What Are the Dumbest Threads You've Encountered on GD?

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The thread discusses perceptions of low-quality posts in the General Discussion (GD) forum, with participants sharing their views on what they consider to be the "dumbest" threads. The conversation includes reflections on user behavior, improvements over time, and the nature of forum interactions.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express frustration with the quality of threads in GD, suggesting that it has declined significantly.
  • There are references to specific threads that participants believe exemplify low-quality content.
  • Some users discuss the concept of improvement among members, particularly focusing on a user named yomamma, with mixed opinions on whether improvements have been significant.
  • Participants share personal anecdotes about their own past behavior in the forum, with some claiming to have improved over time.
  • There is a debate about the criteria for recognizing improvement among forum members, with differing opinions on whether past behavior should influence current evaluations.
  • Some participants question the validity of improvement awards, comparing them to unhealthy relationships.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the quality of threads or the criteria for improvement. There are multiple competing views on what constitutes a "dumb" thread and how members should be evaluated for their contributions.

Contextual Notes

Some discussions reference specific past incidents and user behavior that may not be fully understood without additional context. The conversation reflects a mix of humor and frustration, with varying degrees of seriousness regarding the topic.

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GD is already pretty low, after franzbear and all, but I think that This takes the cake.

What are some of the stupidest threads you've seen?
 
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Avatars have sunk to a new low.

Correct grammar is important.
 
Check out my new thread.
 
mattmns, that's been done
 
GD sank to a new low in the middle of the second quarter when a torrent of senseless posts began. Why won't it go away? :frown: :cry: :devil:

It's not you yomamma.
 
I have nothing to do!
 
yomamma said:
I have nothing to do!

You are the one who has problems with horrible threads here, so why don't you stop making them! :devil:
 
  • #10
moose said:
You are the one who has problems with horrible threads here, so why don't you stop making them! :devil:
Yomamma has a lot of company in that department, and actually his aren't irritating, which I can't say about some others.

No beating up on yomamma, if Brewnog doesn't return soon, yomamma will get the "most improved member" award during the annual guru ceremony. :approve:
 
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thank you evo :approve:
 
  • #12
Evo said:
No beating up on yomamma, if Brewnog doesn't return soon, yomamma will get the "most improved member" award during the annual guru ceremony. :approve:


:bugeye:

How has he changed since he first came? I thought he has always been identical... and doesn't an improvement require a change :confused:
I'm not saying yomamma is a bad user, I just don't see how he changed, unless you mean him becoming a... him

Can you honestly tell me that yomamma doesn't make too many "hmm" and "..." threads which have no words in them whatsoever. One or two is fine, but ehhh.

EDIT: GAH!, I forgot I have a history test tomorow .
 
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moose said:
:bugeye:

How has he changed since he first came? I thought he has always been identical... and doesn't an improvement require a change :confused:
I'm not saying yomamma is a bad user, I just don't see how he changed, unless you mean him becoming a... him

Can you honestly tell me that yomamma doesn't make too many "hmm" and "..." threads which have no words in them whatsoever. One or two is fine, but ehhh.

EDIT: GAH!, I forgot I have a history test tomorow .
What's your test on?

yomamma has improved and he's promised not to start anymore wordless threads.
 
  • #14
what about me?
 
  • #15
Evo said:
What's your test on?

yomamma has improved and he's promised not to start anymore wordless threads.

1824-1855 in the US, basically industrial revolution

He promised he wouldn't? Yay!

How did yomamma act before he improved?(or I will search for his old posts...)
 
  • #16
What about ME? Evo, don't you remember me when I first got here? I think I've improved more than that twerb.
 
  • #17
cefarix said:
what about me?
You're no problem. :approve:
 
  • #18
Smurf said:
What about ME? Evo, don't you remember me when I first got here? I think I've improved more than that twerb.


That reminds me of a few other members I had in mind a few days ago. I'll try to remember so they can get a bit of credit possibly for their "improvements".


This improvement thing is rather stupid anyway, just like those girls you go out with guys who beat them, and then if the guy starts beating them slightly less often, they start thinking he is the best guy in the world... Also like when an o:) decides (s)he wants an award and becomes a :devil: and then turns back into an o:)

EDIT: That was trippy, I submitted and Evo's post was below mine

EDIT2: Evo, would you rather have members which have always been good, or members which at first were horrible then became better? I think this award should be for people who have always been good, but who really made an effort to help out in answering people's questions and making good threads.
 
  • #19
Smurf said:
What about ME? Evo, don't you remember me when I first got here? I think I've improved more than that twerb.
Hmmm, I will have to go back and read some of your first posts, but I don't remember you being particularly bad.
 
  • #20
moose said:
? Yay!

How did yomamma act before he improved?(or I will search for his old posts...)
I didn't really read the rules.

I supposedly was being discriminative against some groups
I was joking with Ivan, and he didn't get it, and I got warned
and something else
 
  • #21
yomamma said:
I didn't really read the rules.

I supposedly was being discriminative against some groups
I was joking with Ivan, and he didn't get it, and I got warned
and something else

So you improved by reading the rules as compared to before when you didn't? Am I the only one who sees something wrong with this :cry:
 
  • #22
maybe I should've put a colon, not a period

I didn't really read the rules:
 
  • #23
moose said:
This improvement thing is rather stupid anyway, just like those girls you go out with guys who beat them, and then if the guy starts beating them slightly less often, they start thinking he is the best guy in the world... Also like when an o:) decides (s)he wants an award and becomes a :devil: and then turns back into an o:)
It has to be a member that started off shaky and then saw the light - the bright shining beacon of PF - and raised their hands to the skies and said hallelujah brothers and sisters, I have seen the light.

or something like that
 
  • #24
moose said:
EDIT2: Evo, would you rather have members which have always been good, or members which at first were horrible then became better? I think this award should be for people who have always been good, but who really made an effort to help out in answering people's questions and making good threads.
Oooh, that would be a good reason to get the award. I like that suggestion. :approve:
 
  • #25
When you started out like yomamma it is hard to not improve :-p
 
  • #26
:mad: :cry:
 
  • #27
I used to be a pain in the ass, now I am just an ass. Zero threatened to ban me for PF if i ever caused trouble again but that was a long time ago.
 
  • #28
Andy said:
I used to be a pain in the ass, now I am just an ass. Zero threatened to ban me for PF if i ever caused trouble again but that was a long time ago.
who's zero?
 
  • #29
Andy said:
I used to be a pain in the ass, now I am just an ass. Zero threatened to ban me for PF if i ever caused trouble again but that was a long time ago.
Zero threatened to ban everyone. Zero banned almost everyone he threatened. :-p

I took Zero's place as mentor in GD & Politics.
 
  • #30
who was zero?!
 

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