10-10-2005, 08:52 PM | #1 |
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90 Second Rule-No Venting Please!
I'd just like to place a request to the mods for an easement or relaxation of the infamous Rule when dealing with trivia/other short answer threads. Yes, I understand that the NSR is an anti-spam tool, but please can you do this? It gets somewhat annoying when you answer a trivia question in one thread and then try to answer in another thread.
Thanks!
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10-10-2005, 10:06 PM | #2 | ||
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I politely and respectfully second that motion, PLEASE
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10-10-2005, 11:21 PM | #3 |
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Life qoes by so quickly, like raindrops in the stream of life. Spammers love to clog the streams with their most important things but admin has ruled to leave 90 precious seconds to allow information to move along without getting into bumper car type situations and to slow down unnecessary posts. It will be interesting to see if TPTB stand firm on this rule which has worked for so many and for so long.
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10-11-2005, 11:03 AM | #4 |
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i think it's a bit unecessary... basically it is penalizing everyone on the off-chance of stopping a spammer... a spammer could still sit here and post after post every 90 seconds if he so choose (or even make multiple accounts and do more)
better to remove it and deal with any offenders directly if the situation occurs
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10-11-2005, 12:00 PM | #5 |
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Why remove it when it works as is? Remove it and be damned? Most illogical.
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10-11-2005, 12:04 PM | #6 |
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I have to say I agree with brownie. At least I think it is a good idea to remove it from trivia threads when answers often consist of only a few words.
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10-11-2005, 12:05 PM | #7 |
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10-11-2005, 12:15 PM | #8 | |
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how about a compromise? try it for a week and see what happens
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10-11-2005, 12:19 PM | #9 |
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10-11-2005, 12:56 PM | #11 |
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ahh, freedom to leave.. granted
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10-11-2005, 01:40 PM | #12 |
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It used to be 60 seconds. ::shrug::
I post at other sites that have no posting time-limit, and I can't say that I've noticed them getting spammed any more than here.
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10-11-2005, 02:48 PM | #14 |
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i'm glad to hear their is fairness in the land
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10-11-2005, 06:29 PM | #16 |
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W C Fields is the BOMB!! Love that guy. Well, I don't see anything wrong with the 90 second rule. The only time it bugs me is when I'm doing heavy posting in Teacup/Trivia, stuff like that, where and when it is probably MEANT to work, to slow us down a little and prevent "traffic jams." But what do I know. I think the rule exists for a reason, and even though at times it has annoyed me, I live with it. I wonder what kinds of problems would arise were the 90 second rule to be abolished. Things that make you go "Hmmm."
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10-11-2005, 08:24 PM | #17 | |
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10-11-2005, 09:13 PM | #18 | |
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10-12-2005, 03:30 AM | #19 |
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I only very seldom run into the 90-seconds-rule.
I do not see the need to be able to speed-post without any delay. And from my mod experience I certainly don't want to abolish the 90-seconds and I don't think it will be either. Besides, I don't think it can be lifted and applied to specific threads at will.
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10-12-2005, 10:35 AM | #20 |
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I agree with the moda about the rule, but I do think it ought to be lessened to say, sixty seconds instead.
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