Comments on: Searching Before Posting

Searching Before Posting

walrus — Thu, 04 Oct 2001 10:02:18 -0800

Haven't been here long, but I've noticed double posts occur on nearly every thread, usually followed by a "shit ... I double posted" post %}

How difficult would it be to add a quick search through the previous posts in a thread such that if the same post had already been made it wouldn't post it again?

Or would that just crunch the overtaxed server too much?

By: mathowie

mathowie — Thu, 04 Oct 2001 10:40:33 -0800

It's from people resubmitting the form instead of waiting. I have to create a unique ID/transaction system, where every posting box has a unique identifier, which gets logged into the db, and new posts are checked against that.

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Thu, 04 Oct 2001 11:52:01 -0800

That's a great idea, Matt, but as walrus suggested, wouldn't that tax the db?

By: mathowie

mathowie — Thu, 04 Oct 2001 12:04:27 -0800

Yes it would tax the db server a bit more.

By: cCranium

cCranium — Thu, 04 Oct 2001 21:13:10 -0800

There's already a search on the URL happening, isn't there?

Oh, wait, I totally misunderstood your solution, which is quite good.

As a temporary and not as good solution Matt, could you hijack the comment form's "Wait" JavaScript, or does it flash to an infamous white screen and come close to timing out?

By: owillis

owillis — Thu, 04 Oct 2001 23:02:03 -0800

You know, I've been on Mefi over a year and double posted about once. Just wait, baby. Technology isn't always the answer.