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Merging Posts
« on: February 15, 2010, 12:58:04 PM »
Hey there.

About merging posts--if I try to bump a thread I posted last in, then it just merges the post, and said thread remains...un-bumped.  Just the other day I had to post in Guy's thread to bump it because he had posted last, and it merged his post.

It gets kinda annoying--I just wanted to point out some of the cons to this.  This is the Feedback board.

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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2010, 03:06:41 PM »
We understand how the merging can affect bumping. But I think it's a good trade off for the hindrance of spam and upping post counts.

On the other hand, when the post is merged it is marked as new.
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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2010, 10:07:13 PM »
Quote from: Horsefan1023 (Seal) on February 15, 2010, 12:58:04 PM
Hey there.

About merging posts--if I try to bump a thread I posted last in, then it just merges the post, and said thread remains...un-bumped.  Just the other day I had to post in Guy's thread to bump it because he had posted last, and it merged his post.

It gets kinda annoying--I just wanted to point out some of the cons to this.  This is the Feedback board.



true, but editing the last post bumps it.
if you wanted to, you could just edit the last one. (rather than posting twice)
« Last Edit: February 18, 2010, 11:56:46 PM by goom »
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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2010, 05:01:36 PM »
I don't recall this bumping it--when Guy's post got merged, it didn't get bumped.  That's why he asked me to resurrect it.
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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2010, 05:14:22 PM »
Yeah, I haven't seen it bump for any of my merged posts either.
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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2010, 12:20:27 AM »
Quote from: Horsefan1023 (Seal) on February 16, 2010, 05:01:36 PM
I don't recall this bumping it--when Guy's post got merged, it didn't get bumped.  That's why he asked me to resurrect it.

merging doesn't bump. editing does.
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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2010, 04:31:51 PM »
Quote from: goom on February 17, 2010, 12:20:27 AM
Quote from: Horsefan1023 (Seal) on February 16, 2010, 05:01:36 PM
I don't recall this bumping it--when Guy's post got merged, it didn't get bumped.  That's why he asked me to resurrect it.


merging doesn't bump. editing does.

I tried editing the last post I had made in my thread, and it didn't bump it.  I had to copy the text, remove the post and then repost it.

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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2010, 05:33:38 PM »
Yep, this is gonna suck for the "member profile" part since people tend to write in it like if it was a kind of diary.
Double posting in this part is a common thing.

*imagining a poor rafian updating his member profile space and realizing it is still page 2* ;D
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No really guys, is double posting such a problem to make all this stuff happens?
In a Rafcrime scale it would stand on a pretty low level.
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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2010, 08:18:01 PM »
Double posting is just irksome for us, mods get pet peeves for things normal members never notice
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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2010, 08:31:00 PM »
Ah yeah well...
I understand, I get the same thing when someone comes to my house and starts touching things they shouldn't touch or sitting in places which are normally mine.

But in that case, is it really vital to the forum?

I have nothing against the merged post thingy but it is a bit ridiculous that you have to delete your old post and write a new one so that you can bump the thread (especially in the member profiles...).
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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2010, 11:19:59 PM »
wait, richard, did you never add it ?
i could have sworn that you did.

added it, enjoy!!
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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2010, 09:43:00 AM »
...What exactly did you add? XD
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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2010, 01:21:20 PM »
now if you edit something it should bump the thread
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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2010, 01:23:09 PM »
Ohh. XD I see. :thumbsup:
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Re: Merging Posts
« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2010, 02:24:31 PM »
Quote from: goom on February 18, 2010, 11:19:59 PM
wait, richard, did you never add it ?
i could have sworn that you did.

added it, enjoy!!

Yup, it works!  Thanks goom :D
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