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Cloudbringer · 06-12-2001, 02:23 PM

Bumping this up-

I think it has much to say and maybe explains the "old timers' views on the 'meaningless spam' posts that get mentioned now and again. I also think it is something new folk should see so you understand some 'history' and feel part of our community

Much of it refers to one infamous thread that got locked down after Z began to see that really long (over 500 posts) threads could in fact de-stabliize things. The thread had become alot of one word or even one letter (!) posts just to get new ranks in some cases.

This discussion took place shortly after the current board began and our Webmaster had installed the original stars and ranks which none of us were used to as on the old blue board we just had a number and it was in our profiles, not out for general viewing. Everything DID settle down not long after this, too, btw.

We just got a little 'rank happy' in our new home...call it the giddiness of all the wide-open space we found here.

Cloudy, Historian for the Day

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06-12-2001, 02:23 PM	#38
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	Bumping this up- I think it has much to say and maybe explains the "old timers' views on the 'meaningless spam' posts that get mentioned now and again. I also think it is something new folk should see so you understand some 'history' and feel part of our community Much of it refers to one infamous thread that got locked down after Z began to see that really long (over 500 posts) threads could in fact de-stabliize things. The thread had become alot of one word or even one letter (!) posts just to get new ranks in some cases. This discussion took place shortly after the current board began and our Webmaster had installed the original stars and ranks which none of us were used to as on the old blue board we just had a number and it was in our profiles, not out for general viewing. Everything DID settle down not long after this, too, btw. We just got a little 'rank happy' in our new home...call it the giddiness of all the wide-open space we found here. Cloudy, Historian for the Day ------------------ Raindancer of the Laughing Hyenas Clan Storm-Queen StormCloud of the Black Knight: Heart Mind Soul Forever "To sleep, perchance to dream..."