So, I'm noticing WAAAAAAAAY too many duplicate threads, some in Games, some in Countries, etc. And we have the header on Main, saying "Please help keep the site organized by starting new threads in their appropriate board and checking for duplicate thread". But apparently, people can't read and it's not fucking enough. Any ideas?

My idea would be to put something in big bold letters under that heading, saying "USE THE VIEW ALL THREADS BUTTON TO YOUR RIGHT, AND CTRL + F"

But if you have a better idea than this, then post it here.

well. it wus stupid wen i first thought of it, but nao its just stupid and prolly bothersome, but hur's wut i think:

we should put the "USE THE VIEW ALL THREADS BUTTON TO YOUR RIGHT, AND CTRL + F" in the text box of the 'create new thread' thing. YKNOW? like.....whenever you click 'create new thread', the box where it lets you put a description/OP of your thread, it says that. We could put that there for a month or two and see wut happens, if theres no change, then we can just take it off. If there is change, thats good.

The bad part about it? Having to highlight and delete it all, becuz if you dont it would show up in your OP description and make you feel like a retard. but....MYYEEEHHHHH

>>2 nah, it's not stupid. Just a creative way to prevent duplicate threads. And, I kinda like it.

again sorry *insertnamehere* but i wanted everyone to see.and i don't plan on doing it more than this one time

What you did was disrespectful to this site and to our admin, Reltair. But this isn't the thread where we should talk about your shit. One of your thread still exists in Missions board. Go there.

People are inherently absent-minded and won't see nor heed the rules, despite it being plastered everywhere. In the end, it'd probably be more effective to have mods continuously cleaning the place up.

>>6 We have no mods by the by. People have to moderate the forums themselves. But most people don't want to, so a couple good heart people do it. And some of those(me mostly) are getting pissed and tired of moderating these assjerks for being absent minded.

Anyways, yes, it was a day late, whatever. Part of this post was to bump shit up. And the other was to respond.

I'm no computer genius, and I am a offender of this,but couldn't you just remove the New Threads button and make it that people would have to view the previous threads before starting a new one?

>>8 No clue. I'm no website making genius either, anyone with an expertise of sorts wants to cleat this up for us?

My dad is a computer programmer, and it is possible to have the New Threads button redirect you to the View All Threads page. However, this would confuse a lot of people who are clueless as to why it would be done because instead of reading THIS thread, they would start a NEW thread in say Main complaining about the redirect (IF they have the sense to click the New Thread button a second time). Also, for the removal of the button to take place until you're already in the View All page may cause similar concerns amongst the less-observant members. So it IS possible to force them to at least read the headers of each line, but there's no guarantee that they won't just skip over them to just post a new thread, and I'm sure that there will be lots of complaints. At least at first. ~~ I hope that was at least a little helpful.

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>>10 What precisely does your dad being a computer programmer have to do with this?

He's the one who's been teaching me about programming lately. So he's the only reason that I could have given that response.

Uhh...yea ^^ im sure hes good at what he does. I just fix computers for people. Still learning more about programming however.

Perhaps we should make an Index thread and keep it bumped like what we are trying to do in Counties. If nothing else, I think it would be great for the Missions board at least.

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still a giant ass problem. And only the same people trying to stop it, with new people making the problem even worse. My rage meter is about to reach a new high.

im still with putting the 'Are you sure there are no other threads with said topic?' in the frickin' writing place thingy...or wutever.....blech, enjoy...

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oh look. a bu---

Could we have it set so that new threads have to be approved first? I don't doubt that a lot of people will complain that it's TOO much moderating, but I think it would help. If not, then what about something that directs you to other threads with similar titles when you go to post it?

Seems that it would take to much time

When will it be okay to add new members

why dont we just delete all the duplicated threads?

>>28 We've been around for how long and you think this hasn't been brought up?

There is no easy way at the moment to delete duplicate threads. Also, we want to stop them from happening in the first place to save everyone the trouble of them.

Well just hit them with The Stupid Rock and say "USE CTRL F MORON!"

Like I said in suggestions, we could sticky important posts (indexes, FAQs, etc.) in each individual board.

how about we just ignore the duplicated threads,and move on with life.... -_-

>>32 Then there would be more.
And more.
AND MORE.
AND MORE.
AND MOAR!

Which would cause problems. People would never learn and would always be ignorant to the rules, and the site would overload with duplicate threads and stupidity.

it would be chaos!

Is there anyway to delete them? Because I've tried deleting them and it kept saying "Incorrect Password." So does that mean only the Admin can delete the threads?

>>35 You can't completely delete a thread by yourself. You can delete the text in posts, but the comment spot is still there. The "Incorrect Password" usually refers to your change in ID (which is equivalent to your internet IP address). That is set up so someone else cannot delete your post; however, sometimes your IP/ID will change, rendering you unable to delete it yourself. I have a dynamic IP, so I run into this often.

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Also i think it would help to have "are you sure there is no already existing thread" and in addition we should have threads catagorizable by both last posted, first posted, name of thread etc. That way people can find previous threads more easily and tjey can't say "oh i looked and couldn't find it."

>>37 We have everything but the first posted part, but does that matter? I honestly think no one cares about when it was posted.

>>33 you've got a point there =_=

to me, i dont think its possiable to stop it. this group has thosands of member...all with ideas. you cant limit them at all. on top of that, there are always possiablities that they didnt see a thread that was created already. i think the whole fuss over someone making another thread is kindda fucken stupid anyway. if you see something thats been posted already, you dont have to spaz about it like a fucken prick. just becouse you think it isnt useful doesnt mean the other thosand members do to. thats my 2cents =P

>>41 They're being rude to the original creators; they deserve the reactions they get. Also, may I remind you, we only have about 200-300 active members. That counter up top is just the number of IP addresses that have accessed the site.

>>41 from what you've said it just seems like you didn't read the other posts. Some parts i agree with and others i don't
>>38 *insertname* i geuss i was just thinking about people who hadn't been on in awhile and they wanted to see what had happened sense they had last been on. *shrug* its not necessary.

>>41 thank you!!!! your so right!!! XO

>>41 By that logic, we'd have a constantly repeating cycle every week or so over the same damned topics.

Every week we'd get a thread in animation about the popular shonen anime of the week, and people would comment on it like it's the first damned time it's been talked about.

We'd get a thread every other day discussing our inherent purpose on this site, or our "colorlessness." Every person that contributes will do so as if people didn't already discuss it at length, like it was a new topic, and people that already did discuss it would have to restate their opinions or ignore it completely.

We'd have so many threads pertaining to the same damned thing fucking everywhere, and if one tried to look for an old one to reference back to discussions they've had, they would have to sift through an unorganized pile of every single time the topic has been brought up.

Saying duplicating threads is fine is like dooming us to a short term memory. Every time a thread hits the archive, it would just be totally forgotten. We would never make progress as a community, and we would be doomed to repeat the inane process of gathering information, only to subsequently forget we ever gleaned it in the first place.

I'll take a guess and this is the first internet community that Ike has ever been in, EVER. Because duplicate threads are a bane to every community on the internet, EVER.

Oh and sakurashino must also be new to internet communities. And communities that AREN'T gaia, tinierme, etc.

well then........

>>48 Well, it shows...

eh...

Could try implicating a search feature for all the internet-computer illiterate people who still use it anyways. I know its pretty much the same thing but some people like to have a actual button to press on.

>actual button
>View All Threads button

Oh man.

No new ideas, but bump.

By the way, has anyone else noticed that some of the most important/logical threads attract people that don't know what they're doing? Just... wow

>>53 They see a lot of people talking and blindly jump on the bandwagon. It's extremely easy to post something with absolutely no prior context; several people just choose to remain ignorant, hiding behind half-assed excuses like "I'm new" or "this site has no rules I can do what I want."

If it were up to me, the latter comment would issue an auto-ban. But that isn't up to me.

INTERDASTING.

What types of Bandwagons are available at the BBS? 'O'

>>55 They're available in a variety of colors and sizes. What is it that you're looking for?

>>57 R-G-B one.

:| I need it.

>>57 Hmm... any bandwagons shaped like pandas? if so, then...

What I think is, when someone goes to create a Thread, as you type a little box of similarly named Threads should appear so someone can double check that they are making a new Thread.

>>60 There's a problem with that. A duplicate thread means something that is the same in topic, not just in name. Remember: A thread can have different names but same topic, or same name and different topic. Also, the original thread's name may be far off of what you're thinking, since a lot of members fail to type their thread's name correctly, or something.

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Duplicate threads are probably caused because casual members who don't come here every day don't go searching through every thread in every subject just to see if their topic is already being discussed. And why should they? Alot of threads are old, have hundreds of posts, and the names to some threads don't tell people shit about what the thread is about. And duplicate threads do serve a purpose (all be it unintentional) of reminding people of the original thread and starting the conversation up on that topic again.

The header could be more noticeable, I think. And maybe appear on more boards than the main. The type of people who post threads on a whim are probably more likely to overlook something in small plain text on the top of the screen.
So, maybe bigger? Different colour? Red to indicate importance?

>>63 I'm just being a grammar nazi here but *albeit not all be it :U

>>63 Why should they? Because it's a rule. Laziness on their part doesn't give them an okay to not follow the rules.

>>45 This post explains why Duplicate threads are bad

Read it damn it.

>>64 I agree with ur idea. They should make it more notixeable.
Also I am kinda thinking tjt mayb people r double postin gb because the old thread died(meaning no one posts on it), so a user dexided to repost it just to getthe idea out orsomething. Not saying tht everyone does it, just some people.

>>67 Then necropost. No one's gonna get on your case for necroposting.

Actually, necroposting, and your definition of thread death is incorrect.

"The act of posting in a forum thread that is too old to matter any more, or has served it's purpose." Urban Dictionary

Discussion threads always matter no matter how old they are, and discussion threads are never ending, thus its purpose will never be fulfilled, it's meant to keep going on and on until the thread itself closes, meaning it gets to 1337.

And honestly, the idea of "necroposting" and what to do, and etc, is on the FAQ.

Here's Misuto with his thoughts on necroposting.

"It's encouraged to revive older threads, assuming they're about an unresolved or ongoing topic (like an update to a news article, or just a general discussion about a multi-sided issue).

When it comes to something like replying to month-old comments, that's left to the discretion of the poster. If the thread was already considered "finished" and obsolete, they shouldn't post there; if they post only to respond to a member who may not even come on the site anymore, they shouldn't post.

We can't really define that too well in a written statement, so this falls under the general rule of everything: Don't be stupid."

68-i honestly dnt care. And plz dont tell me wat is a correct term for a word. I go by thread death. And to b honest what is the big deal anyway. I mean so what if people duplicate a thread. Some people dont know if the thread is made. And dont tell me they can just check out the other pages or the sub pages and all that bs. Besides u dont kno how the thread will turn out. I m sorry to say this and i kno u are probably tired of hearing it and think it is an excuse. Be leniate to the newbies, some kf them dont know how to navigate through this website. So u have to learn to b patient with them. At least tell them in a calm manner tht there is a thread, instead of going all cap lock on them(which in my opinion is a form of attacking). Sorry if this is mean in ur eyes but i am tired of this. Every thread tht is double i see a post from u telling them off and i am getting tired of seeing it. If u have a prblem then go onto the chatroom and we can talk it out and maybe come up with a solution.

>>70 If you want to be a respected part of a community, any community, you have to learn that are rules to be followed to maintain order. And you're gonna get shat over when you create clutter.
They are the ones who should be patient and "look before they leap" or read FAQs before they post.

To the part where you said "So what if a thread is duplicate", you're probably new to the internet huh. Or just stayed in Facebook, or Gaia or some other place that doesn't very much care about this problem. As I have said in the posts above, duplicate thread is a damn problem for all forums, all across the internet. It's much more serious here because the only person who can delete a thread is the admin. All of the threads would keep on piling up. They will all be the same name. Do you know that each page of each board holds only 10 threads to be seen by the public at any given time? So you're forced to use the View All Threads to see the other rest of the threads in the board, but no one does that.

http://ohiostate.247sports.com/Board/120/Duplicate-Threads-why-7101006/1

Here's a thread from another forum facing this problem. Hell, just google duplicate threads and you'll see, it's a pandemic for all sites. That's why it's serious, and that's why the admin Reltair had to actually put up a Welcome sign and also put in "Don't make duplicate threads". If it wasn't serious or wasn't a big deal, then there wouldn't be a need to do such a damn thing, now would there.

And it only takes a 3rd grade brain to know where a thread goes and to look for it in its respective board, or if it's in two or more boards, check in the other possible boards. It only takes a second of your time to check. Oh but your excuse is probably "They have a life." Well, if that is your excuse, then I say to you, if they have a life, why aren't they actually living it instead of being on a forum like ours? Or just on the internet in general, huh.

No, I will not be lenient to newbies, because we've laid out everything to prevent shit like this, and then they go ahead and ignore it. I mean, I've seen other newbies actually being able to use their brains and navigate this site, so why should it be any different for the ones having trouble? Oh that's right, because they aren't putting any effort to going around and shit. They've forgone all common sense and expect us to baby them because they can't figure out how to click.

And no, I am not a caps lock type of guy, unless I'm showing an example of an ignorant person not being able to post on the forum.

And no, this isn't mean. This is FAR from mean. I've seen meaner.

I knew I forgot to add something about the caps lock. If caps lock is a form of attacking, what do you say about the people who caps lock all day erry day, but never have they said an ounce of cussing, nor have they shown any hostility whatsoever?

I myself don't like caps lock, but how is caps lock a form of attacking? That's being stereotypical, in my opinion, just placing caps lock as "Whoops, he caps lock, he's just attacking me and being a troll" which is definitely not the case.

Listen don't u even insult me the way u just did. don't think tht I am some third grade person or have a mind like one. No I am not new to the internet yes I am a facebook user and I have a gai account. There is no law against it. I have been on more then one site wit forum and rp threads. Like hexrpg.com, deviantart.com, and I have seen duplicate threads or groups and no one has a problem so if u are gonna get on about tht duplicate threads are a epidemic all over the web then u r sorely mistaken my friend.
And about the cap locks. Yes it is a form of attack. U may not see it but I do. It is not just the caps tht make the attack it is also our people words their sentences that make the attack. Oh and while I am on the subject don't put words in my mouth. Because if I had a life I wouldn't be spending it talking to a self centered person like ur self. I am sorry if it sounds mean this post or reply whatever u call it. But I am sick and friggin tired of seeing postings with people complaining about double posting and how people like u treat it like it is the spawn of the devil. I thought dollars was suppost to be a group/forum where u cn meet new people tht u don't know and become friends. But I guess seeing this totally changes it. Don't even bother posting a reply cause I am done. I don't even care if this even gets through to u. Ren teinami signing out

Pft, those sites don't seem like they care much about organization, now do they. Or maybe they have mods that take care of the site, and the users don't very much care what happened. Or hell, maybe those forums have the ability to "merge" threads, while our forum doesn't have such abilities.

>>74 dramatic much?

I'm gonna be real here, only reason I typed that response afterwards was BECAUSE this ren person was actually this dramatic.

Understandable

Ren is just some other idiotic fail-of-a-troll in the first place, and no one should even bother with reading their posts, let alone replying to them.

They are the type of KID who thinks just because they are online, means you can't do or say anything to them that would make any differences to them in their already fucking lousy life. They don't CARE about our rules, because this isn't a real life situation. They can say what they want, and if we do anything, no harm done to them.

Reason why we have trolls, is because of this very reason.

Hooray, thaimor has gone into blind rage mode yet again.

Well, here's something I noticed.

A nice side effect to the tactic people here normally use, that is, being stern right off the bat when people make mistakes or voice ignorance, is it drives away people that would've never contributed or survived in the first place.

I like this.

However; there is a difference between being stern and being rude

>>82 meh, semantics...
This isn't the thread about being rude... scroll down.

Dnt insult deviantart insertnamehere-teme. The site is well organized, guess u wouldn't know tht if u actally went to the site. So buzz of

Haha, I find it funny. Comic Creator is a member of FB, DA, Gaia, etc. and still managed to give the impression of intelligence, however shy. People appear to like her, or at least don't dislike her nearly as much as you. My point is, ren, you haven't been judged on the websites you attend, you've been judged on the level of intelligence that you've shown, and the drama that you display.

Weeaboo alert. Weeaboo alert. My alert is going red here. That is all.

>>84 I thought you were leaving?

I mean, I kind of expected you to read what I said anyway because you leaving was an empty "threat." It's only natural that someone ragequits, but sticks around to see reactions. I wouldn't be surprised if you don't leave at all.

Or is that reverse psychology again? Maybe.

Should I stay or should I go?
BA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA.

Hahahahaha tht is funny. Hehehehehehehe but here a suggestion to ur problem make the view all threads a different color. Because I just noticed tht this site is to monotone(look it up if u don't kno wht it means, it is a graphic design term). People will ovedr look minor details if everything isblack white and grey. Try it out. Just a suggestion.
Oh and number86 u shouldn't judge people by intelligence cause it shows how much of an hypocrite u r. Same goes for everyone tht judges people. Oh and the name is a username to my deviantart page. Go and check it out if ya want. I got tons of artwork. Ciao

>>89 "u shouldn't judge people by intelligence cause it shows how much of an hypocrite u r"
Does it know what hypocrite means?

Monochrome is a style choice by the webpage designer, if everything that should be noticed on this site had its own colour it would turn out quite gaudy. I'm not sure if your point is to completely redo the colouring of the site or that one link, if it was the one link I suppose it wouldn't look bad.

Oh i kno wht hypocrite means dnt worry. I mean i should kno wht it means i am graduating highschool in a few months lol. And yeah i mean just change the color of tht link and everything should be fine. Personall from a graphic designer poit of view this site layout is perfect. It fits how the site looked like in the anime. Just add a lil cor not alot but just a lil.

>graduating high school
>spelling is damn horrid.

FUCK LIFE.

Now now no one said i had to b perfect so dnt go there lol. Here is a cookie and be a good dollars member now shall we. *hands insertnamehere a cookie*
Fyi i m a free flowing person. And also i am on my itouch and if u r up to date with tech u will kno how hard it is to type on a small screen XD. Oh also it no excuse haahahahahahahaha

Oh and i forgot to add this dont fuck life trust me it is hard. Life just wont let you hehe

>>91 >>93 >>94

Holy fuck.
My eyes, they bleed.

Dude, learn to type and/or write in English. This shit is painful to read. Nobody is going to give a shit about what you have to say unless you type it properly; otherwise, it's safe to assume you're an idiot. Whatever an idiot has to say isn't worth damaging our minds by trying to translate it from Fuckian to English.

Therefore, it's fine for anyone to blatantly ignore the content. If you want someone to give a crap about what you have to say, type properly.

>>93 I type on a small screen. Quite well, actually.
No one said it had to be perfect, by try having at least half your post spelled correctly, please?

Oh wait....he used the "be a good Dollar member" excuse.
Actually, know what, just fuck you.

Actually i just read my past posts and mostly everything is correct except for a few words. Oh and a second thing i am typing in english. Unless of course u dont know what english is then i guess i should feel sorry for you. I guess people are so self centered. So ahem FUCK YOU to whoever talks shit about this bullshit duplicate problem. I understand it is a problem, but is it worth getting all worked up about it and spewing this nonsence. I guess none of you can grow a pair and just walk away. Guess that means i am the only adult in this thread. XD

Cept pointing out that you might be makes you less then a child.
Smooth move then hannibal.

>>98 "mostly everything is correct except for a few words.

ಠ_ಠ
A problem is a problem.
Problems create other problems.

If we don't fix problems, this site will plunder into the abyss of disorganization and chaos. Now we can't have that happening, now can we?

I think they're acting very mature, it's just you and a few other illiterate derps on this thread.

Please spare your pity, it is us who feel bad for you.

XD i am now going to go watch Blue Exorcist. Sayanora and arigato

>>98 I'm in the mood to argue, so let's pick through this, shall we?

Post 91:
1-I is not uppercase
2-dnt
3-I is still not uppercase
4-know
5-what
6-I..again. Really?
7-Another I.
8-link
9-Personally
10-point
11-little
12-color? I'm guessing that's what it's supposed to be. Who the fuck knows.
13-a lot
14-little

Post 93:
1-Now now,
2-I...fuck your uncapitalized I's.
3-be
4-don't
5-Dollars
6-fuck you for treating Insert like a pet.
7-I
8-am ("m"...really?)
9-iTouch (Yes, that's the correct way)
10-you
11-are
12-you
13-"Oh also it no excuse..."?

26 misspelled words out of 150. That's just two posts.
Hmm. I stand corrected it's not half, it's 26/150. Impressive.

Now, can you match the standard of 2/150 like most of this site?
Or in Misuto's case, 0/9000+?

Nope i feel bad for you cause u probably spend ur time sitting infront of the computer all day. Not saying tht it is a bad thing but just something i can and will point out

>>103
HE DID THE "NO LIFE" excuse. BAHAHAHHAHAHA!!! That's funny.
Because I don't.

Also, I sense large amounts of weeabooism in >>101.

Why does everyone point out what a "pointless/bullshit" problem the duplicate threads are when it's obviously a problem to any member who uses this site more than once a week?

>>>102 and that my friend proves thou has no life. ^-^'
And man i beat my old record on this other rp site. WOOOOHOOOO. I feel so proud for myself that i can beat my old record.
yyyyyaaaayyyyy
....
Ok i am done. Glad i got that out of my system i have been hyper all day. Must be the hundred pound bag of surgar i ate this afternoon. Oh and one last thing. Just change the fucking color of the view all threads or something plain and fucking simple. Sheesh i mean come one do you really have to have a 100+ thread about something that is just as simple as sending an e-mail.
....
Now i go watch Blue Exorcist for the millionth time. That show is a little better than durarara. *sits infront of tv*(yes i am a little crazy)

Don't worry, Megaoblivian11. I can see that you are still lost in Fuckland. I am a translator who has spent a few years there for research, so I am fluent in Fuckian at will. If you would like me to teach you the ways of English, I will do so. Big sister will teach you, no worries! ^O^ Just admit your stupidity and say,

"I humbly ask for your forgiveness, Masters Insternamehere, Yatahaze, Visce, Bread, Sleepology, and Master BarabiSama. I will learn the ways of English and develop into a mature, well-written man!"

"surgar"
AND YOU STILL DIDNT BOTHER TO CAPITALIZE YOUR I'S.
What the fuck, kid.

>>107
This.

Oh umm do i look like a slave. Do i look like i need someone to hold my hand. Oh wait thts right i dont. Oh and look i can be mature but somethin like this i just can't help myself. It is fun being in this thread. I don't take this seriously but i can see that you all do. So a simple solution is in order. Just hit the administration with an e-mail it is not that hard. If you can spend your time lollie gagging in this thread then i am pretty sure you can e-mail. Just take it into consideration. Bet you have heard that for a hundred times eh

>>>oi jackass i am 18

>>110 Administrator made this board for a reason, ever consider this?

Herp Derp.

>>111 You better start acting like it. Right now, I just see you as an ignorant child who can't even speak properly.

>"i am 18"
>I am 18.
>Last I checked, not an absolute fucktard.

NO EXCUSES.

>>114 He's from Fuckland. He speaks Fuckian. Of course he's a Fucktard. No excuse could ever push that obvious truth away, anyway :V

>>110 If we hold your hand to make you write correctly...

I think yes.

Also, I'm writing this from my iTouch as well. NO EXCUSES.

>>115 Lolthis.

116 I have big hands ya reject. So fuck of and stop trying to be perfect. Also instead of speaking about my flaws why don't we talk about yours or anyone elses, because obviously that is the only thing you and everyone else is good at. Instead of just keeping in mind what I suggested to help out like I don't know emailing the fucking admin. Bakas

Ummm i have a suggestion. I dont know if It could help though but here it is. You know dollars is written and colored on the mainpage where u have to put in that password. Why dont you do the same for the 'view all threads' then.

>>118 um u don't have to snap at people. I don't mean to be rude but the person was just making a point and trying to help so u don't need go get all pissed. If u don't like the idea then don't write on this at all.

>>119
What would that do? To make VIEW ALL password protected? Then less people will view it. We want more people to view it.

>>121
They samefagged. Meaning changing your name, trying to make people think you're a different person. Impossible to do that because of the ID.

I got this hysterical expression at "Bakas."

I'm sorry. I have nothing more to say to misspelled oblivion that won't end in me laughing my ass off.

>>121 We would be more inclined to take the suggestion to heart if he wasn't immediately an asshole about it. What I've seen so far is merely the latent reaction to it. We lightly touched on his suggestion - which was rather flawed, and it was explained why this was so - and also his inflammatory remarks. Which he didn't stop at.

And then he pretended he was someone else, to give himself support, which was just digging himself deeper.

Wasn't >>121 talking to >>118?

Oh, whoops.

Sorry, Thiamor responded to >>121 as if he was talking to...
...Actually, I don't know.

Whatever. Pretend I was just outlining the reasoning behind this flame session that spawned, for future reference when the inevitable whiteknight rears its ugly head.

so this is more of a question than a suggestion. i have noticed that every thread i make has a "copy" or the topic has alread been disscussed. I compleatly understand the point of avoid making multiple threads on the same topic (keeps the website "clean") but i cant help but feel discourged to share any ideas. threads could have been made years ago and i am expected to post my idea on that thread? why not simply make a new one?

we get new members everyday, do we not? these members have ideas that may have been disscused when the group first started. though it is possible to scroll down the "view all threads" list to find the topic, do you think starting a new thread would be better?

i dont mean to say that every one can simply start a new thread when they want. that would be terriable and the site would be unorganized. i am only suggestion acceptions when a thread has not been active for long periods of time.

It still saves space to go back to an old thread instead of creating a brand new one.
Thats like saying lets make a brand new palistan thread in countries just if the actual hasnt been used for a couple months. I dont actually know if we even have a palistan thread or not

question though: is there a space limit? not to be smart or anything but do we like really have a space limit? doesnt the Leader like delete stuff or something?

>>129

A. There is no leader. There is an admin. There IS a distinct difference between these two, therefore do not refer to him as a leader.
B. The admin generally deletes threads that have been saged in no particular pattern. There is no thread limit, but by deleting the senseless saged threads it makes it easier to find topics of actual relevance. It doesn't have much to do with over-occupying space so much as reducing clutter and streamlining the BBS.

>>128 Hey guys y don't we have a search bar that searches if a thread has been made rather than having looking through page after page looking if the thread has already been made or not right?

(a) USE GRAMMAR DAMMIT!
(b) http://dollars-bbs.org/suggestions/res/1328212001.html There's a thread for that

>>131 because you can use the mother fuckin basic keyboard function thats on every computer, as far as im aware. So how bout you not be a insanely lazy peice of shit n use it.

The problem is there are too many threads that are not duplicates that the duplicates are mixed into. Do what most sites to. Break the categories down into smaller categories so people don't have to look through hundreds of threads to see if there is a duplicate.

Just saw two threads on the same page, both threads mentioning the problem of duplicate threads. Dup-ception.

>>134 Why not just use Ctrl+F? Plus, the more sections there are, the more likely it is for things to be misplaced.

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Bump

Could the site just add a feature that allows mods to merge threads together?

>>139 Nope, threads can't merge. I believe it was answered at one time or another. Forgot the exact reason, just know it can't merge, it's not within the site's coding or something like that.

>>140

Well Reltair says it's possible, but not with the system we're using. He'd have to work long, hard hours in order for it to work that way.

Mergeing threads ?? What the admin and the mods could do would be by deleting a duplicated thread and bumping the first thread back up, but that would require constante monitoring..

(Grammer Crying Babys and Bitches this is for you: Go fuck yourselfs)

>>136 There are the issues of misspellings and weird names. It would be convenient to have a google like search bar on the View All Threads page so it would take into account misspellings and have the ability to search within threads for some words, but most of the time it's unneeded.

Is it just me, or did this thread get super necroposted?

>>137 2012-08-01 09:53
>>138 2013-01-12 13:38

I knew there was something odd about my name having a space and my trip being different in >>134.

I say we could include tags, much like instagram. I know other sites use it too, but I can't think of any at the top of my head.

Here's how it'll work. When a new thread is made, there'll be a box that says "Tags:" beside it. The thread creator can add tags that they see appropriate to the thread following a hashtag.

Example. I'm making a new thread for my "Wanna Plat a Little Game" series. Let's say I was doing the word ladder thread. In the tag box I could type this:

#word ladder #forum game #word game

In the view all threads page, there can be a small space that contains the tags. That way if someone's looking for a thread they can search the hastags too. I find problems looking for dupes because the Title isn't specific enough. I'll look it up, make the thread, and find out I made a dupe because the title didn't actually say what the thread was.

On the other hand. I kind of like the way the view all threads page works and don't want to change it. I'm sure some of you agree. There's always the option in implement >>143 this idea into mine. The search bar can dig through the tags that way the search for dupes it more effective. If someone wants to find a specific thread and knows the name of it, they can still Ctrl+f the name if they so choose. On top of this, you don't have to add the tags to the view all threads page.

i just triple duped on the home.........

put a search option for threads?

Ctrl+F (or Cmmd+F for Macs) IS the search function. Pretty sure we've plastered that everywhere for all to see. But if you're talking about an actual search bar, pretty sure there's another thread for that.

wow i feel dumb now. thanks 0-0

Maybe if people stopped making double threads, in Music mostly, we wouldn't have this problem.

I'm sick and tired of threads saying shit like, "Pop and Rock" or "Rap and Dubstep." They are two separate threads, so put each one in their right place. Its like, it's sort of a duplicate, because there's a thread for one, but then not because there isn't a thread for the other. New rule. You may not combine two topics into one. Fuck off.