Replying with gifs and images

[p1ngpong]

Yes GBAtemp you are annoying me once again!

This is a reminder to everyone that GBAtemp is not an imageboard it is a discussion forum. There has been an increasing trend that I have been moderating more and more lately of people only replying to posts with an image or a gif. This is not acceptable posting, especially when most of the instances of this tend to be stupid, off topic or flamey and add nothing of value to the thread they are posted in.

So remember, having the entirety of your post consist of an image or gif will result in your post being deleted and may also result in a warn!

Thanks.

 

[Black-Ice]

Incredibly defiant Black-Ice expected to post gif.

Black-Ice defies common stereotype of his behaviour.

 

[nukeboy95]

soo why is this not on the front page?

 

[Deleted_171835]

Yep exactly, we can tell what is a useful post and what is trash.

I think the hate displayed justifies my creation of this topic completely. It proves that people have actually forgotten that we had this rule in the first place, which was implemented originally to maintain a good standard of forum discussion.

I have lost count of the number of "dis gonna be gud" "abandon thread" and Abe Simpson walking in and out of a door gifs I have deleted and I don't get why people keep using them. It just makes you look like a retarded 12 year old.

couldn't resist, don't ban me p1ngpong

 

[Walker D]

^ see? ..that kind of joke is not spam trash ...actually, little jokes like that keep a thread alive in my opinion ...a bit of joy is always good for a pleasant and constructive discussion ...not the crazy trolling and spamming obviously, but that wouldn't be the case in soulx's post, even if it had only the gif. It's still related to the content of the topic ( that's why it has a funny side to it at all).


What I want to say is ...when a post express creativity (even if only using a gif) It's joyful ...it inspire people ...and it helps to keep a conversation healthy/less stressful

(and if people think this kind of thing is completely irrelevant, I recommend watching, for example, John Cleese video about Creativity and the importance of humor for solving problems)


...and again ..I'm against crazy trolling and spamming, but that's not related to what I'm pointing here..

 

[DinohScene]

What about a few lines of text relevant to the thread and an image that's also relevant to it?

 

[porkiewpyne]

At least it's better than the "Herp derp is this spam" and "I reported this thread cos it'z spam" replies on spambot threads.

On topic though, I do agree that it gets annoying when more than half the replies are "dis gun be good" and the like :\

 

[Devin]

What about a few lines of text relevant to the thread and an image that's also relevant to it?

Gr, I hate that in the WTS forum. Someone posts something irrelevant and think they can clean up by asking the seller something relevant about the sale.

I'd think if there was a spoiler hiding the image so it doesn't span 30 pages then that'd be fine I'd assume. Unless this thread is about killing laughter.

 

[mechadylan]

What about animated emoticons?!

 

[Black-Ice]

To be fair, he did make a sentence before he posted it. And they are his rules after all

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Yes GBAtemp you are annoying me once again!

This is a reminder to everyone that GBAtemp is not an imageboard it is a discussion forum. There has been an increasing trend that I have been moderating more and more lately of people only replying to posts with an image or a gif. This is not acceptable posting, especially when most of the instances of this tend to be stupid, off topic or flamey and add nothing of value to the thread they are posted in.

So remember, having the entirety of your post consist of an image or gif will result in your post being deleted and may also result in a warn!

Thanks.

Stupid
Pointless
Annoying
Message

This ruling is stupid. That's all I got to say about that in plain text. If this place is going to become as strict as Nintendo's Miiverse then screw that.

EDIT: Oh and I will be PM'íng all the Admins about this post and matter being a complete joke.

All you post is retarded pictures anyways thinking you're being funny and clever. That's the only reason why you hate it.

 

[R4Liam]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[xdrako23x]

Spider-six-sense.
This post.

 

[Bladexdsl]

oh cmon everyone is doing this now it's the new trend!

 

[smilodon]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

But a dumb picture is worth a thousand dumb words.

And I don't think we want this place to be filled with that, don't we?

 

[GamerzHell9137]

But a dumb picture is worth a thousand dumb words.

And I don't think we want this place to be filled with that, don't we?

We want

 

[eddiecharette]

absolutely agree to what say, being a responsible member demands much more than just adding image sand gifs.

 

[DinohScene]

Meme spammers should be dealt with harsher.
It's incredibly annoying and 9/10 times it provokes a flame war.

Not only is it incredibly dumb, it's also against what GBAtemp is.
GBAtemp is a forum, not an imageboard.

The same goes for one word posts.
Even if the simple answer is yes or no, try to elaborate the post instead of posting yes or no, nobody learns from that.

 

[jimbo13]

Meh I'll follow the rule but I think it's lame, Sometimes Willy Wonka is simply the appropriate answer to bullshit.

 

[Cyan]

Sometimes Willy Wonka is simply the appropriate answer to bullshit.

Appropriate answer to bullshit is report post, or ignore it.
if you find the bullshit post worth your time replying, losing your time finding a picture and polluting the forum even more, then are you sure you feel like it's bullshit? seems to me like you feel it's funny and ought to participate.

 

[jimbo13]

Appropriate answer to bullshit is report post, or ignore it.
if you find the bullshit post worth your time replying, losing your time finding a picture and polluting the forum even more, then are you sure you feel like it's bullshit? seems to me like you feel it's funny and ought to participate.

I don't think I've ever reported anything, the only time I would if it was a scam/spam or gore or something really extreme. I don't take internet forums that seriously, if it's stupid shit the best way to contribute is try to get a laugh out of someone. Trying to make someone smile in the face of painful ignorance is never a negative act.