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Sprolf. - Adam Peacecraft - 02-05-2010
' Wrote:I was gonna go play STO, but this is more fun. :)
Typically, a Message Board thread is expected to resemble a conversation. A poster posts what they have to say, and others respond in subsequent postings. The original poster may post again later, responding to the responses.
A Double Post is when, for whatever reason, one responds to their own post. Talking to oneself can get one odd looks in Real Life, but there are several reasons it may be seen on a Message Board:
1. One may simply post the same thing twice by mistake, due to server lag or whatnot. Many forums allow a user to delete their most recent post in thread to clean this up. This sort of thing is especially common on Usenet, where the nature of NNTP causes a sometimes substantial lag in the propagation of new posts.
2. One may have a thought that they want to add after posting, and the forum doesn't have an "edit post" button. Or they don't know about the button. Or else, the user doesn't yet have "editing privileges". Or the forum administrator has placed a time limit on the poster's ability to edit posts, and the time to edit has passed. Or they want to have a "hastily written afterthought" feel to their new comment.
3. One may simply want to Bump the thread back to the top of the list, in the hope that people will notice the thread and reply to their post.
Generally, one won't get in trouble for the first type of Double Post, but forum policies on the other two vary widely. One Double Post too many on the wrong forum can get one labeled a Spammer.
' Wrote:I was gonna go play STO, but this is more fun. :)
Typically, a Message Board thread is expected to resemble a conversation. A poster posts what they have to say, and others respond in subsequent postings. The original poster may post again later, responding to the responses.
A Double Post is when, for whatever reason, one responds to their own post. Talking to oneself can get one odd looks in Real Life, but there are several reasons it may be seen on a Message Board:
1. One may simply post the same thing twice by mistake, due to server lag or whatnot. Many forums allow a user to delete their most recent post in thread to clean this up. This sort of thing is especially common on Usenet, where the nature of NNTP causes a sometimes substantial lag in the propagation of new posts.
2. One may have a thought that they want to add after posting, and the forum doesn't have an "edit post" button. Or they don't know about the button. Or else, the user doesn't yet have "editing privileges". Or the forum administrator has placed a time limit on the poster's ability to edit posts, and the time to edit has passed. Or they want to have a "hastily written afterthought" feel to their new comment.
3. One may simply want to Bump the thread back to the top of the list, in the hope that people will notice the thread and reply to their post.
Generally, one won't get in trouble for the first type of Double Post, but forum policies on the other two vary widely. One Double Post too many on the wrong forum can get one labeled a Spammer.
Sprolf. - Marburg - 02-05-2010
The double I'm seeing: is it from the lag or the vodka?
Sprolf. - mwerte - 02-05-2010
Vodka. Need more of it, then it'll triplicate!
Sprolf. - Turkish - 02-05-2010
mwerte, open your mouth for me and all of your dreams will come true.
Sprolf. - Adam Peacecraft - 02-05-2010
' Wrote:mwerte, open your mouth for me and all of your dreams will come true.
Context thread NAU!
Sprolf. - ArmsAndLegs Guy - 02-05-2010
' Wrote:mwerte, open your mouth for me and all of your dreams will come true.
' Wrote:Context thread NAU!
Please no. I am allready on my second bottle of Brain Bleach<tm>, trying to eradicate those images from the internal 42" screen.
A & L Guy
Sprolf. - Turkish - 02-05-2010
I had originally used the words wet and dreams together in that sentence.
Sprolf. - Zeltak - 02-05-2010
This is funny, everyone is +1'ing.
OSHI-!
Sprolf. - mwerte - 02-05-2010
' Wrote:I had originally used the words wet and dreams together in that sentence.
you're horrid
Sprolf. - Kazinsal - 02-05-2010
What you did thar.
I c it.