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(...) Hi Dave, well, basically this was one of the first things I noticed with the switchover to the new servers. We have since tried in several ways to identify exactly what is causing this delay. Interestingly, new posts appear on the news server (...) (18 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Yes, people have noticed this and the sys admin is aware of the problem. It can be unnerving.. I sometimes worry that I'll receive a "time out" message. (But I never do.) I'm afraid this delay might cause people to worry, and thus click "send" (...) (18 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I don't post as often as I used to, but for at least the last several weeks I've noticed that the time between clicking the "POST" button and seeing the "Your message was successfully posted" screen has greatly increased. Sometimes it takes close to (...) (18 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) The Spotlight feature has been in place for what, five years or more now? And "petty aguments" and the like *consistantly* get in the front page spotlight. I think this is proof enough the current system doesn't work. You're saying "all people (...) (18 years ago, 17-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX) !
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(...) I think I agree with some of this - my point, Tim, was that spotlighting shouldn't end up being used to vote on an issue because it just forces more dross into the spotlighted list. If someone thinks something is worth highlighting, but a lot (...) (18 years ago, 17-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Not quite, and it's not my system - it's the system we have now, and it's a system that will work if we choose to use it. If the community doesn't want this sort of stuff highlighting, then they need to highlight the things that they want to (...) (18 years ago, 16-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) No, you misunderstand. You spotlight stuff you want to see spotlighted. Spotlight a post of a MOC that you like, or an event you're interested in. You don't have to spotlight a "counter view". If you don't want my post appearing in the (...) (18 years ago, 16-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) If people now highlight your post they are saying they agree with you rather than Richie. Thus his system would work. With a negative spotlight you allow people to treat things negatively without giving a valid alternative which is needlesly (...) (18 years ago, 16-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) No, I think you're wrong and users need a way to counter spotlighting in cases like this. Your post is another example of why a post needs an option to downgrade it. Some people who agree with you have gone and highlighted it. Now it looks (...) (18 years ago, 16-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Agreed. As a new member with high expectations from this most "friendliest" of locales, I would like to let you all know that viewed from "the outside"(i.e. folks with little or no Lugnet experience) this type of garbage does not speak well of (...) (18 years ago, 16-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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Agreed! (but not spotlighted!) I just went through announce.moc and highlit a few items, maybe we can push the unpleasentness off the front page. (18 years ago, 16-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) I really think this is something that LUGNET members can sort out... if they really want it sorted out. 'Worst of the worst' has three spotlights... and it is in the main page highlights. How difficult can it be to spotlight ten things more (...) (18 years ago, 15-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX) !!
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(...) I don't think NNTP supports moving either, but even if it did, it would be unlikely to work, as people using SMTP/NNTP already have the message with its old headers, including the newsgroups, so when they reply it would still go to the old (...) (18 years ago, 15-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Good point, Jeff - actually something like that appears ideal: User opinions are very important when it comes to the spotlight feature, so we probably want exactly this option: To be able to move a topic out of the spotlight upon request, or (...) (18 years ago, 15-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Hi Jerry, Would it be possible to move threads? If so you could have a naughty threads section .off-topic.threads or something similar which people could ignore and which would remove the problem for NNTP and web users? Tim (18 years ago, 15-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) What about making the server reject any new posts to a thread, either through the web or NNTP? It again wouldn't be the most elegant solution, but I'd imagine it would be doable. (...) I think the easiest way would be adding some negative (...) (18 years ago, 15-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Okay, here's the big issue: LUGNET is based on an NNTP server, and the news system does not support such a thing as thread locking, since threads are only made up by matching subjects (and some header info) in the very first place. Enhancing (...) (18 years ago, 15-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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In lugnet.people.support, Elroy Davis wrote: [snip] (...) [this entire incident aside] I'm not sure if thread locking is even do-able. I think it was talked about a few months ago (privately). Jerry would know if it's possible, and then it would be (...) (18 years ago, 15-Aug-06, to lugnet.people.support, lugnet.admin.general)
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Would an admin please either: 1) ban these folks who want to make their personal squabbles (on other boards!) public here? OR 2) at least remove this thread from the front page spotlight? Barring that, please edit the home page to remove the tag (...) (18 years ago, 15-Aug-06, to lugnet.people.support, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Eric, With that "logic", should I post here about the woman at the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles who gave me a hard time the other day? How about a PITA Brickseller? How about when rude comments are made about me over in (...) (18 years ago, 14-Aug-06, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.people.support) !
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