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Originally posted by intrepid
banality.
Originally posted by intrepid
reply to post by Retseh
We do. I'm sure you've seen this graphic:
I'm not seeing your issue here.
Originally posted by TheBandit795
Because we mods understand what the difference is between a one-liner and a post which adds to the discussion.
Hang on a minute, are you suggesting some kind of superior intelligence, where as we lowly posters without moderator status are unable to determin if our posts are meaningfull if they're a bit on the short side of letters?
Originally posted by TheBandit795
Because we mods understand what the difference is between a one-liner and a post which adds to the discussion.
Originally posted by Acidtastic
Hang on a minute, are you suggesting some kind of superior intelligence, where as we lowly posters without moderator status are unable to determin if our posts are meaningfull if they're a bit on the short side of letters?
Originally posted by TheBandit795
Because we mods understand what the difference is between a one-liner and a post which adds to the discussion.
Originally posted by intrepid
Some think that a 1 liner is wrong all the time. It isn't.
Originally posted by Retseh
See my point?
Originally posted by tamusan
How about when you make a concise response that takes up exactly one line?
Originally posted by Retseh
Quite, so why do we need a separate rule for them, when in point of fact they are treated in exactly the same way as any other post.
i.e. length of post is irrelevant
See my point?
Originally posted by yeahright
Here's a difference - if you're "penalized" for a one line post, the post remains on the thread and the only one that knows it's happened is you and the staff. You get a 20 point reduction.