Spam farming is a "skill" people use to cheat / exploit s.gifts post counts, period.

Is it just me, or does your avatar always look like a gift box?

Piracy vs Spammers doesn't really relate. Piracy is illegal and spamming is just not good internet etiquette, still I can see the point you're trying to make here. Some threads definitely look like spam, but notice the third thread can be considered a puzzle of some sort that many people on this site are so fond of. If you think about it, it's a puzzle because it's disguised in the form of spam, but yes you can still think of it as spam.

I don't see why you consider the second one spam, but the first one definitely had no meaning to be made at all. Simply ignore threads that you don't see interesting/to your taste. There's not much more you can do.

1. Post counts are worthless, since there is no clear division between a forum post and a "ty" in a giveaway, therefore any sort of community interaction is....just an illusion, if you were to look at it in terms of post count.

2. Out of the three forum threads you mentioned, i considered only one of them as spam. Why? Because that's the only one where there's absolutely nothing productive/useful in the content of the thread. The one made by Igotelbows screams spam all over, but pay attention for a second and you'll see he posts at least a giveaway for every thread he creates. Pointless? You tell me. As for the other thread, apparently you haven't read enough of it, that thread was clearly destined to bring a nice point of discussion to the forum, i don't see why it would be considered spam.

3. Why complain about post count? It's always been like that, i've seen some other sites where you could win points when commenting, but then again it was easily exploitable. In the end post counts, as well as signatures and a lot of other stuff just don't matter, i fail to understand why you are bothered so much about this specific subject.

I wouldn't miss post count, i never really cared about it, but i'm not pulling my hair about it either. Spammers are dealt with quickly here.

Thats why I really dont even post "Thank you" on a giveaway.

I know that when I make giveaways I ignore every single post anybody makes (Unless its not a thank you) but I really couldent care less about what people post. I just want people to have fun with my game :P

The only "Thank you" that I deem worthy is the Thank you that the winner gives me, I dont need spammed thanks.

I did just read a thread where some people said they appreciated the "thank you" post. or at least were annoyed if the person who won did not do one.

Personally, all those TYs annoy me and are the reason I read none of the comments on my GAs, but apparently some people like them.

How can you see the posts of a person? You merely see the amount...

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Looks like someone got butthurt about one thread.

People still care about post count? Oh :(

People really care about numbers. It is the easiest way to judge a person, real life and even more so on the internet.

How does having a huge post count benefit anybody? Does it really matter that much?

10/10 would read again

While I find the satire hilarious, this is a pretty big dick move to try and poke fun at the same exact post about Contributor value farming.

On the universal scale, the value of all matters concerning humanity is infinitesimal; anything we say is pointless spam.

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