Double posts

[Diatribe]

I don't know what the big fuss is all about. I agree 3 or more posts are annoying but if someone uses 2 once in a while I don't see this as a big deal. Sometimes I'll combine sometimes I won't. If one does it all the time I see the annoyance or if there are more than 2 posts... but most of the time I respond to two different things and I want to keep them separate...

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

...IMO it looks a bit neater if you do just make the single post so long as it's clear who you're responding to. In other words, quote them both and reply your response under each quote. It'll mean your signature isn't clogging up your responses too.

I'm actually with Lacero on this one. I find it natural to use two posts to answer two (somewhat) different questions. It makes it a bit easier to follow a thread that way.

If the questions are similar (or otherwise connected, e.g. totally contradicting, which also is funny), and a (more or less) suitable response applies to both, of course I quote both in the same post... I find the best way to do this is to hold down cmd while pressing quote on the two (or more) posts, thus opening them in different tabs. Then it's just a matter of cutting and pasting between tabs to get all the quotes into one of the replies and answer there.

I also tend to "double post" in very long threads if I answer to two different posts (even with similar questions) if they appear with several pages apart and (apparently) has no other connection... even if I then, ironically, make a long thread even longer than it, strictly speaking, had to be...

 

[Nermal]

The problem with quoting multiple people inside one post is that it screws up Threaded Mode. In the hierarchy, the topmost quote will end up in the thread tree, but the subsequent quotes won't appear at all.

Note: I haven't checked this since the upgrade to 3.5.

 

[~Shard~]

Bousozoku, your edit job on EricNau's double post in this, the "double post" thread, was just too perfect...

 

[Lacero]

The problem with quoting multiple people inside one post is that it screws up Threaded Mode.

People use Threaded Mode?


/*Wow!*
//CHecks threaded mode.
///*hates it.
///Goes back to flat mode. Happy! Joy, Joy!

 

[mad jew]

The problem with quoting multiple people inside one post is that it screws up Threaded Mode. In the hierarchy, the topmost quote will end up in the thread tree, but the subsequent quotes won't appear at all.

People use Threaded Mode?

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody's around to hear it, does it make a big bang sound, kinda like an earthquake with a bit of creaking and maybe a rustle or two?


Apologise to all member(s) viewing this in threaded mode for the double quote, if you can read this...

 

[Nermal]

People use Threaded Mode?

I know that at least one member does. I've tried to use it myself but it never works properly for the reasons explained above

I noticed that you edited several of my messages from Friday. It would appear that you took multiple messages (that were replies to different people's messages) and combined them together.

Why?

Are you aware that this undermines threaded viewing? The forum software doesn't allow one message to have multiple parents. When you view the thread, one one parent will be shown in the tree view, forcing the reader to manually search for the others.

 

[EricNau]

I'm actually with Lacero on this one. I find it natural to use two posts to answer two (somewhat) different questions. It makes it a bit easier to follow a thread that way.

If the questions are similar (or otherwise connected, e.g. totally contradicting, which also is funny), and a (more or less) suitable response applies to both, of course I quote both in the same post... I find the best way to do this is to hold down cmd while pressing quote on the two (or more) posts, thus opening them in different tabs. Then it's just a matter of cutting and pasting between tabs to get all the quotes into one of the replies and answer there.

I also tend to "double post" in very long threads if I answer to two different posts (even with similar questions) if they appear with several pages apart and (apparently) has no other connection... even if I then, ironically, make a long thread even longer than it, strictly speaking, had to be...

I totally agree.

Bousozoku, your edit job on EricNau's double post in this, the "double post" thread, was just too perfect...

It really wasn't that funny.

So in this case...
I just responded to a quote from another member, should I just totally change the subject now and confuse everyone, or put in a "double post?"

I'm sorry - In my opinion it is poor organization. If you are going to talk about something different, put it in a different post. (And I really don't care if it lets someone else get an avatar 3 days earlier than they would have if they didn't make double posts.)

 

[~Shard~]

It really wasn't that funny.

Ask bousozoku - yes it was.

I'm sorry - In my opinion it is poor organization. If you are going to talk about something different, put it in a different post. (And I really don't care if it lets someone else get an avatar 3 days earlier than they would have if they didn't make double posts.)

Seriously, I agree, I think it's just best to exercise good judgment and do what makes sense. The odd double post doesn't hurt.

That being said, I'm still going to report bad ones when I find them.

 

[EricNau]

Ask bousozoku - yes it was.

I'm sorry - In my opinion it is poor organization. If you are going to talk about something different, put it in a different post. (And I really don't care if it lets someone else get an avatar 3 days earlier than they would have if they didn't make double posts.)

Seriously, I agree, I think it's just best to exercise good judgment and do what makes sense. The odd double post doesn't hurt.

That being said, I'm still going to report bad ones when I find them.

If you would have made that a double post, it would have came out right

That being said, I'm still going to report bad ones when I find them.

Well, that you might find yourself reporting me alot
I just find it not only easier to write, and I think easier for others to read.

That said:
If you must, bousozoku, go ahead and combine my last to posts (but keep in mind, they are different subjects).
Reason for double post: I thought of this later than my last one. (note the 8 min between)

 

[RHutch]

I can't believe this

I can't believe that this is such a big deal to people and that people are reporting others for this. I have seen the posts that have been combined in this thread. Maybe it is being done to be funny, but I don't think it's very funny. I have read the comment about putting all your comments into one post, but that just doesn't make good sense. That is not good organization in writing.

bousozoku said: If the subject matter varies greatly, one of those quotes is probably off-topic and shouldn't be there in the first place. But I don't think that this is the case at all.

See where I posted consecutive posts. There are many ideas going on in the thread. One is about comparing Pixar and other computer animation studios. Another is about the influence of the earnings for Chicken Little on the Pixar/Disney negotiations. Why should comments on those two different ideas go in the same post?

I'm not interested in an avatar or in gaining rank. I just think that there should be a clear separation when posting about two different ideas. But that doesn't mean that one of the posts is off-topic.

 

[EricNau]

I can't believe that this is such a big deal to people and that people are reporting others for this. I have seen the posts that have been combined in this thread. Maybe it is being done to be funny, but I don't think it's very funny. I have read the comment about putting all your comments into one post, but that just doesn't make good sense. That is not good organization in writing.

bousozoku said: If the subject matter varies greatly, one of those quotes is probably off-topic and shouldn't be there in the first place. But I don't think that this is the case at all.

See where I posted consecutive posts. There are many ideas going on in the thread. One is about comparing Pixar and other computer animation studios. Another is about the influence of the earnings for Chicken Little on the Pixar/Disney negotiations. Why should comments on those two different ideas go in the same post?

I'm not interested in an avatar or in gaining rank. I just think that there should be a clear separation when posting about two different ideas. But that doesn't mean that one of the posts is off-topic.

Thank you.

 

[mad jew]

I didn't mean to make a big deal out of it. I just thought that people might like to know how to post more than one quote in the single post. I think it looks neater and I thought it was kinda against the forum rules to do otherwise but it doesn't really bother me. I'm Australian, it takes quite a bit to get me phased.

FWIW, I remember when I first joined not knowing how some of the other members managed to make more than one quote. I was really impressed by their seemingly high-tech posts.

 

[EricNau]

I didn't mean to make a big deal out of it. I just thought that people might like to know how to post more than one quote in the single post. I think it looks neater and I thought it was kinda against the forum rules to do otherwise but it doesn't really bother me. I'm Australian, it takes quite a bit to get me phased.

FWIW, I remember when I first joined not knowing how some of the other members managed to make more than one quote. I was really impressed by their seemingly high-tech posts.

I understand your thinking (and technically I guess it's right). And you have a very good point, when I first joined I didn't know a lot of stuff (took me 200 posts before I found the "quote" button, before that I did it all by hand - guess I had the opposite of your problem )

I just think it must be a matter of opinion on what is easier to read.

I also think it is outragous that some would actually report people for this!

PS - What does FWIW mean?

 

[mad jew]

Yeah, I agree it's a matter of opinion/taste as to what you think looks better.

 

[~Shard~]

I also think it is outragous that some would actually report people for this!

For the record, I only do it when it is warranted. For many of the situations we've already discussed here, I find it acceptable as well.

PS - What does FWIW mean?

For what it's worth, I think I'll just let you look that one up for yourself...

 

[EricNau]

FWIW: for what it's worth.

Yeah, I agree it's a matter of opinion/taste as to what you think looks better.

For what it's worth, I think I'll just let you look that one up for yourself...

Thanks - I hate it when I have to ask things like that.

I think another reason why people make double posts is because it is a pain to put two quotes into one post (you can't just use the "quote" button). Maybe someday that could incorporate multiple quotes into this software (maybe you could hold down 'control' while hitting several "quote" buttons and it would put all of the quotes into your post for you - that would be cool.

 

[~Shard~]

Thanks - I hate it when I have to ask things like that.

Hey, it's the only way you learn, no worries at all!

Maybe someday that could incorporate multiple quotes into this software (maybe you could hold down 'control' while hitting several "quote" buttons and it would put all of the quotes into your post for you - that would be cool.

That would be an interesting feature to see in a future release of vB...

 

[mad jew]

I think another reason why people make double posts is because it is a pain to put two quotes into one post (you can't just use the "quote" button). Maybe someday that could incorporate multiple quotes into this software (maybe you could hold down 'control' while hitting several "quote" buttons and it would put all of the quotes into your post for you - that would be cool.

Yeah, I agree but there are ways to make it easier, like that outlined by our lovely Mitthrawnuruodo:

I find the best way to do this is to hold down cmd while pressing quote on the two (or more) posts, thus opening them in different tabs. Then it's just a matter of cutting and pasting between tabs to get all the quotes into one of the replies and answer there.

And we're all very impressed by your combined quote too.

 

[barneygumble]

That being said, I'm still going to report bad ones when I find them.

I am a goona be keepin my eye on you

 

[EricNau]

And we're all very impressed by your combined quote too.

Thanks

 

[bousozoku]

I am a goona be keepin my eye on you

That will be messy, I'm sure. Do you have a long optic nerve? You must have some nerve.

 

[Nermal]

That would be an interesting feature to see in a future release of vB...

I think IPB can do it - you click a "selector" on the posts you want to reply to, then click the Reply button at the bottom of the page.

 

[Platform]

I agree about doubble posting beeing a bit too much, thanks for the advice

 

[~Shard~]

I am a goona be keepin my eye on you

I wish you good luck, sir.