>>22598
>Don't see a reason to remove, just wish it would link to posts containing the already posted file.
Well its never going to, so in the meantime between now and eternity, all r9k does is randomly block files someone might use when they first come here, as in see above in this thread, shit I'll link it hold on,
>>22517
>r9k blocked a file, garbage website
See, he immediately had a bad time, and was prejudiced against the site. Now what we want is for his first hour here at least, to be /pol/ or close enough to it, for him to adjust. Things that do the opposite, like custom css, filters, r9k, random bans, over thread management (the urge to merge is strong for a BO, but must be resisted, unless it's really a good idea, leave it. Allow topics to form and change organically.), most especially blocking of links, like nigger, the culture is to berate insult and belittle anyone for not posting an archived link, this is the acculturation process and it must be from fellow anons, and not mods. Blocking links entirely just makes people not post anything, which again is a detriment to activity.
>Whats wrong with banner thread
Old threads are dead threads. Any opinion you may want to opine on or discuss is with anons who likely haven't been there for years, and furthermore anyone willing to post a banner already did, you've milked that entire audience, that stone is dry. You need to add more users and then in a year make a new banner thread, pin it for a week, then let it die again, then you start annual make a banner threads, then monthly, and so on til you have a dedicated drawfag crowd creating banners your constantly switching out.
pinning some Q esque generic dig the swamp shit
>What's wrong with encouraging people to dig?
Absolutely nothing, but again old, and also something that should be done as an anonymous not as a BO, and not pinned except if the subject being dug is currently relevant to whatever news cycle, and then also never longer than a week.
But the real reason is its directionless, encouraging people to dig, just in general is a cultural practice to be applied at all times to all things, honed here of course, but a mindset. Not a thread. If theres a current topic then make a thread for it, and pin it, but limit its time up before swapping it out, until you have activity you gotta kinda put on a show of some.
Finally it comes across as qboomer shit, which is exactly the association we cannot have people making when they come here.
As for the rest I'll take your word for it and drop it.
I do you that favor, you read this shit and think about it. I want activity here more than you do, I know how to get it, and make no mistake halfcuck is where our anons went. They still exist, and we can find them, rebuild, and then start getting new guys, which again means remaining as attractive as fucking possible to halfcuck. The alternative is trying for 16chans guys but they are in the wind, and splintered, last I heard anyway.