MetaTalk posts tagged with doubleposts

Echo Echo Echo

hippybear — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:22:26 -0800

What's up with all the double and triple posts in the comments in the past couple of weeks? Has something changed with the submission code which is causing this? My browser clears the submission box when I post something, so I can't imagine how this is happening by accident without it being a problem in the posting code.

pre-empting Obamaveepfilter

gauchodaspampas — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:37:03 -0800

Obama is expected to announce his VP choice tomorrow via text message to the masses. Dozens, or perhaps hundreds, even thousands, of mefites will be notified of the selection all at the very same instant. Several of them may want to make the first crappy post on the subject. Shall we let this happen? Up until now, the only guideline regarding crappy news/election/obit-filter is basically "take your time so if you post newsfilter, it's worthwhile". More so than with almost any news in the past, there exists the possibility for a few people all to be racing to be the first to post to metafilter all at once. Newsfilter still isn't banned, so it seems undesirable to just forbid posts on Obama's selection. Time limits before posting have been discussed in the past, and seem like a good solution at least in this case. However, for most news stories it's hard to pin down exactly when a story first breaks. Or perhaps we could come up with a clever one time solution just for this case, and continue with the status quo.

Existential other or something

Huplescat — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:17:03 -0800

I could swear I saw an FPP arguing that Dubaya isn’t really there at all in the conventional sense of being there. Then I left and came back, and it wasn’t there anymore. So is this an in joke with the moderators or what?

Simple ideas to help stop double posts.

magikker — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:50:23 -0800

Ok, So I committed a MeFi sin the other day and made a double post. I felt a bit embarrassed but it got me thinking about a couple ways to prevent some of the double posting that goes on around here. If any of these ideas are taken up maybe something good will come out of a double post for once.

I freely admit that this post of mine was not outstanding

cerebus19 — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:53:18 -0800

I freely admit that this post of mine was not outstanding. But, even though Sandwichgirl had been linked to on MeFi before, that was over two years ago, and this was something unusual even for her.

So, I got caught out by this MePro

dw — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 09:55:08 -0800

So, I got caught out by this MePro which had already been posted. Can there be a way to flag MePros that have already been included in other FPPs?

Undeleted double post.

antifuse — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:24:04 -0800

Undeleted double.

There have been a bunch of repeat ask.mefi questions.

filmgeek — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:56:32 -0800

There have been a bunch of repeat ask.mefi questions. Is this bad?

a self-linking double post callout

three blind mice — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:50:07 -0800

You know, there ought to be a rule (or at least social approbation) against a self-linking double post callout. It seems like it's OK to link to previous comments, but one should let a third party make the DP call.

What is going on with all the FPP doubles the last couple of days?

paulsc — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:11:58 -0800

What is going on with all the FPP doubles the last couple of days? [here, here, and here] How scary does the posting page need to be?

Knowledge building over time.

Eideteker — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:29:25 -0800

An interesting aspect of the "filtration" on MetaFilter is chronological; and this aspect I think is often ignored, overlooked, or deprecated. [moronic inside]

Is there an acceptable time lag for double posts?

CunningLinguist — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 04:33:02 -0800

So is there any kind of time factor dispensation for double posts?
I was emailed a link today that made me piss myself laughing, which I really feel the need for these days. I came here to post it but found it was already on the front page four years ago.

Happy Birthday MeFi, I got you a double post!

loquacious — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 23:56:18 -0800

Double post.

That's right, a self-linking double post.

frykitty — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:58:28 -0800

What do you do when you successfully self-link? Why, you do it again a month later. That's right, a self-linking double post. Afrooz, I must salute you, and your remarkable chutzpah.

Can this thread please be deleted

zerokey — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:26:45 -0800

Can this thread please be deleted (I know it will anyway). I searched MeFi before posting it, but didn't see results. My most humble apologies.

Monkey beans

chasing — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 13:43:34 -0800

Monkey beans.

I have a bony elbow.

fandango_matt — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:14:37 -0800

I have a bony elbow.

Eight visible double-posts currently afflict the front page

naxosaxur — Mon, 27 Dec 2004 19:40:25 -0800

Eight visible double-posts currently afflict the front page (blights inside).

AskMe thread about useful software for troubleshooting

stupidsexyFlanders — Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:15:13 -0800

There was an AskMe thread today about essential software to take on tech support calls to loved ones' computers over the holidays. It got deleted, I assume because the question's been asked and answered a couple of times. (+)

Statute of limitation on double posts?

chrid — Mon, 27 Sep 2004 20:21:03 -0800

A repost this may be, but it's highly worthy and should stay on the front page, because the chap has made more 'critters' since I last saw the site, and I very much appreciate being reminded of it, and for flip's sake, it was last posted in 2002.

[more inside]

How can I avoid making double posts?

moonbird — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 13:27:38 -0800

Drat! Foiled again! If anyone needs a pony that helps prevent doubleposts, it's me. I search (google) and search (MeFi), come up empty, post, and soon discover that I've been had. We've talked about such a pony that uses a keyword, category, or subject engine... how's it coming?

Quick and lazy newsfilter posts.

insomnyuk — Thu, 16 Oct 2003 14:19:44 -0800

Double-posts leak in. (1, 2)

How long will we continue to allow him to turn metafilter into his own chat room?

crunchland — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:42:20 -0800

It's bad enough he posts a weak, vapid message about basically nothing... but he's done it twice now, within 6 months, using the same links. How long will we continue to allow him to turn metafilter into his own chat room?

Doubleposting Policy

crunchland — Wed, 10 Sep 2003 06:56:17 -0800

So I'm guessing that we've adopted a new unwritten policy on doubleposts?
[example, example, example]

Double post.

Keyser Soze — Wed, 03 Sep 2003 14:03:00 -0800

Although this thread was used before (and the bad spelling!), it had a little more relevance to the accompanying links. Double post? Yes. Included more than the previous post? Yes. Someone forgot to spell check? Yes.