Archived Is/Should mass dumping of links be considered spamming a subverse, even if they are "on-topic"? (AskVoat)
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Archived Is/Should mass dumping of links be considered spamming a subverse, even if they are "on-topic"? (AskVoat)
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[–] noexit 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Finally somebody that understands the definition of spam. Spam tries to generate revenue. This is often called shitposting and it's up to Voaters to decide if they read it or upvoat it. If it annoys somebody they can downvoat or put in a negative comment during the discussion. Shotgun shitposting is not spam, it's often just way for somebody with limited time to take care of their posting all at once.
[–] Danbear [S] 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
Well that is the newer usage of Spam yeah, but originally it was meant to be anything that is posted/said repeated quickly. Like if I went on your IRC chat and said "K" "K" "K" "K" "K" "K" "K" "K" "K" "K" "K" "K" "K" "K" over and over constantly so no one could see any other content on the screen, I would be "spamming" the chat.
That is the context that I used Spam here.
[–] Mumberthrax 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
As a moderator on a game server, this was the definition I used.
[–] BrutalJones 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago (edited ago)
Your example isn't accurate.
Per Google:
@123_456's posts were both relevant and appropriate to the subverses in which he/she posted them, and thus wouldn't be accurately described as "spam".