Joke Threads are underrated.

[AtticTelephone]

I think Doomworld should be more lenient about joke threads. Even though they don't offer much beneficial conversation, they're still fun. Joke threads get closed too early just because they aren't serious, but I think Doomworld should be a little less professional and loosen up a little, like Doomer Boards, but not as much. I know this thread might get deleted, but I think it's worth a shot to get people to be more accepting of "non-professional doomer behavior".

[omx32x]

i wished they would either revive post hell or make a forum dedicated to these joke threads

 

in a way by deleating them i feel like they are deleting a little of story from the community i know this sounds dramatic but many times these threads are still talked about for a long time think about the sprites for doom 3 thread or the adam oker these are all parts of the community in some way and i feel that erasing joke threads in some way ruins this because when i mention the 30.000 member thread i can never link it for everyone so they can read it too and understand the context

 

also one thing i noticed is that many of these joke threads are not created intentionally most of them just happens to evolve into a joke thread due to the way the author presented his question or how he worded the title

Edited July 15, 2021 by omalefico32x
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[DRM-MAN]

I feel like making a archive site for joke threads would be interesting.

Edited July 15, 2021 by DRM-MAN

[URROVA]

personally i like joke/dumb threads, its like, i open doomworld and... wtf xD 

 

35 minutes ago, omalefico32x said:

also one thing i noticed is that many of these joke threads are not created intentionally most of them just happens to evolve into a joke thread due to the way the author presented his question or how he worded the title

yeah, some of them are created by new people without intention of making a joke thread but then turns into a dumb thread, but others are made for that...

 

23 minutes ago, DRM-MAN said:

I feel like making a archive site for joke threads would be interesting.

im screenshooting the ones i can:

the best one i have is the #1, with piracy links and all

Edited July 15, 2021 by URROVA

[DRM-MAN]

2 minutes ago, URROVA said:

personally i like joke/dumb threads, its like, i open doomworld and... wtf xD 

 

yeah, some of them are created by new people without intention of making a joke thread but then turns into a dumb thread, but others are made for that...

 

im screenshooting the ones i can:

the best one i have is the #1, with piracy links and all

That's a nice collection there.

[Major Arlene]

depends on how funny the joke is :)
(to clarify, most of the "joke" threads we hell is either because it's completely nonsensical, off-the wall garble or someone takes it too seriously and turns it into an argument. inherently I'm fine with joke threads but we usually hell them for reasons other than us not having a sense of humor)

[JacenXYZ]

I think joke threads can be good, depending on the prank. (If you wanna call it that.)

[The_Trve_Raith]

Can we like... Make a dedicated shitposting board, for joke threads and such, that'd be cool I think.

[roadworx]

5 minutes ago, The_Trve_Raith said:

Can we like... Make a dedicated shitposting board, for joke threads and such, that'd be cool I think.

nah. that ruins the surprise, cuz you already know it's gonna be a shitpost

[INfront95]

5 minutes ago, roadworx said:

nah. that ruins the surprise, cuz you already know it's gonna be a shitpost

A good shitpost is a good shitpost.

[Misty]

1 hour ago, omalefico32x said:

i wished they would either revive post hell or make a forum dedicated to these joke threads

If they opened Post Hell, there would be too much temptation to shitpost and never bring anything useful to conversations. Besides, these days climate isn't the best for such stuff. It's time to move on, but of course you're always free to preserve pages or screenshots of funny and joke threads. 

[roadworx]

also, let's not revive post hell. there was a post by @Devalaous that stuck with me; i don't have the link and i don't wanna dig for the post, but it pretty much said that ever since the forum upgrade removed post hell, the climate has been a bit more accepting and tolerant. obviously correlation doesn't equal causation and it happened in a societal transition as well as a mod reshuffling, but i think it may have contributed. we aren't laughing at other members for previous mistakes anymore due to it. it's a relic, we really don't need to bring it back

[D4NUK1]

The problem is NOT the joke thread per se, but is a problem when user's make it a chance to low-effort insults or just bring really not so necessary and just mean text, with the defence that, it's a bait, it's a joke, it's obviously a funny stuff.

Doomworld already had a ton of page of topics likes this.

 

 

[AtticTelephone]

10 minutes ago, Misty said:

If they opened Post Hell, there would be too much temptation to shitpost and never bring anything useful to conversations.

 

5 minutes ago, roadworx said:

also, let's not revive post hell. there was a post by @Devalaous that stuck with me; i don't have the link and i don't wanna dig for the post, but it pretty much said that ever since the forum upgrade removed post hell, the climate has been a bit more accepting and tolerant. obviously correlation doesn't equal causation and it happened in a societal transition as well as a mod reshuffling, but i think it may have contributed. we aren't laughing at other members for previous mistakes anymore due to it. it's a relic, we really don't need to bring it back

 

1 minute ago, D4NUK1 said:

The problem is NOT the joke thread per se, but is a problem when user's make it a chance to low-effort insults or just bring really not so necessary and just mean text, with the defence that, it's a bait, it's a joke, it's obviously a funny stuff.

Doomworld already had a ton of page of topics likes this.

 

 

We could just have a meme board version of Post Hell where people can have fun instead of just a containment board for stupid people.

[Murdoch]

49 minutes ago, Major Arlene said:

depends on how funny the joke is :)

 

Yeah, most of the joke threads mods have canned have been mildly amusing at best.

 

 

[NoahRules]

Shitpost threads can just be stupid fun man, like I don't know why making shitpost threads is against the rules

[Redneckerz]

1 hour ago, AtticTelephone said:

I think Doomworld should be more lenient about joke threads. Even though they don't offer much beneficial conversation, they're still fun.

What would you say is a good example of a good joke thread?

 

Some storywise threads may fit the bill, but asking what port does X does not.

1 hour ago, AtticTelephone said:

Joke threads get closed too early just because they aren't serious, but I think Doomworld should be a little less professional and loosen up a little, like Doomer Boards, but not as much.

Disagree. I feel joke threads need more effort put in their delivery but also their longevity. A bad joke annoys. A great joke lasts forever.

 

And great jokes take effort.

1 hour ago, AtticTelephone said:

I know this thread might get deleted, but I think it's worth a shot to get people to be more accepting of "non-professional doomer behavior".

One thing i have noticed is that these joke threads are started by users who have recently joined. Usually not of high quality. All that can be done is to point in the right direction, but looseing this up will also mean more pointing in directions.

 

I am mixed about that. At some point it is more beneficial to place a stand that tells users the right direction without interference. 

1 hour ago, omalefico32x said:

also one thing i noticed is that many of these joke threads are not created intentionally most of them just happens to evolve into a joke thread due to the way the author presented his question or how he worded the title

Followed by mockery. Its only after consistent sillyness, like Adam Oker, that a thread becomes a beacon of laughter. The majority are attempts at gaining the same, to be the new OK user.

 

Which is like.... OK...

13 minutes ago, INfront95 said:

A good shitpost is a good shitpost.

A sub forum called Toilet Talk for this purpose may go down the loo.

[GarrettChan]

It's not underrated, but sometimes people don't know how to make a proper joke and offend a bunch of people.

 

I would rather stricter to this just in case people like to spill crap that they have no idea about.

[baja blast rd.]

I memepost a lot and no one has had any problem with it (even when I was new here). I'm mostly indifferent about the nonsense threads. Don't think DW is super professional. 

 

The issue is people starting these threads tend to be around 16, and most DW people are older than that and don't share the same sense of "lol random" humor. Status updates are a good place for that. 

[kristus]

IDK, a certain amount of shitposting is to be expected to keep a community alive. But generally the threads getting deleted that I've seen has been where shit has gone down the toilet pretty hard. If your "jokes" are passive aggressive shit talk or at the benefit of a person or minority group then it's not really all that funny.  But I admit I don't frequent the forums like I used to. Like @Redneckerz asked, I would like some examples of what the joke threads were that you felt was deleted unnecessarily were. Then I could make a stand on where you are coming from.

[TheMagicMushroomMan]

I don't mind joke thread threads as long as they're funny/creative, like @Major Arlene said. Unfortunately, some posters never evolved to be as funny, brave, intelligent, ingenious, stoic, eclectic, eccentric, colorful, memorable, special, and lifechanging as someone like @TheMagicMushroomMan .                      

 

The only problem I have is when message boards get overrun by teh big phat memes. I hate teh big phat memes (Not the ones like @rd. used as an example that are actually related to the thread and not generic bullshit).

 

Also, as @rd. said, status updates are a good place to write about things like how many AAA batteries you ate yesterday morning and what they taste like compared to the frog you ate a couple hours ago.

Edited July 16, 2021 by TheMagicMushroomMan

[kristus]

Yeah, please no memes. We got twitter for that shit.

[Caffeine Freak]

Imo, the funniest threads here have always been the unintentionally funny ones. Ex: the recent 'I got recruited to a biker gang thread' (you know what I mean if you've read it.)

 

On the one hand, Post Hell threads were wildly funny to sift through, and I certainly do miss it. Joke threads could help fill that void. On the other hand, I feel like part of the issue is exactly what some posters here have highlighted, in that joke threads have a tendency to be the type of random, meme-y humor that doesn't mesh quite as well with some of the older members on this forum. 

 

 

[Nine Inch Heels]

3 hours ago, AtticTelephone said:

Joke threads get closed too early just because they aren't serious, but I think Doomworld should be a little less professional and loosen up a little, like Doomer Boards

you heard it folks... let's loosen up a lil and open the floodgates to all that alt-right and Qanon shit while 13yo kiddos spam joke threads which the vast majority of the forum members doesn't take any interest in.... sounds like an amazing idea, except, if you want a place like doomer boards, head on over to doomer boards... bon voyage...

[roadworx]

1 minute ago, Nine Inch Heels said:

you heard it folks... let's loosen up a lil and open the floodgates to all that alt-right and Qanon shit while 13yo kiddos spam joke threads which the vast majority of the forum members doesn't take any interest in.... sounds like an amazing idea, except, if you want a place like doomer boards, head on over to doomer boards... bon voyage...

while i do think that you pretty accurately summed up what being more like db would entail, i don't think that's what he meant. it's probably just a poor choice of wording than anything

[Egg Boy]

I don't know, depends on if its a "productive shit-post" or not. Just posting something dumb for the sake of it is easy, and lazy, and if it were widely accepted it would happen all the time. Now if its, lets say, a genuine wad with a comedic set up/premise, but quality execution, then I'm all for it. Something like, say, Plutonia 7 or Doom in Spain Only.

[Noiser]

I love funny stuff, but I would prefer if we don't shove doomworld into the shitposting dumpster. I left the Sonic Mania community thanks to that shit, it was so bad that you couldn't even find the good stuff anymore. That also seems to happen on the Eternal modding scene (to some extent), which is a shame since there's a lot of good stuff on there that may get buried by memes at some point.

Edited July 16, 2021 by Noiser

[dew]

48 minutes ago, roadworx said:

while i do think that you pretty accurately summed up what being more like db would entail, i don't think that's what he meant. it's probably just a poor choice of wording than anything

Well, if you're such an intent understander, please present to us what the wording should've been, because I'm now in a dire need for an explanation.

[roadworx]

Just now, dew said:

Well, if you're such an intent understander, please present to us what the wording should've been, because I'm now in a dire need for an explanation.

i'm not an intent understander - i suck at reading comprehension - i'm just giving op the benefit of the doubt and hoping that's not what they're implying. he said "not as much" so i'm assuming they meant being a bit more lenient on low-effort shitposty threads

 

i've started to agree with others on this. it'd be best to have a sort of containment subforum where people can say dumb shit (as long as it's not...you know. horrible stuff.), so i'm not entirely in agreement with op here, but also i can see where they're coming from. sometimes you just wanna post something really stupid that'll make other people laugh.

[Biodegradable]

7 minutes ago, roadworx said:

it'd be best to have a sort of containment subforum where people can say dumb shit (as long as it's not...you know. horrible stuff.)

 

Doesn't the Everything Else subforum already serve that purpose for the most part? ;^) :^P

 

People cracking jokes organically from within a thread that's quasi-related to the topic are always way better than your typical shitpost, anyways. If it's a joke thread that's relevant to Doomworld and has enough substance that encourages members to contribute to the fun, I'm all for it. Alternatively, if you found a funny image/video you want to share with the community, we have related threads within Everything Else. But if you just want to shitpost pure nonsense, there's always Twitter and 4chan. 

Edited July 16, 2021 by Biodegradable