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Anonymous
Is it just me, or is /cm/'s use of asterisks and emoticons on the rise, and our general literacy in decline? Just... saying.

ITT: Faces that say, "We are NOT amused."
>> Anonymous
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Oh, good, I'm NOT the only one who noticed.
>> Anonymous
O_O;;;;; WTF.
yes, it's just you, and the one above me.
(V_V )_|_
>> Anonymous
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mm bloody roar
>> Anonymous
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>>478532
Heheh. Come on, fellow anon, I'm helping the crusade to GENTLY prod newer folks into following the rules. Have a heart and help the thread, eh?
>> Anonymous
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All the faggotry is making my head hurt.
>> Anonymous
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>>478528
still summer for some fags. Patience, Grasshopper. The fags will leave soon enough.
>> Anonymous
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>>478538

But not soon enough.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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>>478538
some will leave, some will stay and still be clueless, but others will learn... (like me)
>> Anonymous
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I've noticed a lot of it in these past few days. Have we all just given up reprimanding them?
>> Anonymous
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>>478546
I can only talk to a brick wall for so long..
>> Anonymous
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>>478547
All too true.
>> Anonymous
Thread needs moar Kaiba.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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I totally agree w/ OP... but I get annoyed when people sage for only one emoticon in an entire thread, or point it out like "WTF! EMOTICON IN MY /cm/!". But of course its alright to sage when the emoticon is followed by mindless wapanese, or if theres like 5 emoticons in one damn comment. So, basically what I'm saying is... theres a damn limit, but sometimes saging goes overboard too.
>> Anonymous
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>>478550
>> Dead !5p4cGR3xFk
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>>478537
I feel your pain.
>> Dead !5p4cGR3xFk
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>>478554
I agree. There has been a lot of excessive saging.
>> Anonymous
>>478558
And a lot of people who can't recognize an attempt at trolling when they see one. It's sad.
>> Anonymous
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>>478554
I agree as well. The amount of saging has gotten ridiculous recently. To them, I say: Pull out your guns only when you really need to, or else they just aren't fucking threatening anymore.
>> Anonymous
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>>478554
its getting to the point where people are actually getting more pissed off w/ the over-saging then the use of a few little faces... weird huh?
>> Anonymous
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>>478568
Personally I'd rather take the over-saging as opposed to thousands of ":D :3 :B" etc etc.
>> Anonymous
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>>478589
Sorry, that image is a bit too happy for 'we are not amused'. Looked angrier from the thumbnail.
>> Anonymous
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>>478589
Yeah, but I'd rather have a single ":)" or ":(" passed over in an otherwise good thread than have a good thread be bogged down by a bunch of self-entitled sagebombing.
>> Anonymous
Why are D: -_- things illegal here?
>> Anonymous
>>478612
Good fucking question. Call me a newfag, but what's the big deal? I can understand "^_^" and *asterisks* and such, but it seems that 4chan wants to be FACELESS
>> Anonymous
>>478612
Because its a slippery slope from there down to OMFG SUPA KAWAII DESU NEEEEEEEEE ^________________________^ :D :D KAKASHI IS MY WUBBUNNY! <3<3 *HUMPS*

No one wants that.
>> Anonymous
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>>478615
It's at least my personal opinion, that if you cant convey your emotions through text without emoticons you need to try the fuck harder.
>> EXPLODING VAN
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I noticed it's on the rise as well, and I'm hating it.

On the other hand, I don't bother saging most of the time because that could destroy a good thread. Cause and effect, etc. Unless, the OP is an idiot, then I'll sage.
>> Anonymous
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>>478618
EXTREMELY true.
>> Anonymous
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>>478546
I noticed, too. But, they can't ALL be streaming in here today. Part of me suspects a troll, posing as multiple newfags for no apparent reason. Or, someone decided to mention us on a message board and inadvertently sent a horde of emoticon-happy (excuse the unintentional pun) folks with questionable grammar streaming into /cm/.

Just tossin' out theories, over here.
>> Anonymous
>>478616
Sometimes people just use the emotes for lulz, though.
>> Anonymous
>>478615

Agreed.

>>478637

For the lulz, indeed! 8)
>> Anonymous
>>478618
>>478622
True, but if we're going to get rid of the text-based emotes that convey extra feeling, perhaps we should consider CAPS as something unnecessary as well, and lord knows 4chan uses plenty of that.

>>478616
Same in regards to going down the slippery slope; there are more caps in your fake wapanese than emotes.

Just putting out some food for thought, here.
>> Anonymous
>>478651

Quite a valid point, I do say.
>> Anonymous
What's this shit about conveying feeling? It's the internets. We just want some pr0n. DX<
>> Anonymous
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>>478651

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
>> Anonymous
>>478651
I see what you're getting at. Caps are just words with EMPHA-FUCKING-SIS. It basically translates into 'greater than angry face', but at the same time that's just it - its not some face. It's just words, and I suppose for me its not annoying. It's just someone shouting instead of making fucking stupid faces at me. I can handle that.

TL;DR - CAPS ARE AND ARENT THE SAME. I DONT CARE. I LIKE YELLING. SHUT UP.
>> Anonymous
What I'd like to know is where did all these fucking nicefags come from. I'm getting tired of reading the same "Oh don't do that. 4chan blah blah blah" post. Either sage and move on, or shut the fuck up.
>> Anonymous
>>478661is a glfag
>> Anonymous
I think people need to stfu over a few emotes. 8I
>> Anonymous
>>478662
>>478664
>>478665
I was wondering when the sages were gonna show up.
>> Anonymous
>>478554
>>478608
I know that sagebombing a thread because of one single emoticon might sound overly harsh. Still, if newbies see that some threads with emoticons with them get saged while others do not, they'll think that we're being unfair/trolling/ostracizing them just because they're newbies/attacking them out of pure boredom and spite etc etc etc. If we want them to learn that using emoticons here is wrong for objective reasons, we must be consistent.
>>478651
Using caps for emphasis is a literary convention, unlike emoticons. Also, they're an old 4chan meme.
>> Anonymous
I don't see any rule against emotes. -_-
>> Anonymous
>>478671
>The quality of posts is extremely important to this community. Contributors are encouraged to provide high-quality images and informative comments.
here you go.
>> Anonymous
>>478674
In that case, I believe "gb2gaia" should be outlawed as well.

Just sayin'.
>> Anonymous
this is an imageboard, i come here for pictures. i don't give a bleeding vaginal tumor about the text unless i'm looking for info.
>> Dead !5p4cGR3xFk
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>> Anonymous
>>478676
Then why are you responding to a thread that mostly consists of image-unrelated discussion?

>>478678
Oh, BAWWWW, you don't like the thread, don't contribute.
>> Dead !5p4cGR3xFk
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>>478680
I was actually bumping for more pictures. Or else I would have saged.
>> Anonymous
I am NOT amused :(
>> Anonymous
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>>478682
Ah. In that case, I'll join your cause.
>> Anonymous
>>478676
>i come here for pictures. i don't give a bleeding vaginal tumor about the text unless i'm looking for info.
i believe your blog would be a more appropriate place for this post, as (SPOILER!) we don't give a fuck about you and your reasons for coming here.
>this is an imageboard
yes, an imageboard. that means: a place to post text, images, or both. if you want pics and only pics, you can gb2danbooru/photobucket/whatever.
>> Anonymous
we're half way there :)
>> Anonymous
>>478687
ib "DANBOORU IS DEAD UR POINT IS NULL AND VOID", because Sagubooru works JUST fine.

If you want pics, agonize through DA or stumble your way around Japanese webpages like the rest of us. If you want a place to use emoticons, go to Gaia or LJ. That's the problem with them—emoticons are essentially a giant sign that says, "Hi, I can't convey what I want to say, so I'm going to let a little face speak for me :)". Plus, this is not a happy little place to share pictures. This is not the Hugbox. This is not your high school anime club. This is motherfucking 4chan. We accept CRUISE CONTROL, we accept bumps that just say "moar", we accept newbies. We DON'T accept "omg kawaii~", we don't accept "moar plz :)", we don't accept n00bs.

>>478662
Also: and where the fuck were YOU and YOUR sage?


tl;dr, /cm/ IS NOT YOUR FRIEND, ALL NWS BOARDS SHOULD BE PICS ONLY, EMOTICONS MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE AN UNDERAGE B& IDIOT.
>> Anonymous
this ?_? is the best face for "We are NOT amused." Lol! The irony!
>> Anonymous
>/cm/ - Cute/Male

>1. Images should depict animated males and be cute ("moe") in nature. Shounen-ai images are permitted.
>2. Yaoi belongs on its own respective board. Couples belong on the anime/cute board.
>3. This board is for animated content only. Images depicting "real" people will be removed.

ooops, no "4. no emoticons, evar!"

:D lolz! ¯\(^-^)/¯ ;)

tl,dr: stop being anal about text when the entire board is just for pictures
>> ?_? ?_?
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?_?
>> Anonymous
>>478695
you're wrong. reread
>>478687
and
>>478674
>> sage sage
>>478691
sage
>> Anonymous
If you faggots think /cm/ is full of big meanies, you motherfuckers aren't going to make it on the other boards.
>> ?_?
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?_?
>> Anonymous
>>478701
nope, still not seeing "no emoticons, evar" anywhere
>> Anonymous
>>478706

see, that's not the issue. it's more that the faggots ruin perfectly good threads just because one person posted an emoticon.
>> Anonymous
>>478710
I fucking agree.
>> Anonymous
>>478710
thirded!
>> Anonymous
>>478710
>>478711
>>478713
read the goddamn thread before stating your useless opinions. this was already proven wrong in these posts:
>>478661
>>478669
>> sage sage
sage

and here's the face the op /r/equested

:<
>> Anonymous
>>478709
>The quality of posts is extremely important to this community. Contributors are encouraged to provide high-quality images and informative comments.
If you consider emoticons 'informative', then saging for them surely counts as informative too.
Also: this is 4chan, for fuck's sake. We make our own rules. One of them is: idiots, pardon: LULZKILLERS will be laughed at and toyed with for our amusement and/or saged until they learn/gtfo.
>> Anonymous
>>478714
Since when are posts on 4chan "proof" of anything?
>> Anonymous
>>478714

Doesn't change the fact, does it. They ARE ruining good threads with their useless complaining, and starting up potential drama llama when the board is supposedly "NOT FOR TEXT - ONLY PICS LULZ" I'm just saying I find it beyond annoying, and am not crying because I think they're being MEAN like>>478706claimed. I just think they're being fucking stupid.
>> Anonymous
>>478717
>We make our own rules. One of them is: idiots, pardon: LULZKILLERS will be laughed at and toyed with for our amusement and/or saged until they learn/gtfo.

ironically, the "ZOMG WE MUST SAGEBOMB EVERY THREAD WITH AN EMOTICON SO THEY'LL UNDERSTAND WE HATEZ THEM AND THEYLL GO AWAY" is _so_ asking to have trolls place emoticons all over the place
>> Anonymous
I'm going to happy when the summer ends.
>> Anonymous
>>478725

gb2/school.
>> Anonymous
What's so difficult to understand in "don't use them not to get saged"? Why do you complain about sage bombing if you could so EASILY avoid it?
Clearly people who use emoticons are idiots who haven't considered this, or trolls, or newfags. Take your pick.
>> Anonymous
lulz.
>> Anonymous
>>478727
Lol wut? What this about school?
>> Anonymous
>>478731

You seem to need it.
>> Anonymous
How does one sage?
>> Anonymous
like this

also: saging doesn't do anything really, it just reduces the number of possible bumps
>> Anonymous
>>478732
oh snaaaaaaap!
>> Anonymous
/cm/ is not mean, it's actually ridiculously tolerant. That's why gaiafaggotry lives on no matter the saging. Try this shit on /y/ sometimes and have some lulz.
>> Anonymous
>>478733
You put "sage" in the e-mail field when you make a post. Technically, it just makes it so that your post doesn't bump the thread, but as you can see, it has developed other connotations.
>> Anonymous
>>478719
if they contain valid arguments/logic, they are proof.
>>478723
>when the board is supposedly "NOT FOR TEXT - ONLY PICS LULZ"
...did you even read the posts? this board is not pic-only. not even close.
>They ARE ruining good threads with their useless complaining
for fuck's sake, saging does NOT ruin threads or prevent people for posting in them. the ONLY way saging can hurt a thread is by generating so amny psots that the thread goes over the age limit and cannot be bumped anymore. on /cm/, hitting this limit is VERY rare (every single time i saw it happen, the thread was a drama thread since its very begining, so.. yeah.)
>>478724
>is _so_ asking to have trolls place emoticons all over the place
the point is, most of /cm/ doesn't mind saging (in b4 the 'therapeutic sage' copypasta), and 4chan will never run out of people willing/bored enough to vent at the idiots. trying to anger or toy with Anonymous is like pissing in an ocean of sewage - pointless. this is 4chan, Anonymous is God here, all for epic lulz, anything we do is for our own amusement etc etc etc. the trolls are the ones who are wasting their time and will be laughed at, not us.
>> Anonymous
/cm/ is ridiculously tame. All the sageing over trivial things does get annoying, but I mean, /cm/ STILL is a part of 4chan. You kind of need to expect this shit to happen.
>> Anonymous
wow guys huge shitstorm here.
>> Anonymous
>>478740
What shitstorm? It's a relatively tame and calm discussion, at least by 4chan standards.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>478742

in b4 all the pointless comment-for-the-sake-of-commenting-drama starts?
>> Anonymous
>>478743

HUEG LIKE XBOX.
>> Anonymous
Saging for one emoticon is faggotry. Not gay. Faggorty.If you do this you are dumb. Oh, and the person who saged for one tilde~? Yeah, that was really idiotic.
>> Anonymous
(,,#???):?;'?,;`:????!!
>> Anonymous
???(?`???)?
>> Anonymous
(;´??)????
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>478750
>>478748
>>478747
DON'T FORGET YOUR SAGE NIDA!
>> Anonymous
......((((*?_?)_ ?????
>> Anonymous
WTF stop ruining my thread!
>> Anonymous
>>478754

( ^?^)_?~~
>> TL;DR EMOTICONS = FAIL Anonymous
this thread is pretty much over. to sum it up:
using emoticons is pointless, has been considered a faux-pas on 4chan since always, and trying to 'convince' Anonymous otherwise by being stubborn about it will not work (anyone stupid enough to try anyway is welcome to do it and become another easy target for us to laugh at/vent on)
the reasons why the above statements are true were given earlier in the thread. read it if you can't figure them out by yourself.
>> Anonymous
/cm/ is not amused.
>> Anonymous
>>478758

(???)(?_?)????
>> Anonymous
?/l?
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>> Anonymous
>>478759= WEEABOO
>> Anonymous
>>478762
¯\(º_o)/¯
>> Anonymous
>>478762

??_°??(- - ) ????
>> TL;DR EMOTICONS = FAIL Anonymous
>>478746
facepalm.jpg
read this, idiot:>>478669

and to keep it on the main page:
this thread is pretty much over. to sum it up:
using emoticons is pointless, has been considered a faux-pas on 4chan since always, and trying to 'convince' Anonymous otherwise by being stubborn about it will not work (anyone stupid enough to try anyway is welcome to do it and become another easy target for us to laugh at/vent on)
the reasons why the above statements are true were given earlier in the thread. read it if you can't figure them out by yourself.
>> Anonymous
>>478765
you're not a mod, stop spamming fake rules
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
I forgive you.

I forgive all of you.

Harry Potter fans? You're not so bad. You just really like to discuss ...controversial aspects of your fandom. Naruto fans? You're not so bad. It's just a very entertaining anime, so of course it attracts people who aren't exactly 4chan veterans, not everyone knows what is a repost or how to avoid misfire or when it's okay to make a new thread. /b/tards and combo guys? I'm sure you think it's kind of funny when people report you for posting in the wrong board. I guess it is.

I love you /cm/. Please don't become like these guys:
>>478532
>>478612
>>478665
>>478671
>>478676
>>478695
>>478709
>>478710
>>478711
>>478713
>>478746
>>478747
>>478748
>>478749
>>478750
>>478753
>>478755
>>478759
>>478761
>>478763
>>478764
>>478770
>>478773
>> Anonymous
>>478746
read this post, idiot:>>478669
also, using 'gay faggorty' as an insult in /cm/ of all places is somewhat... out of place (not to mention the homophobic undertones)
>> Anonymous
>>478793
Fucking. SIGNED.

THIS ANONYMOUS SPEAKS PURE AND BEAUTIFUL TRUTH.
>> Anonymous
>>478805
WELCOME TO 4CHAN
>> Anonymous
>>478807
jesus fuck
i did not post that because i considered the 'insult' offensive. i posted because i cannot understand the logic behind using 'insults' like ZUMG UR A HOMOGAY FAGET OLOLO on boards like /y/ and /cm/ (if you come to these boards you are either gay yourself or get off on depictions of gay people being, well, gay)
>> Anonymous
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Is this still going on? Well its best if you let it all out here, in this one thread rather than in every thread on this board. I'm just here for the Cute/Male myself not the drama.

Random picture=SaGa Frontier 2
>> Anonymous
>>478816
>I'm just here for the Cute/Male myself not the drama.
then why are you fueling it by 1. bumping (when the discussion is already over) 2. to post shit nobody cares about (blog, nobody cares about you and your reasons for coming here, etc)
>its best if you let it all out here, in this one thread rather than in every thread on this board
that would be nice, but i doubt this is going to stay in one thread. as long as idiots and gaiafags keep flocking to /cm/, they will get saged until they learn or gtfo.
>> Anonymous
this thread would've died if there wasn't a clean up. now it's no longer above the bump limit. why make more work for yourself?
>> Anonymous
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>>478554
I agree... I can understand why someone would throw in a sage because of something like "OoO Kawaii! ^-^ wapanese etc..." But I can't understand an entire thread getting saged for something like "Hey thanks for the images :)" And I've seen that happen. Its just fucking ridiculous...

Why do some people on here feel the need to fucking 'teach' everyone else on this site that emoticons should not be used... Whats the point? Personally, it just makes me want to use them more to piss you all off.
... <3 ... okay i'm done.
>> Anonymous
>>478875
jesus christ. READ THE FUCKING THREAD BEFORE OPENING YOUR BITCH MOUTH, IT'S NOT HARD
>But I can't understand an entire thread getting saged for something like "Hey thanks for the images :)"
addressed in>>478669
>Why do some people on here feel the need to fucking 'teach' everyone else on this site that emoticons should not be used... Whats the point?
addressed in>>478616
>Personally, it just makes me want to use them more to piss you all off.
addressed in>>478717
>> Anonymous
This thread is AWESOME!
>> Anonymous
>>478882
>BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWW WE JUST WANT TO PRETEND WE CAN MAKE UP RULES AND ENFORCE THEM ON ANYONE BECAUSE OUR OPINIONS ARE BETTER THAN THEIRS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH D':

fixed!
>> Anonymous
>>478895
2nded. DRAMA/SAGING ALWAYS BRINGS EPIC LULZ. ALSO, BONUS POINTS FOR KEEPING IT IN ONE THREAD (btw, i'm with the anti-emoticon majority)
>> Anonymous
>>478913
cute. but, you forgot that they're not opinions. they're valid reasons why we should discourage idiots from posting certain shit that is detrimental to the board. if you can prove them wrong, go ahead. otherwise, no amount of putting fake quotes into the collective mouth of Anonymous is going to change what was long ago decided to be right.
>> Anonymous
>>478882
Hell no I'm not reading the ENTIRE thread... I Only responded to one person in particular, but thanks for wasting your life and going through and MARKING everything up. Seriously, you deserve a huge kick in the balls for actually reading this entire worthless thread.
>> Anonymous
FEEL MY NERD RAGE!! RRRRAAAAAAWWWWRRRRR!!!11
>> Anonymous
ITT sagefags and rebellious gaiafags.
I'm definitely siding with the former if I have to choose.
>> Anonymous
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hahaha, oooooh /cm/.

This entire thread- it's like, I get the feeling that you're all imagining yourselves in this big important meeting with huge leather chairs around a big glass table, when the reality is actually far less exciting and involvles Doritos
>> Anonymous
>>478918
you still don't understand that if emoticons were not wanted on 4chan (or any other board), they would have been forbidden accordingly. Instead, you insist that "because some users want it, it should be so".
Rules are nothing _but_ opinions, except the only opinions that matter are those of the mods, not yours - because they can enforce them.
>> Anonymous
>>478920
>>478924
i am 100% sure that most of the people in this thread share the same sentiment as>>478916

>>478925
emoticons aren't a bannable offense. saging for emoticons isn't a bannable offense too. why are emoticon users so butthurt about getting saged then?
>> Anonymous
>>478928
I dunno, the same reason sagers are so butthurt over emoticons being used?
>> Anonymous
>>478929
Because they look retarded and make the thread smell of Gaia accordingly. If you don't see it, lucky you. And GTFO.
>> Anonymous
in conclusion: too much bitching, not enough shounen, let's all try and get along blahblahblah

</thread>
>> Anonymous
>>478925
>The quality of posts is extremely important to this community. Contributors are encouraged to provide high-quality images and informative comments.
Read this. Think about it. How would you react if some idiot started posting 5-second Paint doodles in a fanart thread? Most people would sage and ridicule him for wasting their time and using up the image/post limit of the thread.
It's the same with emoticons, weeaboo, netspeak, pseudo-RP crap. They're not 'quality content'. They're worthless, so we sage them.
There is no rule banning low quality fanart/posts, because no one is omniscient and the mods cannot objectively judge the quality of every post. That's why posting bad quality stuff is only discouraged, and why people have to define SOME standards by saging whatever they consider worthless and bumping whatever they consider OK.
>> Anonymous
>>478951
Quality? In my 4chan?
>> Anonymous
>>478955
Oh my god, you teleported on me. you bastard.
>> Anonymous
>>478959
that's because i have LEET POST TELEPORTAN SKILLZ
also: you forgot your sage
>> Anonymous
>>478955
there's a thick line between flooding a thread with crappy paintart and a poster using a smiley.
the 'quality' on /cm/ lies in the pictures, not in the posts (and using a smiley does not imply a complete failpost either)
besides, it's a vicious circle: people get mad at emoticons, so they sage - which gives the trolls (who are the only ones who excessively use emoticons) what they want, so they use even more emoticons
>> Anonymous
>>478970
Oh shi-
Sorry about that.
>> Anonymous
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D:|
>> Anonymous
This thread needs to die and fast even its pretty lulzy. Inb4"the police of /cm/" come and bust my ass for posting an opinion.
>> Anonymous
:)
>> Anonymous
>>478975
all of this was discussed before.
>the 'quality' on /cm/ lies in the pictures, not in the posts (and using a smiley does not imply a complete failpost either)
as it was said before: this is not a pic-only site - a danbooru clone, or photobucket, or flickr etc. this is an imageboard, which means: people can post images, text, or both. neither is inherently more valuable or important.
>there's a thick line between flooding a thread with crappy paintart and a poster using a smiley.
this was also discussed before. in short: if we want to weed out/discourage something, then we have to be fair and consistent about it. leaving crap like single emoticons unsaged will only lead to it snowballing until everyone is using unreadable netspeak because 'OMG DEY CAN UZE EMOTZ SO I KAN TOO ^________^'
>besides, it's a vicious circle: people get mad at emoticons, so they sage - which gives the trolls (who are the only ones who excessively use emoticons) what they want, so they use even more emoticons
the point is, /cm/ IS on 4chan, and 4chan will never run out of people willing/bored enough to vent at the idiots. nobody is forcing anybody to do anything here, most of us sage/participate in drama threads purely for the lulz (in b4 the 'therapeutic sage' copypasta). trying to anger or toy with Anonymous is like pissing in an ocean of sewage - pointless. this is 4chan, Anonymous is God here, all for epic lulz, anything we do is for our own amusement etc etc etc. the trolls are the ones who are wasting their time and will be laughed at, not us.
>> Anonymous
>>479014
ok, fair enough. I guess sagers will be sagers and gaiafags will be gaiafags

then again, even /b/ got incurable cancer, but it doesn't matter: if there's a need for a non-emo-/cm/, one will arise

back to our regular broadcast!
>> Anonymous
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>> Llyander
I'm sad I was too busy having a life and missed this.