Feedback: Bot Threads in General Discussion

 

Many people have complained about the huge amount of bot-related threads in the General Discussion forum. We'd like your opinions on how to handle this! Please vote in the above poll and feel free to post any additional comments here!

Fine as it is. Not enough activity for a subforum but putting it all in one sticky makes it too hard to get to/is too much.

One thread, but NOT a sticky. Stickies tend to go unnoticed whereas a normal thread can be more dynamic. And lord knows it'll be the most popular thread in GD by far.

Freedom of discussion should remain. 1 or 2 big threads are better than a bunch of small ones or none at all.

I'd agree with one non stickied thread. :P

Freedom of discussion should remain. 1 or 2 big threads are better than a bunch of small ones or none at all.

i agree with this guy

One or two smaller threads. :thumbup:

 

I definitely don't think it warrants its own subforum.

 

I disagree with Obt in regards to stickying the topic; I'm not saying this particular bot thread should be stickied/not stickied, but stickies don't always go unnoticed. Just look at the RS Screenies thread: 3,239 pages, 64,765 Replies and 3,091,060 Views.

I kinda really don't care about bots, but I think we should still have the right to discuss them.

One thread, non sitckied. Should also be able to admit if you have botted or RWT without being punished in said thread.

Imo, make a sticky. They really all say the same thing, imo, and whenever there is something new that comes up, it almost always builds upon previous discussion. Having multiple small threads scattered about GD just means that the conversation is more limited, harder to follow, and more confusing, not to mention more difficult to keep track of all the threads. I understand that GD isn't BOMBARDED with the threads, but needless to say there are quite a number of them and I feel it is a topic that is better suited for a sticky.

 

On the topic of whether to sticky it or not, I think it would HAVE to be a sticky, otherwise you are more or less inviting other threads to be created at some point.

Sticky means that when you remove another bot topic, you can tell people: "Look it's even stickied! Why did you post another!".

I still think a single sticky is a bad idea. It's different from the pictures thread where there's only one central focus.

 

When you talk about bots, there are so many different topics, such as: Morality of botting, legality of botting, types of botting, adverse effects of botting, etc etc. If you try to condense all of that into one thread my feeling is that it'll be a massive mess and a pain in the ass for people who want to post on it.

I still think a single sticky is a bad idea. It's different from the pictures thread where there's only one central focus.

 

When you talk about bots, there are so many different topics, such as: Morality of botting, legality of botting, types of botting, adverse effects of botting, etc etc. If you try to condense all of that into one thread my feeling is that it'll be a massive mess and a pain in the ass for people who want to post on it.

 

This.

The subject of botting can be discussed from numerous angles.

It's fine as it is, there are many bot threads because bots are a big issue. However, it would be nice if the threads were moderated to stay on their specific topic. 7 different bot threads on the first page is okay, 7 bot threads basically saying the same thing isn't.

A subforum could work. Might as well let bot rants go in there as well.

Ban anyone who creates a bot thread.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(not srs)

(kinda srs)

I kinda really don't care about bots, but I think we should still have the right to discuss them.

 

 

That's not what this is about. I don't think anyone was suggesting that we shouldn't be allowed to discuss them. This is about how there are 5-7 topics on the first page of GD all talking about bots. It gets a little old when you browse GD and "bots ruin this!" or "bots don't change this as much as you think!" every day, reposted over and over again. Personally, I think a subforum would be nice, but it probably wouldn't get enough topics seeing as how most of the bot topics that pop up are usually just reposts from a few weeks before hand. I'd say merge it all into one or two topics, and if more start popping up, lock them and refer them to the topics that are active.

I think just one general topic about bots, pinned or not, would do just fine. I mean, the basic conversation about bots is generally the same; So there's no need for an entire sub-forum in my opinion.

One thread not stickied. Doesn't have to be stickied for it to be noticed. If it remains a popular topic (which I assume it will) then it will remain constantly on the front page.

Leave it as it is or at least keep it in one thread that isn't a sticky.

One or two main threads, not stickied. As someone said in the FU&S thread (I think it was Killerred) main topics of discussion go through phases, not so long ago there were merchanting threads everywhere, not it's bot threads.

A couple non-stickied threads discussing botting is kinda good. But if possible, split it into different categories:

1) rants/grievances/updates about negative effect to player/economy/market e.g. crowded frost dragons

2) bot killing/countering

3) positive?! impact of bots

The different threads we have now are all discussing different things though, if you merge that into one thread it's just going to be a mess. I think it should just be left as it is.

Either option 1 or 4. 4 being disallow any discussion about bots and botting on these forums(as i feel it only makes matters worse).

Personally I see no reason for a change. People post things to be discussed, that's the point. Everything a user brings up deserves to be discussed in its own area; it shouldn't have to be thrown in with everything it may be "Related" to. If someone wants to discuss sometjhing specific regarding bots, they should have the freedom to do so. I fail to see why people are so ignorant and go into these threads just to say "Not another botting thread...!" if they don't like it, they don't have to read it! Who the hell cares if there are too many, those threads are created by users who feel that it requires discussion.

 

If a thread's posted, which is bot-related but essentially has nothing to discuss, that should be treated the same as all threads with nothing to discuss. Perhaps even get moved to Questionnaires. I find it unfair to throw every single thread together into the one, and force users to discuss things that way. That will most likely end up in content not being read and most likely only invite the trolls in. :thumbdown:

"Botting" is just too big an issue with many seperate aspects to be lazily jumbled together under one thread or sticky. It's fine as is.