Is the anti doublepost code broken?

November 14, 2002 10:24 AM

Is the anti doublepost code broken? [1, 2]
posted by mr_crash_davis to Bugs at 10:24 AM (17 comments total)

huh? where's the dupe?
posted by machaus at 10:40 AM on November 14, 2002

Joanarkham's second post is gone now so I can't compare, but when I had my pentapost the other day it was because I kept editing the comment before the screen refreshed and hitting post again. Since the text wasn't exactly identical the separate posts got through. Remember folks: once you hit post, you've sent your comment.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 10:41 AM on November 14, 2002

JoanArkham's double looked like it was an exact double, in the same vein as the problem that had supposedly been fixed. When I commented on it (snarkily), I had forgotten about the anti-double fix.

Since then, as noted, Matt's deleted the double, my snark about it and my later comments in the thread. I didn't think I was being that snarky.

* sulks *
posted by yhbc at 11:31 AM on November 14, 2002

Matt: please delete this comment by yhbc. It's too snarky.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 11:35 AM on November 14, 2002

Mine was totally my fault. I hit "post", noticed a spelling error, hit "stop" and re-posted. I though I could get it in time, but apparently not.

(It should be "learn", not "lean"...no good spell checking that one!)

Thanks for cleaning that up for me, Matt. And no offence taken on my part, yhbc.
posted by JoanArkham at 11:35 AM on November 14, 2002

Durn it, that should be "thought" not "though". *sigh*
posted by JoanArkham at 11:36 AM on November 14, 2002

the two comments were different, by one letter, hence, were posted twice.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 12:11 PM on November 14, 2002

I guess the eyesight is the first thing to go.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 12:21 PM on November 14, 2002

I guess the eyesight is the first thing to go.
It's when double vision kicks in things get tricky.

posted by mss at 12:36 PM on November 14, 2002

That happened to me too, JoanArkham. I thought if you hit Stop really really quick after hitting Post, it wouldn't post. I wuz rong.
posted by languagehat at 1:40 PM on November 14, 2002

Mama told you'd go blind if you kept doing that...
posted by scottymac at 8:38 PM on November 14, 2002

I guess the eyesight is the first thing to go.
It's when double vision kicks in things get tricky.
posted by Orange Goblin at 11:06 AM on November 15, 2002

I hit "post", noticed a spelling error, hit "stop" and re-posted.
I thought if you hit Stop really really quick after hitting Post, it wouldn't post.
<snark>
i have never, ever, ever seen a "Stop" button on mefi.
</snark>
posted by quonsar at 12:19 PM on November 15, 2002

What, you didn't get one? I'm sorry, it must be something special for the 14K group. It's right over there, by my pony.
posted by JoanArkham at 1:18 PM on November 15, 2002

We also each got an "Ignore Quonsar" switch, but I've had mine turned off lately.
posted by yhbc at 1:25 PM on November 15, 2002

AHA! i just KNEW things were being concealed from me!
posted by quonsar at 1:30 PM on November 15, 2002

Did someone just say something? No? Oh well, couldn't have been anything important.
posted by yhbc at 1:47 PM on November 15, 2002