Should GameSpot allow a single, stickied topic for just trolling?

That wouldn't work, since the trolls would still create new topics and whatnot.

It's called system wars.

OP's idea isn't THAT bad. If someone trolls lets say 3 times they get the official seal of troll, and are nt allowed to post anymore, only in that trolling thread. Meh.

No, I don't think that's a good idea. Nothing good comes from a thread without rules, it will only grow to a point where it will require it's own board.

Now why exactly would we do that, and what would we gain by doing that?

Well, I suppose we could just let things degrade until we start banning en masse and get rid of 'em all at once... >_>

Trolling, by definition, is annoying people. A dedicated troll thread wouldn't annoy people and thus wouldn't be trolling.Funkyhamster

:o took the words out of my hand!

Now why exactly would we do that, and what would we gain by doing that?

Well, I suppose we could just let things degrade until we start banning en masse and get rid of 'em all at once... >_>

MAILER_DAEMON

You could use it as a trap. The ones who post are auto-banned, muahaha! Except now that I've said it, the idea is rendered useless.

You know it had to be done. :|

[QUOTE="MAILER_DAEMON"]

Now why exactly would we do that, and what would we gain by doing that?

Well, I suppose we could just let things degrade until we start banning en masse and get rid of 'em all at once... >_>

Scarker

You could use it as a trap. The ones who post are auto-banned, muahaha! Except now that I've said it, the idea is rendered useless.

/b/2. :|MAILER_DAEMON

Correction this is /b/2, minus most of the awesome pictures

[QUOTE="MAILER_DAEMON"] /b/2. :|dj_pulserfan

Correction this is /b/2, minus most of the awesome pictures

[QUOTE="MAILER_DAEMON"] /b/2. :|dj_pulserfan

Correction this is /b/2, minus most of the awesome pictures

Maybe we should make mentioning, hinting at, or taking part in any /b/ fads a bannable offense. And I mean ban, not suspend.

[QUOTE="dj_pulserfan"]

[QUOTE="MAILER_DAEMON"] /b/2. :|MAILER_DAEMON

Correction this is /b/2, minus most of the awesome pictures

Maybe we should make mentioning, hinting at, or taking part in any /b/ fads a bannable offense. And I mean ban, not suspend.

[QUOTE="dj_pulserfan"]

[QUOTE="MAILER_DAEMON"] /b/2. :|MAILER_DAEMON

Correction this is /b/2, minus most of the awesome pictures

Maybe we should make mentioning, hinting at, or taking part in any /b/ fads a bannable offense. And I mean ban, not suspend.

I couldn't resist :P

[QUOTE="MAILER_DAEMON"][QUOTE="dj_pulserfan"]

[QUOTE="MAILER_DAEMON"] /b/2. :|greatmax1

Correction this is /b/2, minus most of the awesome pictures

Maybe we should make mentioning, hinting at, or taking part in any /b/ fads a bannable offense. And I mean ban, not suspend.

Well, I suppose we could just let things degrade until we start banning en masse and get rid of 'em all at once... >_>MAILER_DAEMON

That is a good idea... except for the almost-fact that you would have to deal with 100+ ban dodging accounts :P

[QUOTE="MAILER_DAEMON"][QUOTE="dj_pulserfan"]

[QUOTE="MAILER_DAEMON"] /b/2. :|dj_pulserfan

Correction this is /b/2, minus most of the awesome pictures

Maybe we should make mentioning, hinting at, or taking part in any /b/ fads a bannable offense. And I mean ban, not suspend.

I couldn't resist :P

Why is it so important to bring it to GS? Why not let GSOT develop its own culture, as it once had?

Oh I've known for a while what many of you have been trying to do. It's the /b/ fans that are responsible for OT getting continually worse for the last 2 years, but they don't want to admit it. I'm not saying that everything that's come from there is a bad thing (YLYL isn't inherantly bad for example), but is it so hard to keep that kind of stuff there? Everyone knows about the place, so there's no point in the precious Rules 1 and 2.

Why is it so important to bring it to GS? Why not let GSOT develop its own culture, as it once had?

MAILER_DAEMON

Oh I've known for a while what many of you have been trying to do. It's the /b/ fans that are responsible for OT getting continually worse for the last 2 years, but they don't want to admit it. I'm not saying that everything that's come from there is a bad thing (YLYL isn't inherantly bad for example), but is it so hard to keep that kind of stuff there? Everyone knows about the place, so there's no point in the precious Rules 1 and 2.

Why is it so important to bring it to GS? Why not let GSOT develop its own culture, as it once had?

MAILER_DAEMON

True, I remember when every other topic was legendary (I've lurked longer than I posted so i finally took the plunge and signed up :P). And in a way it would be hard to keep it off there cause where the OT use to have original content, everything is all "lolol look at this picture" and it's something from /b/! That and the fact every other topic is politics, religion & complaining about homosexuality threads leaves little to no room for what made the OT awesome sadly :(

True, I remember when every other topic was legendary (I've lurked longer than I posted so i finally took the plunge and signed up :P). And in a way it would be hard to keep it off there cause where the OT use to have original content, everything is all "lolol look at this picture" and it's something from /b/! That and the fact every other topic is politics, religion & complaining about homosexuality threads leaves little to no room for what made the OT awesome sadly :(

dj_pulserfan

We have Gamespot Guy, How Do I Look Guy, shoulder touching, Gamespot Puzzles and flashes, and stuff like that. Everything else inevetiably comes from /b/. Most of the funny pictures you see come from four chan. I do miss david_is_basic's photography threads and Shu's lounges though. :(

We even had scoobypat's daily wtfs? and DRUGGIE's squirrel antics. Also illpiercednino's beautiful woman. :oops:

[QUOTE="MAILER_DAEMON"]

Oh I've known for a while what many of you have been trying to do. It's the /b/ fans that are responsible for OT getting continually worse for the last 2 years, but they don't want to admit it. I'm not saying that everything that's come from there is a bad thing (YLYL isn't inherantly bad for example), but is it so hard to keep that kind of stuff there? Everyone knows about the place, so there's no point in the precious Rules 1 and 2.

Why is it so important to bring it to GS? Why not let GSOT develop its own culture, as it once had?

dj_pulserfan

True, I remember when every other topic was legendary (I've lurked longer than I posted so i finally took the plunge and signed up :P). And in a way it would be hard to keep it off there cause where the OT use to have original content, everything is all "lolol look at this picture" and it's something from /b/! That and the fact every other topic is politics, religion & complaining about homosexuality threads leaves little to no room for what made the OT awesome sadly :(

[QUOTE="dj_pulserfan"]

True, I remember when every other topic was legendary (I've lurked longer than I posted so i finally took the plunge and signed up :P). And in a way it would be hard to keep it off there cause where the OT use to have original content, everything is all "lolol look at this picture" and it's something from /b/! That and the fact every other topic is politics, religion & complaining about homosexuality threads leaves little to no room for what made the OT awesome sadly :(

the_foreign_guy

We have Gamespot Guy, How Do I Look Guy, shoulder touching, Gamespot Puzzles and flashes, and stuff like that. Everything else inevetiably comes from /b/. Most of the funny pictures you see come from four chan. I do miss david_is_basic's photography threads though. :(

wait, those are gone?
quiglythegreat

Maybe. He doesn't post them anymore, atleast from what I've seen.

[QUOTE="dj_pulserfan"]

True, I remember when every other topic was legendary (I've lurked longer than I posted so i finally took the plunge and signed up :P). And in a way it would be hard to keep it off there cause where the OT use to have original content, everything is all "lolol look at this picture" and it's something from /b/! That and the fact every other topic is politics, religion & complaining about homosexuality threads leaves little to no room for what made the OT awesome sadly :(

the_foreign_guy

We have Gamespot Guy, How Do I Look Guy, shoulder touching, Gamespot Puzzles and flashes, and stuff like that. Everything else inevetiably comes from /b/. Most of the funny pictures you see come from four chan. I do miss david_is_basic's photography threads and Shu's lounges though. :(

I remember shoulder touching and how do i look guy. Which one was gamespot guy?

[QUOTE="quiglythegreat"] wait, those are gone?
the_foreign_guy

Maybe. He doesn't post them anymore, atleast from what I've seen.

I remember shoulder touching and how do i look guy. Which one was gamespot guy?

Ninja-Hippo

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26516406

If there were a thread dedicated to trolling, and i posted there with a polite, well-thought-out post - would i be moderated for trolling?

If there were a thread dedicated to trolling, and i posted there with a polite, well-thought-out post - would i be moderated for trolling?

Ninja-Hippo

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]

If there were a thread dedicated to trolling, and i posted there with a polite, well-thought-out post - would i be moderated for trolling?

horgen123

But think about; a magical place intending for trolling, where not-trolling is actually trolling.

*head explodes*