quote BluAnimal

Alright. When I see a new member advertising their stream and make an effort to join the community then I'll have a different opinion. But until then I'll assume people like consistentluck (a guest) and NG XOVER to be 1 post ads.

If we're this desperate for new members and discussion how about we turn the filter to be members only for posting? If what I've found is true, people who take the time to make an account will be more likely to stick around than someone who is a guest.

I have no problem with these streaming threads, none at all. I have a problem with people who sign on as guests, make 1 post of broken English and punctuation with a broken link and then never revisit the site again. Because it makes the forum look messy. Is it adding to our rank? Yes, but no one wants to join a forum just FULL of advertisements (it's why I left MobaFire for Neoseeker).

If it's fine by you I'd like to reply to these threads with a post about joining the community with the goal of becoming a long term member, but I don't want to come off as a memberator.

That's all my thoughts on the topic.

Time for that different opinion then. There's the previously mentioned Krazzi as well. I actually don't have a post in mind that wasn't closed&removed which had horribly broken english and looked like trash. Yeah most of the threads are a couple sentences max, but that's not anything to worry about, especially if you aren't viewing those threads anyway because you dislike people advocating their streams.

Desperate for members? No, not at all. Want to make sure any possible new users aren't scared away, taking advantage of what we can and finding a way to become the biggest, best area we can with what we have to work with. So it doesn't become a desperate situation.

Basically every "posted once then left" user did so as a member anyway. Turning guests off is just potentially harmful with no gain.

You're making a mountain out of molehill. What is currently one thread on page 1 shouldn't be a bother to you. If the place gets full of random stream links, as previously mentioned, it'll get siphoned off to a new area. Therefore still keeping the main area relatively clear. You lose nothing. So, what's the problem?

Streaming is a huge part of the LoL community right now.

Well, no, that's not quite right, really;

Streaming is a HUGE AREA OF THE LOL COMMUNITY, and seems to only be growing every quarter.

Almost everybody has a streamer they know of, watch, whatever. Why on earth would we say we're above those threads and try to stifle them? What does that do for us as a forum, as a community? We can't say "well after you post and become a solid member, then you can make the thread!", because nobody in their right mind will stay for that. We can't section it off into a general thread, because that will just kill possible discussion and make it worthless for us as a forum. We shouldn't make a subforum right now, because some people have done an excellent job at scaring off enough people where it's not an incredibly common thing to see new stream threads anyway.

e: The point at its core is adaptability. If you want neo-lol to live on and grow the next year, and the year after that, adapting to new trends and player interests is hugely important.



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Why are you tagging me in this, did I do something wrong?



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A "single streaming thread" isn't what Lorx/SC meant, I think. A general thread would be part of the problem- one thread and less hits/activity, right?



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I don't know, lorx. Out of every single streaming thread we've had only one has had a member who returned and discussed with the forum (krazzi) and he's been MIA for 2 months. Advertising streams is always a 1 post account wanting some hits on their Twitch. They don't come to our forum to add content an discussion, they come to promote another site that they actually will be using.

With that said I have no issues with people advertising their stream (as long as they're not riddled with spam and Trojans) but could we do a sub forum for it then? It just appears cluttered on the main forum. We'll have our typical threads and then a new thread here or there, then every page or two there's always "____ ELO stream, RP Giveaway".

That's just my thought on it.



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I've noted this before in the RFS Thread, stream threads are allowed in the forum. Most threads are fine unless they're advertising to another forum board, have absolutely no discussion value, possible malware ridden files/applications etc. I just wanted to clarify this. Any threads you aren't sure of, feel free to report them and I'll deliberate whether they're good or not. Thanks guys .



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