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Subject: Bumping Restrictions... Mods/Bungie?
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I just wanted to know if it is possible to prevent double posting. I know I have seen messages before when I am not allowed to post too quickly, but is it possible to limit users to a single post and require that someone else post in their thread before they repost ("bump")? I am not asking for you all to do this, necessarily, and I am not disgruntled and whining and crying by any means. I am simply curious if something like this is possible or if it has been considered in the past. Thanks!

EDIT: I also know that adding "Mods/Bungie" in the title does not warrant an official response, and if I don't get one from anyone in either of those groups it isn't a big deal, but it would be a good thing to know. Thanks guys and gals.

[Edited on 12.22.2007 9:37 AM PST]

  • 12.22.2007 9:32 AM PDT
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Posted by: Nothing Works
I just wanted to know if it is possible to prevent double posting. I know I have seen messages before when I am not allowed to post too quickly, but is it possible to limit users to a single post and require that someone else post in their thread before they repost ("bump")? I am not asking for you all to do this, necessarily, and I am not disgruntled and whining and crying by any means. I am simply curious if something like this is possible or if it has been considered in the past. Thanks!



I dont know but it would help greatly.

  • 12.22.2007 9:34 AM PDT
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Oddly enough, I posted the same query over three and a half years ago. Obviously, nothing came of it.

  • 12.22.2007 10:02 AM PDT

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Oddly enough, I posted the same query over three and a half years ago. Obviously, nothing came of it.

Wow. Talk about oldies.
Anyways, I don't think it's a major issue.
If someone is posting stuff like "bump" or "Keep posting!" they should obviously be reported. Even I've double posted in some instances. But I still contributed to the topic, and didn't purposely spam or bump.

  • 12.22.2007 10:10 AM PDT
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Oddly enough, I posted the same query over three and a half years ago. Obviously, nothing came of it.


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  • 12.22.2007 10:19 AM PDT

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Posted by: Captain K Mart
Oddly enough, I posted the same query over three and a half years ago. Obviously, nothing came of it.


Great minds think alike?

Hah!

... No, just kidding. That was rude. :(

Actually, I was going to say, the Invision boards (Yeah, I know they're trashy and this stuff wins, but not the point!) have the ability to just plain prevent someone from posting twice in a row in any given thread. Perhaps there's a way to enable/code that in the B.net? Of course, sometimes double posting isn't always bad. Just sometimes.

Besides, Achronos would be mad he can't Quadruple-post in a thread. :(

Of course, I'm sure he could make it so HE could double-post...
Good question. :D

  • 12.22.2007 11:44 AM PDT
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Anyone but Foman. He smells like cheese.

There are too many exceptions to the rule for something like this to be fair here. If double posting were to be prevented, then many of the current stickies could not exist, nor could many of the fan fictions or generally longer posts.

Double posting should be dealt with the way it always is -- Report it.

  • 12.22.2007 11:54 AM PDT

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Posted by: x Foman123 x
There are too many exceptions to the rule for something like this to be fair here. If double posting were to be prevented, then many of the current stickies could not exist, nor could many of the fan fictions or generally longer posts.

Double posting should be dealt with the way it always is -- Report it.


And their you have it ladies and gentlemen. Another fine answer from foman. Still a dirty rotten team killer though...not really.

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  • 12.22.2007 11:55 AM PDT
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Posted by: DEATHPIMP72
Anyone but Foman. He smells like cheese.

Haha thanks.... I'm always in favor of anything that allows longer posts.

Soon, I will post my 40,000-character manifesto entitled "Should we have a longer-than-10,000 character limit?"

Just kidding!

  • 12.22.2007 12:03 PM PDT
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Posted by: x Foman123 x
There are too many exceptions to the rule for something like this to be fair here. If double posting were to be prevented, then many of the current stickies could not exist, nor could many of the fan fictions or generally longer posts.

Double posting should be dealt with the way it always is -- Report it.

I agree. It's similar to all these changes people want made to Halo 3. Sure they could satisfy a select group of people, but changing the operation of things will most likely piss other people off. However, I was just siting here thinking and weighing the negatives of both sides.

On one hand, leaving it like it is now will require newbies to the website to read stickies, which not many people care to do. I would consider myself a newbies to B-Net, but not by any means a Halo newbie. Still, I've been a member long enough to see how things are run and gain a general understanding of the basic rules of the community. The problem exists when people do not read stickies. Sure, keeping it the way it is now puts the responsibility and the consequences in the hands of the community members, however disabling them from making decisions they will try to "justify" later on may save them the embarrassment and frustration of a 3-day ban for something so many people get away with on a daily basis. It also saves moderators the hastle of having to shell out 3 day bans as fast as Angelina Jolie adopts children. I should throw in "selectively" banning, not by their intentions, but as a result of not being able to read every thread on the website and see every instance of when someone may bump. I may bump and get away with it while someone bumps right after me and gets a 3-day ban. I'm not campaigning for this change, just opening it up for debate. This has been a look at side A.

On the other hand, like Foman was saying, situations may exist where making this change just doesn't agree with the masses. I am sure community moderators and Bungie employees would be able to get around this somehow (correct me if I am wrong... I'm am not sure how the change/coding would be done), although I haven't seen many situations where moderators and Bungie employees have had to post more than one time in a row. From what I have seen, they usually quote multiple sources within the same post. Honestly, I am looking for feedback in this section. What are some situations where making this change may have a negative impact? I just can't think of many/any.


EDIT: However, with regards to your last statement about stickies, fan fictions and longer posts, isn't bumping considered bumping no matter how the "bumper" tries to justify it? I mean if the topic is interesting enough to keep it discussed, users interested in it will save it in their favorite threads and keep it up at the top of the forum with good feedback and contributions to the topic. Just a thought. What are some examples of what you are talking about? Perhaps I just don't understand. Thanks.

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Posted by: DEATHPIMP72
Anyone but Foman. He smells like cheese.

Posted by: Nothing Works
EDIT: However, with regards to your last statement about stickies, fan fictions and longer posts, isn't bumping considered bumping no matter how the "bumper" tries to justify it? I mean if the topic is interesting enough to keep it discussed, users interested in it will save it in their favorite threads and keep it up at the top of the forum with good feedback and contributions to the topic. Just a thought. What are some examples of what you are talking about? Perhaps I just don't understand. Thanks.
Oh I'm sorry, I should have given you a couple of examples.

Check out CrypticGuardian's Optimatch sticky. He quadruple-posted in the beginning of the thread, but that's because the 10,000-character limit did not contain enough room for him to put everything in only one post.

Same thing with Lord Snakie's insanely detailed Rainbow Theory. He wasn't trying to bump the thread in the beginning -- he posted everything at the same time.

Also check out the Rules/Threads of Interest sticky in the Halo 3 Forum. Triple post by Yoozel there, but for obvious reasons.

Not allowing double posting would hurt the ability of many posters to make detailed, comprehensive posts like these. So thats all I was saying -- obviously violations of the double-posting rule should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and if it really is a "bump" or "spam," then it should be locked, rather than automatically prevented.

Hope this helps clarify what I was saying :-)

  • 12.22.2007 5:22 PM PDT

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Besides, Achronos would be mad he can't Quadruple-post in a thread. :(



Haha... He does that alot and it makes me laugh...

  • 12.22.2007 5:38 PM PDT

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Posted by: x Foman123 x
There are too many exceptions to the rule for something like this to be fair here. If double posting were to be prevented, then many of the current stickies could not exist, nor could many of the fan fictions or generally longer posts.

Double posting should be dealt with the way it always is -- Report it.

Stole the words from right out of my mouth. Well said.

  • 12.22.2007 5:47 PM PDT