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By the 100th post most of the informed discussion is over so why not introduce an automatic thread lock at 100 posts? If the debate is still reasonable the thread could be reopened.
What's the "issue" ❓
Only if Ellfisafety stays banned
Just ignore them.
Think of them as that really boring fella in the office/pub/place of work.... you know the one, that charmless whelk that no one can stand... normally goes by the nick name of Thrush
Just post... "whatever mate, bore off"... whenever you feel yourself about to be suck in by them
I just reckon they should have the word troll flash up next to their names. This way normal people know what they are getting into from the start of the conversation.
What the hell is a big hitter?
100 posts & 87 voices...
100th Post
GOD - member
I have just discovered the answer to life, the universe and everything - I just need to dig it out and I'll post it in a minute...
More pro-active modding. Works on some other forums that I use, people being offensive/argumentative get edited/warned/banned, and circular argument threads get closed, with a mod explaining why. Is it possible to ban people purely from the chat forum?
The most interesting thread I've read on here for ages was the 'adventure ride/bivvy' one and that went way beyond 100 posts (and is hopefully still ongoing). Would have been a shame to cap that. Plus somebody would just start up 'Thread xxx part deux'.
To the OP - once you see a thread at 100 posts, just don't read it?
Is someone willing to name these big hitters?
I need to stick up for [i]some[/i] big threads here! Notably two of mine, and one I'm involved in.
The "Cold war planes" and "STW Ski/Snowboard" threads are/were both massive and full of really good advice/opinions and banter. Ditto the current 6 Nations thread. Hell, on that latter, even TJ's controlled himself! 😉
The problem is there, I agree, especially on anything vaguely political. I try and avoid that sort of thread now, as I realised that in posting on them I was boring myself, let alone anyone else! You'd have thought people might have had a threshold where they looked at themselves and thought, "Am I really wasting this much time arguing about geopolitical claptrap on an obscure bike forum? Why?", wouldn't you?
You could probably put a 100 post per day per person limit and most of the big hitters would be done by the time I drank my morning coffee.
I want to be a big hitter
CaptainFlashheart - Member
The problem is there, I agree, especially on anything vaguely political. I try and avoid that sort of thread now, as I realised that in posting on them I was boring myself, let alone anyone else! You'd have thought people might have had a threshold where they looked at themselves and thought, "Am I really wasting this much time arguing about geopolitical claptrap on an obscure bike forum? Why?", wouldn't you?
100% agree Captain. It takes a while to get to this conclusion though because it too easy to respond to claptrap, especially when bored!! Trouble is then you can get caught in petty debates that serve now value at all. For me the recent, "save the NHS" thread was a case in point (stupidly got involved), then the current Falklands one (deliberately avoided.)
But it really is such a waste of time! Note to self - stick to bike threads only!! 😉
I don't really engage in the political threads, they do seem pointless.
Technical discussions, well I like to learn and see what other folk have to contribute, sadly, all too often it's just "you're wrong because I say you are".
Im with Al. The political ones are just dull. Sometimes I read them when I can sleep, then I end up getting annoyed at certain big hitters ignoring what everybody else is saying and staying in their own bubble.
I can just see some of them sat at home doing this.
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Surrounded By Zulus - Member
What the hell is a big hitter?
It's the description somone badly informed coined for those that make the most noise/are most opinionated and insist on banging on and on and on on banging on and on and onon banging on and on and onon banging on and on and onon banging on and on and onon banging on and on and onon banging on and on and onon banging on and on and onon banging on and on and onon banging on and on and onon banging on and on and onon banging on and on and onon banging on and on and onon banging on and on and on until everyone else gives up/dies/goes away.
HTH 🙂
Someone who has more than 250 pages of posting history listed under their Profile?Surrounded By Zulus - Member
What the hell is a big hitter?
I keep reading the title as Big Hitler..........
Maybe I need glasses.
I quite enjoyed the Rugby World Cup thread. That ended extremely well !!
I miss Elfin, one the most intelligent and articulate people on here, health issues, multiple logons and all. Some folk just don't do things in small doses. You just had to not take it personal.
Thats quite funny, I read it as Hitler too, I think it's the inclusion of the word "solution" making an association in your brain.
I thought it was Big Hitler too..... thought things had suddenly got out of hand, or that the Nazi moon camp was real.... 😯
Someone who has more than 250 pages of posting history listed under their Profile?
YEEEEESSSSSSSS - I only have 76 pages.
3 bans and you're banned for life:
It's the only language these people understand. 🙂
Under your current user id 🙂Surrounded By Zulus - Member
YEEEEESSSSSSSS - I only have 76 pages.
I don't think that being banned adds to your Big Hitter status.Rusty Spanner - Member
3 bans and you're banned for life:It's the only language these people understand.
Aye they've got you there SBZ.
I can recall glupton, smee, trollingzoofighter, there must be more !
druidh - MemberRusty Spanner - Member
3 bans and you're banned for life:It's the only language these people understand.
I don't think that being banned adds to your Big Hitter status.
No, but it would make this place much nicer for everyone else.
I've got a genuine suggestion - it might even be a good one.....
The first post you make is in font size 10 then every post you make after that on the same topic is in a size smaller font. After about 5 or 6 posts on the same topic your contribution is virtually illegible unless someone really wants to go to the trouble of reading it.
[b]Benefits to the rest of us:-[/b]
More page space given to new "voices" to the discussion
Easier to ignore the same old people who drone on and on making the same point with different arrangements of words.
[b]Benefits to the big hitters:-[/b]
They will have to make their first contributions more meaningful
They can still keep on contributing and getting all of that pent up anger and angst out but we don't have to bother reading it.
They might begin to realsie that wasting vast amounts of time is pointless and find something better to do with their lives.
Wait, there's finally a BigHitter issue of Singletrack?
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You think 250 was an arbitrary suggestion?
boblo +1
but druidh, you [i]are[/i] one of the big hitters ❓
How about not creating threads about them further enhancing their already over-inflated sense of self worth.
Maybe they will pop, just one wafer thin mint Mr Creosote ??
They might begin to realsie that wasting vast amounts of time is pointless and find something better to do with their lives.
So you think they have lives?
Er - Tune association thread...it's friday and i'm bored
[b]2558[/b] posts & 90 voices
So it's petered off now, but why shouldn't threads like that and the rugby/snowboarding/[s]my speeding fine[/s] exist?
I notice ohnohesback has not come back to defend his shit suggestion. First sign of a troll if you ask me.
TAG sad bastards /TAG
Even with previous incarnations I think it's still be well under 250 pages.
Ming the Merciless - Member
I keep reading the title as Big Hitler..........
More like Big Shitter....
On another forum I frequent we raised over $50,000 for charity this Christmas by instigating ban wars.
1: You could pledge $10 to get another poster banned for 24 hrs.
2: Before the nominee got banned they could respond by bidding $20 to have the pending ban annulled, and ban the person who paid for them to be banned for 48 hours.
3: If a person was nominated for a ban by multiple people, they could bid $40 to anull their ban for 24hrs and ban *all* of their nominees for 72 hours.
4: These people all had option (2) open to them again, and could bid $20 to have their pending ban annulled, and nominate a new bannee (not the orginal person they nominated though)
It was hilarious and raised a lot of money, and would work well here.
Freedom of speech for the wealthy then?
No, a bit of fun for charity 🙄
Not very charitable to those who folk wanted to ban and who couldn't afford a defence though.
Well them's the breaks
i never read a thread that runs onto page two.
scrap that, i never read the thread
It seems to me the worst arguments are either purely about opinions ("my opinion is the right one") or when one (or both) parties stop listening (eg "I am right because I say I am"*).
Where there are facts, there shouldn't be an argument, though often serial arguers get into * above, when the other party is reasonably presenting facts, and sadly get tarnished by the arguer's behaviour.
On another forum I frequent we raised over $50,000 for charity this Christmas by instigating ban wars.1: You could pledge $10 to get another poster banned for 24 hrs.
2: Before the nominee got banned they could respond by bidding $20 to have the pending ban annulled, and ban the person who paid for them to be banned for 48 hours.
3: If a person was nominated for a ban by multiple people, they could bid $40 to anull their ban for 24hrs and ban *all* of their nominees for 72 hours.
4: These people all had option (2) open to them again, and could bid $20 to have their pending ban annulled, and nominate a new bannee (not the orginal person they nominated though)
It was hilarious and raised a lot of money, and would work well here.
Are people so desperate to stay on a forum that they'd pay to stay on rather than have a 24hr break? I can see the humour in this but also find it more than a little sad.
Big Hitters are just bullies, hit them back and they don't like it. Or run to the mods and report them.
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Don't see the problem really.
Scrolling quickly through the 2 pages in this thread reveals that the majority of the posts are from 3 - 4 members. Does this mean they're trolling or being argumentative?
There's very much that pack dog mentality around here too where the moment one poster's opinion differ's from the majority, then they all swoop onto him in a tyrade of opinion and abuse. The subject is frequently of little importance anyhow.
I think people take things a little too seriously and are offended too easily.
Its just light internet entertainment after all.
hugor: 52 posts & 33 voices
You are talking **** - only 18 posts are by posters who have posted more than once.
lol
So if I reply now am I being argumentative, trolling, or defending my position?
You're taking your first baby steps on teh path of greatness towards becoming BIG HITTER 😀
Surely there should be some sort of SuperForum where Big Hitters from all over the internetosphere gravitate to after reaching a certain number of posts or bans leaving the rest of the forums for us (clearly wrong)dullards to inhabit.
A daily post cap. Maybe 30 posts per day, per user.