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Perl 5.008004/linux This has been going on for some time now. Anyone else have this problem? Ive already contacted the administrator through the link.
I had that message for most of yesterday ..
Seems to be sorted now Leo.
Ive had that off an on for the last week but most of the time waiting a few seconds and trying again did the trick. But since thismorning nothing except the menu on the left side seemed to work.
It does look ok again. Hopefully it is sorted.
Server ran out of disk space :sad:, should all be fine now.
good
Question, why cant I delete my own postings?
Because the option isnt switched on.
ok, may I ask why? It could be a handy feature.
Because people would abuse it. If you think that the content of your post will lead to you needing to delete it. Just dont post it.
That is the most silly argument Ive ever heard.
Who is arguing?
ar·gu·ment (rgy-mnt)
A fact or statement put forth as proof or evidence; a reason.
Amazing use of a dictionary there but its not going to get you the privilege of being able to delete your posts.
Tom, I guess you dont understand the question.
If person X writes a question, and person Y reacts, but realises after 10 minutes that he/she wrote a serious mistake...
Or an answer written in anger...
In any case, the edit time is a bit on the short side, and the inability to delete your own posts directly (you always can ask the admin tough) is something I see as a minor issue, but still an issue.
If person X writes a question, and person Y reacts, but realises after 10 minutes that he/she wrote a serious mistake...Or an answer written in anger... Then person Y should not make mistakes...and not write in anger...
If you get caught being abusive etc. etc. then appropriate action will be taken, you dont have to do anything. How good is that.
There is no need to delete posts. You can edit mistakes within 10 minutes and admin can move your post by request.
If posts are deleted then surely that is a form of censorship?
It depends if the deletion is done on requist of the poster. Is it censorship then?
How about if the poster writes messages, deletes them and then claim they are being censored...
Then that complainer/liar needs a good wacking.
Doesnt need to be done. If theres a serious problem with your post after 10 minutes, its like Kane said, get a moderator to delete it for you.
I havent seen this feature on other forums, and they have gotten along just fine without it.
ok fair enough. still its odd to have a feature displayed and not be able to use it. Most fora Ive seen only diplay things you can do. And I think you should be able to decide what you want to do with your postings without having to rely on others. I wouldnt want to waste Kanes or Marks time for something I could do easily myself.
What?
Mr Stu
(Message edited by stu on May 08, 2008)
And in those years Ive tried that very feature several times. :) But I do understand the thought process behind it, but I wish the time limit on editing postings was a bit longer than 10 mins though.
And in those years Ive tried that very feature several times.
What years are you refering to Leo?
- think point made.
Also if posts can be altered and deleted by members throughout the forum - then it wont be consitant. If theres a disscusion on something and a member adds some facts, and then they get taken away, but people later quote/talk about them, then it just gets messy.
Though agreed the editing time should be more than 10 mins? 30 mins say?
Mr Stu
No no no, much more than that. Possibly...a day?
We have editing and deleting on our forum. No one has ever abused it and I doubt anyone has ever thought of abusing it. Our adim even suggests editing the first page or our build threads if we change the robot, which I have done over year after the post was made. Its good because I could read one of my posts 10 times before I realise it doesnt actually make sense.
But there seems to be more arguments here so maybe your admins are right.
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But there seems to be more arguments here so maybe your admins are right.
Really, thats mostly in fanfic, and thats because some newcomers dont know how to follow rules properly.
I know I dont post often but I much prefer the RFL and Robowars forums editing features. If you post a link that doesnt work, it could take a couple of days for someone to notice. I think its much better to change the original post than to keep posting until you get one that works.
Like Daniel said, its nice having a forum post that everyone knows always contains the latest info because it keeps getting edited. Provided everyone is aware of the system it can work very well.
10 minutes is much too short for me.
If someone deleted their own post, would a record be kept of it anywhere? (i.e. would a mod be able to prove they posted something defamatory or whatever?)
I just thought, this sounds a bit like the gun laws arguements. Is it the posting tools that annoy people or the posters? I think the people that would abuse the tools are the ones that are annoying anyway. They need to be controlled, not everyone else.
Simply alter your post...assuming its within the time limit ...to read thus....
verdanaarialhelvetica>+2>DELETED
Seemed to be a few problems with the forum last night...I assume I wasnt the only person who couldnt get on?
Down till now Joey.
Went down at my end too, I think I was probably the last person to post before it died
Ahh..so it was you that broke it.