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an request Anonymous
hey, you. yeah, you. the one who has been sage bombing threads for days now.
sage does not work that way, first of all
second, just quietly sage and move along, would you? you're getting more annoying than the threads you're bashing

its like /d/ has its own troll now, and it never posts content relevant to interests despite telling others to do so :(

also, /d/ material.
>> Anonymous
It's a rule though. No requests outside of /r/.
Sagers are just trying to enforce the rules. Okay, they don't need to do it so harshly. Okay, they don't actually need to do it at all, because we have moderators.
But this is what people don't understand - request threads are annoying as fuck, kill off perfectly good threads and sometimes the request could easily be filled if you lurked more, or even learned to use Google for god's sake. Plus sometimes, the requests aren't even /d/ material.
>> Anonymous
If you're looking for a fight, I'd say that more or less constitutes as trolling.
saged
>> Anonymous
>>675135

and you're sounding a BIT like all those "well, if people contributed to my failure of an /r/ thread it wouldn't fail!" whiners
>> Anonymous
There's only one thing that can prevent chaos in /d/. The rules. Requests in /d/ are against the rules and so is sage-bombing. I really wish I could take matters into my own hands and ban everyone who breaks the rules, that's why it's sometimes tempting to sage-bomb, but it doesn't quite work. There's nothing members can do but obey.
>> Anonymous
>>675143
Global Rule No8: Complaining about 4chan (its policies, moderation, etc.) on the imageboards can result in post deletion and banishment.

This is what people on both sides of the tracks need to realise: Whether it's about requests, furries, Western art, whatever - if they're banned, then don't post them, and don't complain about it either. First, posting them doesn't make anybody happy, and whining makes it worse. And remember, this applies to both sides: don't say "baawww I wish the rules would let me do this", but alternatively don't go "baawww I wish you'd follow the rules".

Saging to prevent this thread from bumping - which, by the way, IS THE ONLY THING SAGE EXISTS FOR.
>> Anonymous
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>>675139
>>675141
>>675142
>>675143
Same person ... at least request threads have content. Post content, and I'll welcome you with open arms, Anonymous. I'm only asking of you what you're asking of everyone else, right?
>> Anonymous
>>675151

The inaccuracy of your statement makes for great comedy
>> Anonymous
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>>675153
If you're not gonna post pics, take your qq to one of the many discussion boards, please? You are not our hero.
>> Anonymous
>>675161
Learn to follow rules. Aiding a request thread is a bannable offence.
>> Anonymous
>>675150

Entering "sage" (by itself) into the [E-mail] field while replying will cause the thread not to bump to the top of the page, while still counting against its reply count. Threads that reach their reply limit can no longer be bumped, causing them to sink to the back pages and be pruned more quickly. "saging" is a form of user moderation. Abusing the sage function by "sage-bombing" is frowned upon and may result in a ban.
>> Anonymous
>>675161

Besides which, this thread started out as both a troll/request thread. No one is to be expected to help it.
>> Anonymous
>>675164
It's basically what I said, only "tl;dr". Well, okay, I excluded the thread-killing part, but what I meant to say is that saging isn't a form of trolling, at the very least it shouldn't be USED as one.
>> Anonymous
>>675166

well, theres also the negative connotations which come with it, such that even if you AREN'T arguing against a particular thread but don't wish to bump it people might still take offense at sage despite what the original content of the comment was.
>> Anonymous
>>675168
And unfortunately, it's like that all over 4chan, not just /d/.
>> Anonymous
this isn't some debate on a treatise of law, this is /d/

anyway, since I can't find the old post, question:

I heard somewhere that "moar like this" is not a request. True? If false, what makes threads grow?
>> Anonymous
>>675150
This doesn't mean that as soon as you mention something negative, you'll be banned for life though. It's mostly to keep people from making a new thread where they bitch and moan about something and claim that it's a valid discussion. Also, it only mentions complaining about 4chan, not complaining about the members, though I'm sure the mods don't like people who do this too much either.

The ways the mods encourage people to handle it is like this: Follow the rules and if you see someone who breaks the rules, report once and sage once if you want to.
>> Anonymous
>>675168
There's no rule against this. You can avoid it if you want to be as polite as possible, or you can do it for whatever reason you want to, as long as you don't do it for the purpose of killing a thread.
>> Anonymous
>>675176

It is a /r/equest when the op posts one picture and that's it. If you want to get a thread started then post a handful or more pictures in the thread. If you don't have sufficient material, then you really SHOULDN'T be starting a thread at all and should go back to lurking.
>> Anonymous
>>675176
>I heard somewhere that "moar like this" is not a request.
It is. Basically, a "request", going by both 4chan standard and dictionary definition, is when you ask for something, and that's not wanted. The only way you are allowed to request outside of /r/ and get away with it is to post a couple of related pics along with your request one, perhaps even with a comment like "here is advance payment for any sources given" or whatever.
Other than that, some threads here on 4chan are created by people contributing whole threads on their own without wanting any form of reward. Requestfags are often viewed as people who demand what they want but don't give anything back, and that's bad.