Because a few word's resemble spam.
Not in all cases.. Sometimes, a few words can mean more then writing a whole paragraph if done right..
Most people could give a simple answer in a sentence but that's not going to lead to more discussion.
Sure it could.. Lets say the topic is
"Is Bobby Lashley the next Brock Lesnar?"
A poster can simply say
"No, there is noway Lashley at the moment compares to Brock Lesnar.. He lacks mic skills and wrestling ability"
Out of that post, I can pick out a debate of.. How doesn't he compare to Brock? There wrestling talent are equal.. There both powerhouses.. Mic skills can improve etc etc.. Now saying something like
"No"
Then I can see your point..
It make's it more intresting if somebody can pick apart you're post.
Yeah, but sometimes, people just don't feel like writing a shit load, but they do want to get there point across..
It might be easier to give a one sentence reply but who want's to read it?
I can make the same case about a long post.. When a poster posts an essay, that really almost always kills that thread.. People normally just ignore it.
And with a one sentence answer who will value you're opinion?
If done right, it can happen.
Yeah but why make load's of smaller post's that will inevitably lead to a lot of spam.
No matter how long of a post a user makes, someone will aways spam..
Also the conversation will get nowhere because if people reply in a post with ''Nope'', ''Why Not'' they deserve a warning.
Why? If a person states there opinion on a certain issue, even wih maybe a one sentence post, why does it deserve a warning... I would agree if the user goes off topic, but while staying on topic, why can't you post one sentence? Theres almost no logic behind that.. A discussion is people going back and fourth in a conversation.. And I believe, no matter how long the post it, a discussion can be formed..
I believe you both need to put into each other shoes.. I'm sure Jake remembers what it feels like to be a poster, and possibly Kaedon knows what it feels like to be a mod.. But really the definition of spam here is ust a little pushy.. The definition of the term is basically going off topic.. So really, I believe that if you contribute something to the topic, even if its 10 words, it shouldn't be considered spam.. Other then that, it deserves a warning.