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Apolyton Prince of Moderators, Master of Reason
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Lord of the Ferrets
Jan 1970
time: 23:13
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Builder, that quote was a reference to the fact that I am Ming's evil Twin Brother.,
But anyone here that has read my posts knows that I don't, and never have been a fan of post counts.
Mao was a perfect example 10,000 in a year and then less than 100 for the next two months, what was the motivation there? It certainly wasn't content.
And for the rest of you, I personally thought this was a Ming ploy to guarentee that I would never be a deity like him  , we're so competitive.
To all those that give a **** about post counts,
it's too bad it was just an experiment, hahahahha
And Mark, ever MP post to set up a game, meant a game was being played with the opportunity to learn something new to post about. (whether it be a tale or a strategy. Most of those players did post meaningful things when games ended), which has much more value than a one line "oh suck me" line in the OT. IMHO
(just couldn't pass up on that) Every post has equal value and I could care less about the counts. My lackluster couple of thousand posts for as long as I've been here speaks for itself.
RAH
The only title I ever wanted was "LORD OF THE FERRETS"
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<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Urban Ranger on 09-27-2000 01:12 AM</font>
onepaul - why should this thread be locked?!
Markos - you haven't updated the "Name Change Archive" for quite some time now 
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Urban Ranger (edited September 27, 2000).]</font>
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I meant lock the post count system...
and get rid of that name change as well...
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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by My Wife Hates CIV on 09-27-2000 03:23 PM</font>
Posts counts are Maos life. You want to be like Mao?!
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*Mao lies limp before his keyboard, the life force seeping out of him. Unless the post count is turned back on, he may die  *
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Murgatroyd
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95 South, 113 West
Feb 2000
time: 21:13
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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by MarkG on 09-27-2000 03:48 PM</font>
the idea is that on-topic posts show the actual participance in the civ(remember the word) community, while off-topic posts are "simple" conversation(which doesnt mean spam)
if the titles should mean something, they should be related with the actual nature of these forums
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Haven't you been telling us all along that titles and post counts are meaningless? Why the sudden change?
If you believe they are essentially meaningless, what does it matter where the post count comes from? If not, why have you often said they are?
Murgatroyd
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Personally, I find my post count more a cause for embarrassment than a cause of celebration.
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I agree with Murgatroyd...it reeks of hypocrisy does this. It reeks of hypocrisy I say!
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I agree with Murgatroyd...it reeks of hypocrisy does this. It reeks of hypocrisy I say!
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<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Murgatroyd on 09-27-2000 06:05 PM</font>
Haven't you been telling us all along that titles and post counts are meaningless? Why the sudden change?
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>of course i have been saying that titles and post counts are meaningless, and i'm still saying it, since we may have some Kings or Princes who "achieved" that by 100% off-topic posting! if only on-topic posts counted, then, yes, i believe that a big post count would mean something, and it would be good
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What an excellent idea, MarkG.
However, to avoid the other forums being spammed by post-count chasers, you should disable the post count increments on those forums as well. Surely, those interested in Civ, CtP and SMAC are there to interchange information not to bump their post counts.
I say get rid of the post counts altogether and we will all live happily ever after (at least I will).
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Jesus Egg that Wept (edited September 29, 2000).]</font>
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I have just read through this thead again. MarkG should not give in to blackmail. He has made a sensible (IMHO) proposal which maybe doesn't go far enough.
What is the response from some quarters - give us back our post count increments or we will spam your other forums. In my book, one does not back down against threats like this - MarkG disable the whole postcount thing, it has run it's course.
Let people be judged by the quality of posts not the quantity.
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Jesus Egg that Wept (edited September 29, 2000).]</font>
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Murgatroyd
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95 South, 113 West
Feb 2000
time: 21:13
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<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Jesus Egg that Wept on 09-29-2000 05:58 AM</font>
I have just read through this thead again. MarkG should not give in to blackmail. He has made a sensible (IMHO) proposal which maybe doesn't go far enough.
What is the response from some quarters - give us back our post count increments or we will spam your other forums. In my book, one does not back down against threats like this - MarkG disable the whole postcount thing, it has run it's course.
Let people be judged by the quality of posts not the quantity.
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Blackmail?!? The warnings about other forums were not threats. They were simply noting that those who spam to increase their post counts would not be stopped by this restriction, and that (reason indicates) they would probably make many posts in other forums. In many cases, the "large post count" mentality does not include long, well thought-out posts, so the inevitable result of this restriction would be a decline in the quality of the on-topic forums. The restriction would therefore be counterproductive.
Murgatroyd
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