Posting a single link without comment: Spam or not Spam?

[1miau]

Would you consider posting a single link, without any comment, explanation or summary of the content (own words), a spam post and report it to a mod to get deleted?
The link is on topic (like discussing Ethereum and it's a link to a news site about Ethereum) but no comment added, just a single link.

Personally, I would report is as a spam post: To create it, almost zero effort is required. Just copy links randomly from websites and search appropriate threads to post it...

[Charles-Tim]

I do not think this should be considered spam provided the link is helpful and relevant with the topic, some of the links can be helpful at times, but most of the links are just spam, suspicious and useless while some can be phishing links. There are some people that will open new account and spam this forum with such and in which the link will not be relevant to the topic title and will not post any other content than the title and the link, this type should be reported and will be deleted. But, if the link is useful with the title, it should not be considered spam. But, at least, a good post will have few comments about links posted.

[jackg]

A link to an article should have a summary or quoted text. A link elsewhere should have some sort of incroamtioj about it, it might be possible to get it done in the title but this place is a discussion forum and if you can find the link from a Google search what's the point in posting it here without any other information or questions as a discussion starter.

[longlivecapitalism]

I think that just even in a mere post, a link on its own immediately raises questions as to why there is no context to it. Even if it's relevant to the topic of discussion.

By the way, OP, your title thread is "Posting a single link without comment: Spam or not Spam?" but in your poll, the answers are Yes or No. That's a little bit confusing.

[1miau]

I think that just even in a mere post, a link on its own immediately raises questions as to why there is no context to it. Even if it's relevant to the topic of discussion.

By the way, OP, your title thread is "Posting a single link without comment: Spam or not Spam?" but in your poll, the answers are Yes or No. That's a little bit confusing.

Yeah, I've clarified it, changed to "Is it spam?". But I think "Spam or not Spam" where we can answer "Yes" (it's spam) or "No" (it's no spam) is also clear.

And yes, I've also voted for yes (it's spam) because posting a link without any comment is extremely low-effort. I would like to know where a linked article is about, explained in own words by the poster, at least a few sentences, possibly sometimes shorter, to get at least a hint if it's worth clicking.
It's also very unpolite to just spam a link, like "read it yourself". Finally, Bitcointalk is a discussion forum but many don't care, unfortnately. 

[Blitzfontaene]

For your info, I posted this video without comment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH-TfqPeClc

I posted it in the German subforum in the thread regarding Corona.

It's protest art and I think the effect of it is better without any explanation.

The thread opener is a pedant and opened this poll to declare with your votes that my post is spam because he abhors my opinion regarding the Corona measures. He already posted "4:0 for me".

This is the thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5228542.msg56104623#msg56104623

Edit: He updated to "6:0". https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5228542.msg56106534#msg56106534

Think of this behavior what you want...

[1miau]

Nice to have you here trolling, too...
Wasn't enough in the German local section?  

For your info, I posted this video without comment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH-TfqPeClc

I posted it in the German subforum in the thread regarding Corona.

It's protest art and I think the effect of it is better without any explanation.

So, why not adding a few of your own words to it that people know what it's about? Just a random YouTube link where nobody can see the content is requiring users to click it for finding out...

The thread opener is a pedant and opened this poll to declare with your votes that my post is spam because he abhors my opinion regarding the Corona measures. He already posted "4:0 for me".

This is the thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5228542.msg56104623#msg56104623

Edit: He updated to "6:0". https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5228542.msg56106534#msg56106534

I don't get what's your problem here?
We claimed it is spam and you said it isn't spam. So I made a survey...
Just avoid such spam next time, please.


In addition: no one needs your corona denial!

[Blitzfontaene]

Nice to have you here trolling, too...
Wasn't enough in the German local section?  

For your info, I posted this video without comment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH-TfqPeClc

I posted it in the German subforum in the thread regarding Corona.

It's protest art and I think the effect of it is better without any explanation.

So, why not adding a few of your own words to it that people know what it's about? Just a random YouTube link where nobody can see the content is requiring users to click it for finding out...

The thread opener is a pedant and opened this poll to declare with your votes that my post is spam because he abhors my opinion regarding the Corona measures. He already posted "4:0 for me".

This is the thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5228542.msg56104623#msg56104623

Edit: He updated to "6:0". https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5228542.msg56106534#msg56106534

I don't get what's your problem here?
We claimed it is spam and you said it isn't spam. So I made a survey...
Just avoid such spam next time, please.


In addition: no one needs your corona denial!

Better read my post.

It's protest art and I think the effect of it is better without any explanation.

I posted it after several posts I wrote in this thread, so the posts/discussion before were the context.

Yeah just repeat that I am trolling just because you don't like my opinion.

We claimed it is spam and you said it isn't spam. So I made a survey...

Why do people like you often speak as "we". Everybody in the thread claimed my post as spam? Lie.

Corona denial? I don't deny Corona. Stop lying and stop with your totalitarian thinking, please.

[1miau]

Better read my post.

It's protest art and I think the effect of it is better without any explanation.

I posted it after several posts I wrote in this thread, so the posts/discussion before were the context.

Obviously you don't know your own posts...
You've never mentioned anything about the content of the video before. No summary, no explanation.

We claimed it is spam and you said it isn't spam. So I made a survey...

Why do people like you often speak as "we". Everybody in the thread claimed my post as spam? Lie.

Corona denial? I don't deny Corona. Stop lying and stop with your totalitarian thinking, please.

I wasn't the only one claiming your link is obvious spam...

Corona denial? I don't deny Corona. Stop lying and stop with your totalitarian thinking, please.

You are funny.  
Of course you did! And keep trolling that users disagreeing to your nonsense and calling it out are "totalitarian".  

[Blitzfontaene]

Better read my post.

It's protest art and I think the effect of it is better without any explanation.

I posted it after several posts I wrote in this thread, so the posts/discussion before were the context.

Obviosuly you don't know your own posts...
You've never mentioned anything about the content of the video before. No summary, no explanation.

I didn't say that I mentioned the content of the video. I said the context was clear from the posts/discussion before. It was obvious that it isn't a funny cat video.

We claimed it is spam and you said it isn't spam. So I made a survey...

Why do people like you often speak as "we". Everybody in the thread claimed my post as spam? Lie.

Corona denial? I don't deny Corona. Stop lying and stop with your totalitarian thinking, please.

I wasn't the only one claiming your link is obvious spam...

Yes, and another one even said thanks for the link. So what? Why do yo say we?

Corona denial? I don't deny Corona. Stop lying and stop with your totalitarian thinking, please.

You are funny.  
Of course you did! And keep trolling that users disagreeing to your nonsense and calling it out are "totalitarian".  

Totalitarism denial in total denial.

[actmyname]

I posted it after several posts I wrote in this thread, so the posts/discussion before were the context.

Obviosuly you don't know your own posts...
You've never mentioned anything about the content of the video before. No summary, no explanation.

Luckily, we have this wonderful archive for that single-line video post: https://loyce.club/archive/posts/5610/56104623.html

Member posts.

[1miau]

Why do people like you often speak as "we". Everybody in the thread claimed my post as spam? Lie.

See, Nestade also considered your post as spam:

Wie auch immer... unkommentiert irgendwelche Links spammen bringt uns hier nicht wirklich weiter.

Keep deleting your posts....

[Blitzfontaene]

Why do people like you often speak as "we". Everybody in the thread claimed my post as spam? Lie.

See, Nestade also considered your post as spam:

Wie auch immer... unkommentiert irgendwelche Links spammen bringt uns hier nicht wirklich weiter.

Keep deleting your posts....

You, Nestade and one other guy in the thread are not "we". Some other guy said thanks for the link to me. So don't speak as "we".

And I deleted the post you hastily took a screenshot because the post from actmyname was broken because of a [/quote] tag, I think he edited it (tell me if I am wrong @actmyname). So I thought he said your argument regarding the content again. After i submitted my post I saw that he only posted the links to this archive and deleted my post. So why do you post a screenshot of my deleted post? What do you want to archive with this?

[1miau]

You, Nestade and one other guy in the thread are not "we". Some other guy said thanks for the link to me. So don't speak as "we".

So how would you call it? Nestade + 1miau + other guy =

we!

And I deleted the post you hastily took a screenshot because the post from actmyname was broken because of a tag, I think he edited it (tell me if I am wrong @actmyname). So I thought he said your argument regarding the content again. After i submitted my post I saw that he only posted the links to this archive and deleted my post. So why do you post a screenshot of my deleted post? What do you want to archive with this?

Just curious what's your plan in general. 
I wanted to reply to it, had it open in the tab but couldn't reply because it was deleted suddenly...

[Blitzfontaene]

Just curious what's your plan in general. 

My general plan is to live somewhere where the people prefer to live free. So I will not live in Germany with you.

[1miau]

Just curious what's your plan in general. 

My general plan is to live somewhere where the people prefer to live free. So I will not live in Germany with you.

That was not my question, it was intended to get an answer why you keep posting nonsense here and in the German local board.
Germany is very nice but if you don't like it, maybe North Korea is better?
But your personal feelings where you want to live and that you don't want to live in Germany with me are off-topic here. 

LOL!

[Blitzfontaene]

That was not my question, it was intended to get an answer why you keep posting nonsense here and in the German local board.

O rly? That was not your question? What type of answer do you expect regarding your hostility?

Germany is very nice but if you don't like it, maybe North Korea is better?

Black and white. Nothing between.

[1miau]

That was not my question, it was intended to get an answer why you keep posting nonsense here and in the German local board.

O rly? That was not your question? What type of answer do you expect regarding your hostility?

Germany is very nice but if you don't like it, maybe North Korea is better?

Black and white. Nothing between.

Since you are not interested to provide useful information but talk about your living plans and that you don't like us / Germany, I guess it is time to lock this topic because we have a result:



7:1 like Germany vs Brazil in 2014 (I remember it was huge).  

Thx to everyone for voting & commenting.