007, 09:59:20 PM

Ignoring your dislike of the off-topic fora, which is irrelevant to me; you are another great example of a poster that is a heavy contributor; much moreso than Nox because you have way more threads that aren't about idiotic topics (that, by the way, should have been the real basis for your comparison; he has like twice as many threads as you, but about half of his threads are just "nox rants" from his standard four-topic list).

The thing is, though, that most posters on here, including people who are logged on just as much as you, don't come even close to that number of threads started. If they did, theRPGsite would be an even cooler place than it already is (not that we're doing at all bad, but there's always room for improvement).

Like I said before, my goal would be for the entire front page to consist of threads that were "Last posted" either "today" or "yesterday".

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James McMurray · January 14, 2007, 10:03:29 PM

I personally would hate a place where everyone felt obligated to start threads. You'd probably get a heck of a lot of crap threads and thread duplication.

Kyle Aaron · January 14, 2007, 10:22:25 PM

Quote from: RPGPunditmuch moreso than Nox because you have way more threads that aren't about idiotic topics (that, by the way, should have been the real basis for your comparison; he has like twice as many threads as you, but about half of his threads are just "nox rants" from his standard four-topic list).

Apart from his Four Standard Rants, I don't think it's easy to say that this or that topic is more or less idiotic than another.

So for example, recent threads of mine have often been humorous - Accreditation for Gamer Geeks, "I am an angry GM", and so on. Others have been simple questions, How did you start gaming?, and How much do you spend on munchies? It's debatable which is a better contribution, or if either is of any worth at all.

People could do the same with Dominus Nox's threads. I leave it to others to judge the worth of threads, the thread-starter is naturally biased in favour of themselves

Quote from: RPGPunditThe thing is, though, that most posters on here, including people who are logged on just as much as you, don't come even close to that number of threads started.

That's simply the nature of all forums. Of all thsoe who find the forum and look at it, most will never sign up. Of all those who sign up, most will never or rarely post. Of those who post, most will never start threads. Of those who start threads, most of their threads will be of interest to very few readers.

The thing is, most of the people who have something to say, and it's something others are interested in hearing, they'll find some other format to do it in - their own blog, books, whatever. It's rare that they'll devote their writing efforts to a forum. The best you can hope for is that some prolific and worthwhile writers will toss a thread or two your way...

Again, I leave it to others to judge my posts' worth. But at the least, most of them are on the topic of the forum. What I say may be interesting, boring, great or stupid; but it's at least relevant. More or less.

Kyle Aaron · January 15, 2007, 12:32:30 AM

Okay, I take it back. There actually is an objective standard of the value of a poster's threads. Dominus Nox has posted in the roleplaying forum a thread asking, Hitler's Stats? That falls below the standard.

James McMurray · January 15, 2007, 09:51:26 AM

Why? Can you never foresee a need for Hitler's stats in a game? Or is it just not good enough for your over-inflated sense of forum values?

Serious Paul · January 15, 2007, 11:14:52 AM

Quote from: JimBobOzThere actually is an objective standard of the value of a poster's threads.

Really? Care to reveal what this is? Don't get me wrong, I think Nox is pretty silly, but certainly not any more offensive than you are from time to time. Or for that matter a lot of posters here.

But then I'm pretty thick skinned, and cynical. If that thread was an attempt to shock me, well he'd have to try a hell of a lot harder. Having some kid discussing "stat'ing" Hitler is pretty lame after you've actually had to stand toe to toe with some card carrying members of the Aryan Brotherhood.

The more traffic the kid gets, the more he'll post. The harder he'll try.For a guy who is pretty smart at times Jimbo, you're pretty crappy at this whole interaction thing. I hope in real life you're better because your games sound like they'd be pretty cool to play in.

beejazz · January 15, 2007, 02:08:55 PM

Quote from: JimBobOzOkay, I take it back. There actually is an objective standard of the value of a poster's threads. Dominus Nox has posted in the roleplaying forum a thread asking, Hitler's Stats? That falls below the standard.

What? But I wanna kill me some Nazis! Or apply an undead template to Hitler for a Hellboy game. Or something.

RPGPundit · January 15, 2007, 04:29:56 PM

Quote from: James McMurrayI personally would hate a place where everyone felt obligated to start threads. You'd probably get a heck of a lot of crap threads and thread duplication.

I don't want to "force" anyone, but I get the feeling that there are a LOT of people on this site who probably have stuff to say (ie. new threads to start) who for whatever reason don't bother to do so. And I think that's a pity. I'm just being a cheerleader for getting more people to start conversations here, and obviously not meaningless ones.

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Kyle Aaron · January 15, 2007, 05:23:51 PM

Quote from: Serious PaulReally? Care to reveal what this is? Don't get me wrong, I think Nox is pretty silly, but certainly not any more offensive than you are from time to time. Or for that matter a lot of posters here.

Yes, there is. It's the Noxstick, which we can use to measure the silliness of posters. He's our measure. It's very scientific, objective standard.