double post merger.

[Hunter]

it would be nice if we had a thing to automagically merge double posts. while still bumping the thread.
i believe this has been tried before with mixed results. mostly of failure.
decided to ask anyway. thoughts?

 

[Robo]

I don't think people are really double posting that much right now anyway. But its a fine idea imo.

 

[Psycho]

I don't know about "automagically" but Controller+ can merge/edit/delete double posts whenever they find one. Or just notify a Controller+ to edit/fix it for you if you want.

 

[Tamsanity]

automagically

are you merging right now.
is this a merge
are you doing the merge


looks like a merge to me kids

 

[Trap_Wolf]

thread merger for Hunter27a1

 

[JtTorso]

A little unnecessary since as long as people report double posts and stuff like that staff are fully capable of fixing stuff like this.

 

[cooliorules]

I think what he means is that we have the ability to merge OUR double posts
Also currently if you edit a post it doesn't bump a thread, so that it bumps the thread as well

Let me know if I'm wrong x)

 

[Hunter]

yeah pretty much

yeah pretty much

 

[Notme]

Well this could be useful in my staff roster, when I do summary

 

[Hunter]

dont you just edit the wiki anyway

 

[Notme]

dont you just edit the wiki anyway

Err it is unrelated thing
I always do new post every week in my staff roster.
And usually I have to merge them.

 

[Hunter]

what's the average ratio of trusteds+ per server?

 

[Notme]

what's the average ratio of trusteds+ per server?

11.6 Trusteds+/server when counting double staff.

 

[Hunter]

found an add-on
for merging doubleposts within a specified timeframe, and other options
click the link for specifics

 

[Pick Yer Poison]

I've seen this done on some forums. It's a nice way to prevent accidental doubleposting, but it comes at the cost of not being able to have multiple posts when you want to - for example, even if it bumps the thread, some users may still skip over the post because the beginning of it looks like one they've already read and they don't realize there was a change. Another casualty would be meta jokes involving multiple posts in a row.

 

[Hunter]

it's within an adjustable timeframe by usergroup (see link) so that would not be much of an issue

 

[GmK]

We've had that, it was deliberately disabled during the forum upgrade, and it will come back.

Hunter - whilst I appreciate your constant addon searching, it makes it seem like we don't do the same. By posting addon suggestings constantly in a wide variety of threads, instead of a collected post to e.g. me and Malcovent , you give the impression that we are a bunch of dumbwits not knowing xenforos abilities. I know you don't intend that, but that's what the result is. Just be aware that every Xenforo addon adds database query requests, slowing down every single page you open. We simply cannot run as many addons as we want, only for them to add one single fun thing that's basically useless except in rare moments. Forum stability > Forum Fun Features

 

[Hunter]

We've had that, it was deliberately disabled during the forum upgrade, and it will come back.

Hunter - whilst I appreciate your constant addon searching, it makes it seem like we don't do the same. By posting addon suggestings constantly in a wide variety of threads, instead of a collected post to e.g. me and Malcovent , you give the impression that we are a bunch of dumbwits not knowing xenforos abilities. I know you don't intend that, but that's what the result is. Just be aware that every Xenforo addon adds database query requests, slowing down every single page you open. We simply cannot run as many addons as we want, only for them to add one single fun thing that's basically useless except in rare moments. Forum stability > Forum Fun Features

Requesting a stickied thread listing all installed add-ons to avoid redundant and/or conflicting suggestions.

 

[GmK]

Requesting a stickied thread listing all installed add-ons to avoid redundant and/or conflicting suggestions.

I can also simply send you a PM with them, if it makes you happy. I doubt that a list of our installed addons is of interest to a majority on the forums, who simply want them to work the way they do ;)

 

[Hunter]

I can also simply send you a PM with them, if it makes you happy. I doubt that a list of our installed addons is of interest to a majority on the forums, who simply want them to work the way they do ;)

wouldn't hurt. it'd do more good than harm. there are literally no downsides

 

[Ltin]

wouldn't hurt. it'd do more good than harm. there are literally no downsides

Wouldn't a thread take up more space (visual and otherwise)?
That's a downside.
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