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Re: Double the Fun
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Tue, 1 Aug 2000 01:11:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> That sounds really really slick. But why bother? Isn't it way easier to just
> give us two buttons than put a bunch of special purpose code in place for that
> use? Don't outthink yourself, and don't try to make things foolproof, fools
> are too clever. That's my advice... KISS.
Having two buttons (rather than just one) wouldn't solve the problem that it
would solve -- i.e., the problem of accidental double-posting. Only way AFAIK
to solve that is to embed a unique code into the posting form or to compare
new incoming content with existing content....
--Todd
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| (...) that (...) True. that's the only way to SOLVE it. But double posting is due to human error. This human errs because there are more steps than necessary. I claim I'd make less mistakes if the path from post initiation to return to my original (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) That sounds really really slick. But why bother? Isn't it way easier to just give us two buttons than put a bunch of special purpose code in place for that use? Don't outthink yourself, and don't try to make things foolproof, fools are too (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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