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ragont · Postby **ragont** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:19 pm

Joey wrote:Mafia is technically a forum game!

except mafia is actually cool

SMBXxer · Postby **SMBXxer** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:31 pm

Ragont™ wrote:
Joey wrote:Mafia is technically a forum game!
except mafia is actually cool

OH SNAP!
But yeah, sorry, no forum games.

Postby **Raster** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 10:40 am

"I demand forum games because they're fun" isn't a very convincing argument, Dr. Crygor. Next time you bring up a suggestion make sure it's beneficial and you have strong points to support it.

Mable · Postby **Mable** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:26 pm

Joey wrote:Mafia is technically a forum game!

Pls disable the post count then because even if that thing is cool nobody wants to see someone with over 350 posts in 1 single thread.

Ignoritus · Postby **Ignoritus** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 1:36 pm

CaptainSyrup wrote:
Joey wrote:Mafia is technically a forum game!
Pls disable the post count then because even if that thing is cool nobody wants to see someone with over 350 posts in 1 single thread.

You don't make many posts in Mafia.

Postby **Shadow Yoshi** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:50 pm

There's nothing wrong with having 350 posts in 1 thread unless the posts are useless. Mafia isn't a ridiculous "exorcise the user above you"-type thread, so the posts aren't useless.

Postby **Shadow Yoshi** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:23 pm

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying, SnifitGuy.

Forum games will not be implemented.

sleepy · Postby **sleepy** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:35 pm

Any specific reason besides "I don't want to"?

You could make a rule that only forum games that require thought involved (ex. Mafia) could be made. That way, no spammy topics like counting could be made.

Postby **Shadow Yoshi** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:07 pm

While Mafia is technically a forum game, it's not a single-thread-based annoying forum game like this thread is aiming to create.

SMBXxer · Postby **SMBXxer** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:28 pm

Joey wrote:While Mafia is technically a forum game, it's not a single-thread-based annoying forum game like this thread is aiming to create.

Annoying to you.

Postby **Shadow Yoshi** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:32 pm

Yes, they're annoying to me, so I'm not going to implement them.

Postby **Julia Pseudo** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:20 am

But your userbase is expressing a desire to have them implemented. It's my understanding that, as a forum staff member, it's your job to listen to the wants of the community. Could you at least run a poll or something? I agree that forum games would be nice, perhaps with rules against spammy games like "count to a million" or whatever.

FallingSnow · Postby **FallingSnow** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 4:04 am

They inflate the forum's post count incredibly even if you disable the post increment for users.

Also spam.
Etc.
Etc.
Etc.

Postby **Shadow Yoshi** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:19 am

Pseudo-dino wrote:But your userbase is expressing a desire to have them implemented. It's my understanding that, as a forum staff member, it's your job to listen to the wants of the community. Could you at least run a poll or something? I agree that forum games would be nice, perhaps with rules against spammy games like "count to a million" or whatever.

...except having forum games automatically means they're going to be spammy "count to a million" games.

There is no reason to have them. If you want forum games, there are millions of other forums you can go to.

Warlock · Postby **Warlock** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:21 am

GhostHawk wrote:Forum Games are really used to increase post count, and just lead to pointless and spammy topics.

Simply make it so that posts in that thread don't add to your post total.

Postby **Shadow Yoshi** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:42 am

Forum games also promote general stupidity.

Postby **Raster** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:47 am

Fabman650 wrote:
GhostHawk wrote:Forum Games are really used to increase post count, and just lead to pointless and spammy topics.
Simply make it so that posts in that thread don't add to your post total.

This point is moot the moment you realize that all the Forum Games posts are completely worthless.

sleepy · Postby **sleepy** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:52 pm

Joey wrote:
...except having forum games automatically means they're going to be spammy "count to a million" games.

then don't have them.

The type of forum games I'm talking about are games like this and this.

Mable · Postby **Mable** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:00 pm

Joey wrote:Forum games also promote general stupidity.

Implying people aren't stupid before and do it.

Postby **Shadow Yoshi** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:02 pm

CaptainSyrup, would you mind not making cynical meta-posts all the time? Thanks.

I've already said we aren't going to have them.

Those games you suggested look interesting, though. But this thread is about the typical "forum games" forum, which, as I've said, we're never going to implement.