~Bunbunmaru News~ > Letters to the Editor
So, about the What If thread...
Romantique Tp:
The way that thread flows is a combination of the following 90% of the time:
-Person posts low effort what if so they can reply to the post above
-Person posts low effort reply to the post above so they can post a what if
-Person posts low effort reply and what if just to keep the thread at the top of the board (why)
And of course, the format of the thread pretty much forbids any real discussion from taking place. So you have this thread that's basically an endless stream of low effort posting and no discussion constantly hogging the top of the board, taking attention away from threads and replies that may actually have some thought put into them.
It's almost reaching the 1000 post limit again. Can we please just let it die permanently this time? Just let well-thought-out what ifs get their own threads like back in the day, some of them even got multiple pages of replies.
Edible:
We've banned these types of threads in the past because they're largely contentless spam receptacles and contribute nothing of value to anyone. So yeah, that's on the table.
Tengukami:
Seconded. That they've been around forever is no reason to keep them going.
Helepolis:
There are a few more threads that have the same nature. I would mention and target them for the same reason as mentioned above but personally would offer a chance. Though agreeing in general the "What if" has become extremely poor quality and spammy thread.
The main problem with these threads is that there are people who post in it too much without considering others around them. Lack of effort is a problem too as mentioned. When I see the same person almost every 1-2 posts, then in my eyes you're being a little bit too fanatic / spammy and not giving other people the chance to join in the fun.
Similar problems I see in Rumia's section. Some text based games are played like by 1 person, sadly. (But I guess that is another issue)
Tengukami:
Yeah, I remember the first one or two What If threads actually being fun. Like people would pose some amusing hypothetical and get a humorous response, both showing at least a minimum of effort. Today, it's like Hele says - we got like 2 or 3 folks in that thread spamming nonsense, and not really replying to posts above with anything substantial.
So it's kinda less about the thread itself than about who participates and how. Although the format does lend itself to spam.