Achtung: Please stop the post-wh0ring

Mark · 03-04-2006, 09:29 PM

Ok, its starting to get annoying. I know there are alot of car sites with off-topic sections with just pure postwhoring. Which is great, but alot of us here find it irritating, so please stop it, hate to have to make a rule about this.

Thanks fellas.

e90rocks · 03-04-2006, 11:34 PM

I'm new to forum posting.
What do you mean by postwhoring?

Do you mean that you would like all posts to be automobile related, or do you mean that all posts should be meaningful (like not just emoticons, for example)?

Does postwhoring mean posting just to boost the post count?
(I noticed that you stopped counting Off Topic posts anyway)
Do pics take too much server space?

Ed_330i · 03-05-2006, 12:12 AM

no, post whoring would be this: example:

Bob: hi, i just got a e90, i want to buy new rims, anyone know where to get them?

postwhore: ewww, i like strawberry milkshakes, or i am the master of teh bmw.

basically some really gay shit that has nothing to do with anything.

sdorn · 03-05-2006, 12:38 AM

I found this definition online:

Postwhoring is when people make continuous posts that no one cares about. Like when people write what song they're listening to, what their eating/drinking... AND NOTHING ELSE. Some people get on, do that for God-knows-how-much, and say little.

Here is another one:

Postwhoring is when you post retarded useless @#%$, usually to increase your post count, or something that has a shitload of smileys. This includes quoting someone and nothing else as your post.

vladinecko · 03-05-2006, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed_330i

Bob: hi, i just got a e90, i want to buy new rims, anyone know where to get them?

postwhore: ewww, i like strawberry milkshakes, or i am the master of teh bmw.

that's a perfect example! everyone does postwhoring from time to time (except E90Fleet

) but had admins not disable post counts in the OT section, some people would have 3000+ posts by now with nothing but "AaA: BbB is gay AAA: hey AaA, quit stealing my nicknames! BBB: BbB is not gay, she's a girl AaA:

aaAA: i think he's a guy " etc., etc...

Mark · 03-05-2006, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vladinecko

that's a perfect example! everyone does postwhoring from time to time (except E90Fleet

) but had admins not disable post counts in the OT section, some people would have 3000+ posts by now with nothing but "AaA: BbB is gay AAA: hey AaA, quit stealing my nicknames! BBB: BbB is not gay, she's a girl AaA:

aaAA: i think he's a guy " etc., etc...

Very true, everyone does it at some time, which is fine.

But certain members make the majority of their posts useless crap that noone cares about, they are the ones I'm talking to really.

stressdoc · 03-05-2006, 11:44 AM

Problem is, they (we?) are the ones least likely to be listening, or to understand the message if they bother to read it. We could get vicious and put up a new 'postwhore' smilie... to be used when appropriate.

e90rocks · 03-05-2006, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkE90M3

Very true, everyone does it at some time, which is fine.

But certain members make the majority of their posts useless crap that noone cares about, they are the ones I'm talking to really.

OK. I think I got it...to be off topic is not necessarily to be a Ho but to be off thread is, especially when there is no reason for it.

How about when someone makes a good point and someone posts

?
To me that does serves some feedback purpose, though it doesn't contribute a whole lot of content. I'm guessing that that's OK, but shouldn't be the majority of one's posts.

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e90rocks Myrmidon 19 Rep 236 Posts Drives: Entwicklung 90 - 325 Xi Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325 xi [0.00]	Mark I'm new to forum posting. What do you mean by postwhoring? Do you mean that you would like all posts to be automobile related, or do you mean that all posts should be meaningful (like not just emoticons, for example)? Does postwhoring mean posting just to boost the post count? (I noticed that you stopped counting Off Topic posts anyway) Do pics take too much server space?
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sdorn Lieutenant 27 Rep 491 Posts Drives: 2006 Jet Black 325i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	I found this definition online: Postwhoring is when people make continuous posts that no one cares about. Like when people write what song they're listening to, what their eating/drinking... AND NOTHING ELSE. Some people get on, do that for God-knows-how-much, and say little. Here is another one: Postwhoring is when you post retarded useless @#%$, usually to increase your post count, or something that has a shitload of smileys. This includes quoting someone and nothing else as your post. __________________ 2008 Sparkling Graphite 535i 2009 Land Rover LR2 2003 Porsche 911 Turbo (SOLD) 2006 Jet Black 325i (SOLD) 2001 Bullitt Mustang (450rwhp - SOLD)
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stressdoc Moderator 657 Rep 10,863 Posts Drives: BMW i8; Toy 4runner TRD pro Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Waco TX iTrader: (0)	Problem is, they (we?) are the ones least likely to be listening, or to understand the message if they bother to read it. We could get vicious and put up a new 'postwhore' smilie... to be used when appropriate.
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