Forum Changes... - Page 2

Izulde · 09-03-2008, 09:32 PM

I'll admit, I don't like the removal of post counts from posts. I understand the reasoning behind it, but it just looks bizzare and is giving me considerable cognitive dissonance.

Mods being the only ones allowed to delete threads I'm perfectly fine with.

MJ4H · 09-03-2008, 09:41 PM

I approve of these changes. Post counts as a topic of conversation are annoying as hell. I can't believe anyone really gives a crap.

Tasan · 09-03-2008, 09:42 PM

I miss Habitae already.....yellow sucks.....

I'll tip a 40 in its memory tonight.

Schmidty · 09-03-2008, 09:45 PM

Yay, although I feel bad for my wife.

Not really.

claphamsa · 09-03-2008, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by claphamsa

hlly crap. 2700........

this still baffles me. has anyone ever said so much without saying anything meaningful before? i mean WOW! i never thought of myself as a frequet poster.

i kinda wish i had never seen this, now i feel like i wasted peoples time (maybe not lathums)

Draft Dodger · 09-03-2008, 09:49 PM

geez, some guy plans a trip to the Holy Land, and he starts acting like a diety...

Subby · 09-03-2008, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by claphamsa

u cant ban Subby!

Hey look it *does* have the capacity to learn rudimentary facts!

DaddyTorgo · 09-03-2008, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmidty

Yay, although I feel bad for my wife.

Not really.

I feel bad for her too!

oh wait...you don't mean because she's married to you...nevermind.

EagleFan · 09-03-2008, 09:50 PM

vote clap

Subby · 09-03-2008, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

geez, some guy plans a trip to the Holy Land, and he starts acting like a diety...

Are you still dietying?

claphamsa · 09-03-2008, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Subby

Hey look it *does* have the capacity to learn rudimentary facts!

boooo! one day im gonna run into you in DC. and im gonna pee on you! just saying.

claphamsa · 09-03-2008, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by EagleFan

vote clap

moi?

Subby · 09-03-2008, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by claphamsa

boooo! one day im gonna run into you in DC. and im gonna pee on you! just saying.

Don't you usually charge for that? I don't want to cut into your revenue stream or anything.

claphamsa · 09-03-2008, 10:08 PM

hmm, no your taxes pay me no matter what!

Lathum · 09-03-2008, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Subby

Don't you usually charge for that? I don't want to cut into your revenue stream or anything.

intentional?

stevew · 09-03-2008, 10:16 PM

Few things

Are there any mobile friendly skins we could possibly look to add? Maybe I'm an exception but I find myself mobile browsing a ton these days.

The recent deletions/look at my post count theads. Were stupid. I love looking through some of the stuff I wrote 5 years ago and would hate to lose it to a stupid game. fofc is the closest thing I have to a journal

Re point 2. Looking through a lot of the old stuff I wrote made me realize I've been an ass much too much so if I offended you at some point I'd like to apologize. .

TCY Junkie · 09-03-2008, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

intentional?

I'm going to go out on a really thick limb and say yes

DanGarion · 09-03-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

To be clear, I don't particularly care that people care. I care that they are bugging the mods and me about it.

Well you could always make it so people can't delete started threads after *** minutes that would stop thread deleting asshatery.

DanGarion · 09-03-2008, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

ASSHATTERY: While I was working on these changes, a few of you chose to act like asshats by abusing signatures and post reporting. As a result, you are facing temporary sanctions (one day).

Abusing signatures would be doing something over and over, not once. IMO. But I didn't write the definition in the dictionary...

Main Entry:
abuse
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈbyüs\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Middle French abus, from Latin abusus, from abuti to consume, from ab- + uti to use
Date:
15th century
improper or excessive use or treatment : misuse

TCY Junkie · 09-03-2008, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DanGarion

Abusing signatures would be doing something over and over, not once. IMO. But I didn't write the definition in the dictionary...

Main Entry:
abuse
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈbyüs\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Middle French abus, from Latin abusus, from abuti to consume, from ab- + uti to use
Date:
15th century
improper or excessive use or treatment : misuse

So if someone hit their spouse one time, its not abuse. Thanks, I didn't know that.

cuervo72 · 09-03-2008, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Subby

Hey look it *does* have the capacity to learn rudimentary facts!

MizzouRah · 09-03-2008, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Izulde

I'll admit, I don't like the removal of post counts from posts. I understand the reasoning behind it, but it just looks bizzare and is giving me considerable cognitive dissonance.

Mods being the only ones allowed to delete threads I'm perfectly fine with.

+1

ace1914 · 09-04-2008, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

The opening post is a good example.

Thanks. I'll keep that and this post in mind.

DanGarion · 09-04-2008, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by TCY Junkie

So if someone hit their spouse one time, its not abuse. Thanks, I didn't know that.

I would think that abuse depends on why they hit their spouse. Doesn't it?

WVUFAN · 09-04-2008, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by DanGarion

I would think that abuse depends on why they hit their spouse. Doesn't it?

No, it really doesn't. One hit, regardless of the reason, is abuse.

Chubby · 09-04-2008, 06:09 AM

mountain, molehill.

lame.

JAG · 09-04-2008, 07:19 AM

So with this change, will jbmagic be getting his edit button back?

Dr. Sak · 09-04-2008, 07:21 AM

How does one wear a hat on their ass I ask?

JeeberD · 09-04-2008, 09:22 AM

Man, all the drama happens on the days that I can't log on...

Passacaglia · 09-04-2008, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

I'm fairly certain that mine dropped by, oh, 15,000 during that time.

Part of the changes depended on what forums you did or did not post in.

Agree on the deleted threads. It's almost a "tradition" now that it happens when someone starts one of those threads. I'd never really thought about it, but when I did, I couldn't think of a compelling reason to let users delete threads. It can be a royal pain to find and restore them if they pick the right ones. (I'm pretty sure that some are in effect lost forever just because we're not likely to find them.) It's quite uncommon for someone to double-post a thread, and even more uncommon for someone to regret a thread shortly after it's posted and want to delete it. In either case, they can PM me or any mod and we'll just take care of it.

FYI, the thing EagleFan was referring to actually happened before the widespread post count hit -- this is fairly obvious from reading his "6000" thread. His post count going down to 0 at that time suggests mod involvement.

MikeVic · 09-04-2008, 09:54 AM

I don't like these changes too much.

Maple Leafs · 09-04-2008, 10:16 AM

I'd just like to go on record as not giving a shit.

larrymcg421 · 09-04-2008, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanGarion

Abusing signatures would be doing something over and over, not once. IMO. But I didn't write the definition in the dictionary...

Main Entry:
abuse
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈbyüs\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Middle French abus, from Latin abusus, from abuti to consume, from ab- + uti to use
Date:
15th century
improper or excessive use or treatment : misuse

I disagree with your interpretation of the definition. Improper or excessive means it can be one or the other. I don't see why it would have to be repetitive.

larrymcg421 · 09-04-2008, 10:38 AM

dola

I'd just like to say that it amuses me to no end that some of the biggest shitstorms started here are over post counts.

DanGarion · 09-04-2008, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by WVUFAN

No, it really doesn't. One hit, regardless of the reason, is abuse.

Um, right. So if a husband is verbally abusing his wife day in a day out and never lays a hand on her, the moment she hits him she has physically abused him... right...

path12 · 09-04-2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

I'd just like to go on record as not giving a shit.

I second this emotion.

Scarecrow · 09-04-2008, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Are there any mobile friendly skins we could possibly look to add? Maybe I'm an exception but I find myself mobile browsing a ton these days.

Don't want to lose this in the middle of all the prissies getting their panties in a bunch over something as stupid as the number of times they hit the 'Submit Reply' button in the past 7 years.

Oilers9911 · 09-04-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TCY Junkie

So if someone hit their spouse one time, its not abuse. Thanks, I didn't know that.

Sweet screaming Jesus on a blessed wholewheat cracker. I agree with TCY Junkie. HELP!

gkb · 09-04-2008, 02:34 PM

Huh. Get busy at work and end up missing FOFC drama. Meh.

Senator · 09-04-2008, 02:37 PM

you missed nothing

MikeVic · 09-04-2008, 02:39 PM

Thinking about it more... I'm ok with the changes. The information and exchanges here are important to me, so I like that only mods can delete that stuff now. And we can still see our post counts if we want, so nothing much has changed there.

Draft Dodger · 09-04-2008, 04:58 PM

speaking of changes, since this breaking news was released in what I assume to be the most traveled subforum, does it really make sense to call this place "off topic"? Perhaps "General Discussion" or something would make more sense?

EagleFan · 09-04-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

FYI, the thing EagleFan was referring to actually happened before the widespread post count hit -- this is fairly obvious from reading his "6000" thread. His post count going down to 0 at that time suggests mod involvement.

Thank you, so it wasn't me going crazy. I can't see that as being a rebuild due to forum usage with his count dropping to 0 and no-one else having a drastic cut at that point. This seemed to be a few hours before the other changes came about.

saldana · 09-04-2008, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by EagleFan

Thank you, so it wasn't me going crazy. I can't see that as being a rebuild due to forum usage with his count dropping to 0 and no-one else having a drastic cut at that point. This seemed to be a few hours before the other changes came about.

i disagree (i know you are stunned i am disagreeing with you). i was on the board most of the afternoon yesterday as I was home from work, sick, and i noticed my own post count, as well as alot of other people's varying wildly throughout the day. I think at one point i was down to HS Mascot.

Subby · 09-04-2008, 08:09 PM

EagleFan is right but honestly - what fun is being a mod if you can't harmlessly fuck with a few people once in a while?

MJ4H · 09-04-2008, 08:33 PM

I know that post was in jest, but being a mod isn't supposed to be fun. If it is, you are doing it wrong.

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09-03-2008, 09:41 PM	#52
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	I approve of these changes. Post counts as a topic of conversation are annoying as hell. I can't believe anyone really gives a crap.

09-03-2008, 09:50 PM	#59
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09-03-2008, 10:16 PM	#66
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Few things Are there any mobile friendly skins we could possibly look to add? Maybe I'm an exception but I find myself mobile browsing a ton these days. The recent deletions/look at my post count theads. Were stupid. I love looking through some of the stuff I wrote 5 years ago and would hate to lose it to a stupid game. fofc is the closest thing I have to a journal Re point 2. Looking through a lot of the old stuff I wrote made me realize I've been an ass much too much so if I offended you at some point I'd like to apologize. .

09-04-2008, 06:09 AM	#76
Chubby Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Syracuse, NY	mountain, molehill. lame.

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09-04-2008, 07:21 AM	#78
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09-04-2008, 09:54 AM	#81
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09-04-2008, 02:39 PM	#91
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Thinking about it more... I'm ok with the changes. The information and exchanges here are important to me, so I like that only mods can delete that stuff now. And we can still see our post counts if we want, so nothing much has changed there.

09-04-2008, 04:58 PM	#92
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