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(...) The question is when you approve a posting setup (do you approve them? I thought so?), do you see what member ID submitted it? Do you verify that the email getting approved actually is one of the member? If not, then we shouldn't use that info (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Not sure I undestand the question, but what from I get of it, I think Todd would have to answer. I have a favour to ask (again) Can we have one new/revived suggestion per post please rather than 3 paragraphs that have to be read closely to (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Actually, I wasn't sure. After a bit of digging, it seems that members are associated with *one* posting setup - I assume after going through the posting setup while logged in. I'm not sure if that association is actually verified as part of (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) What's the probability of hitting an auth string? It would be reasonable to only allow editing if logged on, or to re-authenticate the post. Hmm, definitely have to be logged on to see all the pending authentications, otherwise all you have to (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Good point. Hmm, did we capture the suggestion that we should have logins for non-members so they can benefit from some of the post controls? (...) Aren't logged on members already associated with a posting setup? Frank (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) That's got plenty of wiggle... (...) I'm not sure I agree though, what's the value in posting a "we rejected this for technical reasons" with no more detail at all post at the tail end of the string if it shows rejected on the list, and if the (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) I would recommend setting it up so only logged on users will be able to even see a button for canceling (only their) posts - otherwise you'd end up floodding people with "cancel requests" :/ I did look once to see how we can associate a member (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) From a strictly paranoid point of view, that would be a bad idea. Right now, if I just randomly try auth strings until I hit one that's pending, all I get is the ability to approve/deny what the original author wrote (since the chance of me (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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I know in the past, we have asked for user cancel of web posted posts. I have noted that an NNTP cancel must be authenticated just like a regular post. It seems like it would be possible to have a cancel button in the web view that would generate an (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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I know I've made these in the past, but I don't have time to dig up the original threads, so I'll just repost the suggestions for reference in the new list: Have a way for a member to view a list of all un-authenticated posts. This list could (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) What I meant was that Admins should give preference to explaining something rather than 'keeping it a secret' if you will, but whether or not they actually should tell something should be left up to them, especially if it involves a sensitive (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Wow! All nicely footnoted and everything! Well OK I probably expected the footnotes... Thanks ROSCO (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) OK. (...) Done, I think. Take a boo at the key now and LMK what you think. (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) NOOOO! It will then show up whenever you browse Space. For people who don't care about Mecha but do care about Space, it makes the Web interface less useful. It's bad enough that many of the .mecha posters crosspost everything to .space as it (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) How about if the FTX-to-HTML filter is run at the time of posting, rather than at the time of rendering, and it could be stored on the NNTP server as a multipart/alternative with 3 parts: FTX, HTML, and a plain-text version (generated from the (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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I don't have much time for LUGNET any more, so every once in a while I surf over to the Web interface and browse a few threads - generally ones that were in the top 10 list on the home page, or maybe delve into a couple of particular groups. In (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) No, it (technically) wasn't an official post since it wasn't officially signed. But since the list is modifying content in the admin area, the list is official, as far as it goes, it's officially the best list we have, until it's improved, at (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Yes, I think probably a key would be useful, even if the (??) don't remain so for long (which I expect they won't). (...) OK, I just thought "Rejected (??)" gives the average user no more information than "Open", really, and just tends to add (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) It means I think (unofficially) that is the status, but I'm not sure and it's a placeholder pending clarification from the implementation team. That seemed clear to me at the time, was it not what you thought it meant? I can add a Status Key, (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) -snip- (...) "At their own discretion" ... wouldn't that also mean that Admins shouldn't be obligated? I'm a bit confused. Perhaps a good compromise would be, Admins are obligated to give a reason, but that reason need not be detailed. A (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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