# Post shaming **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 6, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534 "2020-07-06T20:33:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/1 "2020-07-06T20:33:31Z")
So, minding my own business responding to an ongoing conversation where lo and behold a message pops up that says: _‘You’ve commented a lot to this topic. Like 20% of the posts is you, dude. Maybe take a fucking break and let other people talk. Isn’t there something more productive you could be doing?’_ Or you know, close enough. Cheeky bastard. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/2 "2020-07-06T20:37:14Z")
Until I replied, you were at 100% for this thread. Just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/3 "2020-07-06T20:44:32Z")
Wow. This thread is 50% @QuickSilver and 50% @JohnT. Get a room, you two! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/4 "2020-07-06T20:46:58Z")
Ha! I take the lead! 50% me, 25% all those other guys. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/5 "2020-07-06T20:52:54Z")
Posting this so the next one in will have to deal with fractions. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/6 "2020-07-06T20:54:38Z")
Still at 50%, no fractions needed. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/7 "2020-07-06T20:58:19Z")
Did your parents have to pay kids to play with you? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/8 "2020-07-06T21:02:33Z")
Of course not, evidenced by the simple fact that I _had_ no friends. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/9 "2020-07-06T21:07:35Z")
Wow! How has this not happened to me. I always over post. 🤗 ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/10 "2020-07-06T21:13:22Z")
Simple If/Then handler: If user=Beckdawrek then ForgetItJake.ItsBeckTown. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/11 "2020-07-06T21:15:30Z")
Before I give my reaction to what the notice said, would you mind posting what the notice actually said? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/12 "2020-07-06T21:19:03Z")
I don’t recall the exact phrasing but, jokes aside, it was along the lines of: ‘We see you really care about this topic. You appear in 20% of the responses. Perhaps you would like to invite others to participate.’ It was in the box that suggests similar topics. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/13 "2020-07-06T21:19:34Z")
Aww. That’s a sweet sentiment. Can I use it as a Sig line? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/14 "2020-07-06T21:21:54Z")
The actual notice seems innocuous enough-an attempt to slow down posters who try to use a message board as a blog. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/15 "2020-07-06T21:28:46Z")
They’ve got the wrong approach. Those of us who use the message board as a blog do so not by posting a bunch of times but by posting 1800-2400 word essays 😉 ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/16 "2020-07-06T21:30:41Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I don’t recall the exact phrasing but, jokes aside, it was along the lines of: > > ‘We see you really care about this topic. You appear in 20% of the responses. Perhaps you would like to invite others to participate.’ > > It was in the box that suggests similar topics. Is this that fucking disco-dancing robot again? If so, my question is, if we cannot insult other posters outside the Pit, but we can insult other entities like public figures, are we allowed to insult the fucking robot?\* \* But will it care? ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/17 "2020-07-06T21:35:06Z")
There’s also a note when you’re posting to the same person too many times. The first time I saw it, I was taken aback. But after I thought about it for a bit, I think I like it. It’s annoying when two people dominate a thread, gong back and forth. It’s a nice reminder on both sides that other people are also watching. I also like the nice reminder not to dominate a thread. It’s better than the snarky reminders from other people. “Get a room.” “Get a blog.” . . . blah, blah, blah. This is nothing personal, just a reminder from the system that it’s nice to include everyone in the conversation. You can go around it if you want. If there are good reasons to be posting so much to a thread without other people joining in, you’re at least reminded to consider why. Of the board reminders so far, like the one where it tells you that the last post was X time ago, I’m liking them. They’re good reminders. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/18 "2020-07-06T21:43:23Z")
I hereby release it to the public domain. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/19 "2020-07-06T22:05:38Z")
Let me conjure up @discobot, and ask it. ---
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534/20 "2020-07-06T22:05:41Z")
Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-shaming/914534.md?page=2)