moving threads question

Kuciwalker · May 28, 2003, 18:47

If a thread is moved from OT to another forum, do the posts in it add to the poster's PC?

Ming · May 28, 2003, 19:04

No... but any new posts after the move will count.

And if an On Topic thread is moved to the OTF, you don't lose any posts, but any new posts in the thread after the move won't count.

Skanky Burns · May 28, 2003, 19:49

What happens if a hybrid thread is deleted (one with both on and off-topic posts)?

Tuberski · May 28, 2003, 19:53

I'd be willing to bet that both On and Off Topic post are deducted from post count.

ACK!

Ming · May 28, 2003, 20:14

Never seen that before... I would guess (and that's all it is) that if the thread was currently sitting in an on topic forum when it was deleted, that all posts would be subtracted... not mattering one bit which of the posts were made while it was in the Off Topic Forum.

I would also guess that once a thread was move to the OTF, if it was deleted, there would be no subtraction of posts made before it was moved there.

But again... a hypothetical question, because I've never seen it happen before.

Tuberski · May 28, 2003, 20:18

Exactly as I was trying to explain it Ming!

ACK!

Skanky Burns · May 28, 2003, 23:18

Hmm, that would probably make sense. I doubt the software would store any extra information about a post (such as what forum it was made in).

ixnay · May 28, 2003, 23:24

If a thread is moved from the offtopic to the Ontopic and then deleted, there is no effect on any postcounts from people who posted while it was offtopic. Moving a thread to the offtopic won't affect post counts, unless a Post Count Update is done, which recalculates everyone's post counts based on how many ontopic posts they have at that very moment.

Spiffor · May 28, 2003, 23:56

Several posters have had their postcount reduced without having a mod PCRing them (Skywalker mentioned it in a deleted thread, and I've noticed several posters switching from prince to warlord, or from warlord to chieftain, even though they have behaved).

It was before Settler1's crash.

Could it be due to moving threads ?

rah · May 29, 2003, 08:45

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Originally posted by Spiffor
Several posters have had their postcount reduced without having a mod PCRing them

How much of a reduction did you notice? A few, tens, or hundreds?

Spiffor · May 29, 2003, 11:12

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Originally posted by rah
How much of a reduction did you notice? A few, tens, or hundreds?

Well, I only remember Menlas, and it was like 10-30 posts less. I remeber having noticed it with many posters, but I don't recall whom. Skywalker complained he had his postcount reduced (before his PCR), so maybe he knows precisely what happened to him.

Ming · May 29, 2003, 11:32

Some people forget that OTF posts don't count...
I can't tell you how many people send me PM's asking why their post counts don't go up after posting in the OTF or they seem to be missing posts that they made in the OTF

There have been a few problems with the data base lately... who knows if that has caused any problems.

An ON TOPIC thread (especially about illegal use of software) may have been deleted and they didn't notice that it was.

And some people just lose track of their number of posts

(But if somebody is actually keeping that close of track, maybe they need to find a real life

)

Locutus · May 29, 2003, 11:41

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Originally posted by Ming
(But if somebody is actually keeping that close of track, maybe they need to find a real life

)

Says the man who has almost 20,000 posts

Ming · May 29, 2003, 11:50

Having a lot of posts and keeping track of the exact number are two different things

And, I've done it over a long period of time... since I've been a member here long before the merger.

Plus, many of mine are from doing the paperwork in the Ban Log

Gramphos · May 29, 2003, 17:59

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Originally posted by Ming
Plus, many of mine are from doing the paperwork in the Ban Log

Yes, each time someone is banned yuo get +1, and if the person is making trouble as banned you get even more. You must sure love banning people

Skanky Burns · May 29, 2003, 18:17

Plus changing names. Talk about spam!!

(In no way does this post represent any desire for that particluar thread to stop being updated, however)

Kuciwalker · May 29, 2003, 19:07

Quote:

Originally posted by Spiffor

Well, I only remember Menlas, and it was like 10-30 posts less. I remeber having noticed it with many posters, but I don't recall whom. Skywalker complained he had his postcount reduced (before his PCR), so maybe he knows precisely what happened to him.

I don't remember this

when was this?

alva · May 29, 2003, 19:09

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Plus, many of mine are from doing the paperwork in the Ban Log

That system is a corrupt as a cop being paid on commision for writing tickets

Tuberski · May 29, 2003, 19:11

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Originally posted by alva

Quote:

Plus, many of mine are from doing the paperwork in the Ban Log

That system is a corrupt as a cop being paid on commision for writing tickets

Well Said!!!

ACK!

Ming · May 29, 2003, 20:04

Hmmm... maybe we should just stop the paperwork, ban whom ever we want... never release them since there is no record that they were even banned...

Hmmm... I'm starting to like the sound of this

Tuberski · May 29, 2003, 20:11

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Originally posted by Ming
Hmmm... maybe we should just stop the paperwork, ban whom ever we want... never release them since there is no record that they were even banned...

Hmmm... I'm starting to like the sound of this

Not that we think you would,

but you could spam those forums and us mere mortals would never know!

ACK!

DrSpike · May 30, 2003, 04:39

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Originally posted by Tuberski

Not that we think you would,

but you could spam those forums and us mere mortals would never know!

ACK!

Quid custodiet ipsos custodes.

Skanky Burns · May 30, 2003, 05:03

Heaven forbid that forum becomes a post-count free zone like the OT.

I guess you need some incentive to do the paperwork though, even if it is only to increase the margin between you and the next closest deity.

mrmitchell · May 30, 2003, 10:35

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Quid custodiet ipsos custodes.

Loret ipsum?
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Displaying Topics 1 to 25 of 4874

On a search of "All Open Forums" for User Name "Ming" and any date. I'm too lazy to figure how many posts/thread he actually does (if that's figurable using the data vBulletin gives you) so I'll let someone else do that

Dauphin · May 30, 2003, 11:42

Quote:

Originally posted by Ming

Plus, many of mine are from doing the paperwork in the Ban Log

Hmmm... maybe we should just stop the paperwork, ban whom ever we want... never release them since there is no record that they were even banned...

Or more logically, change it so that banning paperwork doesn't give you a +1.

But then that's about as likely as a politician awarding himself a paycut.

DrSpike · May 30, 2003, 12:19

I don't think it's worth Ming's while to ban someone to get a +1..........he can do it far easier than that anyway, so I don't think there is much of a conflict of interest.

Ming · May 30, 2003, 14:29

It's really just a pain in the neck to do the paperwork. But it has to be done so that if somebody whines to the admin, they will be able to see the details behind the ban and can respond properly. For the time and effort it takes to do it, I could just as easily make 10 or so posts in any of the Demo games

And if you really think I would ban somebody just to get a single post, I want some of whatever you are smoking

Ben Kenobi · June 1, 2003, 20:54

It's not like those moderator muscles are getting flabby from lack of use.

Hydey · June 2, 2003, 08:09

Ming does not need to spam to help his post count, he just responds to all of our spam to do it.

DrSpike · June 2, 2003, 08:30

Good point............justifiable meta-spam probably accounts for 2k posts or so.