Poll
Question:
Should Rick Rolls be a warnable offense?
Option 1: Only outside the chatboard
Option 2: Yes, on ever board
Option 3: Only when posted in the video shelf
Option 4: Dude, chill out, it's not that big of a deal
Option 5: Other
Please, I can't take this anymore.
Vote please.
Only outside the Chatboard, and only if they aren't new material that is amusing such as that video was.
Then it essentially constitutes as spam, though, so there's no reason to add it to the rules.
Also, you spelled, "initiative" wrong :P
So, only if it's outside of the Chatboard it's a warnable offense or w/e? XD
I agree with Tacheon. Anything goes spam-wise in the chatboard, but outside it, a Rick Roll is basically spam.
Could they be a warnable offense if they cause your browser to jump around the monitor or something else just as annoying? You know, as in any RickRoll that isn't a YouTube link?
I think your computer is the only one that would burst into flames if you clicked on such a link, so I don't think it would be fair to make that particular kind warnable.
That said, I voted for "Only outside of the Chatboard." Unless there's a topic in General Discussion about your favorite music videos from the '80s, I think it'd be considered spam to post.
I disagree, because rick rolling is serious business, what if there was a rick roll in this topic? by that rule it'd be warnable, but then it would be on topic, so should it really be warnable?
Well ROB, Rick Rolls are getting awfully abused around here. Like, remember April Fools Day? That's a time when it was seriously abused. I think we've been posting Rick Rolls for about...What, a year or something now? (I'm probably totally wrong but eh, it seems like it :P) I do think they should be a warnable offense unless it's in Chatboard, or if it's in Chatboard and there are too many Rick Roll videos or somethinnnnng....yeaaaaahhh.... I think you should be able to post 5 (possibly 3) Rick Rolls max in the Chatboard.
...Wait am I making a fool out of myself? :-[
Quote from: ROV ROBOOS on April 29, 2009, 01:43:18 PM
I disagree, because rick rolling is serious business, what if there was a rick roll in this topic? by that rule it'd be warnable, but then it would be on topic, so should it really be warnable?
Do you try at stuff like this?
A Rick Roll would have no point whatsoever in this topic and would definitely be an immediate warning.
If you post a Rick Roll outside the chatboard, you better have a good reason for it.
what if you posted a rick roll to show everyone what one was?
also, this topic is about rick rolling, so if a rick roll were to be posted, it would be on topic, it doesn't have to have a point to be on topic
Bzzt bzzt!
Wrong!
Though this is about Rick Rolling, does a topic about warnable offenses with cussing mean you can just cuss in that topic?
no, because that's an official rule, all i would have to do though is say here's an example of cussing: *insert swears here* or in this topic's case, here's an example of a rick roll, then post a rick roll, and it would totally have a point and be on topic.
Yes, but a Rick Roll outside of the Chatboard has become an official rule now so you can't post one. :33
Rabies. You're trolling. Stop.
Sorry I'm late to the party.
I voted only outside the chatboard.
Its part of internet culture now, and to ban it would be to spit on the name of good internet memes.
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But I'm never gonna like that song again... 8)
Quote from: ZeldaVeteran on April 30, 2009, 07:21:00 AM
Its part of internet culture now, and to ban it would be to spit on the name of good internet memes.
Amen. It'd be like getting rid of SPARTAAAAAAA!!11!1, and if that happens, I'd be out of a job... :'(
But yes, outside the Chatboard is fine with me.