so as im sure most of you know, the OTT's have been put on an indefinate hiatus. this thread is for the discussion of problems caused by this and solutions to those problems...
this thread is crated because this thread (http://cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39008) got locked, and i feel it was locked unfairly, because it was not off topic, but i PMed casey about it, and he said if i wanted to start one in the feedback forum, its fine, so long as it stays on topic.
so seriously guys...dont go off topic here, we do that enough in every other thread on the site.
that being said, i thought id share my views on the no more ott rule. and this is in no way ment to disrespect cheapy, defender, or any other techs/mods, so dont take it personally.
i feel the no ott rule is very hypocritical. why? because on the front page, theres a post about how many posts we have, and at the same time we have a rule in place to limit posting??
we were told the otts (and topics over 500 posts) pose a threat to the stabillity of the board, well why was this just recently done then? and why is it not enforced across the board? its a very selective rule.
the problems caused by not haveing OTTs is apparent. we make fake otts. we hijack threads and mold them in to otts. its because its what we're used to posting, and just saying dont do it w/o any explanation of why isnt going to stop anyone. theres no reason for anyone to believe that a 500 post topic is going to corrupt the board because there are tons of 500+ post topics floating around right now unlocked and the board remains here.
anyways, im just venting...as i feel alot of other people will...i understand this will cause a flame war, so lets just not get in to personal attacks here guys, lets just discuss the matter at hand.
this thread is crated because this thread (http://cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39008) got locked, and i feel it was locked unfairly, because it was not off topic, but i PMed casey about it, and he said if i wanted to start one in the feedback forum, its fine, so long as it stays on topic.
so seriously guys...dont go off topic here, we do that enough in every other thread on the site.
that being said, i thought id share my views on the no more ott rule. and this is in no way ment to disrespect cheapy, defender, or any other techs/mods, so dont take it personally.
i feel the no ott rule is very hypocritical. why? because on the front page, theres a post about how many posts we have, and at the same time we have a rule in place to limit posting??
we were told the otts (and topics over 500 posts) pose a threat to the stabillity of the board, well why was this just recently done then? and why is it not enforced across the board? its a very selective rule.
the problems caused by not haveing OTTs is apparent. we make fake otts. we hijack threads and mold them in to otts. its because its what we're used to posting, and just saying dont do it w/o any explanation of why isnt going to stop anyone. theres no reason for anyone to believe that a 500 post topic is going to corrupt the board because there are tons of 500+ post topics floating around right now unlocked and the board remains here.
anyways, im just venting...as i feel alot of other people will...i understand this will cause a flame war, so lets just not get in to personal attacks here guys, lets just discuss the matter at hand.