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@Spitler  
Exactly
 
The tl;dr is it scores an image as if the current up/downvote trend continued off to infinity. ie. an image with 300up/20down is rated higher than an image with 500up/100down, because if the trend of up/downvote ratio continues, the first image will end up with a higher total score than the second.
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@lincolnbrewsterfan  
Makes me wish we had a different rule for ‘off topic’ from ‘pure and unadulterated spam’, because we get SO MUCH spam some days, and it’s almost always on whatever thread is ‘trending’, so if we delete 2 posts because people start using an image as a personal chat window that still makes the thread ‘trending’ and we sometimes get a dozen ‘BUY THIS NOW’ or ‘HOW TO GET BIG HAPPY’ spam in a row, just because the spammer can see that thread on the first page.
 
All anyone can see then is a wall of deleted posts, and naturally it seems like some sort of drama must have happened, when it was just some spam bot or someone paid to be a spam bot spewing ads.
 
And the artist ends up with a wall of red and no idea what the F happened.
 
Sometimes, if the timing is wrong, it can actually escalate drama, especially in places like Tartarus where it looks like comments were deleted because ‘wrong think’ when the ‘wrong’ was actually that if someone wants to advertise here they should submit an advertising proposal instead of spamming the site.
 
Maybe we should start marking ‘spam’ more clearly. We kind of lost that ‘Spam/Ham’ button when we moved to Philomena …
 
/me ponders
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@lincolnbrewsterfan
Makes me wish we had a different rule for ‘off topic’ from ‘pure and unadulterated spam’, because we get SO MUCH spam some days, and it’s almost always on whatever thread is ‘trending’, so if we delete 2 posts because people start using an image as a personal chat window that still makes the thread ‘trending’ and we sometimes get a dozen ‘BUY THIS NOW’ or ‘HOW TO GET BIG HAPPY’ spam in a row, just because the spammer can see that thread on the first page.
All anyone can see then is a wall of deleted posts, and naturally it seems like some sort of drama must have happened, when it was just some spam bot or someone paid to be a spam bot spewing ads.
And the artist ends up with a wall of red and no idea what the F happened.
Sometimes, if the timing is wrong, it can actually escalate drama, especially in places like Tartarus where it looks like comments were deleted because ‘wrong thing’ when the ‘wrong’ was actually that if someone wants to advertise here they should submit an advertising proposal instead of spamming the site.
Maybe we should start marking ‘spam’ more clearly. We kind of lost that ‘Spam/Ham’ button when we moved to Philomena …
/me ponders
 
I second your comment. Sometimes the spam trails get so long and annoying, it can be utterly frustrating.  
Plus, it clogs up either the comment section or forums from what could have been good posts and discussions. Just for the sake of one person not wanting to relent on their needless spam.
 
Not to blame them too much, but I’ve seen it the most personally with the anonymous background ponies. They’re not all like that, I know - but, some just seem to be hung on getting their relentless mess across instead of being a civil commenter. It’s not that hard to resist spamming, right?
 
I agree with you. I really wish some way there could be a rule to help combat that bit of site abuse. Cause that’s what they’re really doing. :(
 
One more thing: I’m sure it happens everywhere, but the naming background ponies thread gets almost overloaded with spam requests sometimes. You can’t even finish one poll before a whole slew of images have been posted over and over, making the naming process that much more long winded and complicated.
Ciaran
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Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab
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@lincolnbrewsterfan  
That thread is sometimes a real problem to keep up with, and when it gets spammed a lot then it really does become hard to read.
 
And, there is one particular anonymous user who posts a lot of demands in that thread, most of which are completely off topic or inappropriate for the thread - when you see them again, please report them and we’ll ban them again if appropriate.
 
It is an unusual thread in that it’s more of a ‘working thread’, so a lot does happen in there, and it is very much true that when people start spamming it with off topic comments or demands it can get really hard to get work done. I think you’re really right.
 
I think anything we can do to help the volunteers working that thread is important, so for myself, what I do to try to help is to avoid posting in the thread itself unless really necessary, and focus on making sure I reply to the polls that Mildgyth creates so that she can process them as quickly as possible.
Yoshimon1
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Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
King Sombra - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Crystal Empire!
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
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@Ciaran  
@lincolnbrewsterfan  
If you’re talking about the anonymous user I think you’re talking about, imo the spam got a bit better recently. (Still may have been a mistake that I showed them how to link images, but…) At least they actually properly post their requests now, and each one only once, instead of asking multiple times for someone to link this green and that blue stallion they found somewhere in a tag.
Ciaran
ラ・ゼッタ - For supporting the site
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Lunar Guardian - Earned a place among the ranks of the most loyal New Lunar Republic soldiers (April Fools 2023).
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab

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@moonchosen  
We studied the poem in school, I didn’t know there was a movie called that. Is it based on the poem? Or just named that as a reference?
moonchosen
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@Ciaran  
It is based on the poem in exactly the same way that “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” is based on the Arthurian legend. So if you liked that movie you would most likely enjoy this one too, especially as it has some of the same actors.
ChiliBurns

I don’t mean to be rude, but is there a reason derpibooru has been so slow recently, at least for me? ^^” A simple 250 kb image takes like 30 seconds to load. My own internet can’t be at fault, every other site loads images at normal speed.
Ciaran
ラ・ゼッタ - For supporting the site
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Lunar Guardian - Earned a place among the ranks of the most loyal New Lunar Republic soldiers (April Fools 2023).
Crystal Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
Flower Trio - Helped others get their OC into the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab

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@ChiliBurns  
There doesn’t seem to be anything in general that would cause that - Might be a transient between you and the site - try a traceroute or check your cloudflare instance.
ApplejackFan204
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Awesome dude
Someone told me to stop spamming Sunset Shimmer. And I told them that it’s not spamming if you’re uploading tons of pics of your favorite character. Is it really spamming?
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