Ask a Forum Question Thread

[Mat Mattitude]

Hey guys. I went to the applications for efed and the forum was closed. The last post was made by TheOneBigWill saying that we should PM him our forms. I did this maybe 5 days ago. Can someone clarify whats going on?

[klunderbunker]

Ah yeah Will isn't in charge there anymore. Try Lee or one of the other mods instead. There's a list of them under forum leaders at the bottom of the forums page, although I believe there's a post count requirement.

[Mat Mattitude]

Originally Posted by klunderbunker

Ah yeah Will isn't in charge there anymore. Try Lee or one of the other mods instead. There's a list of them under forum leaders at the bottom of the forums page, although I believe there's a post count requirement.

Thanks!

[johnbragg]

I asked a question in the Old School Wrestling "Ask a Question" thread, and haven't gotten any response. I don't know if it would be okay with the Powers That Be to ask the question across more AAQ threads on the other forums.

The question is, who or what company first started using pyro big time in pro wrestling?

[C.M.V.P]

Originally Posted by johnbragg

I asked a question in the Old School Wrestling "Ask a Question" thread, and haven't gotten any response. I don't know if it would be okay with the Powers That Be to ask the question across more AAQ threads on the other forums.

The question is, who or what company first started using pyro big time in pro wrestling?

if no one has answer your question, more likely no one knows the answer.

[BladeRunner]

About spam

The rules of the forum are 1. it has to be about a topic and 2. back your opinion up.

well 1 is very self-explanatory, it's an either/or type deal, it was either about the topic or it wasn't.

But 2 can be a problem. Here's why. Some things are self evident. They don't need to be backed up because they are what they are.

For instance let's say the message board topic is the sky.

One response might be "the sky has stars in it."

And that's all that the response is. It's self evident the sky has stars in it, theres no need for opinion about the matter, it is what it is.

But also, this could be considered spam because "they haven't backed up their opinion" right?

Do you see what I'm saying? I'm just saying the second rule can be stretched and pulled to delete messages for all kinds of reasons.

And also how do you know when you've backed your opinion up enough? Someone could say you didn't do enough of a job in backing your opinion up and delete you at any time.

[xfearbefore]

If a topic is that vague and pointless as "What color is the sky" or something to that effect, it'll be moved to a spam section. That's what they're for.

The spam rules are pretty simple, you don't need to back your post up enough to satisfy our demands or anything like that, you just need to provide some form of explanation to your thought process. Here's what I mean...

Spam: I like Randy Orton.
Non-Spam: I like Randy Orton because he's the best heel the WWE has had in years and his finisher is one of the best ever.

Pretty much the word "because" is key here. Once you get the hang of it it's really no sweat.

[HBK-aholic]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner

About spam

The rules of the forum are 1. it has to be about a topic and 2. back your opinion up.

well 1 is very self-explanatory, it's an either/or type deal, it was either about the topic or it wasn't.

But 2 can be a problem. Here's why. Some things are self evident. They don't need to be backed up because they are what they are.

For instance let's say the message board topic is the sky.

One response might be "the sky has stars in it."

You may see this type of topic on another forum, or in a spam forum on Wrestlezone, but you won't see a thread which asks what the sky has in it where you will need a reason - because spam will be allowed in that section of our forum.

And that's all that the response is. It's self evident the sky has stars in it, theres no need for opinion about the matter, it is what it is.

But also, this could be considered spam because "they haven't backed up their opinion" right?

Do you see what I'm saying? I'm just saying the second rule can be stretched and pulled to delete messages for all kinds of reasons.

While I see where you may have got the idea this is possible, the threads we allow to stay in non-spam sections will NOT include a thread where you can state a 'fact' and no reason to back it up, because we as moderators purposely move them if that's the case.

And also how do you know when you've backed your opinion up enough? Someone could say you didn't do enough of a job in backing your opinion up and delete you at any time.

A simple reason is enough.

"John Cena is good" would be classified as spam.

"John Cena is good because his finishing move is strong" would be enough for it not to be considered spam, and you would not be infracted for that post. That was 6 extra words. We don't ask for an essay,simply a 'because..'.

[BladeRunner]

What I'm saying is, not everything is an opinion. Some things are facts. And not everything can be backed up, because theres nothing left to back it up. It is what it is. And sometimes thats the only response to certain topics. And thats a problem for the idea of spam on here. It leaves no room for facts, and calls for everything to be backed up by opinion.

The sky thing was an example. Not a real topic that we talk about here. It was to prove that some things are self evident and can't be backed up with mere opinion.

[BladeRunner]

So basically anything based on fact and not opinion has to be in the spam section? Is that what you're saying?