I just realized a variable we will no doubt be touching on (and a touchy one at that); the mods. If we compare forums we will be comparing mod
groups. Without data on deleted OT posts, could the mods be skewering the results??? With that data, could we be skewering some mods? Maybe thats
why we got moved to BTS??? It is a conspiracy I tell you!
ATS and Empty Rhetoric: A Study of Replies?, page 2
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reply posted on 30-1-2008 @ 02:31 AM by Beachcoma
You know, I did think about the potential of data-mining the stars database. The idea
didn't go very far.
reply posted on 31-1-2008 @ 10:23 PM by whitewave
reply to post by WuTang
Don't give up so quickly. It's a worthy task and not quite as daunting as it would seem at first blush.
1) Does the thread title qualify as a conspiracy topic?
2) Does the OP present enough evidence of a conspiracy?
3) Do the responses elaborate or further contribute to the original evidence?
4) Are questions asked ones that pertain to clarifying responses or gathering more evidence to the original topic?
5) Do the responses/queries conform to the T&C?
Determining what constitutes a relevant contribution is not that difficult.
I, for one, would be interested to see the results of such a study. I agree that such data could be used to modify T&C, set guidelines for posting, flagging, starring, save server space, etc. It sounds like it could be used as a valuable educational tool to help us all organize our thoughts before impulsively posting our opinions.
Of course, certain forums would naturally be exempt from such strict standards. Chit chat comes to mind. Many of the "conversational" threads on BTS would not easily fall into such a rigor of formality.
Just adding my "empty rhetoric" and finding a convoluted way to say, "I agree", WuTang.
Carry on.
Don't give up so quickly. It's a worthy task and not quite as daunting as it would seem at first blush.
1) Does the thread title qualify as a conspiracy topic?
2) Does the OP present enough evidence of a conspiracy?
3) Do the responses elaborate or further contribute to the original evidence?
4) Are questions asked ones that pertain to clarifying responses or gathering more evidence to the original topic?
5) Do the responses/queries conform to the T&C?
Determining what constitutes a relevant contribution is not that difficult.
I, for one, would be interested to see the results of such a study. I agree that such data could be used to modify T&C, set guidelines for posting, flagging, starring, save server space, etc. It sounds like it could be used as a valuable educational tool to help us all organize our thoughts before impulsively posting our opinions.
Of course, certain forums would naturally be exempt from such strict standards. Chit chat comes to mind. Many of the "conversational" threads on BTS would not easily fall into such a rigor of formality.
Just adding my "empty rhetoric" and finding a convoluted way to say, "I agree", WuTang.
Carry on.
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