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Also, the "quotes" are unclear when you are reading them. There should be a box aroundthe m or some visual indication that it is a quote.
Remove "share" buttons.
I would like a feature that displays who has me set on 'ignore'.
I would like a feature that displays who has me set on 'ignore'.
DOGEWontAmountToShit says
I would like a feature that displays who has me set on 'ignore'.
Yes. And who the devil would have Patrick on ignore?
Maybe a better idea is to rescind ignores by users that were outed as bots or otherwise banned.
I worked hard for my "ignores". I wanna keep 'em.
... but yeh, knowing who did it would provide some humor.
Remove "share" buttons. They are stupid and should never be used; everyone can already copy links, and does so if they want to send a web page to someone.
The "quote" button is not always functional. Which is very bad when reading a topic with 500 posts over the course of 7 years, when you hit the "quote" button to a new tab for everything you want to reply to. And then it's gone and now you don't have people posting because many people don't want to read the entire hours-or-days-long thread a second time to get the posts they want to reply to back. Except that just now, the "quote" button didn't even work when I just pressed it (without opening in a new tab).
I would like a feature that displays who has me set on 'ignore'.
How should I do quoting?
I think this would contribute to the problem that kills forums: personal insults.
There would be the temptation to personally insult the person ignoring you.
Patrick says
There would be the temptation to personally insult the person ignoring you.
What's the difference between insulting someone who is ignoring you vs not?
Both are not allowed anyway.
"Sure, just click "edit" under the title. There should be an edit link for you for
any threat you start."
My bigger question is what 10 people did I personally insult to warrant an ignore
"Question: If you started a thread, is it possible for you to go back and edit the title?"
Patrick says
"Sure, just click "edit" under the title. There should be an edit link for you for
any threat you start."
Patrick: I don't see an edit under the title. What am I missing?
Patrick says
There would be the temptation to personally insult the person ignoring you.
What's the difference between insulting someone who is ignoring you vs not?
Both are not allowed anyway.
"The_Deplorable Is the post more than a week old? I have a rule in
the code that a thread more than a week old cannot be edited or deleted. Maybe I
should change that."
The goal is to argue about issues we might be able to influence instead of attacking each other personally. From 20 some years of doing this, I know that personal insults are instant death for productive debate.
The goal is to argue about issues we might be able to influence instead of attacking each other personally. From 20 some years of doing this, I know that personal insults are instant death for productive debate.
Patrick says
"The_Deplorable Is the post more than a week old? I have a rule in
the code that a thread more than a week old cannot be edited or deleted. Maybe I
should change that."
Patrick: If it can be done easily then please do. This, in my thinking, could prove to
be an advantage for Patrick.net because as time goes on, topics grow and we can
make the topic of a thread more inclusive by editing the title of the thread. In other
words there is no need to start another thread with a similar topic.
"Let me know if you have any trouble editing a thread you created."
Telling new users that we will all "laugh at you" is just about the worst possible welcome imaginable.
Put yourself in the place of a new user.
Would anyone want to post anywhere he has been told he will be instantly laughed at?
Being told you will be mocked is the worst possible introduction to the site.
To greet new users with insults is nothing other than actively trying to kill this site.
Or what Booger or Ceffer or Wookieman posts. Snowflakes are gonna flake, after all.
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