Do you see a clear positive affect in posting apologies (including heads up that a person will be inactive for anything shorter than a month, apologies for disappearing, or anything of that sort) when that person could easily just contact the board members privately to sort out those issues? Or is it worth something to apologize to the community for inactivity (in other words, that the apology is owed to EVERYONE, not just the writers)?

On a similar note, are appreciation threads worthwhile? These are surely positive (so long as they aren't sarcastic), but is it something that should be posted regularly?

I'd include the whole "Petition to..." thread series, but I think most of EAW would be in agreement on their stance on those. But you can comment on any of those if you wish. This is more of an open discussion on whether or not common thread topics like that should be posted here or just clog up the rest of the otherwise-dead forum.

/discuss

I'm just against anything that Kimbo post really.

Appreciation threads are fine in my book so long as they're not posted every week and the person/people being appreciated deserve it.

Apology/Notification threads are unnecessary in my opinion but it's not something I'd get my knickers in a twist about.

Appreciation threads I feel are a way to acknowledge a hard worker after a good match or feud. I made the Kenny/JD thread because I felt their feud was so underrated and they deserved recognition after delivering solid promos week after week. As for apology threads it depends on the apology.

I feel appreciation threads have been overused, nothing against them in general, but that's just my take on it.

As far as the apology thread is concerned, I feel like it depends on the circumstance.

And the petition ones are just for good fun so nothing against them. 

  

Apology threads seem like a waste of time to me, or even to garner some kind of sympathy or some kind of weird personality trait that I do not comprehend, I don't see why you'd apologize the community considering your inactivity would only possibly harm yourself-or writers and the person you're feuding with if their are enough plans, but that's not the most of the apology threads I see.-

The appreciation threads do no harm, and at worse are a mere waste of time with empty flattery, and at best gives credit to people who deserve it, so to me they're the best out of the three.

Petition threads are usually jokes, so I see no reason to be concerned about them.

In the end, to me only the second is "worth" posting unless the first actually hampered others, but all three are completely allowable and have no need to be majorly scorned.

I don't believe in the concept of "clogging" up forums in the way you use it, as long as its not spam, if its just pure spam than that'd be different. Even if a thread is stupid, its not like it stops people from going to other threads or anything.

The petition threads are usually done as jokes, I guess. Definitely worth rolling your eyes at, though.

I'm all for appreciation threads just because they're giving praise where it's due and making people feel good about themselves, so. You'll never hear me say anything about those.

To echo some of the people who posted before me, the apology thread even being posted in the first place kinda depends on what it is that the person is apologizing for.

Appreciation threads are tolerable but only when they're posted in a considerable amount and/or for someone who actually deserves it, not as a means of hyping up your bud or kissing up to some dude/gal you happen to like.

Apology threads however have grown pretty stale and repetitive, thus they shouldn't exist anymore imho. If you wanna apologize for being inactive, pm one of the owners. If you wanna apologize to the community as a whole, and idek why you should considering half of the people would prolly have zero clue that you were gone for a short-lasting hiatus, get on the chat and do it. Or better yet, just get more active on forums and whatnot and prove that you're back at it again (....with the white vans)

Exceptions can be made for the latter though, but like only if you were gone A LONG time. Otherwise, there's no point to it really.

Yes.

Now someone give me my fucking appreciation thread. I've made all these posters, banners and match cards with the full expectation of getting my dick sucked. DO IT.

Jamie O'Hara wrote:

Yes.

Now someone give me my fucking appreciation thread. I've made all these posters, banners and match cards with the full expectation of getting my dick sucked. DO IT.

I thought Ventura was making all of this gfx?

I dislike apology threads because the people who put those up almost ALWAYS repeat their offenses. Whether it be not promoing, or disappearing, or something. And usually when it's rookies doing that they just go inactive. Like cmon bruh.

Drastik wrote:

Jamie O'Hara wrote:

Yes.

Now someone give me my fucking appreciation thread. I've made all these posters, banners and match cards with the full expectation of getting my dick sucked. DO IT.

I thought Ventura was making all of this gfx?

Doesn't matter.

The line to suck my dick when the Pain For Pride logo is done will wrap around the world. 

I've been lined up to suck Jamie's dick since the RD GFX.

Jamie O'Hara wrote:

Drastik wrote:

Jamie O'Hara wrote:

Yes.

Now someone give me my fucking appreciation thread. I've made all these posters, banners and match cards with the full expectation of getting my dick sucked. DO IT.

I thought Ventura was making all of this gfx?

Doesn't matter.

The line to suck my dick when the Pain For Pride logo is done will wrap around the world. 

You're finna lose your job when I respond with my PFP logo

no they're all gay and stupid

I'm all for freedom of expression, and if people want to give props to others they feel deserve recognition, I see no reason to prohibit them from doing so. However, in my view respect is earned and not given, so I don't feel obligated to post on appreciation threads if my heart simply isn't in it.

Apology threads strike a bit of a nerve with me. Like DDD said, the users who usually make them are repeat offenders, and I personally couldn't give a fuck if someone didn't promo in a given week because they had to attend their fifth cousin's birthday banquet. Promoing consistently thereafter is a sufficient apology.

I don't care for petition threads, but I'm not going to descend into "get off my lawn" territory and chastise those who make them. Whatever people find funny or appeals to their sense of humor and isn't harmful, I don't really give a shit about. Just don't expect me to participate if I don't want to.

I don't think appreciation threads should be done.  One they usually feel random and unnecessary. And two, not everyone gets one which is bound to eventually pissed someone off

If you need to apologize...just PM your writer if you're real. If I miss a week or am gonna be gone for a week I just hit up my writers and let them know the situation privately as I don't want them thinking I've bailed completely and to throw the plans out the door. Other than them, no one else will notice if you stop promoing so the thread doesn't matter.


As for appreciation threads, fucking love em lads keep it up.


Please sign my petition to stop these people hating on petitions. Its unruly.

well, just a suggestion. maybe admins can make one LOA notice thread and put it on announcement so in case there are few members want to gives heads up for gone or miss a week, there's a place in here.

Some ppl apologize and then make the same mistake again so fuck apology threads. Nothing wrong with appreciation threads imo.