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Post by teknomage on Nov 24, 2007 23:41:35 GMT -5
I have, on a few occasions, been chastised for double posting. In reasonably active threads, my problem with the rule is that it's entirely possible if I think of something to add later on, and edit into my last comment, someone who's already read the post is quite likely not to notice it's been edited, and thus miss what I have added.
In fairly inactive or dormant threads, my problem is that if a fair amount of time has passed since the last post, and no one's adding anything, I just think it makes no sense at all to even think of it as double posting if the last person to post also makes the next post. For example, just tonight I was told I shouldn't double post when two months had passed between my posts. If anyone could kindly explain the sense of this to me, I'd be glad to have my mind changed. I do try to be open minded, but I warn you, there's a good chance an explanation anyone else considers reasonable... I will not. I like this board quite a bit for the most part, and it makes me sick to my stomach to think I could either be banned or abandon the board of my own volition, over a disagreement on policy. Of course my leaving or staying should be of concern to no one but myself, I certainly don't matter.
But even so... I'd like an official ruling on whether there's a statute of limitations on the double posting rule, and if so what it might be. And yet I fear if you all agree that I'm wrong, that regardless of how much time passes between posts, double posting should not be allowed... my sensibilities would be so deeply offended that I don't know if I could come here anymore.
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Post by Gran Gran on Nov 25, 2007 3:46:24 GMT -5
LOL. for starters, to get banned you got to do something pretty bad, just a double post here or there isn't gonna do it.
If the thread is reasonably active it's best just to modify, unless you have of course a lot to add.
if the thread is older you will not be able to avoid making a new post, so there we do show liniency.
The point to not double post is to avoid spam fests. Why double post when you can edit, but if you put something new and worth while in the post, hardly anybody is going to give you a lot of grief over.
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Post by Empy on Nov 25, 2007 11:30:20 GMT -5
I believe that if you are reviving a thread that is inactive, double posting is okay. I do not however support double posting if it's to bump a thread already on the first page or to increase postcount. Always use a modify button to amend a post. I don't think you would ever get banned for double posting now and again. If you do it a lot then maybe a heavy warning but I think that would be the extent.
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Post by The Blue Chibi on Nov 25, 2007 14:36:29 GMT -5
Eh, if they're a month or two apart, that's done in a completely different spirit than the people who double-post minutes apart ~ you at least are conscious of it and it's not like you're an annoying spammer or something.
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Post by teknomage on Nov 26, 2007 10:58:45 GMT -5
Well, I'm feeling alot better now, thanks everyone. ...another thing I might want to say is that I feel if you post in a show thread about one episode, and no one replies, it should be okay to post again about another episode later... Which would usually mean at least a week between replies, anyway....
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Post by Gran Gran on Nov 26, 2007 13:28:53 GMT -5
yep. totally
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Post by spiritmage234 on Jan 15, 2008 13:59:41 GMT -5
I couldn't help but notice how some people with particulary higher posts (3,000^ normally) who have on occasion double posted on purpose on got away scotch free.
This doesn't really really bother me, but it does bother me when this happens, and then on another occasion, say I have a glitch, I accidently double-post without knowing, then I get warned.
It's just kinda like how when somebody blantantly does an illegal move when there are no cops around, but when you do it, then there is one. (<=another analogy)
Oh. And I'm not trying to pin this on anybody in particular.
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Post by Blind Bandit on Jan 15, 2008 18:40:03 GMT -5
I couldn't help but notice how some people with particulary higher posts (3,000^ normally) who have on occasion double posted on purpose on got away scotch free. This doesn't really really bother me, but it does bother me when this happens, and then on another occasion, say I have a glitch, I accidently double-post without knowing, then I get warned. It's just kinda like how when somebody blantantly does an illegal move when there are no cops around, but when you do it, then there is one. (<=another analogy) Oh. And I'm not trying to pin this on anybody in particular. As fair as I know everyone who double posts is warned and if somone double posts tell them not to and if they continue let a staffer know. The only boards that double posting is allowed in is the staff boards which is for the purpose of keeping posts separate and not about post count.
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Post by Horyo on Jan 16, 2008 6:38:50 GMT -5
You could always just copy everything in the last post, and delete it.
Then paste what you had into your new post and work from there. It revives the sleeping thread, and you will not have violated double posting.
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Post by Chibi Chan-o on Jan 16, 2008 20:43:38 GMT -5
^ Heheh, that's what I do.
I think the reason you get in trouble for double posting is because you're a relatively new member with a low post count. Older members like me can get away with double posting.
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Post by spiritmage234 on Jan 17, 2008 13:46:59 GMT -5
I couldn't help but notice how some people with particulary higher posts (3,000^ normally) who have on occasion double posted on purpose on got away scotch free. This doesn't really really bother me, but it does bother me when this happens, and then on another occasion, say I have a glitch, I accidently double-post without knowing, then I get warned. It's just kinda like how when somebody blantantly does an illegal move when there are no cops around, but when you do it, then there is one. (<=another analogy) Oh. And I'm not trying to pin this on anybody in particular. As fair as I know everyone who double posts is warned and if somone double posts tell them not to and if they continue let a staffer know. The only boards that double posting is allowed in is the staff boards which is for the purpose of keeping posts separate and not about post count. I would if most of them didn't have either a higher post count or are staff. For I have no authority over them. V.V
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Post by Blind Bandit on Jan 17, 2008 13:56:26 GMT -5
As fair as I know everyone who double posts is warned and if somone double posts tell them not to and if they continue let a staffer know. The only boards that double posting is allowed in is the staff boards which is for the purpose of keeping posts separate and not about post count. I would if most of them didn't have either a higher post count or are staff. For I have no authority over them. V.V Like I said let me or other staff know. if a staffer dose its probably to bump a thread or so on.
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