Crack Hit hunter abuse of system: Feedback requested

 i can see a system where

a. post a forum thread  5 ch's

b . for every post you get on that forum 1 ch

c. for lets say every 20 post on said forum 10 bonus ch's

d. no ch's for posting but the creator of said forum gets say 30 forum cack hits that he can dole out to others "as deemed fitting"and lets say that every 20 post forum creator recives extra bonus forum crack hits to disribute out

but with any change there is a way to abuse anything.this is no exeption.blind power or guided madness?

hell if it taste like chicken,bring me chicken!

                                                    rodney carigton

I am not here for the CH and I simply come here to relax and take my mind of things. I also like the fact that we can say what we want when we want. It all adds to the atmosphere and the fun for me. This is the only forum I post things on and that mailny because of what I just said. And if and when people post here purely for CH's than let the.

Who cares if people have more CH's than others  (I know I don't)

If the forum were heavily moderated most of the fun would go out of it for me.... but than again, if there are to many people here Mods may or may not become necessary. but not to yell at people because they post for CH's. 

I too consider most of you as (virtual) friends or at the very least (virtual) cool people

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.

I admit it. I've done it. When I was younger and had looser morals. I didn't inhale, though.

 Seriously, usually when I post here, it's because I feel I have something to contribute. I think just about everybody here feels the same way. I have done my share of "+5 for me" postings but I think that's part of the experience of living in the Siglerverse. This is the only forum I post at or even subscribe to, for that matter. Honestly, with what I deal with in real life, this place helps me to escape just as much as the podcasts do. The people here are important to me. If nobody's getting hurt and it ain't causing gas prices to keep going up, why worry about it? The moderators are doing their "jobs". Let them. If you want to give me demerits for a "LOL" post when I want to let a poster know that I found his\her post amusing, go ahead. I guess my opinion is that I don't really have an opinion. Except that if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

+ 5 for me

Just Dew it!

STOP READING IT PUSSSSSAAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!
Nate Dogg... The only signature I need is my fist.

Having been around since just about the time of inception at this forum I would have to tell you that I am not a fan of restricting people for posting with the intention of moving up the crack hits list.  Yes, it can sometimes be annoying but here is my argument for keeping it free:

1. It's cyclical: You'll notice a pattern of people posting for crack hits and then disappearing once they've reached some level they feel happy with, they fall off the map.
2. Peer pressure: This is the first forum I've participated in where there hasn't been a moderator and it's actually kind of refreshing. The people who do post here often are adult enough to call some one out when they are just posting for CH's and most people respond favorably and realize they better calm down with the posts or they don't get it and become the whipping boy until they do calm down (i.e. n8 -- sorry no offense, just calling it like I see it).  The system of peer pressure actually works pretty well on this site
3. It's mostly funny: Agreeing with g-man on this one, sometimes people posting for CH's is just effin funny.
4. It's a fine line: The thread counting down the number of users to 4,000 could be considered posting for CH's but that is my single most favorite thread right now.  So what if the preordained moderator doesn't like the post but the rest of us do?

I am signed up on the website of three other podcasters similar to Scott's website.  This is the only one where I regularly post AND more importantly, this is the only one where I have made what I consider friends.  I would certainly hate to lose that by having restrictions on posting.  It is difficult to connect with people who enjoy the same type of SciFi/Horror that Sigler puts out.  Just my opinion perhaps others don't feel the same way I do.  

"Even crazy people sometimes base their fiction on an ounce of truth" -S. Sigler

I guess if excessive non-relavent posting is happening maybe? But I'm not sure how you would watchdog it? But Like G-Man mentioned Its sorta part of the Junkie mentality. There are alot of one word responses that fly around also. Most are posted in context or for fun and not meant to be abusive. Just like the Crack hits thread.

I have wondered though about with the amount of forums and posts on the site. Does this cause added work for Pulsar and what about server space usage and cost? If these are considerations then I would be open to such an Idea.

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!

but senseless crack hit posting is part of this website, part of what makes it so fun. There are only two problems to it that I see and those are that it clutters up the threads and people that do it nonstop. It wouldn't be fair to punish those who do it every now and then, because, lets face it everyone has done it at least once. Just my opinion.

G-Man

Nine million terrorists in the world I gotta kill one with smaller feet than my sister. - John McClane