sangiro 4 #1 December 5, 2003 I'd like to see these posts disappear from the site. Moderators have permission to lock any user who make an IBTL posts out of the forums for up to 2 days. Please stop this practice. If not, "in before the lock" will become very real to you. Thanks for your help.Safe swoops Sangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #2 December 5, 2003 You rock HH Those posts annoy the hell outta me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #3 December 5, 2003 While i refuse to suck up....I am left wondering where this post came from....having not seen a (IBTL) lately....well maybe I will suck up a tad.....Your looking trim today HH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #4 December 5, 2003 whats an IBTL post? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #5 December 5, 2003 Someone usually posts In Before The Lock!! anytime a thread gets out of hand (or that person percieves it as out of hand), and it becomes a race to post before the thread gets locked by a greenie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #6 December 5, 2003 It's a total waste of a post and really is not funny. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #7 December 5, 2003 Uhh, being one of those guilty of this waste of time, bandwidth and energy, I suppose I should apoligize...but it was fun bumping my numbers up, lol. Ok, ok...I won't do it again, HH... TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FIREFLYR 0 #8 December 5, 2003 Im new ..what's an IBTL?"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest" "There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #9 December 5, 2003 See PM.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #10 December 5, 2003 Knowing the group around here, they'll find other ways to phrase an "IBTL" post without actually saying it. Do we have permission to lock them out if the intent is obviously there without that exact phrase?She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #11 December 5, 2003 QuoteI am left wondering where this post came from....having not seen a (IBTL) lately.... well as it has been said before its NOT a democracy okay who dares to say.. (well i dont) to this tread HH i love your work.its really apriciated Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonSanta 0 #12 December 5, 2003 Uh oh skymama, now you're beginning to sound like Bush and the Patriot I and II acts Seriously though, I agree completely with both you and Sangiro. IBTL are annoying. Mostly because you expect some really hotheaded reply and then it's just "IBTL". Now don't go preemptive on me and lock me out SKyMama Oh yeah, and what Faber said. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbrian 0 #13 December 5, 2003 Hey, now! I'm part of the group here and I'm an angel. And Chris, you're wrong. It was funny for awhile. It got kind of old, then it got troublesome when we got the post numbers up there. But it WAS funny. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #14 December 5, 2003 Thank you HH. Though me thinks they should be banned for a week. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #15 December 5, 2003 QuoteKnowing the group around here, they'll find other ways to phrase an "IBTL" post without actually saying it. Do we have permission to lock them out if the intent is obviously there without that exact phrase? I would hope not. IBTL is freak'n annoying and a waste of bandwith, BUT other comments as to how a thread is about to die since its going no where (such as my latest comments in the Cinc PD thread) are sometimes valid. Thus, if you had a vague directive from HH, you could then ban someone for comments like mine. That would be asinine.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #16 December 5, 2003 QuoteSomeone usually posts In Before The Lock!! anytime a thread gets out of hand (or that person percieves it as out of hand), and it becomes a race to post before the thread gets locked by a greenie [/reply Casch, you are so screwed. A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Faber 0 #17 December 5, 2003 greenies and HH has the job to deside when a tread must die or has died,thats why they are moderators...DONT TAKE THEIR JOBS Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mr2mk1g 10 #18 December 5, 2003 I've made an IBTL post before once or twice. I've always ment it as a comment to the people posting that they are getting out of hand and that they should calm down before the thread gets locked, not simply to start a IBTL war. Im quite happy for my vocabulary (as it were) to be stunted a little to prevent this PWing. I can resort to long hand if I want to post "your getting out of hand guys". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites champu 1 #19 December 5, 2003 I rather like the SA forum guidelines: Before posting, please ask yourself the following question: "Am I making a post which is either funny, informative, or interesting on any level?" If you can answer "yes" to this, then please post. If you cannot, then refrain from posting. Before replying, please ask yourself the following question: "Does my reply offer any significant advice or help contribute to the conversation in any fashion?" If you can answer "yes" to this, then please reply. If you cannot, then refrain from replying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhillyKev 0 #20 December 5, 2003 How about a similar policy for (TIAR), This Is A Repost posts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites champu 1 #21 December 5, 2003 QuoteHow about a similar policy for (TIAR), This Is A Repost posts.while simply saying "this is a repost" may not be very helpful, I think if you say, "already posted here:" with a link to a previous thread in which the same thing was discussed for 20 pages, you can greatly reduce the forum's dead-horse-beating factor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhillyKev 0 #22 December 5, 2003 no argument there, but every joke or link, or whatever that happened to be posted 3 and a half years ago doesn't need to be flagged that way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TitaniumLegs 8 #23 December 5, 2003 Quote Those posts annoy the hell outta me Personally, I find top-locked posts about a boogie to which only a small percentage are going to be a more annoying waste of bandwidth than a mere IBTL post within a thread, especially when I'm probably ignoring most of these threads anyway and therefore not even seeing the IBTL posts. I did find them funny, but now I just ignore them. Sometimes I still giggle. To me, it's part of the culture of this community, just like silly threads like the silent thread. One man's entertainment is another man's noise. On the subject of the silent thread, I still don't see a good reason for that thread being killed, other than Sangiro not liking it or not wanting to play. What bandwidth are we worried about? Actual network or dialup bandwidth? Processing power on the DB or web server? Storage capacity? Storage is something I could help with, if you're interested. Ever heard of a NetApp? Let me know... edit: couple typos (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sangiro 4 #24 December 5, 2003 Quoteother than Sangiro not liking it I noticed you have your own web page over here: http://home.comcast.net/~pl/ My guess is you put on there whatever you like without too much regard for what I want or not. For example: I think your should add a Flash intro screen.... I also have a web page. You can find it over here: http://www.dropzone.com/ I put on that whatever I like as well... Safe swoops Sangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TitaniumLegs 8 #25 December 5, 2003 I don't invite other people to provide content, then change my mind about what I like and don't like. I agree with most of the rules, but when you get selective about benign threads, you reduce the fun factor. Are you interested in more storage, or is that no longer a factor? edit: PS thanks for the reply. 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Faber 0 #17 December 5, 2003 greenies and HH has the job to deside when a tread must die or has died,thats why they are moderators...DONT TAKE THEIR JOBS Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #18 December 5, 2003 I've made an IBTL post before once or twice. I've always ment it as a comment to the people posting that they are getting out of hand and that they should calm down before the thread gets locked, not simply to start a IBTL war. Im quite happy for my vocabulary (as it were) to be stunted a little to prevent this PWing. I can resort to long hand if I want to post "your getting out of hand guys". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #19 December 5, 2003 I rather like the SA forum guidelines: Before posting, please ask yourself the following question: "Am I making a post which is either funny, informative, or interesting on any level?" If you can answer "yes" to this, then please post. If you cannot, then refrain from posting. Before replying, please ask yourself the following question: "Does my reply offer any significant advice or help contribute to the conversation in any fashion?" If you can answer "yes" to this, then please reply. If you cannot, then refrain from replying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #20 December 5, 2003 How about a similar policy for (TIAR), This Is A Repost posts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #21 December 5, 2003 QuoteHow about a similar policy for (TIAR), This Is A Repost posts.while simply saying "this is a repost" may not be very helpful, I think if you say, "already posted here:" with a link to a previous thread in which the same thing was discussed for 20 pages, you can greatly reduce the forum's dead-horse-beating factor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #22 December 5, 2003 no argument there, but every joke or link, or whatever that happened to be posted 3 and a half years ago doesn't need to be flagged that way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #23 December 5, 2003 Quote Those posts annoy the hell outta me Personally, I find top-locked posts about a boogie to which only a small percentage are going to be a more annoying waste of bandwidth than a mere IBTL post within a thread, especially when I'm probably ignoring most of these threads anyway and therefore not even seeing the IBTL posts. I did find them funny, but now I just ignore them. Sometimes I still giggle. To me, it's part of the culture of this community, just like silly threads like the silent thread. One man's entertainment is another man's noise. On the subject of the silent thread, I still don't see a good reason for that thread being killed, other than Sangiro not liking it or not wanting to play. What bandwidth are we worried about? Actual network or dialup bandwidth? Processing power on the DB or web server? Storage capacity? Storage is something I could help with, if you're interested. Ever heard of a NetApp? Let me know... edit: couple typos (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sangiro 4 #24 December 5, 2003 Quoteother than Sangiro not liking it I noticed you have your own web page over here: http://home.comcast.net/~pl/ My guess is you put on there whatever you like without too much regard for what I want or not. For example: I think your should add a Flash intro screen.... I also have a web page. You can find it over here: http://www.dropzone.com/ I put on that whatever I like as well... Safe swoops Sangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #25 December 5, 2003 I don't invite other people to provide content, then change my mind about what I like and don't like. I agree with most of the rules, but when you get selective about benign threads, you reduce the fun factor. Are you interested in more storage, or is that no longer a factor? edit: PS thanks for the reply. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
