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Yuri Kawai



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:15 am Reply with quote
Don't ye think so? Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:17 am Reply with quote
Like what?
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Yuri Kawai



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:25 am Reply with quote
Like: "No recommendation threads allowed", "Don't make any list or whaterver"

I made a thread asking if there is any good anime with cute Shrine Maidens -> closed. Then one to ask what great anime I missed in 2006 -> closed. Evil or Very Mad
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Onizuka_For_President



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:25 am Reply with quote
Not really. Too me it seems like any other forum rules.
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Onizuka_For_President



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:27 am Reply with quote
I can see how that frustrates you.
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Yuri Kawai



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:30 am Reply with quote
I bet this one will be CLOSED as well Evil or Very Mad
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Yuri Kawai



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:32 am Reply with quote
What's wrong with a topics like "Do ye know any anime with cute Shrine Maidens" and then someone answers that "I know an ecchi anime with very cute Shrine Maidens".

How would that destroy this forum? Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:51 am Reply with quote
Yuri Kawai wrote:
What's wrong with a topics like "Do ye know any anime with cute Shrine Maidens" and then someone answers that "I know an ecchi anime with very cute Shrine Maidens".

How would that destroy this forum? Evil or Very Mad


Because before you came along, about half to 2/3 of all open threads were recommendation threads. It WAS destroying the forums because they were full up of about five "gimme an action anime" threads, six "gimme a comedy anime" threads, and three other miscellaneous recommendation threads at any one given time all operating simultaneously. It was ridiculous, and it got in the way of any other discussions anyone was wanting to have.

Listing was similarly wrecking the forum, because you can't get any discussion going when the entire thread is twenty pages of...

Hellsing
Coyote Ragtime Show
Gundam
Dragon Ball
Naruto
Bleach
Kanon
New Kanon
Cowboy Bebop
The Other Gundam
Air Gear
The Other, Other Gundam
Ikkitousen
Samurai Champloo
Samurai 7
Eureka Seven
The Other, Other, Other Gundam
Mai-HiME
Mai-Otome
Mai-Otome Zwei
Big O
Little O
That OTHER Gundam That Might Not Even Exist
Macross
Roboteh
Robocross
Macrotech
Ideon
Sailor Moon
Evangelion
RahXephon
The Old, Crappy Negima
The New, Decent Negima
Yadda
Yadda
Yadda
Yadda
Yadda
Yadda
Yadda
Yadda
And
Anon

And yes, that was ridiculously prevalent, too. What's wrong with asking people to exercise more than a half a brain cell and do a little more than spit out random names?
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Raven Shinobi





PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:35 am Reply with quote
Personally, I wouldn't have bothered with posting in this forum if I have to sift through XX amount of "tell me what to watch next" threads to find one where I can participate in an intellectual, meaningful discussion. I too think that banning recommendations and mindless listing is for the best.
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Subaru19



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:45 am Reply with quote
Raven Shinobi wrote:
Personally, I wouldn't have bothered with posting in this forum if I have to sift through XX amount of "tell me what to watch next" threads to find one where I can participate in an intellectual, meaningful discussion. I too think that banning recommendations and mindless listing is for the best.


Exactly. Listing and recommending tend to be pointless especially on a site like this one where there's an abundance of information that you could go ahead and look up for yourself.

And I was actually surprised to see the level of discussion on this forum to be so high. I wasn't planning on staying around too long (just a post in the talkback forum), but I like it here. So I think that all the rules are great and the moderators do a great job.
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undeadben



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:19 am Reply with quote
Yuri Kawai wrote:
Like: "No recommendation threads allowed", "Don't make any list or whaterver"

I made a thread asking if there is any good anime with cute Shrine Maidens -> closed. Then one to ask what great anime I missed in 2006 -> closed. Evil or Very Mad


Wow, I remember reporting both of those topics because I didn't find anything in either one of them that was discussion worthy.

Let's examine them:

Please recommend me some animes

I saw your post and thought, "there's no discussion being started. It is just one person saying they love shrine maidens. No other reason for liking the anime. I know of a show that is bloody and people get decapitated that has miko, how do I know this person would like it? All he is asking for is cute or sexy etc."

And then I think, "Then again if the only prerequisite this person has is that the anime involve miko then why not just do a search?" I do a search, pop up more than a few titles instantly on google and then think, "well that was easy, why didn't this person do that? Meh, it was a bad post anyway, the person never said why he loves miko or why he likes anime with miko, I'll just report it."

Notice that I had more thought in whether or not to report your post than you added to the actual post.

Here's the second one:

What great animes I missed in 2006?

First of all before reading any part of it all I saw was a list. I see some titles I think were crap, some that I thought were decent, and some that I haven't seen yet. So I wondered what was the list about and I read that this is what you called the "great" anime you saw in 2006.

OK, so I was stumped, why did this person think these titles were great? Why the long list of titles that don't have anything in common whatsoever? And then at the end you ask for what other "great" anime you missed in 2006. First of all I think about posting a link of the ANN encyclopedia list of anime by year, but then I thought, "well that is just a list too. How do I know that they were all great, or that this person would even agree with some of the ones from last year that I thought were great."

Basically, even if recommendations were allowed, by posting a long random list that doesn't tell me anything, how am I supposed to know what anime you would like?


I am not against recommendation threads, I am against bad recommendation threads that don't say anything. And since the majority of recommendation threads go this route, I am in agreement to not allow them. And as for random listing, again, lists that don't tell me anything don't really make me want to contribute to a topic. I don't know how others feel but I like posts that tell me what and why in detail, so that I can reply with my "what and why" and then we can discuss. Neither of your topics made me feel like posting anything. Why should I contribute to your topic, if you don't even bother to.


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SuperOnizuka



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:25 am Reply with quote
If you make the effort to write sensible and intellectually stimulating posts, all these rules really would not bother you. So if these rules and stickied rules are causing irritation, then the rule of four should be taken into consideration.

1. Stop.
2. Think.
3. Research.
4. Write.

Interacting in forums can be fun and they can boring. Serious discussions are more fun than random thoughts, find this for me, or list this kind of threads. Just take the time and you will find out the information that you are looking for. Smile
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God Gundam



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:46 am Reply with quote
Yuri Kawai wrote:
Don't ye think so? Evil or Very Mad


No. What's weird is that you haven't been banned yet. If you can't deal with the rules (which are a normal part of every forum) and feel the need to create a useless thread about your inability to do so, get off this forum and get a life.
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bennyb



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:04 am Reply with quote
This forum is more strict than most, but it's to ensure quality discussion and reduce the amount of spam and repetitive topics. I fully support the mods here and they are very understanding, you do have to play by their rules tho. It's not too hard, really.

....and you're not fat baby, just big boned. Husky. Lovable sized.
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Kouji



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:03 am Reply with quote
Yuri Kawai wrote:
What's wrong with a topics like "Do ye know any anime with cute Shrine Maidens" and then someone answers that "I know an ecchi anime with very cute Shrine Maidens".

How would that destroy this forum? Evil or Very Mad
Because this is ANN; not Gaia Onlne. Seriously, if you don't like the rules, then don't post here, but when you join the site, you agree to abide by the forum rules whether you like them or not. If all you want to do is make useless lists or recommendation threads that don't generate any actual discussions, there are plenty of other sites you can join for that purpose or you know what? You could just go and make your own since you apparently think you can run this site better.
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