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Re: Vote to unhighlight?
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
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Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:00:52 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, David Koudys wrote:
> In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Steve Bliss wrote:
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> <snip>
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> > LUGNET history note: we already went through this. When highlighting was first
> > available, it was possible to give a negative rating to messages. This feature
> > was abused/misused almost immediately -- or at least, people perceived that it
> > was being abused/misused. The interface was changed to only allow
> > no-vote/highlight/spotlight.
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> > Lowlighting would have to be handled differently from highlighting. Lowlighting
> > would be a setting on a message to prevent people from highlighting it at all.
> > Basically, the author of the message would need to specify 'lowlight flag' when
> > the message is posted.
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> > Steve
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> Well then that,s different, isn't it?
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> The ability to choose whether my post should be able to be highlighted or
> not--that's a pretty neat little thing...
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> Would that 'non highlighting' flag be carried down to all subsequent posts in
> the tree, or just that one posting? There may be issues either way.
Hi Dave,
I was asking for the ability to prevent or remove any highlighting only from
my own posts. I guess I felt it would be only the author's perogative (i.e. I
wouldn't have the ability to lowlight anyone else's post.).
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> Dave K
Kevin
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Vote to unhighlight?
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| (...) This is something I would support, though it might be hard to do from the NNTP or SMTP interfaces (unless there is some flag that could be put in the post or a header). It might be nice to be able to do after the fact also, but verification (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
| | | Re: Vote to unhighlight?
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| (...) I would probably suggest 2 bits tagged on the post: 1) Author has prevented highlighting/spotlighting 2) Admin has prevented highlighting/spotlighting The effect of the bits would actually be pretty hidden. Instead of preventing people from (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | Re: Vote to unhighlight?
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| In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Steve Bliss wrote: <snip> (...) Well then that,s different, isn't it? The ability to choose whether my post should be able to be highlighted or not--that's a pretty neat little thing... Would that 'non highlighting' flag (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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