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etc etc/glaringly obvious/and so on, and such <=Not redundant!
Posted by: Cr4ne Style
Taxes do nothing to affect the share of wealth, since taxes are only applied to income.

So that's not even a part of the conversation at all, so it's pointless talking about it....

"for a "best" moral to exist, there must exist the "best" moral base. If the base of morality varies from location to location, culture to culture...then there can't be an absolute moral..

Posted by: I Naku I
I suspect this is one of those cases were people get mixed up in terminology -- double posting, bumping, spamming, and their real and putative definitions.

I'm looking over similar threads and it has never been authoritatively stated, to my understanding, that responding to unique individuals in succession is against the rules. In fact, it has been pointed out numerous times, either humorously by fawning admirers who orgasm at seeing the number 7, or as a point of fact by more level-headed observers, that Achronos and other reputable, rule-abiding members follow this practice. There is no need to go back and edit; that just invites turgid and rambling tomes. And it's silly. Especially in an active thread, where your edits may not be noticed though you have something to say.

The only situation I can see where this would be unacceptable is when it's used as a cover tactic for reviving dead threads. But that doesn't really make it an offense.


i agree with just about all of this. i know that we can take all of the steps that i mentioned and took in my last post to combine two posts into one, but i do not see why doing so should be favored over simply making two distinct posts. one involves more time and many more steps, and the only difference is the appearance of the post(s). i do not have any particular examples in mind of any of the mods making consecutive posts, but that some do post this way surely sends a message to the rest of us, and, since there is no official mention of this being against the rules (as far as i am aware), all of the signs that i have seen (until recently when a particular mod explained it to me after i asked questions in a pm) make it look like this is acceptable behavior for the forums.

i hope that some mods will chime in to add their thoughts. if i am on the wrong track, and if this sort of posting is in fact against the rules, then i hope that this information will be made widely accessible to all forum posters.

  • 01.23.2008 10:28 AM PDT
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Oh what the hell I'll weigh in.

"Double Posting" as you ppl call it should be allowed as long as it is ON TOPIC and addressing different people directly. I personally have about 900 - 1500 posts a month on Bnet. I don't want to half to waste 1/2 of my time on Bnet editing posts.

As for rules consistency, this is a problem. The mods have there own group and they should all get together in their forums and discuss how everyone is supposed to handle such rules in most general cases.

Yesterday I saw a 100+ Recon Armor thread that had 3 - 5 ppl with 10+ posts in it talking about getting in each others bunkers to avoid the Banhammer. I was extremely dissapointed when I checked it 10 minutes later and everyone wasn't givin a 7 - 14 day vacation.

Also If I want somebody banned I PM Mod x, If I only think they need locked or warned I PM Mod x. Once I learned the mods Reps, I PM accordingly.

btw - P.S. - The mods are doing a fine job, I just wish they could all get on the same page on a few issues. And also they should be forced to explain why you were warned/banned etc. It really pisses me off when they don't at least give alittle insight, or they won't answer a 2nd pm reponding politely to there returned PM of your first.

I do realize they don't want to have a PM cnversation with you, but they should address all concerns.

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can you tell us where you have found information stating that double posts or making consecutive posts quickly is against the rules?
I can't. The only thing I can link you to is this. It says nothing about double posts, but it does talk about bumping (usually what a double post is IMO).

can you explain why you believe that making consecutive posts quickly responding to distinct posters should be against the rules?Simple. If you made a thread that isn't that great, but you keep making post after post, quoting everything a person said in one post, then do the exact same thing in further posts, don't you think it'd be bumping? I do. Bumping usually just keeps a bad thread at the top, until the OP gives up, or it's locked. Like I said earlier, you should only double post when you have no more room in your previous post.

This is my opinion of course, and I'm sure the ninjas have different opinions on the matter, as well as Achronos.

Clarity would be nice.

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Yes, I think if you only do it every 5+ posts then it shouldn't be a real big deal. But every post would be rediculous.

  • 01.23.2008 2:36 PM PDT

etc etc/glaringly obvious/and so on, and such <=Not redundant!
Posted by: Cr4ne Style
Taxes do nothing to affect the share of wealth, since taxes are only applied to income.

So that's not even a part of the conversation at all, so it's pointless talking about it....

"for a "best" moral to exist, there must exist the "best" moral base. If the base of morality varies from location to location, culture to culture...then there can't be an absolute moral..

i just noticed something and i would like to hear what you guys think. i have made it clear why i do not believe that making consecutive posts quickly amounts to bumping, and why i do not think that it should be against the rules (oh yeah, and there is no official statement declaring that it is against the rules). please take a look at the following page and earlier pages in the same thread:

h3 stats stickied thread

as you can see, nearly every page has a poster making consecutive posts in short spans of time. in some cases, 3 posts are made within 3 minutes of one another. and, in each and every case, the poster is clearly responding directly to posts made in the thread.

can someone explain how on earth posting in this fashion is damaging in any way to the forums? and, even if this thread were not stickied, since the thread would be on the top of the first page after the first post anyway, how could this be seen as bumping or spamming?

as far as i can see, this style of posting is not harmful in any way.

  • 01.25.2008 4:23 PM PDT

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