A question about 2 threads/day

[JohnIII]

The FAQ says:

2) You can only start 2 threads per day

How is that defined? Calendar day? What time zone? 24 hours since first of the two threads?

Yes, I could search for the answer...but it should be in the FAQ.

[Apocalypse]

What does it matter? Though I wish red_jon's most recent thread wasn't closed (I was just about to post in it) but there are already too many spamish threads in the OT forum.

[Skanky Burns]

Why close the one actual useful, interesting thread in the OT? There were 3 threads he started, why not get rid of one of the other two?

Unless he keeps it going in Your Political Views.

[Ming]

Who am I to judge which is the most usefull (actually, if I did, somebody would argue the point)

So I just close the last one started. It's simple, easy, and there can be no argument on the validity of one thread vs another.

I usually view it as a 24 hour window. I've had people say that "I started one of those yesterday local time", and as long as it isn't a repeat offender, I let it slide.

[Skanky Burns]

Fair enough. And as he has continued the graphing in the thread I linked to above, I'm happy.
Which is clearly what is important here.

[Robert]

I wonder why the rule can't be enforced automaticly....
If you can prohibit that users post 2 times within 30 seconds, why is it impossible to prohibit them to post 3 times within 24 hours.......

that would take away all the complains about 'just the one and only interesting thread has been closed' because the thread never was there......!

[JohnIII]

Originally posted by Ming
I usually view it as a 24 hour window. I've had people say that "I started one of those yesterday local time", and as long as it isn't a repeat offender, I let it slide.

Thanks, Ming.

If this is the same for the rest of the OT mods, could someone put that in the FAQ?

[Zoid]

Originally posted by CyberShy
I wonder why the rule can't be enforced automaticly....
If you can prohibit that users post 2 times within 30 seconds, why is it impossible to prohibit them to post 3 times within 24 hours.......

that would take away all the complains about 'just the one and only interesting thread has been closed' because the thread never was there......!

Not to mention save the mods a bit of work...

[Ming]

Originally posted by CyberShy
I wonder why the rule can't be enforced automaticly....

While MarkG or DanQ are the best people to answer that question...

It was automatic with the old software. I think they had added a hack to do it. To the best of my knowledge, it is not a standard feature of the new forum software being used.

*I asked the same thing, because it would make our lives easier*

[Robert]

*I asked the same thing, because it would make our lives easier*

seems like I'm not the only who whoms questions now and than are ignored
have to admit markos is doing a good answering job lately though.

[Ming]

Originally posted by CyberShy

*I asked the same thing, because it would make our lives easier*

seems like I'm not the only who whoms questions now and than are ignored
have to admit markos is doing a good answering job lately though.

Nahhh... MarkG answered my question. I "think" his response was that it wasn't a standard feature... but that was a ways back, and my memory sometimes is a little fuzzy

[Robert]

and my memory sometimes is a little fuzzy

we know it is Ming, we know it is.

(that's why you still have so much credit even after all those big mistakes you made )

[Skanky Burns]

Nah, we give him credit because he is fair. We may not like all his decisions, but never-the-less they are generally fair.

[Capt Dizle]

Down with forum Nazis.

[The Pioneer]

Originally posted by jimmytrick
Down with forum Nazis.

I don't know where you are coming from but calling somebody a Nzi is about the worst form of insulting somebody! So if you do not like the mods or owners of this site I suggest you abstain and move on to some other site that may be suitable to your taste!

So long...