Posting Ethics

[PhoenixRisen]

This probably affects cadets more often than seniors. The way that is usually kept at bay is by not having a structured forum post/grade alignment. A forum I used to be a member of went from recruit to 4 star general based on post count. You can bet all the young folks had a lot of spam posts to up their counts. Upwards of 60+ posts a day on average...

Not sure which forum you're referring to (I know there are plenty military-based forums that use "rank" to reference post counts), but many who try this on the one I currently post on (and have moderated in previous years) think that the more posts you have (regardless of whether or not they're crap) will automatically get you the keys to modship.

Pretty funny when a noob posts a ton of stuff, then pops a question akin to "What does it take to be a mod?"  They usually vanish shortly after asking questions like that....

As to padding your count with posts...  I wouldn't say "unethical".  It's just a forum.  Simply, annoying and pointless.  If you need a high post count on a forum to make you feel worthwhile... you need a life.

[FlyTiger77]

It doesn't particularly matter if it's ethical- taken to extremes, it will be dealt with.

Capice?

It must matter if it is ethical, as the original question dealt only with the ethical ramifications. Please see the original post.

[DakRadz]

^ Point.

I was addressing the wrong question on the same topic.

Not sure which forum you're referring to (I know there are plenty military-based forums that use "rank" to reference post counts), but many who try this on the one I currently post on (and have moderated in previous years) think that the more posts you have (regardless of whether or not they're crap) will automatically get you the keys to modship.

O Rly?
No, I won't really try that. My first post was met with a mod comment, so I'm being especially good now ^_^

As to padding your count with posts...  I wouldn't say "unethical".  It's just a forum.  Simply, annoying and pointless.  If you need a high post count on a forum to make you feel worthwhile... you need a life.

Agreed- I think they all look equally shiny
On here, I admit I wanted to stop being a Member- now, I've corrected that attitude with help from a few choice SMs ( )- plus, eh, not much time since school started, so why annoy the people I generally try to get advice from?

[Майор Хаткевич]

This forum is one of my lowest post count forums. I do more reading than posting.

Posts: 817 (0.638 per day)

[Major Carrales]

Discuss: Is it unethical to initiate a topic in the Lobby solely for the purpose of padding one's total post count?


Edit: Corrected capitalization of "lobby"

In the end, doing so really means nothing.  Posts for post's sake negate any meaning in the post.  A post should exists to 1) present a topic, 2) ask a question, 3) respond, 4) opine or 5) serve as a saluation/farwell.  Posting just to get posts is a fruitless contest, there is no prize for MOST POSTS on CAPTALK.

[jimmydeanno]

there is no prize for MOST POSTS on CAPTALK.

Sure there is.  The "too much free time award."  If that's not an incentive, I don't know what is! 

[vmstan]

There should be a ribbon, with clusters for most uniform threads.