Does the SMF Forum Need A Board for Spam only Discussions/Help?

[Arantor]

Here I Go Again? (EMI Music may block this video for you if you're not in one of the approved countries, or something.)

[xrunner]

Here I Go Again? (EMI Music may block this video for you if you're not in one of the approved countries, or something.)

Bingo!

The uploader has not made this video available in your country.

[Arantor]

Normally it's the other way around, but for once EMI is being nice and letting me in the UK watch it. (Here I Go Again - Whitesnake)

[Kindred]

anyway... I still maintain my position on the meaning of the word valid and I dispute xrunner's position.

I have seen no evidence to convince me to change my mind.

And no, petabyte, I am not confusing the word credible with the word valid.

[Arantor]

Confusing? No. Conflating? Maybe

So, anyway. We agree that we have different ideas as to what makes a valid opinion.

It is still my opinion, and IT IS DAMN WELL VALID, that a board for spam discussion would actually be useful.

[xrunner]

anyway... I still maintain my position on the meaning of the word valid and I dispute xrunner's position.

[petabyte]

And no, petabyte, I am not confusing the word credible with the word valid.

I did not think so, to be honest

So, anyway. We agree that we have different ideas as to what makes a valid opinion.

I think we can agree with this.

I am of the opinion (there, I said it), that yes, every man and their pekinese poodle can have an opinion (more strength to them), and it can be as bizarre and out there as hell, but for an opinion to be valid - I don't think is a clear-cut answer, nd I think som are just going to have to agree to disagree.

ETA: How in the heck did a discussion of a spam sub-board turn into this debate (don't get me wrong, it is a good debate).

[kat]

"Thread-drift" is only one of the amazing services offered by Simple Machines Forum NPO.

[Arantor]

Of which Arantor, ZCE, SMF Master (tm) (R) (pat. pending) is a grand expert

[MrPhil]

And when all the dust has settled, we can discuss what the precise meaning of is is...

[Vector’s Shadow]

So, to summarize, which opinion is more valid, that there needs to be a board for spam discussions, or that there doesn't need to be one? 

[Kindred]

and with some more breeze, the thread drifts further...



That's it!   We need to have a "Certified SMF Professional" program.
We can require 3,000 hours of SMF coding, 30,000 support posts and $3,000 for "training classes"
and then the "Certifiable SMF Master" is the next level after that.

(and yes, that first word was chosen intentionally)

[Arantor]

So, to summarize, which opinion is more valid, that there needs to be a board for spam discussions, or that there doesn't need to be one? 

I have no idea. Despite trying to re-rail the topic some posts back, even.

and with some more breeze, the thread drifts further...



That's it!   We need to have a "Certified SMF Professional" program.
We can require 3,000 hours of SMF coding, 30,000 support posts and $3,000 for "training classes"
and then the "Certifiable SMF Master" is the next level after that.

(and yes, that first word was chosen intentionally)

Where do I sign up? I mean, I definitely have the first two. TAKE MY DARN MONEY ALREADY.

[Vector’s Shadow]

Hmm, I don't know if I can come up with 30,000 support questions...

[Kindred]

hmmm.... just another thought though - We'd have to add a test for a certification

but wait...   Arantor is probably the person who would be most qualified to write the test....
How do you take a test that you wrote? hrmmmmm....   

[Arantor]

Hmm, I don't know if I can come up with 30,000 support questions...

They wouldn't count towards the 30,000 support posts.

but wait...   Arantor is probably the person who would be most qualified to write the test....
How do you take a test that you wrote? hrmmmmm....

Extremely successfully

[Vector’s Shadow]

They wouldn't count towards the 30,000 support posts.

Oh, I see. Would derailing 30,000 support posts count?

Extremely successfully

Not if he's not allowed to cheat by asking himself the answers!

[Arantor]

Oh, I see. Would derailing 30,000 support posts count?

Apparently so

Not if he's not allowed to cheat by asking himself the answers!

But that would imply that I simultaneously know and can't know the answers. Schrödinger's Answers!


So, can we haz spam board plz?

[Vector’s Shadow]

Vector's Shadow's principle: Every discussion on SMF boards, if allowed to proceed long enough, will end up mentioning, directly or indirectly, cats.

[Arantor]

Vector's Shadow's principle: Every discussion on SMF boards, if allowed to proceed long enough, will end up mentioning, directly or indirectly, cats.

Arantor's Corollary: It is only matter of time before either Vector's Shadow's principle, or Godwin's Law comes into effect on any given forum.