Post Padding
Apr 20, 2011 | 9:25 pm
#16
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I do wish there was a way to access a post's value thus to weight it. Using "like"s to weight a post is a start though still rather imperfect. A point well made, goalie.
Apr 21, 2011 | 12:08 am
#17
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No "reputation" system is perfect and I'd rather see FT not adopt any rather than jumping at some half measure. Just MHo and YMMV.
Apr 21, 2011 | 1:41 pm
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Apr 21, 2011 | 3:58 pm
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Apr 21, 2011 | 5:42 pm
#20
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I am non-padders the post count. I am post a several time on FTs and I always be more respectable to others. I don't have any problems at all. Sometimes that I post on airlines, TravelBuzz, Travel Safety & Security, Destinations, Newsstands, CommunityBuzz and DiningBuzz and Trip Reports, too. However, I am not interests to posts in OMNI/PR very often.
Apr 29, 2011 | 8:19 pm
#21
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I think that a character count might be a good idea. But sometimes a simple answer of "no" may be good enough. Maybe they should add a mod or two that delete the padded posts. Or, is there a way for the software to alert someone if they post under a certain number of characters? Then the mods can just delete the posts without searching every thread or relying on us to alert them to padded posts. My 2
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May 2, 2011 | 10:12 pm
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I think that a character count might be a good idea. But sometimes a simple answer of "no" may be good enough. Maybe they should add a mod or two that delete the padded posts. Or, is there a way for the software to alert someone if they post under a certain number of characters? Then the mods can just delete the posts without searching every thread or relying on us to alert them to padded posts. My 2
Delta747
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One way around that is to quote a previous post. The software is not smart enough to count only the non-quoted characters.
There are a lot of good ideas in here, but ultimately we're limited to the capabilities of the software, which means that most of these ideas are not likely to be implemented.
May 5, 2011 | 6:31 am
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I think that a character count might be a good idea. But sometimes a simple answer of "no" may be good enough. Maybe they should add a mod or two that delete the padded posts. Or, is there a way for the software to alert someone if they post under a certain number of characters? Then the mods can just delete the posts without searching every thread or relying on us to alert them to padded posts. My 2
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