We're having the last laugh...

[Bulldog]

MarkG, why did you turn the post count off, why did you implement the 8 hour rule. Why change something when it ain't broke? You are gradually ruining what was a perfect forum. I plead with you stop.

We will have the last laugh, oh yes, we will...

[Builder]

the 8 hours rule is great and the other problem is "solved".

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[UltraSonix]

I wasn't at OT before the 8hr rule, but it seems to me that it's been working quite well right now... we're not being drowned by new threads all the time.

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[Caesar]

3 per day is the ideal solution... 1 per 8 hours is next best...

its a wonderful way to reduce... spam (not like its doing much good )

[Murgatroyd]

May I remind you:
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<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font>

if (($Status ne "Administrator") && ($Status ne "Moderator")) {
if ($number == 23) {
$numDaysToWait = 1;
$numberOfThreads = 3;
$userFound = 0;
@finalPList = ();
$nowListTime = time;
if (-e "$MembersPath/postedlist.cgi") {
open (POSTED, "$MembersPath/postedlist.cgi");
@postedList = ;
close (POSTED);
foreach $hasPosted (@postedList) {
@DateHPs = ();
$slotsFound = 0;
($UserHP,$ForumNumHP,$DateHP) = split(/\|\!\|/, $hasPosted, 3);
chomp($DateHP);
for($counter1 = 0; $counter1 < $numberOfThreads; $counter1++) {
($dateTemp, $DateHP) = split(/\|\!\|/, $DateHP, 2);
push @DateHPs, $dateTemp;
if(($nowListTime - $dateTemp) > ($numDaysToWait * 86400)) {
$slotsFound++;
}
}
if (($UserHP eq $UserName) && ($ForumNumHP == $number)) {
$userFound = 1;

if($slotsFound == 0) {
&StandardHTML("Sorry, but you may only post $numberOfThreads new topics in this forum every 24 hours.");
exit;
}
else {
$flag1 = 0;
$slotsFound = $slotsFound - 1;
$hasPosted = sprintf("%s|!|%s", $UserHP,$ForumNumHP);
foreach $dateTemp(@DateHPs) {
if ((($nowListTime - $dateTemp) > ($numDaysToWait * 86400)) && ($flag1 == 0)) {
$flag1 = 1;
$dateTemp = $nowListTime;
}
$hasPosted = sprintf("%s|!|%d",$hasPosted,$dateTemp);
}
}
$hasPosted = sprintf("%s\n",$hasPosted);
push @finalPList, $hasPosted;
}
else {
if (($slotsFound < $numberOfThreads)) {
$hasPosted = sprintf("%s|!|%s", $UserHP,$ForumNumHP);
foreach $dateTemp(@DateHPs) {
$hasPosted = sprintf("%s|!|%d",$hasPosted,$dateTemp);
}
$hasPosted = sprintf("%s\n",$hasPosted);
push @finalPList, $hasPosted;
}
}
}
}
if($userFound == 0){
$oldListTime = $nowListTime - (86400 * $numDaysToWait);
$hasPosted = sprintf("%s|!|%s|!|%d", $UserName,$number, $nowListTime);
for($counter1 = 1; $counter1 < $numberOfThreads; $counter1++) {
$hasPosted = sprintf("%s|!|%d",$hasPosted,$oldListTime);
}
$hasPosted = sprintf("%s\n",$hasPosted);
push @finalPList, $hasPosted;
}
open (POSTED, ">$MembersPath/postedlist.cgi");
print POSTED @finalPList;
close (POSTED);
chmod (0666, "$MembersPath/postedlist.cgi");
}
}
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Please forgive the formatting, this was copied indirectly from the thread in the Freeciv forum by way of a .txt file.

[MarkG]

perhaps i should remind you your posts and my answers on this thread Murgatroyd http://apolyton.net/forums/Forum20/HTML/000966.html#8

[Xuenay]

Murgatyod: And this means...?

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Moderator, Final Fantasy Alpha Boards

[Iain Lindley]

Markos, have you seen my suggestion at the bottom of the same thread...?