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[Gabriel]

See, Poison has the right idea. Since the thread is just inane banter, who really cares if newbies read the entire thing? In fact, if anyone DID read the entire thing, I think we should just go ahead and make them a moderator right there on the spot.

Gabriel

[Jester]

ok, how's this. what if we compromise. We delete this thread and start a new padding thread...

[kv]

Well, yeah, that's what I was thinking. Ok maybe just lock this thread and start a new paddin thread. If we keep that a regular thing, it won't be 220 pages of insane goodness.

  -kv

[Gabriel]

You realize that deleting the padding thread may well actually erase some of our members entire post count? If you want to mess with it, then lock it and start a new one, don't erase it.

Gabriel

[ROOTless]

We could just lock it, then let Ingo's cleaning tools take it away after some months.
That'd preserve post counts for those to whom it matters.

[Jester]

ok, let's do that, root.

[Gabriel]

Actually, that doesn't preerve post count. It deletes it. It just takes longer. And I still don't understand why we are voting to shut this thread down. The eniter point is for the inane babble and free-form conversation to take place here. How about just changing the name to something like that: Inane Babble and Free-Form Conversation?

Gabriel

[ROOTless]

Correction: according to Ingo, the cleaning too preserves the post counts that some people here seem so very fond of.

[Gabriel]

Are you sure? I know for a while it wiped out the PC as soon as the thread dissapeared. Still, I would still rather just renam the thread.

Gabriel

[AJStarhiker]

I vote for the renaming thing...something that tells people it's not essential to read the entire thread to post.

[Zone]

Since Gabe is sooooo adament, I feel I have to throw in with the opposite camp    I'm about the only one on this thread whose post count might noticably suffer for its loss but I think its also obvious by now post count isn't why I hang about.  How many years since we switched to this forum and I still haven't broken 2 grand?

[Jester]

lol, well I'm to the point now to where you guys just do whatever...

[APOCALYPSE]

Being one of the few people from way back in 98/99 then I have to say that the Paddin thread is a part of the pub--even if it is a bunch of nonsense.
I'm personally not-concerned with the post count part especially since my requested reset a few years ago.

I do understand that this thread is long so I have to vote for it to be locked--which can be done by anybody in the G.O.D. and have a new one started up which a warning in the beginning or in the title.

That's my two nuyen.

[ROOTless]

Seems like most of G.O.D. agrees.

[Poison]

If I remember, the Paddin thread was all about having a place to post sweet nothings that would boost your post count, to keep the other topics on topic.  Hence the name: you were paddin' your post count.

Since the main aim of the thread has changed (to instead having a conversation that runs like a soapie - you can leave it for 3 months and still pick up where you left off), I don't have a problem with changing the name to something that makes sense for those who haven't been around for the last 8-9 years.
Then again, the effect of the thread is the same - raising your post count - so the current name is also adequate.  In that case, locking it and starting a new thread is fine... exactly what the new thread is called... well that's another matter  

As for me, I'm not fussed either way.
/fence sitting

As for the debate as to whether the post count will be modified - there's one sure way to find out    But as far as my memory goes, I'm sure Ingo did say once that if a Mod deletes a threat the post count is revoked, but if the natural tidy-droids get to it then it saves the PC.

BTW, if I claim that I read through the whole thread will I instantly become a Mod?