Roger, it turns out you were right all along

[Telarus]

Here, I turned the last 15 pages into a wordle splat, to show you the kind of language being used in this thread:

[Dr. Paes]

 

[Nast]

How in the world did the word "pink" get in there?

[Freeky]

Has SPS been posting in this thread?

[Nast]

Has SPS been posting in this thread?

O I C

Still made me titter

[Dr. Paes]

Notice that Dimo is the only thing separating the content from the fluff. What does it all mean?

[Freeky]

Notice that Dimo is the only thing separating the content from the fluff. What does it all mean?

CURSE YUO DIMO!

[Telarus]

Notice that Dimo is the only thing separating the content from the fluff. What does it all mean?

[Dysnomia]

It is I who spagged up the word thingy with PINK!


Also, this means one thing.  DIMO MUST BE DESTROYED!

[Triple Zero]

Aw some day my moodsig will look as awesome as that Actually afaict the only thing it needs is 90 degrees rotated words and a better size/ranking system.

[-Kel-]

Here, I turned the last 15 pages into a wordle splat, to show you the kind of language being used in this thread:

[LMNO]

If I may, perhaps what seperates fluff from non-fluff is not creativity, skill, or talent.

Perhaps it is a matter of Effort; that is, how much time and consideration went into a post or a thread?

For example, there seems to be a noticible difference between a thread that says, "I just had tacos for dinner!" and a thread that tells a story about the dinner you had, or shows how you made the tacos, or has a WOMP of Dick Cheney force-feeding tacos to Fred.

Similarly, when responding to a thread or a post, you could tag a handful of smileys, or a quick IAWTC, or you could use the post to bounce off it and contribute something further to the conversation or take in in a new direction.  While the former would seem to be fluff-like, the latter would usually not.

This even extends to the absurdist non-sequitor posts that are about humor, running jokes, and other gags.  Often times, clever flashes of wit may strike quickly, but the effort to be funny is still there, and still engages people on a level higher than "Me, too" replies.

In this manner, we can separate the threads where people discuss the things they enjoy in-depth, or are otherwise making an effort in their posts from the threads where people are parroting or simply dashing off a reply simply for the sake of hitting the "post" button.

You don't have to be a good writer, you don't have to have talent, you don't even have to be intelligent... You just have to take the time and put some effort into what you post.



Eh, I dunno.  It sounded reasonable at the time.

[Doktor Howl]

LMNO is correct, for the most part.

I know that when I write something, I typically prefer to see a response, rather than just mittens.

[Triple Zero]

Hm yeah, sometimes I wonder about that, cause on the one hand I feel a bit stupid for not adding more to a thread than just mittens or "awesome" or "I really enjoyed that" or "reads like a train" or something. But on the other hand, I also wan the author to know that I read, and did enjoy their piece a lot. Because if they don't get any replies they might think nobody liked it or that nobody took the time to read it, or stopped after two paragraphs.

[Doktor Howl]

Hm yeah, sometimes I wonder about that, cause on the one hand I feel a bit stupid for not adding more to a thread than just mittens or "awesome" or "I really enjoyed that" or "reads like a train" or something. But on the other hand, I also wan the author to know that I read, and did enjoy their piece a lot. Because if they don't get any replies they might think nobody liked it or that nobody took the time to read it, or stopped after two paragraphs.

Any reply is better than none after you puke out a rant.

But responses still > emotes.