22-10-2003 04:34									#1
	idea for reducing DL's Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

While DL's seem pretty rare (from what I've seen; the mods may know differently), the vast majority of the ones I've seen have been created to troll the OT forum. Wouldn't a simple way to reduce this sort of thing be to require a certain number of posts before you can post in the OT?

	22-10-2003 04:38									#2
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

That would drop apolytoners from 40,000 to 400 I guess

	22-10-2003 04:38									#3
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

Maybe they would start trolling here to meet the posting limits?

	22-10-2003 04:54									#4
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

Rquire a certain number of posts before you can start trolling?

I wonder if it is even possible to restrict posting in a certain forum by the number of posts? Besides it would limit the legitimate users that register only to sp... post in OT.

	22-10-2003 05:05									#5
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

Hi...........

As this has been posted about 3 minutes after skywalker has kindly DL danced with myself, I thought I might as well give an opinion.
Post count and valid comment are different things.
Besides, who cares about DL's if debate/exchange of ideas/alternative viewpoints is seen.
If some of the posters here have DL's and they are fun/ provocative, yet remain within the regulations.............
Well, seriously, who cares?

	22-10-2003 05:13									#6
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

quote: Originally posted by laurentius Maybe they would start trolling here to meet the posting limits?

Well, but think about who would want to make a DL? Spam sharks. Why would they want to troll this place with their DL? They would rather do it with their main account and get the +1 (or more like +10, before the mods get here). So, sky's idea might just have some merit.

	22-10-2003 05:18									#7
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

If you set up posting restrictions... people would just spam the on topic forums. The whole idea of the OT is to keep spam and off topic discussion out of the on topic forums...

DL's aren't really a major problem. We don't actively hunt them down unless they are obvious or unless they cause problems. If someone creates a DL to troll... insult people... or get around a restriction, then we hunt them down

	22-10-2003 05:22									#8
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

DL's add to the atmosphere of Apolyton

	22-10-2003 05:34									#9
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

quote: We don't actively hunt them down unless they are obvious or unless they cause problems.

	22-10-2003 05:37									#10
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

quote: Originally posted by flipside Hi........... As this has been posted about 3 minutes after skywalker has kindly DL danced with myself, I thought I might as well give an opinion. Post count and valid comment are different things. Besides, who cares about DL's if debate/exchange of ideas/alternative viewpoints is seen. If some of the posters here have DL's and they are fun/ provocative, yet remain within the regulations............. Well, seriously, who cares?

Technically speaking, using a DL isn't within the regulations.

ACK!

	22-10-2003 06:35									#11
	Support Apolyton

quote: Originally posted by Ming We don't actively hunt them down unless they are obvious or unless they cause problems.

So if I created a new DL named "GhengisFarb's DL" that would qualify as obvious?

	22-10-2003 07:01									#12
	Support Apolyton

Uhhhh.... yeah

	22-10-2003 07:03									#13
	Full PM-box? Change here!

quote: Originally posted by GhengisFarb So if I created a new DL named "GhengisFarb's DL" that would qualify as obvious?

Try this: "NOT GhengisFarb's DL"

That should sneak by.



ACK!

	22-10-2003 07:55									#14
	Inflate your Upload Space

quote: Originally posted by Deathtongue Try this: "NOT GhengisFarb's DL" That should sneak by.

Great idea! Or maybe "I Hate GhengisFarb".

Maybe not, I might develop a complex......................

	22-10-2003 08:13									#15
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

So can I create a DL if it's not obviously mine?

	22-10-2003 08:17									#16
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

Not now, you are marked and will be watched accordingly......



ACK!

	22-10-2003 08:20									#17
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

Damn!

	22-10-2003 09:32									#18
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

so what if I create a DL called GhengisFarb's DL, I can escape scott free, right?

	22-10-2003 10:58									#19
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

quote: Originally posted by Ming ... If someone creates a DL to troll... insult people... or get around a restriction, then we hunt them down

... and *DESTROY* them in GLORIOUS battle!!! Afterwards, we shall throw back a barrel of finely aged BLOODWINE!

Gatekeeper (it's the Klingon in me, I swear it is)

	22-10-2003 11:15									#20
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

quote: Originally posted by GhengisFarb Great idea! Or maybe "I Hate GhengisFarb". Maybe not, I might develop a complex......................

Charmon already been der and done dat.

And it was funnier than hell.

	22-10-2003 14:48									#21
	Got spare money?

DL's aren't really a problem. You see the only real way a DL is fun is if you use it to do precisely the things that will attract attention, and then a Mingapulco trip.

	22-10-2003 15:10									#22
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

Alot of DL's are created by Ming so he can then show everyone how good he is at tracking them down

	22-10-2003 15:11									#23
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

quote: Originally posted by GhengisFarb Great idea! Or maybe "I Hate GhengisFarb".

I think DLs aren't much of a problem in the on topic fora. In fact, most of them are created there by posters, who just don't know that it is frowned upon to have a second handle and that it's possible to change the handle by asking a mod. Typically they just let their first handle die without causing any trouble. There were numerous examples, and nobody ever gave a damn. Look at one of the most famous Civ3 critics (aka "whiners" , to stir up a feel of the good old flamefests), Coracle, who also had the handle Encomium. And one of the most active Civ3 strategy forum regulars is de facto a DL too.

DLs in the off topic forum are mostly created to troll or to have fun otherwise. Some of the funniest stories I remember, or have heard of, involve DLs, mostly with funny names. Of course it's correct to hunt them down, once it's against the rules, but oh well... the OTF is trolled and spammed in an equal amount with or without DLs, so there! .

The DL dance is applied to almost all OTF newcomers, especially those who dare to create threads while having a brand new settler account. It's just good for a laugh and hardly meant bad. It's a part of Apolyton just like the Banana option.

That said,

	22-10-2003 20:26									#24
	Remove this text

The easiest way to reduce DLs is to tell us about them. Since they're not allowed, they will be dealt with.

	22-10-2003 21:47									#25
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

I think that the easiest way to reduce DLs would be to get those posters on some medication for their schizophrenia

	23-10-2003 04:16									#26
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

quote: Originally posted by centrifuge get those posters on some medication for their schizophrenia

I think Schizo is when you hear voices/see things.... MPD is personality.

	23-10-2003 11:43									#27
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

The best way is to ban Alexander's Horse's IP.

	23-10-2003 12:22									#28
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

branching threads would reduce DL's

	23-10-2003 14:03									#29
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

It would reduce the amount of posters too...by quite a lot I would think.

	23-10-2003 22:44									#30
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I honestly don't know. What are branching threads and how would they reduce the number of DLs?