status-resolved Banish this stuff please

[MapleDots]

I hate titles like these when I'm reading the forum.

We already have PREFIXES to attract attention to a topic.

Why must we allow stuff like this in titles??

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

so, let me get this straight... you reported a mod, LMFAO

Yes, whyyy not???
Also moderators can lay wrong, they are also human.
There is a reason why it is possible to report moderators...

 

[urlurl]

Yes, why not???
Also moderators can lay wrong.
There is a reason why it is possible to report moderators...

that's so funny, you think everyone is wrong and you are right, lol

well, maybe it's the other way around

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

that's so funny, you think everyone is wrong and you are right, lol

well, maybe it's the other way around

No, I never said that everyone but me is wrong, that's just your interpretation.

Onlyyy those who are wrong, are wrong and I am onlyyy right if I am right.
Surelyyy no other way around.

 

[iowadawg]

Every day, there is one thread that amuses me.
And a member who amuses me.

Today, it is this thread that amuses me.
And the member that amuses me is the one who uses 3 y's at too many times.

 

[atinc]

And the member that amuses me is the one who uses 3 y's at too many times.

Feels like hypnotizing while reading @DOMAIN ILLUMINATI 's posts , subliminal on ".top"

 

[DNWon]

Man I miss the King Of Top! He would never behave like this!

 

[Name Manager]

While the quantity of normal titles far outweighs the quantity of titles with emoji, I think the situation does not require attention.
Eventually something disturbs all of us and we hate something...
IMHO
Peace! ☮

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

While the quantity of normal titles far outweighs the quantity of titles with emoji, I think the situation does not require attention.
Eventually something disturbs all of us and we hate something...
IMHO
Peace! ☮

Yes, emoji - titles are rare but they are also normal titles, at least in the context they were created.
If someone don't like them, then he just don't (want to?) understand the context.

 

[Bravo Mod Team]

Every topic gets polluted by his advertisements and when I or my friends, speak up we get deleted.

Those types of posts are only deleted if they take the thread off topic or violate this rule:

Rule 1.5. Do not post anything suggestive or critical of NamePros (e.g., policy, staff, or moderation activity: infractions, content approval, edited/deleted posts, etc.) except in the designated areas for customer support (private) and feedback (public).​

Discussing how someone is violating the rules in a discussion thread is never on topic and it does not interest anyone in a discussion thread that is about another topic. Readers come to those threads to read about the topic itself, not disagreements or rule violations. Everything else needs to be deleted.

Please notice that your posts in this thread have not been removed, because this section is the proper place to discuss them. However, it is off topic in this thread and should be in its own thread, but we will move this secondary topic to its own thread if need be.

I got so fed up the other day I deleted my namepros profile.

We are sincerely sorry to hear that. If you feel a moderator is not doing their job properly, please report it to management. We do not want to lose valuable members like yourself.

 

[Bravo Mod Team]

"No duplicate thread, it is a different thread which leads to the same domain.
As a GOLD MEMBER I have the PAYED right to create different threads (that's what I did) in the "EXTERNAL DOMAIN AND WEBSITES SALES" - section - even if they are leading to the same domain."

There were at least two rule violations with your threads that Brad reported:

1. You did not put the domain name in the title. You cannot put a random name in the title to satisfy that rule. Learn more: Rule 6.1.8.
2. Your threads were all for the same domain name. Learn more: Rule 6.1.12

An upgraded account gives you the right to create more sales threads within the confines of the rules; it does not give you the right to disregard any of our rules.

Please note that this is not a debate and you do not need to respond to this message. You do, however, need to respect those rules and not violate them again.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

As I knowww that it's not always easyyy to lead a "global" forum which is a platform for different types of domainers, I can understand your decisions and the fact that sometimes you have to update your rules..

At the end it's absolutelyyy no problem for me if there are rules which don't make sense for me.
It seems that there was indeed a rule violation from my side - ok.
But you can be sure that I wasn't aware of it - I always have the best intentions and I still don't get the point why nP has a problem with titles which are including much or even onlyyy emojis - because, beside their uniqueness they are especiallyyy good for people who can't read.

Therefore I will consider to contact the nP - management, also regarding the behaviour of certain members.​

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

Three examples, same person.

All of them have the same emoji spammed 20+ times in the title.
All (3) threads are also advertising the same domain.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/1031469/
https://www.namepros.com/threads/966632/
https://www.namepros.com/threads/929018/

I know NamePros allows it but the amount of bumps people are allowed to do, especially in conjunction with these type of thread titles, is non-sense.

This type of stuff is adding zero value to the forum.

Brad

In the first link brad posted, that thread was open almost a year before a member notified @Support Team. Thanks Brad for bringing it to their attention. Why did it take you a year to spot this?not u brad haha
we have lost a lot of valuable members lately due to the idiocy of a few. Get rid of emoji’s in titles. We will be keeping an eye on it
Be interesting wether this post gets deleted.

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

Thanks @bmugford for saving the wwworld (wide web) from my emoji threads (!), you are a true herooo

.

Yes, it's sarcasm.

 

[Bravo Mod Team]

I still don't get the point why nP has a problem with titles which are including much or even onlyyy emojis

There are some members that are against the use of emojis in thread titles, but NamePros does not currently have a rule that disallows them. The purpose of this thread is to discuss whether we need a rule, and if so, what that rule should look like (e.g., only allow X emojis in each title).

Why did it take you a year to spot this?not u brad haha

If you mean NamePros, then please understand that the majority of the actions we take are a direct result of reports by you and your peers. With a community this large and thousands of new posts/threads created each day, we rely heavily on member reports to catch rule violations. We also spot check many threads ourselves but we are vastly outnumbered, and therefore we can't catch most things without members reporting them. Fortunately, that means that if members don't agree with a rule themselves, then they are unlikely to report those rule violations, which means only the rules that are important to the community are the ones that end up being enforced the most.

 

[MapleDots]

Personally I think there is a time and place for everything except when the forum gets flooded with the same messages or emoticons over and over again basically by the same members.

We are trying to run a business and as I mentioned to someone else.

Other than the TLD section his posts could have been considered off topic everywhere because he changed the topic to .top in almost every post.

Back on topic though.... the emoticons in titles do take away from the DEFAULT graphics

The status markers namepros provides are more than enough and I don't even mind a couple of emoticons but some people put quite a number of them in the title.

Maybe the answer is to limit titles to two emoticons

 

[Paul]

I'd normally be in favor of zero emoji in titles, but limiting it is going to cause issues with domain names that contain emoji.

 

[MapleDots]

I'd normally be in favor of zero emoji in titles, but limiting it is going to cause issues with domain names that contain emoji.

Agreed but it could be set in as a rule instead of enforced in the titles so therefore the members could still post emoji domains.

 

[bmugford]

I'd normally be in favor of zero emoji in titles, but limiting it is going to cause issues with domain names that contain emoji.

Agreed but it could be set in as a rule instead of enforced in the titles so therefore the members could still post emoji domains.

I agree. There is certainly a line that can be drawn. Advertising a domain that contains an emoji vs spamming an emoji 20+ times are worlds apart.

Brad

 

[Bravo Mod Team]

Update: We've added a new rule.

• Rule 1.23 Do not use emojis (e.g., emoticons such as ) or decorative text (e.g., /!\ or ><(((('>) in titles except where unavoidable (e.g., they're necessary to include in internationalized domain name/s and currency symbols in price/s). This rule does not apply to posts or messages. Example: "Let's discuss the smiley face IDN: .com (punycode: xn--74h.com)" is an allowed title. An exception may be made if it's a single character or two, at the end of the title, used infrequently, and relevant to the title (e.g., the golfer emoji at the end of a title about golfing 🏌).

Note: We are only enforcing this rule moving forward on new content; we aren't applying the rule to existing titles. If you see any newly created threads violating this rule, please report them to us. Thanks!

Update on 9/12/2018: The rule has been updated to reflect other possibilities and allow a little leniency where moderators feel it is being used harmlessly (not too distracting) and infrequently. For future updates (and to read the latest version of the rule), please see the rules page.

 

[MapleDots]

Update: We've added a new rule.

• Rule 1.23 Do not use emojis (e.g., emoticons such as ☺️) or decorative text (e.g., /!\ or ><(((('>) in titles except in domain name/s. This rule does not apply to posts or messages. Example: "Let's discuss the smiley face IDN: .com (punycode: xn--74h.com)" is an allowed title.

Note: We are only enforcing this rule moving forward on new content; we aren't applying the rule to existing titles. If you see any newly created threads violating this rule, please report them to us. Thanks!

That should clean up the board quite a bit

HeHeHe, MapleDots will forever be remembered as the Grinch that stole the emoticons.