What is spam? (detailed)

[sevengali]

ok, there have been many of thease, but im gonna make a really 'big' post, really large, and points to all different spams, and not just an overview...

What Is SPAM? Spam, stands for Stupid, Pointless and Annoying Messages. What constitutes or defines Spam? Here's a helpful definition. (For Those of You That Don’t Understand)




What Constitutes Or Defines Spam?
1.)Freakishly Short Posts
2.)Pointless(off-topic) Posts
3.)Return Appearances
4.)Conversational Posts
5.)Double Posting
6.)Bumping Threads
7.) Double, Triple Posting


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1.) Freakishly Short Posts
Stuff like "Yes", "Okay", "I don't know", "We know that", et cetera. If you don't have anything to say in a topic, don't do so. If someone asks a question, for cryin' out loud, DON'T say you don't know the answer! If you don't have anything important to say - don't say it.

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2.) Pointless Posts
Posts that have NOTHING to do with the topic. At all. If the conversation sways off topic, that's one thing. If it's just starting a whole new topic with no connection to last one, start a new freakin' thread, or keep it to yourself. And keep topics where they belong. Don't post a question asking about avatar help on the general Pokemon discussion board.


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3.) Return Appearances
Aka "Didn't I just see that one a few pages ago?" Please, people, do yourselves a favor and check if there isn't a thread having to do with what you're about to post. If you're asking a question, see no one asked it before you and you're missing out on an answer. And If you start a thread just to say you caught a certain legendary pokemon with an Ultra ball, when there is already a thread about this particular Pokemon - THAT is also SPAM, and it belongs in that thread.

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4.) Conversational Posts
These are akin to a guy talking loudly on his cell phone during a club meeting. You're here to discuss topics with all the members of the board. If you want to talk to someone in specific - USE PRIVATE MESSAGES. Or Email. Or AIM. Or ICQ. Or any other freakin' IM program. Don't waste space on the board.

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5.) Constant Double Posting
When you post please DO NOT post Again. You Just posted like 3 seconds ago for peet sake. When you double post it makes the forum looks cluttered, messy & unprofessional DON'T DO IT.

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6.) Bumping Threads
It's not necessary bad if your not Double Posting but, my god if the threads gonna die... Let it die you can't keep people alive forever so don't keep threads alive & please don't comment threads that have been dead for over a month.

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7.) Double, Triple Posting
Well some people clame not to know what it is. It's when you post & 2 seconds later you post again & both your post are parallel to each other. It's not necessarily horrible but, none the less it's still spam & it makes you look noobish & the thread look unorganized & disgusting. If you don't want people neg rep you & hating you I suggest you don't do it.



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Last but not least please stop posting in wrong section. It's not very hard people. All you have to do is READ & you'll be fine. If I See ANY Spam at all I promise I'll Report You. That's it. Avoid doing that and you'll be pretty much fine. SPAM will be swiftly dealt with, as stated in the rule topic. We wish you a SPAM-free enjoyable stay at the forums.


EXAMPLES

1. Off Topic Posts
example :
Topic - Nice Glitch
Post - "U smell of dog poo"
How to avoid - Remember what the topic is

2. One-three word posts
examples :
"hi"
"haha"
"you smell"
How to avoid - post 4 or more words

3. A post that attacks another person
example :
User1 - "Nice find! keep it up!"
User2 - "YOU SMELL OF DOG POO N00B"
How to avoid - Don't be mean

4. Double posting
example :
user1 - "Nice"
user1 - "lol"
user1 - "hang on"
user1 - "SMELLY!"
How to avoid - use the edit button on your post.

What Is NOT spam

1. When a user congratulates somebody
example :
"well done dude! keep it up!"

2. When a user a quick question about a post
example :
"Um, how mdid you do that? i didn't understand"

3. When a user talls somone off for spamming, As long as it starts with a qoute with the spam
example :
User1 "Dog poo face"
User2

Originally Posted by User1

Dog poo face

"please dont spam, you may get blocked"

[aaaphil]

good guide on spam

[mhd]

this is like posting the rules of this site,soo you spammed

[sevengali]

tis ok im gonna be making more 'non-overview' stuff like this. and this is not spam

[mhd]

ok,i'm now agree with you,newbies won't spam now

[sevengali]

yea, i eleborated a fair bit...

at least i cant say this is spamming from 'freakisly short posts'.

[Xtreme22]

Hmm..nice post. This has been posted before, but you really went into detail

[Nospicker/darrenxkatelynn]

i think it should be made a sticky if it already isnt!

[Ovi]

nice post its good but I think this should be in cpc tutorials.

[itachi123456789101112]

good post. i think this should be sticked