cheesy_chicken101 Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 I really dislike it when you go to look in a picture thread, and all you see is one picture in one whole page, adn the rest just petty comments, i reckon that picture threads should be strictly pictures only, if you want to comment give them a +1 Don't you all agree? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5thElement Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 What i hate is when people quote pictures in replies..just no need lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheesy_chicken101 Posted April 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 true Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost_Rider Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 And how, precisely, do you suggest we do this? I mean, if you're volunteering to completly re-code the forum so you can only post pictures (here's a hint - it's not possible) go right ahead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheesy_chicken101 Posted April 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 ok, *type type type, beep beep, click click*, o darn i can't do it Yer, i mean like, just make a permanent thread at the top saying "DO NOT POST UNECESSARY REPLIES!!!!!!!" etc etc. then is someone does, :burn: them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 More to the point: why? I mean, if all you want are pictures, that's what the Gallery is for. Surely the whole point of a pictures forum is people can post pics of their stuff, and others can look at them, think "Slap me vitals with a herring, that's exactly what I wanted to do to my Western Marui Smith and Luger 19F. I wonder what parts he used?" and then ask. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheesy_chicken101 Posted April 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 well if you have that qestion you PM them. But it is really annoying when you want to get a gun, and you look in a picture thread for it, adn all there is is just a ton of writing, if you have questions, you can PM< but most of the comments are questions, they are just "uh cool, nice gun mate", "dat is da freakiest gun eva, yer, yer" and all that stuff, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Then don't read them. How hard is it to skim through until you get to a picture? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheesy_chicken101 Posted April 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 i know, but when there is about 20 pages of writing to get thorugh to get to one picture, it gets rather tedious Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost_Rider Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 well if you have that qestion you PM them. But it is really annoying when you want to get a gun, and you look in a picture thread for it, adn all there is is just a ton of writing, if you have questions, you can PM< but most of the comments are questions, they are just "uh cool, nice gun mate", "dat is da freakiest gun eva, yer, yer" and all that stuff, <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Does anyone else care apart from this dude? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Can I suggest a poll on the subject? Cos I know I don't give a flying fig. I only look at threads that interest me anyway, and it's quite nice to find some chat about a gun that doesn't focus on "Oh noes!!! It am borked, how do I fix it?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WeirdoTransvestite Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Does anyone else care apart from this dude? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No. Not really. I just skim until I see a pic I like. Also: That's the second quote from me that you've sigged. I feel so proud. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost_Rider Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 No. Not really. I just skim until I see a pic I like. Also: That's the second quote from me that you've sigged. I feel so proud. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What was the first? I fail to recollect.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Can I suggest, perhaps in a similar way to the Chewbacca Defence, that this proves no one cares about replies in picture threads? "Ladies and gentlemen, that is how little anyone cares! All it takes is ONE comment not directly connected to the thread, and it goes off on a new tangent. And that, ladies and gents, is why replies should remain in picture threads. Because not one person other than Cheesy Chicken gives a monkey's knacker about them." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hkmp5roxs Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Haha, well is it impossible to have a button that eliminates all the posts but the pictures themselves? Possibly have it get rid of posts under 2KB or something. I am thinking outloud (well kind of). Consider that, thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Still can't see that working. Any externally hosted image wouldn't show up, surely? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
McMadkat Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Give me mods powers and I will remove all unnecessary replies. Problem sorted.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shao14 Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I really dislike it when you go to look in a picture thread, and all you see is one picture in one whole page, adn the rest just petty comments, i reckon that picture threads should be strictly pictures only, if you want to comment give them a +1 Don't you all agree? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I totally agree that all the picture threads are plagued by excessive non-necessary comments. If one wants to rep the picture poster, by all means rep the person, but what's point of making a post saying just "+1"? Some comments asking and/or clarifying certain parts of the picture are perfectly fine, and probably necessary. Other comments complimenting how great a picture is are nice to see by not really necessary. As for now, there's no special rule for posting in picture threads, and we, the mods, just do go clean up specific things as complaints arises. I'll tell you what, if you see a whole bunch spam on a page that makes you have to scroll a lot to see a picture in a picture thread, feel free to hand out neg-points to the spammers, and if anybody tries to retaliate, you come to me, and I'll take care of them for ya. Hopefully, after a while, people will think twice about posting un-necessary comments in picture threads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sale Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I think a bigger problem is people who quote TEN FRUITCAGING PICTURES in their reply, which simply says "Cool picture that second one from the top.". Do. Not. Quote. Pictures. -Sale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aclark79 Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I dissagree, one of th thrills of posting a picture for me is to see the responses, to let me know I did a nice job with the painted gun, the posing, my load out, the event. If people don't post responses howwill I know. Out of the many many replies that were posted about my MP5 tiger I got 3 rep points... not nearly the same (rep points are cool, don't missunderstand me). Keep the replies, drop excessive qouting of already posted pictures Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sale Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I agree, it should be couraged to comment pictures to a certain level. Just not a 1/20 ratio with pics/comments. But am I reading different picture threads or why do I have the feeling that they usually do focus on pictures and not just comments? -Sale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlowe Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I think the main issue is that most people post pictures simply because they are angling for flattery from their peers. Without comments I suspect most picture threads would not exist...Not a bad thing necessarily in my book, but you get the idea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hkmp5roxs Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Well when I want to buy a new airsoft gun, I go through whichever pictures thread is appropriate so I can better accessorize/better understand the gun. So even if they are up for flattery, it would be useful to just see pictures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardboiledcop Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 (edited) I think the main issue is that most people post pictures simply because they are angling for flattery from their peers. Without comments I suspect most picture threads would not exist...Not a bad thing necessarily in my book, but you get the idea. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nail, head, hit. Also, if someone has in issue with their gun, they can go to the one thread where they know all the members with knowledge on that subject will look. They'll get an answer and they'll be happy. tbh, if the regular users and posters in pictures threads are happy with it the way it is, then what's the point in binning it. At the moment there's a good handoff between comments and pictures. Well when I want to buy a new airsoft gun, I go through whichever pictures thread is appropriate so I can better accessorize/better understand the gun. So even if they are up for flattery, it would be useful to just see pictures. And how exactly can you better understand a gun from pictures? you'd understand it more by guess what, a combination of pictures and comments from those who already understand the gun. Hell you could even ask a question! hbc. Edited December 7, 2006 by hardboiledcop Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sao Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 I really dislike it when you go to look in a picture thread, and all you see is one picture in one whole page, adn the rest just petty comments, i reckon that picture threads should be strictly pictures only, if you want to comment give them a +1 Don't you all agree? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Whats more annoying are posts with larger sigs than actual content.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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