Restriction of Creation of New Threads Changed to 1/8 hours/person in OT

[Narck]

The limit is fine, 24 hours was a little bit high, but this is fine.

Noone needs to create more than 3 topics a day, unless it's spam.

[Narck]

And if you think of two great ideas at once, you can do two things:

1. get someone else to post a topic for you.
2. put your second great thread in a word document and post it later in the day. If it's that magnificent, it can wait for 8 hours.

[Comrade Dan]

I'd rather have x/24 hours rule myself, where x stands for any number...

[DanQ]

MWHC: You miss my comments so much that you would point it out? That's awfully nice of you.

Narck is right -- I am working on other items around the site. Have you seen the <A HREF="http://apolyton.net/news">news roundup</A> recently, for instance?

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Dan; Apolyton CS

[Atahualpa]

3 topics? Would it be possible to create a new database entry/table with every user, starting with 0 and increased by every new topic? when its 3 then you cant post anymore topics?
is that possible?
just a thought, I dont know much about UBB code.

1 in 8hours is a step in the right direction, but well, that would mean, I have to connect every 8 hours. 3 in 24 hours would be better.
Lets see if you can do something.

Ata

[MarkG]

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Atahualpa on 06-18-2000 05:19 AM</font>
that would mean, I have to connect every 8 hours.
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>that's my evil intention! get you on apolyton 24 hours a day!

[Sparrowhawk]

If the vote matters at all, I'm still in the against group. Lancer is correct though as it seems we are now in the minority. If a limit must be set I believe anything greater than one thread every half hour is excessive. That would be sufficient to avoid incident's such as the 1212 problem happening again yet still allow for a poster with 2 legitimate ideas for topics to start them without having to worry about time.

In case I wasn't clear enough above, I'm still against any limit.

Sparrowhawk, the Lurker who will not be affected by this rule, yet is still offended/annoyed enough by it to post his opinion.

[Lancer]

Sparrowhawk, I think that our opinions might make a real difference in changing this policy.

As always, your favorite Chinese jet pilot,

Lance

[Ming]

Lancer... People's opinions have already gotten the rule changed. And once they figure out how to change the hack... it will go to three threads per day. So just be patient

[sammyboy7]

three threads per day.. PLEASE!!! because sometimes i dont have time to wait 8 hours just to post another topic. if i want to post two unrelated threads, why not?

[myrlyn]

rules and new rules. ya just gotta love the rules


said the anarchist

[Kumiorava]

As MarkG already pointed out a couple of times, a PERL hack to allow 3threads/24H - all 3 right after each other if you feel like it - is under works. If you know PERL and think you can help, check out this thread.

[Murgatroyd]

One thread per 8 hours is no better than 1 thread per day for those of us who visit once a day. I know this seems generous by comparison, but it really doesn't help.

Murgatroyd

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Repeal The 1 Thread/8 Hour Limit!!!

[Narck]

My God, will you guys please stop complaining....

read the posts... they're already working on a 3/thread per day limit, rather than a 1/thread per 8 hours limit.

[Murgatroyd]

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by MarkG on 06-16-2000 03:39 AM</font>
I will not give any reason for the change, as I'm sure that whatever reason I give, more people will believe that it has something to do with my childhood

The setting is changed to <u>1 new thread every 8 hours per poster</u>.

When(and if) that will be possible(perl gurus are welcome), it will change to 3 threads per day(e.g. you will be able to post 3 threads at once but not anymore for the rest of day)
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Please remember that you said this, and implement the 3 thread/day rule soon.