16-07-2000 03:43									#1
	MarkG, keep the current 8 hour thread starting restriction! Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

Markos,

The OT level of discussion has definitely gone up. There are way less copy-cat threads. And people are posting more in the existing threads and having more in-depth conversations.

Please don't shift to a new system with 3 threads/day. This might make things go back to the old situation.

People have found a good way to get around the problem of new thread-starting when a discussion shifts (or is thread-jacked ). The thread starter just asks one of the participants to start a new discussion on the worthy side-issue. ICQ is not needed, since the request is made as a post in the thread.

I was against the policy originally, but like it now. I've encountered no problems so far.

*Dons asbestos suit*

Bring it!

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	16-07-2000 03:55									#2
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and there's a possibility to say **** without these annoying stars!! it's nice to be able to say ****

I don't say it her becasue I'd only get banned again

	16-07-2000 04:24									#3
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very interesting!
I personally have no problem leaving things as they are.
more opinions?

	16-07-2000 05:06									#4
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I have no problem with it either, never had. And I agree it might have had beneficial effects on the OT.

Take EvC for instance: He's but a shadow of his former self now, much to the joy of several posters, and I think the 8 hour restriction might have something to do with it.

He or anybody else can't just start a new thread everytime their blood boils, because threads have now become a scarce resource, the way it should be IMO.

If you want to start a thread, it better be good. Common sense really.

	16-07-2000 05:37									#5
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I agree... It seems to be working fine.

There does seem to be less copy cat and meaningless threads.

I'd say to keep it the way it is

	16-07-2000 08:16									#6
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Either way it's still ****ing annoying of thinking up of a really good idea for a thread, having to wait the required amount of time, then forgetting what it was when it's time to post...

	16-07-2000 12:23									#7
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If you forgot it, it must not have been important

	16-07-2000 17:34									#8
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CD,

You little commie. You played right into my hands. See the fact that you don't like the policy means it is working...

Nihihihi

(Monkish laugh used with special permission.)
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	17-07-2000 01:06									#9
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I think Solon said that if a law is attacked by everyone, then it's right(or something like that)

	17-07-2000 02:11									#10
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But the law is even better when the main criminals hate it...

	17-07-2000 06:30									#11
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I have no problem with the way things are.

	17-07-2000 19:20									#12
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don't care one way or another.

	18-07-2000 09:38									#13
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CD,

If it's important, then you should write it down.

	18-07-2000 08:55									#14
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My only objection to keeping the 1 post/8 hour limit is that then I won't know for sure if my suggested modification to the site script works or not.

	19-07-2000 09:05									#15
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I concur, this feature has saved the discussion level on the OT! People still don't agree with me, but at least now it isn't lost in SPAM!

	19-07-2000 01:22									#16
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Although I personally have not had any problems, I still object to this policy.

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Although it may not have been so important that the poster would keep it in mind for eight hours, the rest of us might have found it interesting.

Murgatroyd

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Repeal the 1 Thread/8 Hour Limit!

	19-07-2000 06:24									#17
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*Manages to pull foot out of mouth*

Okay, okay, it's much better! I was wrong! The quality of the OT is 10 times what it was before this rule!

	19-07-2000 09:52									#18
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the rule sucks dude figure it out and let people do what they want

	19-07-2000 10:01									#19
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And who are you?

	19-07-2000 23:06									#20
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And who are you?
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RainbowJDS' DL.

	20-07-2000 00:46									#21
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I like the new rule. It has cut down on the useless spam threads.

	26-07-2000 09:22									#22
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Make it 3/24 hours instead of 1/8 hours and i'll be happy.

it's a pain in the ass to have to wait just to post a second thread. Sometimes i have more than one good idea.

i like the limit, but 3/24 hours isn't asking too much, is it?

	26-07-2000 10:04									#23
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The modified code for implementing this is sitting in the Freeciv forum, waiting to be added.

	26-07-2000 14:36									#24
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Here's a perspective from newer eyes. I am truly bedazzled by the posting and new thread rate in OT and second all that Ming says in the OT courtesy FAQ.

Many of the threads become clique property and an outsider feels completely excluded. Surely there are more appropriate private venues like chat and ICQ for basically private exchanges. I'm aware that much of the posting triviality and hyperactivity is to achieve a higher title ranking for the poster and that counter-action through post-count reduction is in place. Of course it is extra work for the moderators but perhaps a heftier penalty (higher reduction criteria) could be a possible deterent?

	26-07-2000 15:29									#25
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Don't worry about it tonic. Just wade in and post if you want to. Ignore the spam-meisters...they can be quite yawnsome at times. I know I welcome another persons evaluation of a situation (unless you are a right-winged biblebasher )

	26-07-2000 16:06									#26
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Yeah tonic... just jump right in. And, if that doesn't work for you, just start your own thread on a subject that interests you

	07-09-2000 04:58									#27
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GP asked me to bump this. So I am. Note that this in no way implies I endorse this thread. Because I don't.
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	07-09-2000 06:17									#28
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Well, since this thread got bumped (funny, I never saw it before) I guess I'll weigh in. I like things the way they are, 1/8 hours is great!

John-SJ

	07-09-2000 06:25									#29
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I disagree! As I have said in other threads, this is the same as 1 thread/day for most people. We will never know how many worthwhile threads have been lost forever because of this rule.
Note to Ming: In the OT we don't always discuss things because they are important; we discuss them because we feel they are worth discussing. This is a subtle distinction, but a significant one.

Murgatroyd
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Repeal the 1 Thread/8 Hour Limit!

	07-09-2000 07:02									#30
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Murgatroyd...
Right now, the rule is working well for Apolyton.
And that's what really matters. If the owners want to change it, they will.