Hyper Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 We all know double psoting is againt the rules right? And sometimes newbies do, and then people will sapm and tell them not to do it? Well I was at another V-Bulliten message board, an there was feature that prevents double posting. Maybe it will help.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 [color=sienna]First off, its actually conceptually simple... by a programming standpoint, if you know php, which these boards are run by... after giving a bit of thought, one could troubleshoot the solution rather quickly. HOWEVER!!!!!!!! It does not truely pose that large of a threat to the surival of these boards that we stop double posting. I mean...Seriously...It would almost be useless...you only learn from your mistakes, and if a newby is told by a stupid msg redirect "You may not doublepost..." ... heh.. might just ward off people from doubleposting but it will seriously, in my eyes, not really contribute to helping the boards aLL that much... anyway!!! Im not a mod, nor an admin...but that dont mean my opinion dont mean nuffin..cuz im parta the populous just like you, hehe...i make these boards :) *Phantom shuts up...just had to run his mouth for a bit...loves stating useless opinions.*[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 [color=royalblue]Frankly, the more technology we use to prevent these problems, the better. The problem is that right now, I have a totally inactive Tech Staff. And good tech staff are very hard to find. So my hands are tied when it comes to software upgrades at the current time.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 [b]If members realise they have done so they can delete the extra post they made and edit the first one.[/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 [color=sienna]I know my tech, however you dont know me, nor will i give my schooling second priority to my personal life... so all i'll do is run my mouth.. :-D but if i can ever help...ide love to..just...i cant take on a position...even if i decided it was worth proving it.. :)[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 [color=red] Double posting doesn't seem to be that big of a problem, except for in a newbie's case. And anyways, if they (a newbie) does double post, I usually nicely tell them, or another mod does, to delete their double post and edit their first and add it all together. But, yes, if it could be done, a stopping of double posting would be worthy to have.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathGuy2 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 I found one problem - if you say something, and then find a file/picture to add to your point, editing the post won't let you attach new. I would think double posting would be your only solution if no one was responding. There are probably some problems caused by force-disabling double postings; we can let the humans do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinetic Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Phantom [/i] [B][color=sienna] I mean...Seriously...It would almost be useless...you only learn from your mistakes, and if a newby is told by a stupid msg redirect "You may not doublepost..." [/color] [/B][/QUOTE] [color=darkblue][size=1] I agree, but I recently told someone that double posting was against the rules and was SPAM but all I got in return was being called a jackass (even though I answered his/her question). [/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Aries [/i] [B][color=darkblue][size=1] I agree, but I recently told someone that double posting was against the rules and was SPAM but all I got in return was being called a jackass (even though I answered his/her question). [/color][/size] [/B][/QUOTE] [size=1] I just saw that topic. :p He wasn't even a newbie (like meh!) either and he still broke the rules. Then he acted like you didn't even know what S.P.A.M. was. As for the suggestion, it may help the amount of S.P.A.M. on theese forums.[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zidane11 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 I've started to notice quite a lot of double posting lately. It doesn't really matter that much on these boards though because of all the good moderators. The rules are enforced really well. I too saw that thread Aries. What a idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 [size=1]Sorry, Aries. I know you thought you were doing the best thing, but you could prolly tell Yori was a bit ticked to begin with. And while I don't see a thing wrong with your post, if you read it while even slightly stressed, it does sound as tho' you're yelling. Fact is, the thread prolly would've been buried and never seen again. And, well... Eh. I've gone off playing mod again. Best to you all.[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper Posted October 25, 2002 Author Share Posted October 25, 2002 I know it's enforced well, but it has a politeful message telling you to edit your post instead. But I havn't seen very many double-posts lately so it probably isn't necessary. But in case the Spammers come.. ::Scary music plays:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 [size=1]Actually, to be most 'efficient' a mass-spammer wouldn't double-post. He or she would post nonsense threads and replies in as many threads as possible. Harder to clean up after, you see.[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Ha, double posting? What's that? Every time someone does it in the Sony forum, I combine their posts and provide a nice little warning. I simply delete other members' chastising posts. I mean, when the problem is handled quickly enough, and no exceptions are made, it isn't able to manifest into much of a problem after all. Although, a technological solution would be terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicoTranzrig Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 The thing that might be the downside of being able to double post is in the Fan Fic/Poetry section where people have huge stories and stuff. If we were to implement something like that, we might have to also bump up the character limit for each post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 [color=royalblue]Rico's right. That is why I allow double posting in the fan fiction area. It's the [i]only[/i] forum where double posting is acceptable. [/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now