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Are consecutive posts by the same member no longer allowed? This is the message I'm receiving when attempting to post new content in the music forum.
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Actually, this is not a new rule... It has been in the rules since I have been coming here (at least). They just never enforced it before recently (well, it was done on a case-by-case basis). I am not very fond of it myself, but I understand the need to enforce it. I would bet there are those out there that abused this "lax" rule, and Head-Fi probably had to "crack down". Either that, or they weren't aware of how to implement it until recently.
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This is where I am still confused; because I still struggle to see why such a rule needs to exist in the first place, other than to avoid spam.Actually, this is not a new rule... It has been in the rules since I have been coming here (at least). They just never enforced it before recently (well, it was done on a case-by-case basis). I am not very fond of it myself, but I understand the need to enforce it. I would bet there are those out there that abused this "lax" rule, and Head-Fi probably had to "crack down". Either that, or they weren't aware of how to implement it until recently.
Was spam such an issue on Head-Fi?
Do you have a different rationale as to why such a rule is necessary?
I am on other forums where this rule doesn't exist, and there are no problems there...
Actually, this is not a new rule... It has been in the rules since I have been coming here (at least). They just never enforced it before recently (well, it was done on a case-by-case basis). I am not very fond of it myself, but I understand the need to enforce it. I would bet there are those out there that abused this "lax" rule, and Head-Fi probably had to "crack down". Either that, or they weren't aware of how to implement it until recently.
The thing is that there are better ways to implement this, like automatically putting your second post in the previous post (separated by a line or something), allowing the second post if X period of time passed after the previous post, etc.
The current way seems like a cheap/easy way for them to do it, without considering the user experience...
Since I am not a moderator, but just a regular user, I cannot offer any thoughts. As a matter of fact, I am not even sure that the reason I gave is the actual reason they started enforcing it. It is only conjecture on my part.
I had that same trane of thought regarding spam, and made the logical leap that spam wasn't such a huge deal before, but when I mentioned that some might have abused the "lax" nature of the rule enforcement, this is what I was thinking about myself.
Having said that, my statement about understanding the need for it, it wasn't actually as much about spam by users per se'. It was more about people in the industry trying to ply their weirs via a message board (not that they don't already get enough advertisement space as it is IMO). I have seen a company using a regular account to post advertising in multiple threads to get people to buy their products. This, to me is very disruptive to the conversations that are going on in such thread. This is just a guess as well.
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Headphoneus SupremusMusic And Measurements
Appreciate the replies.
This is the error message I receive now when attempting to post new music clips in some threads in the music forum....
And this is what the Posting Guidelines say...
Editing a previous post is certainly possible. But it's not very practical in the music threads, because they can quickly become bogged down and unwieldy if there are too many images or videos in each post. So I hope this new policy of prohibiting consecutive posts can be revisited, at least for the Music forum.
Restricting a user to one consecutive post every 24 hours might be one alternative to consider (if that's possible or practical). This would prevent thread-bombing. And it would be more consistent with Posting Guidelines like this one...
If you can't make any consecutive posts at all, then you obviously wouldn't be able to "bump" an unanswered question by posting to the same thread again.
This is the error message I receive now when attempting to post new music clips in some threads in the music forum....
And this is what the Posting Guidelines say...
Editing a previous post is certainly possible. But it's not very practical in the music threads, because they can quickly become bogged down and unwieldy if there are too many images or videos in each post. So I hope this new policy of prohibiting consecutive posts can be revisited, at least for the Music forum.
Restricting a user to one consecutive post every 24 hours might be one alternative to consider (if that's possible or practical). This would prevent thread-bombing. And it would be more consistent with Posting Guidelines like this one...
If you can't make any consecutive posts at all, then you obviously wouldn't be able to "bump" an unanswered question by posting to the same thread again.
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And the way most sites but here enforce. The "recent change" is nothing more than a "throw the baby out with the bathwater" approach.
Additionally, if you're going to tell me I have to edit my post to add more content, at least allow the post to rise to the top so members know there's new material.
I'll also second this as an alternative.
Peace
Or, who knows?! Maybe it is just a way to maximize profits (or keep bandwidth costs rising from cutting into their profits). Lol
Either way, or for whatever reason, it does certainly make it difficult on threads that are more general in topic, and are pretty busy. Sometimes when I am replying to someone (to help, for example) another person posts new inquiries before I post the last response. Now I am unable to offer help, or a solution until/unless someone else posts, which could be changing the subject, or could be some time after. Convolution ensues. It is chaos.
OK! That last part was a joke, but seriously though.......
Either way, or for whatever reason, it does certainly make it difficult on threads that are more general in topic, and are pretty busy. Sometimes when I am replying to someone (to help, for example) another person posts new inquiries before I post the last response. Now I am unable to offer help, or a solution until/unless someone else posts, which could be changing the subject, or could be some time after. Convolution ensues. It is chaos.
OK! That last part was a joke, but seriously though.......
I came to complain about the same issue as @ADUHF for the consecutive posts bug
I want to make a new post in my own DIY thread (where I post various DIY guides/projects in one centralized thread), but I can't because I answered another member's question over 13 days ago and I am currently the last person who posted in that thread. I don't have any issue with enforcing consecutive posts rule, but whoever is trying to enforce the rule is doing it the wrong way.
I want to make a new post in my own DIY thread (where I post various DIY guides/projects in one centralized thread), but I can't because I answered another member's question over 13 days ago and I am currently the last person who posted in that thread. I don't have any issue with enforcing consecutive posts rule, but whoever is trying to enforce the rule is doing it the wrong way.
Let's be clear.... this is NOT a "bug"
It is an intentional feature set by the admins. Period. A complete and utter inconvenience, but a feature, nonetheless. Not a bug.
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Much appreciated.There you go Bro, I sent my locksmith over to unlock your thread for you at no charge
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/cli...-shell-kit-build.899252/page-12#post-18616280
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There you go Bro, I sent my locksmith over to unlock your thread for you at no charge
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/cli...-shell-kit-build.899252/page-12#post-18616280
Changing the message but keeping the experience the same is equal to 0.
I have no idea what was tried to be achieved by only changing the message.
I guess there's no point in us complaining anymore. It's like with the many corporations today, they take a decision, they implement it in the easiest way possible for them, and that's it. Unless there's massive complaining going on, nothing is gonna change.
The current way is very unfriendly to a notification based participation in the forums. I may just let this forum go, it's really frustrating.
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Many such threads will probably end up dying on the vine as a result of this policy. So I hope a better approach can be found.
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