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Re: Vote to unhighlight?
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
Date: 
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:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > 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.
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> > Steve
> 
> 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 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.).

> 
> Dave K

Kevin



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  Re: Vote to unhighlight?
 
(...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
  Re: Vote to unhighlight?
 
(...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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  Re: Vote to unhighlight?
 
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 (...) (21 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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