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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101  Posts: 3311/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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| Ugh, looks like it's terminal. Pull the plug on this one. | |||
Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 6060/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 2980/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| Keep dreaming Leg, this will never happen. Even if I wish it would. (edited by DarkSlaya on 12-19-04 10:40 AM) |
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Dracoon Zelda The temp ban/forum ban bypasser! Level: 84  Posts: 1995/3727 EXP: 5514391 For next: 147561 Since: 03-25-04 From: At home Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| #7 was the only thing I actually re-read when I noticed what it said the first time, and that is why I turned it into a pathetic little joke that wasn't funny in the least... Really though people, if this was in general chat then you could defend it. |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 1877/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Originally posted by Black LordI think ACS would be improved if people did not have an easy page showing them how much they have posted in the day versus everyone else... anyways, those are all good points but board reform is as impossible as getting the US to abandon the english system of measures |
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101 Posts: 3315/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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| ACS is fine. | |||
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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco.  Level: 114  Posts: 3715/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by neotransotakuSomehow I doubt it. If that were the case, people who wanted on the ACS would frantically spam in an attempt to get higher than other people, not knowing how much is necessary. |
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101 Posts: 3316/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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When ACS was taken away, the posting still remained the same. Apparently the cries of "it causes too much spam" weren't very well founded. And yes, I know I was one of those people.  |
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Jesper Busy, busy, busy. Level: 69  Posts: 1394/2390 EXP: 2856000 For next: 13743 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden. Since last post: 176 days Last activity: 79 days |
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| So yeah, the board's reclining. | |||
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101 Posts: 3321/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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| Oh! I just remembered one more. Say someone asks a pretty simple question right? Then without fail, someone provide a link to Google and instructs them too look there. Isn't that kind of counter-productive? I mean, it's a message board. You can say that it's pretty much just for opinions but couldn't you not just go to Google and type in "opinions on subject X"? Enough with the google! |
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Jesper Busy, busy, busy. Level: 69 Posts: 1395/2390 EXP: 2856000 For next: 13743 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden. Since last post: 176 days Last activity: 79 days |
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Originally posted by |+Legion+|Moot point. Most instances of these scenarios are people asking a question wanting a straight answer. You won't find many threads where someone's asking "Does God exist?" and people tell him or her to Google it. If it's something that can easily be determined and is invariable - like an actual FACT - then yes. People can have opinions on which sole color the original T-Ford was offered in, but there's only one correct answer ("People can have the Model T in any color - so long as it's black"), and in most cases where people do provide Google links or pointers, the person that posed the question was asking for the factually correct answer and a Google search actually uncovers this. |
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101 Posts: 3322/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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Jesper Busy, busy, busy. Level: 69 Posts: 1396/2390 EXP: 2856000 For next: 13743 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden. Since last post: 176 days Last activity: 79 days |
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Originally posted by |+Legion+|There are, for the purposes of this post, two kinds of threads asking questions on this board: those asking for the real fact ("What's the density of iron?") and those asking for opinions ("Does God exist?", "Who should be the president of the USA?"). You were arguing that posting Google pointers is counter-productive. I'm arguing that it's not. My argument is that in the absolute majority of the cases, the Google pointers are provided in the threads asking for a fact, not for an opinion. If you're asking for a fact, the best outcome (the most productive one) is getting the right answer, the real fact. If the right answer is readily available by searching with Google, all the better. (Nothing's stopping the people in the thread from having a discussion about the actual fact later on, if that's what you're arguing.) |
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101 Posts: 3323/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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| Whoah, no no no no. I used "opinions" as an example. If someone posts something that can easily be answered by a Google search such as "What is the capital of Belgium?", then what's the point of responding only with "Use google."? The thread has already been made. The best thing to do would just be to answer the question. |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 3002/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| But giving them the answer like this would make them lazy, no? People should ask question after they searched by themselves, or when they know they won't find anything (what that person's searching uses too many keywords). A fact is easily found on Google. |
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101 Posts: 3324/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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| I know, I'm not saying they shouldn't. But you can't control that. What I'm talking about is only AFTER a thread like that is posted. Nothing more. | |||
Karadur Fire Snake  Level: 48  Posts: 354/1192 EXP: 786444 For next: 37099 Since: 11-02-04 From: Chatham, Ontario, Canada Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 15 hours |
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| I'd most likely give them an answer, but also ask them if they looked on google, and tell them that the answer to their question appeared within one of the first few pages of results. You could also tell them to look on google next time they had a question, and if they couldn't find the answer, then to go ahead and ask at the board. | |||
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 5670/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Actually, Kitten Yiffer was RIGHT about the ACS in case anyone was wondering.  The ACS really isn't a problem right now, and there were no long-term benefits that came with canning it - so it's basically a "bonus" on the board. Plus until recently, activity has been pretty sad otherwise. |
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get.  Level: 73  Posts: 988/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| The Google thing has a place sometimes. Some questions can only really be answered with links to Google. Say somebody says that they need to do an assignment on World War II for school. I don't know about you guys, but I don't know enough about WWII to consider myself a good source for this information, so I'd likely link to a Google Search about it, and advise that while I don't know enough about the topic, the sites on the first page look interesting. (I'd probably also ask if they needed to know anything specific about WWII, or just general information) Course, sometimes people post Google links to be obnoxious, but sometimes it really is the best answer. (edited by Tarale on 12-19-04 09:23 PM) |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 1881/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| well, i think some people are too lazy to go googling..that is why they post here hoping that someone gives them the answer...then again, maybe they did try googling first before posting... because they wouldn't post on a message board for a question they needed a quick answer to... after all, sometimes google doesn't give you what you want as Tarale points out... |
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