Moderators, is there anyway we can....

Jeff OTMG · April 22, 2001, 05:21 PM

...add the date of the first post of a thread to the topical list table? A new poster, twin sig, has been bringing up DOZENS of posts that were started last year which brings them to the top driving the recent stuff to the bottom. Worse is that he has posted 2-5 word responses minutes apart on multiple threads and is showing nearly 200 posts in 10 days, though the majority of those are today. Rich has averaged 5 or 6 posts a day, this guy more than triples that rate. No it does not violate the TOS of the site, but weeding through threads that I read 6 months ago is a pain in the butt and adding a date to the listing screen would prevent the problem. Help and save us all some time, please.

[Edited by Jeff OTMG on 04-23-2001 at 10:11 AM]

**Rich Lucibella** · April 22, 2001, 09:46 PM

Jeff-
Sorry, there's not much we can do other than offer three words / two concepts:

"peer pressure" / "mail"

Rich
ps: Check your mail

HankL · April 23, 2001, 07:00 PM

Jeff, I have pulled up some stuff from the past and posted links and added to the original thread. If I am the one of which you speak I will offer the following.
It all started when some of DE BASE was lost and relegated to our own memory and I tried searching for some old threads. I just thought that I would pull a few good ones to the top.

Jeff OTMG · April 23, 2001, 07:19 PM

Not you Hank, got no problem with that at all. I just got irritated when I went into the Handgun forums and found what looked to be 40 new posts and 30 of them were from 6 months to a year ago. Looks like the guy is a SIG sales rep using the forum to push his product or at least his opinions. I was interested in some of the topics , but when I opened many of them, they were OLD. Just wanted a way to save time. If I see a thread that was active a year ago I may go look at it, if I see 20 of them I won't waste time.

HankL · April 23, 2001, 07:37 PM

SHewww' Wiping my brow imageYeah I have noticed a bit of commercial stuff or "buddy team" stuff going on.
Kodiac and DC's Brothers should be able to take care of it though

George Hill · April 23, 2001, 09:46 PM

Leave Twin Sigs alone... When he finally has an opinion we'll hear it.

deanf · April 24, 2001, 04:28 AM

I just love reading off-topic posts from 1998.

Perhaps he is not aware of the annoyance he is causing. If I could get his email address (he's got it locked out), I would send him a polite one.

Since we non-moderator/non-administrators can't get his email address, maybe a moderator/administrator can send him a polite message and ask him stop it.

George Hill · April 24, 2001, 10:21 AM

Thats what we do.

April 22, 2001, 09:46 PM	#2
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April 23, 2001, 09:46 PM	#6
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April 24, 2001, 04:28 AM	#7
deanf Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 1999 Location: N47º 12’ x W122º 10' Posts: 1,599	I just love reading off-topic posts from 1998. Perhaps he is not aware of the annoyance he is causing. If I could get his email address (he's got it locked out), I would send him a polite one. Since we non-moderator/non-administrators can't get his email address, maybe a moderator/administrator can send him a polite message and ask him stop it. __________________ I'm a constitutional fetishist. Airplane Pictures

April 22, 2001, 05:21 PM	#1
Jeff OTMG Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: OKC, OK & Austin, Tx Posts: 3,707	...add the date of the first post of a thread to the topical list table? A new poster, twin sig, has been bringing up DOZENS of posts that were started last year which brings them to the top driving the recent stuff to the bottom. Worse is that he has posted 2-5 word responses minutes apart on multiple threads and is showing nearly 200 posts in 10 days, though the majority of those are today. Rich has averaged 5 or 6 posts a day, this guy more than triples that rate. No it does not violate the TOS of the site, but weeding through threads that I read 6 months ago is a pain in the butt and adding a date to the listing screen would prevent the problem. Help and save us all some time, please. [Edited by Jeff OTMG on 04-23-2001 at 10:11 AM]

April 23, 2001, 07:00 PM	#3
HankL Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 1999 Location: The Sunny South Posts: 2,174	Jeff, I have pulled up some stuff from the past and posted links and added to the original thread. If I am the one of which you speak I will offer the following. It all started when some of DE BASE was lost and relegated to our own memory and I tried searching for some old threads. I just thought that I would pull a few good ones to the top.

April 23, 2001, 07:19 PM	#4
Jeff OTMG Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: OKC, OK & Austin, Tx Posts: 3,707	Not you Hank, got no problem with that at all. I just got irritated when I went into the Handgun forums and found what looked to be 40 new posts and 30 of them were from 6 months to a year ago. Looks like the guy is a SIG sales rep using the forum to push his product or at least his opinions. I was interested in some of the topics , but when I opened many of them, they were OLD. Just wanted a way to save time. If I see a thread that was active a year ago I may go look at it, if I see 20 of them I won't waste time.

April 23, 2001, 07:37 PM	#5
HankL Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 1999 Location: The Sunny South Posts: 2,174	SHewww' Wiping my brow imageYeah I have noticed a bit of commercial stuff or "buddy team" stuff going on. Kodiac and DC's Brothers should be able to take care of it though

April 24, 2001, 10:21 AM	#8
George Hill Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 14, 1998 Location: North Carolina Posts: 11,546	Thats what we do.