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zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15365 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-26 16:46:37
April 02 2011 17:32 GMT
#1
Experimental Strategy forum purge

Update: Please see this post by Saracen instead: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=210370

Original post:
+ Show Spoiler +
Over the next two weeks I'll be either coming home drunk or waking up hungover. In both cases this is bad news for you if you

1 Make a thread not sticking to the Strategy forum guidelines
2 Reply to a thread without watching the replay
3 Reply in any non contributing manner.
4 Reply without reading the OP or the following discussion.
5 Or other types of spamming this forum.
6 Ask others to do work for you ("Need a solid build order/replay TvZ")
7 Conduct surveys ("What is your favorite build on Taldarim)
8 Whine about balance
9 Start theorycrafting and discussing changes to the game
10 + Show Spoiler +
If you really want to piss me off type like 14 year old girls text. Proper typing on the other hand is always bonus points in my book


This list is not exhaustive. Any behavior that makes the Strat forum the bad place it currently is will be punished.

I want to especially stress points 2-5. This forum is plagued by excessive spam of useless filler posts. If you don't have something to contribute to a thread do not post. You are taking up space. Prime example, someone asks for help in ZvT against mech style T and this is an answer he gets:

Get your economy up and get some infestors. 1 Fungal growth could mean the end of hellions. Mind control the thor.

Yes that is not flat out wrong, but it is not helpful at all and just spams this forum. And it's sad to see that most replies to people seeking help are about as bad as this one.
Posts like these will get you banned from the Strategy forum.

This is an experimental purge that will hopefully bring back some usefulness to this forum. Right now it has become so bad with all the spam that I feel really sorry for the poor people who come here with good intentions seeking advice.

Final note: Should you get caught up in this purge I'd very much like you to not PM me about it and rather wait out your ban or accept the warning you get. If you have questions please post in this thread.
ModeratorI know Teamliquid is known as a massive building
ForTheDr3am
Profile Joined November 2010
842 Posts
April 02 2011 17:34 GMT
#2
Does 8 mean theorycrafting about changes in the game or theorycrafting in general?
AxelTVx
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada916 Posts
April 02 2011 17:35 GMT
#3
Hopefully you don't get too pissed off zatic! I think this is great! Keep up the great work!
Axel 145 Masters Protoss
tarath
Profile Joined April 2009
United States377 Posts
April 02 2011 17:40 GMT
#4
thank you zatic,that would be sooooo great!
FenneK
Profile Joined November 2010
France1231 Posts
April 02 2011 17:40 GMT
#5
Hopefully this will result in an increase in quality - the Strat forum is nigh on useless as it is.
good luck have batman
Selkie
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States530 Posts
April 02 2011 17:43 GMT
#6
I very strongly like this.

Question: What about not reading the thread, just the OP? For example, I recently made a thread on 15 CC TvP. First few posts asked about a 3 gate contain, and it was quickly refuted that it would not work. Constantly, through the rest of the thread, people were asking about 3 gate contain. Would this sort of behavior also warrant a warning?
MrArarat
Profile Joined September 2010
Argentina132 Posts
April 02 2011 17:44 GMT
#7
Keep up the great work!
Resting on the mountain side...
zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15365 Posts
April 02 2011 17:48 GMT
#8
On April 03 2011 02:43 Selkie wrote:
I very strongly like this.

Question: What about not reading the thread, just the OP? For example, I recently made a thread on 15 CC TvP. First few posts asked about a 3 gate contain, and it was quickly refuted that it would not work. Constantly, through the rest of the thread, people were asking about 3 gate contain. Would this sort of behavior also warrant a warning?

Yes. Let me add that to the OP.
ModeratorI know Teamliquid is known as a massive building
zakmaa
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada525 Posts
April 02 2011 18:09 GMT
#9
Thank you.

I do have a question about Rule 2, though. If someone posts a replay, as well as a description of the game and his thoughts (as he should), and you respond stating that you didn't watch the replay, but are replying based on his description and your own experience, will you still be banned/warned?
Hoban
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1600 Posts
April 02 2011 18:14 GMT
#10
Thank you zatic I will do my best to impress you.
"I am a leaf on the wind."
Umpteen
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United Kingdom1570 Posts
April 02 2011 18:15 GMT
#11
On April 03 2011 03:09 zakmaa wrote:
Thank you.

I do have a question about Rule 2, though. If someone posts a replay, as well as a description of the game and his thoughts (as he should), and you respond stating that you didn't watch the replay, but are replying based on his description and your own experience, will you still be banned/warned?


I have to say, I hope so. Virtually every time I've watched a replay, the description of what happened fails to capture what actually caused the problem / loss. Which makes sense when you think about the nature of a 'help me' thread
The existence of a food chain is inescapable if we evolved unsupervised, and inexcusable otherwise.
Venomsflame
Profile Joined February 2011
United States613 Posts
April 02 2011 18:15 GMT
#12
100 percent necessary, I hope you keep to it. Also, every now and then posters send disproportionate rage towards other posters with ideas. Someone posts a new build order/idea they had with a few replays and instead of people helping out fix the holes or explaining why they think it won't work they completely flame the poster with childish name calling and insulting his existence. It's kind of sickening.
Philip2110
Profile Joined April 2010
Scotland798 Posts
April 02 2011 18:18 GMT
#13
Interesting to see if this will help to reduce the number of balance and change to the game threads. Hopefully this will be the case
Master Sc2 - Diamond LoL - Eu W
Jeffbelittle
Profile Joined August 2010
United States468 Posts
April 02 2011 18:20 GMT
#14
Rule 2 is my absolute favorite. Too many times I'll see a thread about a guy asking for help with say, a 2 rax, and 3 out of 5 posts will be "Didn't watch the replay but, here's a standard Yahoo/WikiAnswers remark about handling 2 raxs!"
zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15365 Posts
April 02 2011 18:29 GMT
#15
On April 03 2011 03:09 zakmaa wrote:
Thank you.

I do have a question about Rule 2, though. If someone posts a replay, as well as a description of the game and his thoughts (as he should), and you respond stating that you didn't watch the replay, but are replying based on his description and your own experience, will you still be banned/warned?

Yes.
ModeratorI know Teamliquid is known as a massive building
Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
April 02 2011 18:32 GMT
#16
And my axe.
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
April 02 2011 18:35 GMT
#17
stay hydrated bro
Volka
Profile Joined December 2010
Argentina411 Posts
April 02 2011 18:40 GMT
#18
If it matters, here are my thoughts:

5. This is so hard to enforce! You may want to provide a guide or a counter-example on how to correctly reply in order to be really helpful.
6. Maybe something good comes out of these threads, is that annoying?
7. Hm, I don't see anything wrong with this. Could even be useful stuff.
9. What's wrong with this? I enjoy theorycrafing sometimes.
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TibblesEvilCat
Profile Joined March 2010
United Kingdom766 Posts
April 02 2011 18:44 GMT
#19
hello i struggle to spell and the fourm shearch function doesnt atuo correct. So people like me find it hard to find simulary asked questions, there are also huge ammounts of out of date infomation on here, so yes.
In other news if you want help ild be happy to, should see mine and other in the job page bit/pm's.
Live Fast Die Young :D
Crushgroove
Profile Joined July 2010
United States793 Posts
April 02 2011 18:50 GMT
#20
On April 03 2011 03:40 Volka wrote:
If it matters, here are my thoughts:

5. This is so hard to enforce! You may want to provide a guide or a counter-example on how to correctly reply in order to be really helpful.
6. Maybe something good comes out of these threads, is that annoying?
7. Hm, I don't see anything wrong with this. Could even be useful stuff.
9. What's wrong with this? I enjoy theorycrafing sometimes.



As for 9... This is the strategy forum.... Not the theorycrafting forum. 7, then make it into more thorough information that's specificaly applicable?


The point is... They want you to take more time and put forth more effort to make more thorough posts. Do it.
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