Originally posted by vurbal:

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Some of you may have noticed that I've started closing threads that have titles like "Help Please", "Help Me", "Need Help", etc,... You may be asking yourself exactly what my problem is. You may be thinking I'm being incredibly petty and if I have a problem with the thread titles I can change them myself. Just to make sure there's no confusion about this I'm going to let you know why I'm doing it.

#1 - It's against the rules
Yeah it sounds like an excuse rather than a reason, but if you'll read through the rest of this post you should start to understand why it's a rule.

#2 - They're stupid thread titles
The vast majority of the threads here are asking for help. Saying you're asking for help almost goes without saying. There's nothing wrong with saying you want help, but given the scope of every forum here it doesn't really say anything. Plus there are people who won't read those threads because the title doesn't indicate it's something they can help with. If you want to maximize your chances of getting help you should put something in the title that will draw in the people with the knowledge required to assist you.

#3 - It's rude
If you want others to give you help with something the least you can do is put a minimal amount of information in the title. If you can't be bothered to put a little thought into your thread title why should other people put the effort into helping you?

Until now I've always either ignored this issue or changed thread titles myself. Today I've closed about a dozen of them and to me that's a ridiculous number. This is nothing personal and if your thread is closed for this reason you should feel free to start another thread for your question with an appropriate title.

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You know alot of people do that because some of the more knowledgable guys on this forum don't always come to your assistance. Sometimes you can be left without help at all even with a thread that describes what you need help with. In a few of my threads I have had no response at all. Not even a "Sorry but there isn't anything you can do about it" response. You run the forum so I will go by those rules but I am just voicing my own opinion and saying I personally disagree with closign threads like that for fear of spamming or whatever.

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Originally posted by OneMember:

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I found a picture, and I think mods will like it...

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Originally posted by Ripper:

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Lol, the girl's not bad looking either. :P

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Originally posted by creaky:

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@PIH - it seems you post primarily in the PSP forum, and that's why some of your questions are being overlooked. Of all the console forums that's the forum that i have to spend the most time in due to the sheer amount of threads in there (most of which seem to be lazy repetitive questions hence why it takes me so long sorting things out in there). It's not due to the PSP's popularity as to why that forum is so jam-packed, but down to the never-ending questions in there, most of which are asked over and over and over by posters who won't/don't/can't be bothered to read the huge amount of info in there..

Have a look thru this thread where someone suggested improvements in that forum - http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/443598

- i even stickied that thread temporarily while the regulars come up with ideas to redo the forum stickies as it vanishes off the first page virtually straight away.

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Originally posted by PIH:

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I am getting pissed off already. you guys are just being assholes. Could someone please help me I've been more then nice up to this point.

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I think that speaks for itself

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