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Re: Worst of the worst
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lugnet.admin.general
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Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:39:57 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Gereon Stein wrote:
> In lugnet.people.support, Suzanne Rich wrote:
> > In lugnet.people.support, Elroy Davis wrote:
> > [snip]
> > > Admins, if there are any of you listening, here is at least one vote for
> > > locking this thread.
> > >
> > > -Elroy
> >
> > [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 up to René as to how/when to execute such a practice.
>
> 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 the NNTP server so as to accommodate things like locking would
> basically mean reinventing the wheel. Several times.
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> We _could_ try to implement thread locking for web-based posting (which is what
> most users do anyway, and which is the main reason why other bulletin board
> systems support moderating features like locking), but continuing a thread
> through the NNTP or mail-to-news gateways will still work. Not exactly what I
> would call elegant.
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> I think the main concern here is that threads like the one spinning off this
> discussion keep being spotlighted to the front page - and this is actually
> something we _can_ sort out, as the spotlighting feature is purely web-based.
> Everything that offers only one way of access (preferrably the web) is fairly
> easily modified or enhanced. I'll take a look at the current implementation and
> try to figure out a useful modification.
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> I'm afraid the only other alternative would be to actually cancel such threads,
> and that is something I'd rather not start doing.
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> Regards,
>
> Jerry
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
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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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| (...) 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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