A public service announcement to people mad at useless posting

**Wayward Clam** · June 6th, 2001, 06:37 AM

I open this by saying I am NOT a moderator, just in case anybody figured I was.

There have been a lot of people complaining lately about "useless" non-tech related posting, and people achieving tech god and moderator status by posting word association, "Indeeeeeeeeeed", and other such stuff to pump up their post counts.

One thing not everybody realizes, is no matter how many posts you get, this is not how you become a moderator. Moderators are (inthe final decision) promoted at the approval of DriverGuy and the other moderators.

With regards to the titles achieved (Advanced Tech, Tech God, etc.) what people have to realize is that these titles are entirely cosmetic and meaningless. It has been suggested a few times that some way be put in place to regulate which posts add to your total, how much they are worth, etc., but this is impractical at best, so the best way to approach it is to simply realize, a lot of tech gods are tech gods because they talk a lot.

That's just the way this site is.

But you know what?

Tech Gods don't get any special benefits over New Members. They don't get valet parking at Hooters, although some of them claim to. They don't get their membership costs at Windrivers waived--oh wait a minute, they do, but so do you. Basically, all they get are some shiny stars.

If you really want shiny stars too, you can hang out in the tech lounge. If you post it, they will come.

I'll be the first to admit that maybe one in five of my posts has been an attempt to help someone technically. I used to feel guilty about this. Until I saw the moderators participating in and encouraging the Word Association thread. Hey, if the site owner doesn't care what counts towards the titles, then why does anybody else?

Well, if nothing else, here's one more post for me...

Peace everybody! <IMG SRC="smilies/cool.gif" border="0">

CobraTekMax · June 6th, 2001, 06:43 AM

Well said, Clam.

I agree with you 100%. I've probably got the highest post count of any non-moderator, and I'm not expecting mod status any time soon (and I wouldn't take it even if it was offered to me).

As I stated in the Windrivers Today thread, people need to stop worrying about who's posting what and where they're posting it. I mean, jeez, the post count and "titles" are and always have been a joke. I mean, Driver Guy hacked his profile and added like 22000 posts to it. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> And HE even participated a couple of times in the Word Association thread. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

And if there's some type of special prize for being a Tech God, I still haven't gotten mine yet. <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">

Oh, and of course, to make this a truly worthless post -

INDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!

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**Who Me** · June 6th, 2001, 06:54 AM

Warning worthless post alert

Originally posted by Solid Cobra:
Well said, Clam.

I agree with you 100%. I've probably got the highest post count of any non-moderator, and I'm not expecting mod status any time soon (and I wouldn't take it even if it was offered to me).

As I stated in the Windrivers Today thread, people need to stop worrying about who's posting what and where they're posting it. I mean, jeez, the post count and "titles" are and always have been a joke. I mean, Driver Guy hacked his profile and added like 22000 posts to it. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> And HE even participated a couple of times in the Word Association thread. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

And if there's some type of special prize for being a Tech God, I still haven't gotten mine yet. <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">

Oh, and of course, to make this a truly worthless post -

INDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!

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I agree

**PuterGeekGirl** · June 6th, 2001, 06:59 AM

You guys are a RIOT!!

P.S.-Another useless post for PGG!! LOL <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

**ricco** · June 6th, 2001, 07:08 AM

I must say that I agree with that statement 100%.
P.S. Clam, your only 150 or so away from your 1000....

**Kymera** · June 6th, 2001, 07:10 AM

Is the forum slow for just me? Or is it everyone?

**Kymera** · June 6th, 2001, 07:11 AM

Maybe I should have posted this somewhere else.

Examples of truly useless posting.

**Matt_29** · June 6th, 2001, 07:20 AM

i got special parking .. and hell even food .. ohh wait i live here ... .. btw im the highest lesser tech poster ... but you know what ... time and help and over all usage will get you friends not highest posts ... unless you darren who will actually make to scotts rigged number

CobraTekMax · June 6th, 2001, 07:24 AM

Originally posted by Wayward Clam:
Tech Gods don't get any special benefits over New Members. They don't get valet parking at Hooters, although some of them claim to.

Yes I do, but that has absolutely NOTHING to do with being a Tech God.
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CobraTekMax · June 6th, 2001, 07:25 AM

Originally posted by Solid Cobra:


Yes I do, but that has absolutely NOTHING to do with being a Tech God.
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Yeah, baby! Rack up another useless post for Cobra! I'll be at 3K within a week!

CobraTekMax · June 6th, 2001, 07:25 AM

Originally posted by Solid Cobra:


Yeah, baby! Rack up another useless post for Cobra! I'll be at 3K within a week!

INDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!

**Who Me** · June 6th, 2001, 07:27 AM

Originally posted by Kymera:
Is the forum slow for just me? Or is it everyone?

If it were any slower......it would be going backwards <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">