Lately there have been an excessive number of pointless crafts and forum posts that are solely thanking the community for upvotes. This has started to detract from the site, and as a result these types of posts will now be considered spam and removed by moderators.

These posts could also be considered begging for points and/or gaming the points system, both of which are expressly against the rules.

Please have fun, build things, share things, upvote things you think are cool or useful, and do not obsess about the points.


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    Mod sflanker

    @MansBestFriend people are welcome to release their crafts whenever they want. So if somebody wants to post a legitimate craft when they reach a particular points milestone I take no issue with that, nor with a note in the description, nor with markings on the craft. What I do take issue with is crafts pots and forum posts that have no redeeming value and are just 1) colored rectangles, 2) reposts of old crafts, or 3) would otherwise be considered spam/junk in the absence of the "thanks for the points" flare. For an example here is an older post that I wouldn't have removed because it was a totally new, legitimate aircraft that happened to have a "thank you for the points" (referring to a previously reached milestone) in the title (and didn't have any other points begging behavior like a bunch of tags).

    That said I still think this is a silly thing to do, and while I won't delete such things I continue to encourage everybody to refrain from obsessing about points.

    Pinned 3.9 years ago
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    Point system isn't cool xD.

    You should get +1 for each downloads without a notification..

    I see some posts which have less downloads but quite high upvotes.
    And some have quite high downloads but less updoootes.

    So I (don't) hope it will be added soon..

    Don't because I guess developers, mods and all don't go through suggestions sometimes..

    Rest thing is damn good

    +1 2.8 years ago
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    3,539 vghfr

    ok

    3.8 years ago
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    126 Ren

    @sflanker
    Thanks for the info

    3.8 years ago
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    Mod sflanker

    @KnightOfRen these sites are moderated independently, so this doesn’t officially apply there as far as I know. However the spirit of this policy still applies.

    3.8 years ago
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    126 Ren

    @sflanker Is this the same for SimplePlanes.com? Sorry, I've done a few on SP in the past

    3.8 years ago
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    195 TayCo

    https://www.simplerockets.com/Forums/View/108435/Thanks-all

    3.8 years ago
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    @sflanker oh ok I'll romove it and re upload it.

    3.8 years ago
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    Mod sflanker

    @DOGOSPACE Technically, I did not remove your post. However, I believe the feeling was that your craft did not represent a serious effort and that it was posted merely as click/upvote bait. If you were to re-upload the craft with a title that is not is not "thanks for the points" clickbait my guess is that it would not get removed.

    3.8 years ago
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    @sflanker y u rumove my rocket that's not fair I'm not trying to be rude I just want to know y

    3.8 years ago
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    Y just y?

    3.8 years ago
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    Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssss!finaly someone mention it.

    3.8 years ago
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    6,053 Natedoge

    Oh okay I understand. I just wanted to make sure @sflanker

    3.9 years ago
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    6,053 Natedoge

    Wait does this include when you reach a milestone like when someone gets to 10k, but they only make something for that milestone? @sflanker

    3.9 years ago
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    25.6k VosAerospace

    Have to say sorry for contributing to this. I saw it a ton, and thought I should as well. Could almost consider it pressure to do it as well, especially as a smaller creator a few months ago.

    3.9 years ago
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    26.8k Nicole412

    About time someone steps up about this,thank you

    +1 3.9 years ago
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    Mod sflanker

    No hard feelings toward anybody who as made such posts. We didn’t have any guidance before now and earlier on the posts were infrequent and amusing. We’ve just gotten to a point where it’s time we outgrew these.

    +3 3.9 years ago
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    5,241 Kuiper0

    I feel bad as though I may have started this trend. Sorry everyone.

    +2 3.9 years ago
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    43.4k goz

    I will upvote and give you points for this post. XD

    Seriously though, THANK YOU for this.

    +7 3.9 years ago
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    2,214 AlaskaES

    YEESS thanksss finnaly

    +1 3.9 years ago
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    15.7k Hylo

    isn't this like the jelly ban or somethin'?

    3.9 years ago
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    6,278 Pjork

    Long days without a face
    With nothing more to say
    Closed in your silent room
    Waiting for better days
    When the night is coming
    There's nothing more to do
    She comes walking in silence
    Always dressing in blue
    Your heartbeat seems to fade
    Don't runaway anymore (ooh woa ooh oh oh)
    Your anger burns inside
    That's not the life you ask for (ooh woa ooh oh oh)
    This is the wind of change
    There's nowhere to go (nowhere to go)
    No time, no place to hide
    Anywhere in the world
    REFRAIN:
    You can get, you can get what you want
    Life is so strange and so full of desires
    Day by day, try to follow your way
    The wind of change is burning out the fire
    Out the fire is burning, out the fire
    The wind of change is burning out the fire
    You can get, you can get what you want
    Life is so strange and so full of desires
    Don't waste your time again
    Too many years have gone (woa ooh oh oh)
    You are lying in the dark
    Open yourself to the sun (woa ooh oh oh)
    This is the wind of change
    There's nowhere to go (nowhere to go)
    No time, no place to hide
    Anywhere in the world
    You can get, you can get what you want
    Life is so strange and so full of desires
    Day by day, try to follow your way
    The wind of change is burning out the fire
    Out the fire is burning, out the fire
    The wind of change is burning out the fire
    You can get, you can get what you want
    Life is so strange and so full of desires

    3.9 years ago
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    21.4k Rafaele

    Oooohhh thanks

    3.9 years ago
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    13.7k CardZlol

    epic

    3.9 years ago
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    6,278 Pjork

    About time.

    3.9 years ago
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