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Old 29-08-2013, 07:46
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I don't know. There's been worse.
Well yeah... which threads were you thinking about?
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Old 29-08-2013, 07:55
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That thread has been going for 129 parts - and, it is placed under general chatter, so under chatter it doesn't matter as much whether there is a "topic" or not...

If it is "a fast way to a ban" then why aren't all of the posters that have put a number down banned, and the thread closed?
Exactly - the mods probably couldn't care about the content of the CTAM Thread. If you don't like it - don't participate in the thread!
There's absolutely nothing wrong with it, it's a game, and I bet most people mocking the counting thread play games of one sort or another.
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Old 29-08-2013, 08:37
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There's absolutely nothing wrong with it, it's a game, and I bet most people mocking the counting thread play games of one sort or another.
Yes, it's a game, but it just seems such a terribly dull and pointless one. What is its attraction? Is it the intellectual challenge of adding or subtracting the number one? Does some sort of community spirit (aka clique) develop on such threads?

Yes, I do play games, and I have no wish to see the counting threads banned, but I just don't understand what people get out of them.
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Old 29-08-2013, 09:03
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Yes, it's a game, but it just seems such a terribly dull and pointless one. What is its attraction? Is it the intellectual challenge of adding or subtracting the number one? Does some sort of community spirit (aka clique) develop on such threads?

Yes, I do play games, and I have no wish to see the counting threads banned, but I just don't understand what people get out of them.
Community spirit, I think, a sense of being part of something.
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Old 29-08-2013, 09:49
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WTH are you all on about, I am really confused
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Old 29-08-2013, 11:46
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Will I be frowned upon by the regular posters in that thread if I go and post in it?!

I just wanna do one post so I can say I made a valuable contribution towards counting to a million.
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Old 29-08-2013, 11:51
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There's absolutely nothing wrong with it, it's a game, and I bet most people mocking the counting thread play games of one sort or another.
It's not really a game, is it? No skill involved, it's not competitive or challenging. I can't even see how it can be fun, to be honest.
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Old 29-08-2013, 13:22
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Will I be frowned upon by the regular posters in that thread if I go and post in it?!

I just wanna do one post so I can say I made a valuable contribution towards counting to a million.
Anyone can post at any time. It's not a thread exclusive just a few posters. The more the merrier. It gets a little more difficult when there's 4 or more posting at the same time.

All we ask is edits are done so that it's the right number and no more than 5 in a row by one poster.

It's just a lighthearted thread with a bit of chat, competition (there's always a battle for who gets 666), messing about, joke around, winding each other up sometimes.

It's just a thread in chatter that's been going for over 2 years. As with any thread, anyone can join in at any time. If someone doesn't like it, so what, it's not harming anyone.
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Old 29-08-2013, 13:43
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And the award for the most worthless and pointless thread ever goes to...
What about "Why are so many famous people fat?"
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Old 29-08-2013, 14:07
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It's not really a Count To A Million Thread if it's lots of different threads. That makes the whole thing even more pointless.
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Old 29-08-2013, 14:54
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Anyone can post at any time. It's not a thread exclusive just a few posters. The more the merrier. It gets a little more difficult when there's 4 or more posting at the same time.

All we ask is edits are done so that it's the right number and no more than 5 in a row by one poster.

It's just a lighthearted thread with a bit of chat, competition (there's always a battle for who gets 666), messing about, joke around, winding each other up sometimes.

It's just a thread in chatter that's been going for over 2 years. As with any thread, anyone can join in at any time. If someone doesn't like it, so what, it's not harming anyone.
This is exactly why I joined the CTAM thread back in page 126.

And that's the reason why 16b is used - if edits need to be done but are only spotted outside of the DS allotted time for editing.
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