14-01-2003 05:38									#1
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Some people are posting many messages in a row because it is sometimes easier to do so to answer long messages or more than one messages. I just thought it could be nice if these addings would cumulate to the last message you've written or something... May be automatic or by default, dunno. One of the worst exemples I've seen is here and in these kind of threads it makes so that you pass from page 14 to 17 in 24 hours... And it just takes more place.

Just an idea...

	14-01-2003 07:17									#2
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Are you talking about introducing branching threads?

	14-01-2003 07:32									#3
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i don't think he is. if for instance i was to make two posts in a row, the server would automatically combine the two posts into one post.

	14-01-2003 07:36									#4
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quote: I just thought it could be nice if these addings would cumulate to the last message you've written or something...

No, this wouldn't be good.
Sometimes I post a second post below a first because I am replying to someone and want them to notice it... sometimes a BOLD isn't enough when you reply to about 8 people or make long replies.

	14-01-2003 07:40									#5
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bumps wouldn't work either

	14-01-2003 07:56									#6
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quote: I don't think he is. if for instance i was to make two posts in a row, the server would automatically combine the two posts into one post.

I don't see how that makes a topic easier to follow.

	14-01-2003 08:35									#7
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it would make it a lot harder IMO

	14-01-2003 08:42									#8
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Ok ok, I'm gonna burry myself under the rug...

COULD be unautomatic maybe...

	14-01-2003 10:08									#9
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yeah you don't want that, but you also dont' want people abusing posts by posting 5 posts in a row for the same topic.

always wait for someone to respond first

	14-01-2003 10:46									#10
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It doesn't really matter who has posted however many times unless they have a really annoying avatar.

	14-01-2003 10:53									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Trifna COULD be unautomatic maybe...

Yes, in the sense that if you have something to add and don't want to make a new post, use the nifty EDIT button

	14-01-2003 11:21									#12
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I don't like it ... because people such as myself will never notice the new thoughts being posted.

And also it'd be a terrible lag on the server, as writing to the middle of a database is never good.

	14-01-2003 14:56									#13
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Posting twice in a row is often necessary.....many people skim and you don't want part of a lengthier response to go unnoticed.

I checked out the example though......I think 5 or 6 is excessive.

	14-01-2003 15:24									#14
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threads like this one would never be possible if this was carried out. http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...&threadid=64308

	14-01-2003 22:21									#15
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And that's a bad thing ?
j/k

Good catch H Tower

	15-01-2003 01:18									#16
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Actually the last time I tried to post two in a row. (splitting a long article into two posts because of it's size) I was too quick and the flood control got it. I had to wait to post the second one.

	15-01-2003 05:23									#17
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The problem with automating the combination of 5 posts into 1 is that computers don't understand context. For example, H Tower's thread by necessity needs more than 1 post. The 5 posts in the original link is a more likely candidate to be spam.

The good thing is we have mods who can make this type of decision.

	15-01-2003 05:29									#18
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Besides, if you make those 5 posts into 1 posts, the spamsharks would be upset....

ACK!

	15-01-2003 06:10									#19
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very upset

	15-01-2003 06:28									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Tuberski Besides, if you make those 5 posts into 1 posts, the spamsharks would be upset....

Creating large numbers of emergency DL's to flood the Community forum with dozens of "I'd-know--the-answer-to-this-dumbass-question-if-only-I-was-smart-enough-to-look-in-the-FAQ" threads and then all simultaneously responding to them and dragging them wildly off-topic would solve the problem.

	15-01-2003 07:13									#21
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quote: Originally posted by FrustratedPoet Creating large numbers of emergency DL's to flood the Community forum with dozens of "I'd-know--the-answer-to-this-dumbass-question-if-only-I-was-smart-enough-to-look-in-the-FAQ" threads and then all simultaneously responding to them and dragging them wildly off-topic would solve the problem.

I think you just called Six Thousand Year Old Man a DL.

	15-01-2003 07:24									#22
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He's an old DL.

	15-01-2003 08:28									#23
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quote: Originally posted by ixnay It doesn't really matter who has posted however many times unless they have a really annoying avatar.

curse your ugly brown eyes... so huge in their ugliness.

yout goatee needs more play. i almost missed it.

	16-01-2003 05:00									#24
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I thought this would be another slam at my posting methods . I do this a lot sometimes.

Because if I just edit my original post no one will see what I put in there. Many people just read a post once and never look at it again.

	16-01-2003 06:38									#25
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Dis, don't be so self-conscious.

	16-01-2003 07:32									#26
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I don't think I can.

	16-01-2003 07:40									#27
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Hey Dissident, we're all ony human. If you noticed in our Diplo Game forum, I do the same thing (2-3) posts in a row - mainly to focus of different points of the subject...or just to rammble-on to myself and sort ideas out.

	16-01-2003 07:43									#28
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quote: Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin Are you talking about introducing branching threads?

	16-01-2003 07:55									#29
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yeah I know.

Like I said I only do it because I have thoughts lader on I want to add on. but Sometimes these thoughts are minutes after the original post. I just want to make sure they are noticed.

	16-01-2003 14:26									#30
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There is nothing wrong with 2 or even 3 posts in the right circumstances.......that's why it's allowed. Do it without good reason enough times and I'm sure it'll get spotted though.