see? im not insane.

i believe it does increase your ppd...but like i said it doesnt effect mine. maybe you have to post so many times for it to count as a ppd.

like say you have to post 5 times in order to just get 1 ppd, like it counts for a fraction.

i dont think that made since, so moving on with other peoples discussions.

thats just so unlikely... you wouldnt actually notice it increasing your ppd i wouldnt have thought, as that takes a lot of posting to change significantly

alright, so i guess since this isnt getting anywhere yet again, and the topic starter wont state their point...

topic closed

ah...gotta wait for mona to post

nvm...

How many times did you post and in which forum(s)?

oooooh, I forgot about that!

Oh and Rhadika, James is right- we don't get offended, just slightly indignant.

i enjoy the fact that nicki and my motions and reaction can functon as on eentity.

its like Jicky

God, that was a distressing sentence

Jicky? (you realize neither of our names contain a y)

but yes yes

spencer, you probably ust didn't post enough. my PPD hardly ever changes

This almost exactly highlights my point--you're making a special acception to the rules for certain members. What if every member felt they deserved an exception and should be able to go into off-topic discussion whenever they pleased? Where do we draw the line? Where do we say that it's okay in one instance to spam, but not okay in another instance?

i've been working on a drama project for over 13 hours now.. forgive my slight hysteria

nicki...my post per day is always changing no matter how much i post...

its down to like 18.5 and about a week ago is was 19...and ive been on everyday. maybe theres just no topics to reply to and i dont go back to topics ive been in (well usually i dont)

I'm not saying it's okay, but again, I don't think we need specific guidelines to judge when someone has gone too far. Hopefully, the first mod that sees the spamming going on will call it to a stop- verbally warn, delete the spam posts, close the topic. The last 2 pages of anonymous shout outs 2- yeah, that was bad. But when there are mini conversations going on- so long as they're not blatantly spam, I think that's okay, so long as they are reminded to stop. But do I think it's worth warning them for? no.

It would be ridiculous to set okay cirumstances, because then people could just claim that's what they were doing. But in general, talking in topics- especially if it just happens to evolve off something random- should be considered a pretty minor offense

I think a warning is in older for repetitive violations. Let's be honest: if a new member came in here and started conversing with someone off-topic, and was asked to stop, and didn't, he would be warned.

I try to give more than one verbal warning, though.

Well I will say you can count on me not to be bias to either a mod or a member. If see something getting out of hand or has the potential to get out of hand, knowing the members history, I will warn before hand, not so much a verbal warning but a warning nonetheless so they can keep in mind to keep it under control. I dont and will never give special treatment to anyone, mod or member.

generally, nicki and i do stop when we are told... i personally sometimes doont notice if im doing it in all honesly... it just takes a while for nayone to say something.

but i think it all comes back to the degree of frequency. if it is often, it needs stopping. if it is once and a while, it doesn't

Well, Spencer, I just wanted to make by-laws for how we should treat mods in the circumstances he or she breaks the rules.

but in warning a mod, cant they just take it off themselves? i know it keeps records and possibly an admin would see it and they get in trouble, but theres still the chance since admins arent on a lot...well, mona is.

James makes a good point. We do stop when we're told. The difference is that others do not. We just have to be nudged back into reality- other have to be bludgeoned

it would be fun to bludgeon people...

And again, it's fully not hypicrisy to tell Steven to stop spamming because HE WAS IP BANNED FOR EXCESSIVE SPAMMING. I think that's a pretty good reason to watch him closely. I don't even know why he's still here.

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thats the point of the ip thread...

I know it is. But we've touched so many points here it still fits. And I'm still mad, too.

well a mod shouldnt be able to take their warning off...i say if a mod goes so far as to go past the verbal warning to an actual warning they are demoted (for the time being)

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i think that goes beyond saying.

and yes, spencer, it is technically possible, but i dont hink a mod would actually do it