AwesomeMcCoolName Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Spam.... Its a bad thing...It makes it harder to vote and harder to judge a suggestion (and accept/reject it) TL;DR, It makes voters less accurate, moderating suggestions harder, turns off newer suggesters, wastes space... Time to find out why... The Issues: >Voters can't see the proof provided since its hidden underneath pages of spam (especially true on Currency Suggestions). >Mods have to go through each and every comment and make sure nothing important (Yay or nay) was brought up.. [Results in longer moderation time] >Its a bit of a turn off for newer suggesters--How would you feel if 10~ people spammed your suggestion with nonsense/bs/inaccuracies? You would either assume they have experience and listen to them, be turned off by their attitudes (since most are spammers are dicks) What is Spam.... >Spam is any irrelevant comment that neither supports the suggesters or proves him wrong. Examples of Spam.... >"Free Rep" >"You Need proof" (There is NO reason this needs to be said more than once, anyone who agrees can just like the comment) >"You have_x_ Downvote..." (Everyone can clearly see how many he has, another comment that doesn't add any new information) >"Downvote" (Saying that you're downvoting without a reason--its meaningless, and just makes others want to follow you) P.S. Don't forget, SPREAD THE WORD! If i missed anything, please do tell, and i'll happily add it back in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddles Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 This just in: Spam is bad! You heard it here first folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloo Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 PSA on the forums...gonna get 10 views at the most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeMcCoolName Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Bitch, already at 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryoudji Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Yes please make it stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woifi The Viking Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Yeah I'm supporting this, it's a pain the most time: just look at this suggestion i.e.: http://backpack.tf/vote/id/51263b744bd7b8bb2200001b Everyone just complained, no one did anything for it.~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jymotion Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I have a feeling the people who frequent the forums aren't the same people that are making the comments. Though, I guess it doesn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeMcCoolName Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 Yes and no...its actually a surprising number that visit both, and i expect the forums will become more populated now that its no longer on steamforums.... Also, this helps spread the word to those who use the forum who will spread it to those who dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloo Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Well woop-dee-do, you proved Baloo wrong. That's right I just talked about myself in third person. Can't stop me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC22 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 what is PSA anyway? Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jymotion Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 what is PSA anyway? Public Service Announcement. If you were actually asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC22 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I didn't know what circlejerk was, ok? Ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pintend Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Yeah we must get rid of spam, it's disgusting and just takes up space! See? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguydann Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 ... did I hear the word 'spam'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woifi The Viking Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 ... did I hear the word 'spam'? I have to think about this video everytime I hear the word.^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys13th Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 what is PSA anyway? Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)? It's Panda Specifc Articulation. Means you speak only to the SAPs : Sexually Active Pandas, then you give them a PSA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
∞Ramses Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 It's Panda Specifc Articulation. Means you speak only to the SAPs : Sexually Active Pandas, then you give them a PSA. Well I thought it means Public Sex Addiction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys13th Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Well I thought it means Public Sex Addiction... According to my math teacher, it means Pantsless Seduction Algorithm. EDIT: His words, not mine. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeMcCoolName Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 So, i see how it would be too hard/time consuming for mods to go through and delete spam comments.... BUT imo its worth the time for key/Ref suggestions. #1, Irrelevant anti-key price bumping comments always get liked and pushed to the top, while comments which explain whats happening, and supporting the bump are always disliked and hidden... (Orange) #2, Its damn near impossible to actually look through all the comments, so deleting/hiding the irrelevant ones, while forcing the valid ones to stay visible through out the process of the suggestion will make moderation a lot easier (i.e. go through comments 1 at a time rather than 200+) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Crud Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I would 'like' this thread but I reached my quota for the day :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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