General Chat Thead: Add to post count or not?

Discussion in 'General discussion' started by Vulpine Script, Apr 13, 2012.

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Should the General Chat Thread add to post count?

Poll closed Apr 27, 2012.
  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  1. DanSze

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    Considering all the other threads lived and are NOT locked, yes.
     
  2. Dragonbait

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    Okay, but I still like the badge. :derpe:
     
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    I forever shall be known as the creator of the fun thread.
     
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    and then fun was locked.
    Fun is clearly not allowed.
     
  5. DanSze

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    Senorita, say Caramba, now is siesta time!

    And by that I mean that it clearly is illegal to fun.
     
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    And they did look down upon Saikyo's Fun Thread and said this is good. And then Applejack brought us a forbidden apple or something and all we got was a fancy badge.
     
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    Honestly I am more for the General Chat thread to add to your post count, For many reasons posted here earlier. I admit I have posted a few times on there where it has just been random crap, but that doesn't mean that I go there just to do that, we have the radio chat for that. The GCT is often the place I go to when I want to expel my frustrations and the people there are always there to help. I often come home from school and I am extremely frustrated because of classmates, but the moment I chat to users like Yami, Pixel, Xaniith, Darkshine, Joshua, Cloudy Bounce, etc.

    I feel a lot better and happier. Even if the posts that were made by the users were randon or silly, the fact that they cheered me up means a lot to me. So technically those posts still count as meaningful posts. Even though they may not seem like it at first. If the posts no longer count then that will stop some people from going, making the general chat thread less pleasant. I will carry on going there even if the post count stops though because in the end it is just a number. It can motivate some people to post many meaningful statements, or it motivates people to simply make that number bigger and post silly stuff. You cannot stop people from doing that 100% so why ruin it for the people who go there for the right reasons?
     
  8. Rain Lullaby

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    The name of the thread says it all.... I voted "yes"
    I usually chat to friends and talk about how I feel and like to know about my friends.
    I don't write "nonsense" senteces as some people write above...

    My free time is short and the general chat is the only way I have to contact some of my fellows
     
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    Saikyo never goes in the GCT, so he's being as bad as the guy who made SOPA, who never goes on the internet.
     
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    Dont get started on SOPA PLEASE! That was bad even here in England!
     
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    I'm English.
     
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    oh. ok. Anyway looking at it there only needs one more vote. (Next voter, vote yes or you shall make Luna sad :cry:)
     
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    I kind of second this and ask that you
    Frequent General Chat on a regular basis before
    Contributing.
    Even opinions should be reinforced with a foundation of fact.


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    This man speaks the truth!!Logic has returned!!
     
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    His reason for not going is because you can't hold a converstion for more then 5 posts.

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    And the reason we cant do that is because its a GENERAL chat thread.Meaning, post whatever you want.
     
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    actually, to be more accurate, it is a way of conversing with others that wouldn't fall into any other category. It doesn't mean to post whatever you want, but rather structured, yet chaotic conversing with fellow bronies.
     
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    Sparky you know I'm siding with you, right?

    I was stating what I believe his reason was for not going. I've had several chats messed up by random junk, I understand where he comes from.

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    Sorry im tired right now...cant think straight.
     
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    I'm tipsy and I can think! Whee~!

    Aye.
    And it is an effective medium for such.


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