by Captain Warheart » Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:40 pm
I would like to report kikai_saigono for abusing his power. I literally just joined today and the first thread I created was locked because it was labeled as “pointless”. My thread was called “What’s your fav dbz character?” and I met the qualifications in the following list from a thread he linked in his so called reason for the lock.
A few suggestions:
- Give a good intro to your thread. Don't just make a thread title and "Discuss. 8)" in your post. If you're going to present an argument/ask a question, at least provide your opinion on it from the get-go. The more interesting and involved a thread is from the beginning, the more likely that it will get replies of the same quality.
I asked what people’s favorite character from the show was, stated who mine were, and described why asking people to do the same. It’s not pointless because I’m a newbie and it was a thread that would get me to know people who share similar interests and learn what there’s were.- Keep the signal-to-noise ratio down. For instance, if you're going to make a character vs. character thread, especially if the characters are from different series, try to keep your viewpoints as objective as possible. If all you're doing is basically stating that you like one character over another one, then don't bother posting. You want to present new information either by introducing it for the first time into the thread or by refuting someone else's post.
This is the only qualification my thread did not meet because it wasn’t a character vs. character deal. It’s a who do you like and why. Saying you like a character should not be considered spam or a bothersome post because there’s nothing wrong with it and it’s not a reason to lock a thread and give empty space.- Try to avoid making pissing contest threads such as "What anime have you seen? List them all." There is no real conversation in these threads, just lists and eventually responses like "O_O. Whoa dude, that's a LOT of anime."
There can be conversations in threads about your favorite character. Yes there will always be someone who starts a fight but so what. You grow up, ignore the jerk or ban them if they go into flaming. You don’t lock someone’s thread because you don’t want to post. Then it simply becomes wasted space because even though this is my first day I can see that nothing gets deleted from these forums even after threads are locked. Which is another reason I see no reason for locking my thread.- Try to avoid making threads that encourage one word posts.
Which is something else my thread does. It asks for the name of your favorite character with a brief reason as to why they’re your favorite.
All I ask is that my thread be reopened or allow me to create a new one. I’m not trying to be pushy or anything and I don’t want to sound like a jerk, I just believe kikai_saigono didn’t have a real reason to lock the thread and if that’s the way things are really done here, then maybe I’ll just stick to the amvs section of the website and not bother with the forums. It’s not right to do that to people, especially if you’re someone who donates. Not saying that I am, but if I ever did decide to, I’d be a little more upset.[/b]
"I am, he who does not allow evil, the champion of justice, the Great Saiyaman!" - Gohan