What's with all the "Wirelessly posted..." opening lines in posts lately? And are these things automated or do the posters have to make an effort to add this? Seems like the online equivalent of wearing your cell-phone on your belt.
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Do you care if someone "wirelessly posted"?
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They're automated. Note how a lot of them even have strings saying revision numbers or browsers. No one is going to type that in. I'm not even sure how one turns it off!
They are, in fact, automated. I bet they could be turned off via a preference or something, but maybe they are important for some statistics that Q is keeping or something.
I assume they appear because the user is using the mobile version of the forums? Is that correct? I know the couple posts I've made from my iPhone haven't had that, and I assume it is because I am using the full site. Can someone verify?
I assume they appear because the user is using the mobile version of the forums? Is that correct? I know the couple posts I've made from my iPhone haven't had that, and I assume it is because I am using the full site. Can someone verify?
Yeah, the mobile version does that.
Personally, if I see that, I'm more likely to excuse crappy grammar, knowing how it's impossible to type on some cell phones
I think it speaks a lot about macrumors, it's too addicting, it's like crack. We've got people postin at home, work, and now on the streets, what's next? 
Honestly, I don't care, but i think we need a rehab program
Honestly, I don't care, but i think we need a rehab program
I think it speaks a lot about macrumors, it's too addicting, it's like crack. We've got people postin at home, work, and now on the streets, what's next?
Honestly, I don't care, but i think we need a rehab program
We need a rich benefactor to build the Mad Jew Wing in a prestigious hospital.
I could not care less but if it gives someone else pleasure to see that something was posted differently, more power to them
I think the idea was that typing on a wireless device is difficult, not that posting on a wireless device was a permit for stupidity.
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some dude in another forum has:
"Sent from my iPhone"
and it's NOT in his tagline. He actually types this. Every post. Hahahahaha!~ He's radical.
some dude in another forum has:
"Sent from my iPhone"
and it's NOT in his tagline. He actually types this. Every post. Hahahahaha!~ He's radical.
It is a way to let bad grammar slip by. I know that when I am typing on something other then a full sized keyboard I tend to misspell and to use less pleasing grammar.
some dude in another forum has:
"Sent from my iPhone"
and it's NOT in his tagline. He actually types this. Every post. Hahahahaha!~ He's radical.
Not radical, he's sick.
I'd hate to see the UA string become some kind of status symbol - like the willy-wavers who list all their Macs and Ipods and stuff in their sigs....
Other than that, "Posted from MacRumors Mobile" without the UA string would be fine.
i think it's ridiculous when it's more than 3 or so words. "sent from mobile device" or the like is all good- but who really gives a goat ass about the specs and whatnot of said device. Ho hum.
Instead of a distracting string, there should be a symbol so people who want to know more can hover their cursor over it and get all the information they want.
People who don't care can ignore the symbol more easily than ignoring a string of text and get on with life.
Then again, hovering over something won't work on iPhones ... so maybe making it white text instead would be good.
People who don't care can ignore the symbol more easily than ignoring a string of text and get on with life.
Then again, hovering over something won't work on iPhones ... so maybe making it white text instead would be good.
Yeah, people who list all their Macs and stuff in their sigs are arrogant morons.... I can't stand it.
(I'm actually going to change to *NOT* be that way as soon as I find a good quote. So my post will only be self-deprecating for a short time.)- Status