Well, yes, which is why I'm not sure about "machine-enforced systems" in general.
It's that way or the highway. Manual is not an option.
That's not always true, though, particularly if you're posting large amounts of material (e.g. fic chapters). I don't think it's reasonable to just expect everyone to wait 10 minutes in all circumstances.
No, because in 95% of the circumstances they shouldn't be waiting 10min to double post. The 5% remaining can do so if they need to.
It's that way or the highway. Manual is not an option.
Well, it seemed to be working just fine before....
No, because in 95% of the circumstances they shouldn't be waiting 10min to double post. The 5% remaining can do so if they need to.
Ah, yes, the usual "inconvinience everyone else because of a few idiots" approach.
And, it's really not that simple if, for example, you're posting a bunch of fic chapters. I suspect it won't affect DP, though, because he can probably just bypass it if he gets irritated by it....
Well, it seemed to be working just fine before....
Which is to say it wasn't. There's a reason why I was happy it happened.
Ah, yes, the usual "inconvinience everyone else because of a few idiots" approach.
Kind of the opposite: Inconvenience the few that need to doublepost while the rest can just the merge happen. It's better for most.
And, it's really not that simple if, for example, you're posting a bunch of fic chapters. I suspect it won't affect DP, though, because he can probably just bypass it if he gets irritated by it....
Who posts multiple chapters in a row, anyways?
You seem to be opposing on principle with little-to-no valid arguments for said opposition. Given that, I suppose there's no point in further argument. I'm out.
Also, what would happen if the combined posts were too long to fit into a single post (which would be the one occasion I could see good reason for double-posting in short order, although it's hard to see why that would be the case in the forum)?
Presumably it's able to force-merge them anyway, though admittedly, I don't know.
Originally Posted by Mike1984
Also, does the new post get the timestamp of the first one, or the second one? Because sometimes a post edit will get missed due to everyone having already read the post, and if it's important enough then that might be why the person double-posted.
Timestamps are updated to the second post (or consecutive) posts.
Originally Posted by Lycodrake
I honestly dislike the "My Activity" addition...is there some way to change the settings to only allow friends to see it or something?
The "What's New?" changing the way it did also bugs me...
Profile Privacy settings in your user settings.
Originally Posted by Neir
On the same vein as mike, will merged doubleposts still bump the thread/show there's new content? Particularly for RPs when announcements are made.
Pretty sure it will, since it is updating the timestamp.
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Originally Posted by eddyak
99% of all Terminators would destroy John Connor over any other carbon-based life form.
Originally Posted by RoadBuster
Why do you think we got all these mods? So I can sit back and do jack shit, obviously!
Originally Posted by ItsaRandomUsername
I propose more forumite-based words. Like Darpleosity (adj. a state of existence signified to calmly analyzing and making an argument/case in a way that defuses tensions and makes the participants in said argument look like twats for continuing on with antagonizing and/or being stubborn for the sake of being stubborn while also using good-natured humor to enhance said post).
Originally Posted by DezoPenguin
Having been, as I3uster put it, "other clueless dude" earlier today in precisely this fashion, I'm going to have to be in favor of necromancy. Or be a hypocrite. But as a lawyer, I prefer to get paid when I indulge in hypocrisy, thank you, so I'll stick with necromancy.
[14:06] [Cruor] petri is it possible to play Phoenix III/Steppewolf without it crashing
[14:08] [Kelnish] no
[14:08] [Kelnish] it isn't
[14:09] [Cruor] how can there be so many bugs
[14:09] [Cruor] in one mod
[14:10] [Dark_Pulse] Because quality assurance doesn't exist anymore
[14:10] [Dark_Pulse] Unless it's Quality Ass, U Rance
[14:10] [Daiki] ...
[14:10] [I3uster] oh god dp was funny
[14:10] [I3uster] apocalypse confirmed
[14:10] [Wakame] the horror
Hmm, that probably should be tested, before someone gets hit by it....
Does it apply to all posts (including in blogs), or only to forum posts?
I don't know. Blogs are technically a separate module from the forum, but that doesn't necessarily mean it won't apply.
Originally Posted by NuitTombee
The RSS feed icons are a bit illegible with the white on orange look, imo at least.
Got a better one? I could easily replace the image no problem.
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Originally Posted by eddyak
99% of all Terminators would destroy John Connor over any other carbon-based life form.
Originally Posted by RoadBuster
Why do you think we got all these mods? So I can sit back and do jack shit, obviously!
Originally Posted by ItsaRandomUsername
I propose more forumite-based words. Like Darpleosity (adj. a state of existence signified to calmly analyzing and making an argument/case in a way that defuses tensions and makes the participants in said argument look like twats for continuing on with antagonizing and/or being stubborn for the sake of being stubborn while also using good-natured humor to enhance said post).
Originally Posted by DezoPenguin
Having been, as I3uster put it, "other clueless dude" earlier today in precisely this fashion, I'm going to have to be in favor of necromancy. Or be a hypocrite. But as a lawyer, I prefer to get paid when I indulge in hypocrisy, thank you, so I'll stick with necromancy.
[14:06] [Cruor] petri is it possible to play Phoenix III/Steppewolf without it crashing
[14:08] [Kelnish] no
[14:08] [Kelnish] it isn't
[14:09] [Cruor] how can there be so many bugs
[14:09] [Cruor] in one mod
[14:10] [Dark_Pulse] Because quality assurance doesn't exist anymore
[14:10] [Dark_Pulse] Unless it's Quality Ass, U Rance
[14:10] [Daiki] ...
[14:10] [I3uster] oh god dp was funny
[14:10] [I3uster] apocalypse confirmed
[14:10] [Wakame] the horror
"Get lost. You wouldn't recognize a goddamn vampire if one jumped up and bit you on the end of your fucking dick." Of Leaves and Lilac - Two weeks in the life of Tohno Akiha.
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Originally Posted by eddyak
99% of all Terminators would destroy John Connor over any other carbon-based life form.
Originally Posted by RoadBuster
Why do you think we got all these mods? So I can sit back and do jack shit, obviously!
Originally Posted by ItsaRandomUsername
I propose more forumite-based words. Like Darpleosity (adj. a state of existence signified to calmly analyzing and making an argument/case in a way that defuses tensions and makes the participants in said argument look like twats for continuing on with antagonizing and/or being stubborn for the sake of being stubborn while also using good-natured humor to enhance said post).
Originally Posted by DezoPenguin
Having been, as I3uster put it, "other clueless dude" earlier today in precisely this fashion, I'm going to have to be in favor of necromancy. Or be a hypocrite. But as a lawyer, I prefer to get paid when I indulge in hypocrisy, thank you, so I'll stick with necromancy.
[14:06] [Cruor] petri is it possible to play Phoenix III/Steppewolf without it crashing
[14:08] [Kelnish] no
[14:08] [Kelnish] it isn't
[14:09] [Cruor] how can there be so many bugs
[14:09] [Cruor] in one mod
[14:10] [Dark_Pulse] Because quality assurance doesn't exist anymore
[14:10] [Dark_Pulse] Unless it's Quality Ass, U Rance
[14:10] [Daiki] ...
[14:10] [I3uster] oh god dp was funny
[14:10] [I3uster] apocalypse confirmed
[14:10] [Wakame] the horror
I don't know. Blogs are technically a separate module from the forum, but that doesn't necessarily mean it won't apply.
Well, IIRC the limit on blogs is lower, so the issue of hitting the post length limit when the posts are combined could plausibly hit people there (although I guess we've already managed to bump the limit up somewhat with our last argument...).
You really should test it, because if it truncates the post it would be really annoying, given how much effort goes into writing a post that long.
Well, IIRC the limit on blogs is lower, so the issue of hitting the post length limit when the posts are combined could plausibly hit people there (although I guess we've already managed to bump the limit up somewhat with our last argument...).
You really should test it, because if it truncates the post it would be really annoying, given how much effort goes into writing a post that long.
I doubt it'd truncate it. It'd probably just do the old system like it did before - "Your post was too long. Say it in less characters, you dumbass."
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Originally Posted by eddyak
99% of all Terminators would destroy John Connor over any other carbon-based life form.
Originally Posted by RoadBuster
Why do you think we got all these mods? So I can sit back and do jack shit, obviously!
Originally Posted by ItsaRandomUsername
I propose more forumite-based words. Like Darpleosity (adj. a state of existence signified to calmly analyzing and making an argument/case in a way that defuses tensions and makes the participants in said argument look like twats for continuing on with antagonizing and/or being stubborn for the sake of being stubborn while also using good-natured humor to enhance said post).
Originally Posted by DezoPenguin
Having been, as I3uster put it, "other clueless dude" earlier today in precisely this fashion, I'm going to have to be in favor of necromancy. Or be a hypocrite. But as a lawyer, I prefer to get paid when I indulge in hypocrisy, thank you, so I'll stick with necromancy.
[14:06] [Cruor] petri is it possible to play Phoenix III/Steppewolf without it crashing
[14:08] [Kelnish] no
[14:08] [Kelnish] it isn't
[14:09] [Cruor] how can there be so many bugs
[14:09] [Cruor] in one mod
[14:10] [Dark_Pulse] Because quality assurance doesn't exist anymore
[14:10] [Dark_Pulse] Unless it's Quality Ass, U Rance
[14:10] [Daiki] ...
[14:10] [I3uster] oh god dp was funny
[14:10] [I3uster] apocalypse confirmed
[14:10] [Wakame] the horror
I doubt it'd truncate it. It'd probably just do the old system like it did before - "Your post was too long - say it in less characters, you dumbass."
The difference is that, before, you could just get around that by double-posting. Now you can't, which is bad. It's no problem for you, because you just increase the limit, but I can't do that, so I end up not being able to express my opinion properly.
The difference is that, before, you could just get around that by double-posting. Now you can't, which is bad. It's no problem for you, because you just increase the limit, but I can't do that, so I end up not being able to express my opinion properly.
Again, I'm pretty sure that in that case it would override the limit and merge the two posts after-the-fact.
But you should really still try to say it in as few words as possible. Backing up the post table is one of the longest things in our backup system (nearly a minute and a half is spent on this alone when most other tables are literally done in hundredths of a second) because of the fact I've allowed such gratuitous post limits.
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Originally Posted by eddyak
99% of all Terminators would destroy John Connor over any other carbon-based life form.
Originally Posted by RoadBuster
Why do you think we got all these mods? So I can sit back and do jack shit, obviously!
Originally Posted by ItsaRandomUsername
I propose more forumite-based words. Like Darpleosity (adj. a state of existence signified to calmly analyzing and making an argument/case in a way that defuses tensions and makes the participants in said argument look like twats for continuing on with antagonizing and/or being stubborn for the sake of being stubborn while also using good-natured humor to enhance said post).
Originally Posted by DezoPenguin
Having been, as I3uster put it, "other clueless dude" earlier today in precisely this fashion, I'm going to have to be in favor of necromancy. Or be a hypocrite. But as a lawyer, I prefer to get paid when I indulge in hypocrisy, thank you, so I'll stick with necromancy.
[14:06] [Cruor] petri is it possible to play Phoenix III/Steppewolf without it crashing
[14:08] [Kelnish] no
[14:08] [Kelnish] it isn't
[14:09] [Cruor] how can there be so many bugs
[14:09] [Cruor] in one mod
[14:10] [Dark_Pulse] Because quality assurance doesn't exist anymore
[14:10] [Dark_Pulse] Unless it's Quality Ass, U Rance
[14:10] [Daiki] ...
[14:10] [I3uster] oh god dp was funny
[14:10] [I3uster] apocalypse confirmed
[14:10] [Wakame] the horror
Again, I'm pretty sure that in that case it would override the limit and merge the two posts after-the-fact.
Well, that's what I'd hope, but if it's not, then it'd be a real pain in some circumstances.
But you should really still try to say it in as few words as possible. Backing up the post table is one of the longest things in our backup system (nearly a minute and a half is spent on this alone when most other tables are literally done in hundredths of a second) because of the fact I've allowed such gratuitous post limits.
Well, you weren't exactly any better.
And, sorry, but I simply can't do that, even more so when a) I'm angry and b) the "fewer words" would consist of things like "asshole", which would get me banned. It's much easier to avoid being verbose when you're not going to get in trouble for expressing your true opinion....
Part of this was quoting your posts in kind, though.
Originally Posted by Mike1984
And, sorry, but I simply can't do that, even more so when a) I'm angry and b) the "fewer words" would consist of things like "asshole", which would get me banned. It's much easier to avoid being verbose when you're not going to get in trouble for expressing your true opinion....
Then do try to learn how to do it. Getting across what you want in fewer words is superior communication, after all. The guy who can argue what he wants in 100 words versus the guy who needs a thousand could theoretically argue ten times quicker.
As for the swearing? That's totally your self control (or lack of it, as the case may be if you wind up doing it). It tends to make you lose arguments, too, since you then look childish.
"Get lost. You wouldn't recognize a goddamn vampire if one jumped up and bit you on the end of your fucking dick." Of Leaves and Lilac - Two weeks in the life of Tohno Akiha.
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Originally Posted by eddyak
99% of all Terminators would destroy John Connor over any other carbon-based life form.
Originally Posted by RoadBuster
Why do you think we got all these mods? So I can sit back and do jack shit, obviously!
Originally Posted by ItsaRandomUsername
I propose more forumite-based words. Like Darpleosity (adj. a state of existence signified to calmly analyzing and making an argument/case in a way that defuses tensions and makes the participants in said argument look like twats for continuing on with antagonizing and/or being stubborn for the sake of being stubborn while also using good-natured humor to enhance said post).
Originally Posted by DezoPenguin
Having been, as I3uster put it, "other clueless dude" earlier today in precisely this fashion, I'm going to have to be in favor of necromancy. Or be a hypocrite. But as a lawyer, I prefer to get paid when I indulge in hypocrisy, thank you, so I'll stick with necromancy.
[14:06] [Cruor] petri is it possible to play Phoenix III/Steppewolf without it crashing
[14:08] [Kelnish] no
[14:08] [Kelnish] it isn't
[14:09] [Cruor] how can there be so many bugs
[14:09] [Cruor] in one mod
[14:10] [Dark_Pulse] Because quality assurance doesn't exist anymore
[14:10] [Dark_Pulse] Unless it's Quality Ass, U Rance
[14:10] [Daiki] ...
[14:10] [I3uster] oh god dp was funny
[14:10] [I3uster] apocalypse confirmed
[14:10] [Wakame] the horror
Part of this was quoting your posts in kind, though.
Do quotes count? I thought they didn't....
Then do try to learn how to do it. Getting across what you want in fewer words is superior communication, after all. The guy who can argue what he wants in 100 words versus the guy who needs a thousand could theoretically argue ten times quicker.
I'm very poor at it, though.
As for the swearing? That's totally your self control (or lack of it, as the case may be if you wind up doing it). It tends to make you lose arguments, too, since you then look childish.
Not really, it's just easier to be concise when I don't have to pussyfoot around what I really want to say.