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2) notify to the OP that I was interested his topic
I think that the second is the most important, because it gives a reward to the OP.
He/She will know that there are some people interested on what he/she is saying / is going to say.
You can always send a PM.I think that the second is the most important, because it gives a reward to the OP.
He/She will know that there are some people interested on what he/she is saying / is going to say.
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I think that a good way to limit/stop all these "subbed" post is adding a counter ( or showing all their names at the bottom ) somewhere near/in the topic that show how many people are subscribed to it.
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Bitching about fixing something that is far from broken is hardly productive or full of content.
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Neither of these two posts add anything to the thread. I am really trying to keep this thread clean.Is it really that disruptive? Seriously...do you get pissed when people say hello to you, as well?
It's either due to the lack of any alternative to posting in a thread to subscribe in such a manner or it is people just trying to raise their post count.*cough*
There are about a million threads discussing undue bumping. This is just contributing to the problem.
You'll realize very soon that post counts are meaningless, particularly here. Padding it isn't going to impress anyone but newbs that just showed up.
I understand that, so I don't care if someone with 1000 posts does some stupid shit to increase his post count. When someone with very few posts does that, it seems that they are trying to build up rep quickly.
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...falls in the same category imho and could be replaced by thread/post/user +1
...falls in the same category imho and could be replaced by thread/post/user +1
This is turning into another useless thread, and unless someone actually invents the "unsubscribe" feature (which has been requested on many boards using SMF for years), I have to delete my posts from this thread to stop getting my "Show new replies to your posts" spammed with it. ANOTHER useful feature, btw.
So would someone here please quote this message to have it on future record before I delete it; not because I withdraw my opinion, but I refuse to get flooded with reminders.
So would someone here please quote this message to have it on future record before I delete it; not because I withdraw my opinion, but I refuse to get flooded with reminders.
First world problems...
My twitter feed it too tweety, goddamnit!
This is turning into another useless thread, and unless someone actually invents the "unsubscribe" feature (which has been requested on many boards using SMF for years), I have to delete my posts from this thread to stop getting my "Show new replies to your posts" spammed with it. ANOTHER useful feature, btw.
So would someone here please quote this message to have it on future record before I delete it; not because I withdraw my opinion, but I refuse to get flooded with reminders.
So would someone here please quote this message to have it on future record before I delete it; not because I withdraw my opinion, but I refuse to get flooded with reminders.
Postan 4 teh lawlz
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Neither of these two posts add anything to the thread. I am really trying to keep this thread clean.Postan 4 teh lawlz
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Neither of these two posts add anything to the thread. I am really trying to keep this thread clean.Is it really that disruptive? Seriously...do you get pissed when people say hello to you, as well?
It's either due to the lack of any alternative to posting in a thread to subscribe in such a manner or it is people just trying to raise their post count.*cough*
There are about a million threads discussing undue bumping. This is just contributing to the problem.
You'll realize very soon that post counts are meaningless, particularly here. Padding it isn't going to impress anyone but newbs that just showed up.
I understand that, so I don't care if someone with 1000 posts does some stupid shit to increase his post count. When someone with very few posts does that, it seems that they are trying to build up rep quickly.
Postan 4 teh lawlz
spam
Neither of these two posts add anything to the thread. I am really trying to keep this thread clean.Is it really that disruptive? Seriously...do you get pissed when people say hello to you, as well?
It's either due to the lack of any alternative to posting in a thread to subscribe in such a manner or it is people just trying to raise their post count.*cough*
There are about a million threads discussing undue bumping. This is just contributing to the problem.
You'll realize very soon that post counts are meaningless, particularly here. Padding it isn't going to impress anyone but newbs that just showed up.
I understand that, so I don't care if someone with 1000 posts does some stupid shit to increase his post count. When someone with very few posts does that, it seems that they are trying to build up rep quickly.
Is it really that disruptive? Seriously...do you get pissed when people say hello to you, as well?
It's either due to the lack of any alternative to posting in a thread to subscribe in such a manner or it is people just trying to raise their post count.*cough*
There are about a million threads discussing undue bumping. This is just contributing to the problem.
You'll realize very soon that post counts are meaningless, particularly here. Padding it isn't going to impress anyone but newbs that just showed up.
Is it really that disruptive? Seriously...do you get pissed when people say hello to you, as well?
It's either due to the lack of any alternative to posting in a thread to subscribe in such a manner or it is people just trying to raise their post count.*cough*
Is it really that disruptive? Seriously...do you get pissed when people say hello to you, as well?
It's either due to the lack of any alternative to posting in a thread to subscribe in such a manner or it is people just trying to raise their post count.*cough*
Is it really that disruptive? Seriously...do you get pissed when people say hello to you, as well?
It's either due to the lack of any alternative to posting in a thread to subscribe in such a manner or it is people just trying to raise their post count. Why not kill two birds with one stone on this one? We can make an alternative and also prevent the undeserving increase in post count that people who make such posts receive.Also, when did I say I was pissed? I am trying to address an issue that I see, and clearly I am not the only one who feels there is a better way.
Is it really that disruptive? Seriously...do you get pissed when people say hello to you, as well?
I'm very annoyed by them, but I feel bad about deleting them because the people who post them are just trying to get some extra functionality out of the board. I do delete them on the most serious of threads, and you can ban them with local rules.
in SMF, not even an Administrator can view/restore the original version of a post after it has been edited
wow, i didn't know that. i just assume 'delete' on the internet means 'save forever'.
This just further supports that there is a certain lack of functionality on the forum. I have offered to participate in the new forum software, and if I got the chance I would definitely take the time to implement some alternative way to do these functions without actually posting on a thread.
I completely understand the use for theses types of messages. What I am saying is that these should be replaced by features in the new forum software if/when it gets done.
A quick fix to the subbed problem would be to have a specific format for such a message, but when a thread is displayed, such messages would be kept hidden in some way. For example, if my entire message on a thread was "Subscribing." then it shouldn't be displayed, but should there be a reply to the thread, the thread should still show up on the new replies page.
A quick fix to the subbed problem would be to have a specific format for such a message, but when a thread is displayed, such messages would be kept hidden in some way. For example, if my entire message on a thread was "Subscribing." then it shouldn't be displayed, but should there be a reply to the thread, the thread should still show up on the new replies page.
I'm very annoyed by them, but I feel bad about deleting them because the people who post them are just trying to get some extra functionality out of the board. I do delete them on the most serious of threads, and you can ban them with local rules.
"witnessed", too, is important, but like "subbed", it is also due to technological reasons. You see, in SMF, not even an Administrator can view/restore the original version of a post after it has been edited unless someone quoted it or a copy was otherwise saved (i.e. backups, web caches like Google, screenshots, direct copy/pastes saved by someone, etc.)
I also used "subbed" sometimes.
My intentions were two:
1) subscribing to the topic
2) notify to the OP that I was interested his topic
I think that the second is the most important, because it gives a reward to the OP.
He/She will know that there are some people interested on what he/she is saying / is going to say.
I think that a good way to limit/stop all these "subbed" post is adding a counter ( or showing all their names at the bottom ) somewhere near/in the topic that show how many people are subscribed to it.
My intentions were two:
1) subscribing to the topic
2) notify to the OP that I was interested his topic
I think that the second is the most important, because it gives a reward to the OP.
He/She will know that there are some people interested on what he/she is saying / is going to say.
I think that a good way to limit/stop all these "subbed" post is adding a counter ( or showing all their names at the bottom ) somewhere near/in the topic that show how many people are subscribed to it.
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