There is a dude by the name "shark" that started posting in the intro around the 3rd of August or so. He had the common "plan" of how he was gonna quit on "this other day sometime in the near future." Long story short - he is called out, he seems to get it, posts a few days, now he's gone. But that's not the interesting part.
The interesting part is who he was getting pressed to either post roll or stop posting -in the INTRODUCTION section. Maybe I missed something in the bylaws, but isn't the INTRO section an open forum where nic use status is not considered? We strongly enforce nic-free in the quit forums, and I've done my part to ensure it stays nic-free.  More than once I've asked some dude in the quit forum to post roll or --wait for it--- head to some other area of the site. But do we really want to run off some user in the INTRO section because they haven't bought in to KTC or roll? I understand if I/we decided to ignore them until they get serious...but to ask to go away?
I am not sure this is the right area to entertain this but I was told that is the cost of admission to be able to type in the intro was to be nic free and have posted roll. Then after roll has been posted have at it run all over the site. I have heard that chat and the other forums were for those who didn't post roll.
I am not sure IMO I think that the roll post section and the intro threads should be reserved for those who are posting roll and making the promise EDD. Its really our basic fundamental of the site post roll repeat. If you cant do that the quit isn't on the forefront. I guess I am not understanding what is happening with shark? He posts roll now and then but goes to intro a lot? 10 seconds more and he can post roll?
I try not to post in anyones intro until I have posted roll or I am still within my 24hours. I just thought that was how it worked would like to see what the rule is on this.
my understanding is intros can be done by anyone, but you must be nic-free to post roll in quit groups. However I've never seen this written down anywhere. Seems to me we should encouraging those that are considering quitting not driving them away from the site...
There are no written rules. The point is to drive users towards quitting and posting in the quit groups. Sometimes that happens, sometimes we never see that person again, and sometimes you get the trolls that blatantly refuse to post roll and talk shit to others for following the "status quo."
My 2 cents? If you're not posting roll and you are using, but you continue to post in your Intro day after day...eventually you need to be told to get with the program or fuck off.
There is a price of admission to play on our playground.
It is roll.
Now, for the most part, the intros are the only part of the site that we have traditionally allowed people to post stuff while using. This was to help out those thinking about quitting without an immediate exit. However, this system can be abused. Once you post a day 1 on the forum section, we ask that you keep posting roll as long as you're quit. If you post a day 1-3, and come back just to play in your intro from that point on...that person is trolling and is not serious about quitting. Remember, the intros are the public section of our site that guests can read. Do you want somebody out here spewing failure?
I guess the best answer is to look at this example specifically.
Shark posted first to his intro on July 31. After 4 days of preparing himself to quit, he posted that he:
Been through 2 cans of Smokey Mountain already this morning.
on August 3.
After he did that, you see a flurry of posts telling him to post roll. Why? Somewhat for the rules of the site, but primarily because it is an important part of our program. I wouldn't be here today had I not made the habit of posting roll daily. I guarantee there would be many more that would be in the same boat. It's what we do and how we quit. No grey areas.
He then posted for the next 4 days, and has been missing the last 3.
Honestly, if he comes back today and doesn't post roll but plays in the intros, I'm going to question his quit. He hasn't, and hasn't posted in his intro since the third (day 1).
This case doesn't seem any more special than the 800,000 times I've already seen it. Why did shark catch your attention Zam?
