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What is the deal with multi-posting?
laura118b:
--- Quote from: DragonFire on November 04, 2009, 10:38:17 PM ---I was just asking generally, since we seemed to have a bit of a discussion going.
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Not a clue, calling in the mods for a chattebox has never even crossed my mind.
DragonFire:
--- Quote from: BookLover♥ on November 04, 2009, 10:47:45 PM ---In terms of multi-posting in general, where I've seen it become an issue is when a thread is really active. You post one thought, and I start to respond, only to find when I hit "post" that you've posted another thought, which I now want to respond to as well. It can inhibit 'conversation' that way... I hold off on responding until I think you've completed your thoughts.
Perhaps is not intentional, and perhaps some of us are just not as assertive in our approach. Either way, it seems reasonable not to put the onus solely on those that feel excluded when multiposting is occurring... if you're in a situation where you're about to multi-post, consider whether it's a time when you can simply modify the existing post.
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The only time I think modifying a post is feasible is if no one has yet responded to it....there is no notification taht you've modified a post, so people are likely to miss your mods.
That, and sometimes modifying a post gets an accusation of 'rewriting what you said', which is never fun.
--- Quote from: BookLover♥ on November 04, 2009, 10:47:45 PM ---
The issue I've seen with this, is that if you post while reading instead of waiting until you catch up, you don't know what else has been said about a particular subject or question. You may end up multi-posting even when you're addressing a single topic or poster.
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Sometimes, yes, that happens.
And like I said above, when I do it, it's to make a clear deliniation of arguments.
For instance, I might respond to Neurovore 3 times, but it's 3 posts on three different points, and done that way so each argument is distinct, rather than looking like it's one contiguous blob.
Also, it lets the person being addressed (or anyone wanting to join in) address only that point, without having to trim a massive post down.
DragonFire:
--- Quote from: laura118b on November 04, 2009, 10:53:34 PM ---Not a clue, calling in the mods for a chattebox has never even crossed my mind.
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WEll, it what confused me....at the beginning of the thread, the question was, 'is it a reportable offence', but later, the thread starter said that they felt uncomfortable joining in when the discussion was between 3 or 4 people, who were multiposting.
That distinction, to me, makes it a personal issue, rather than one with multi-posting.
(And I just did a multi-post)
BookLover♥:
--- Quote from: laura118b on November 04, 2009, 10:53:34 PM ---Not a clue, calling in the mods for a chattebox has never even crossed my mind.
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From what I can tell, it's not a concern about someone being a chatterbox; it's about people using what could be considered 'bullying' techniques in order to steer a discussion the way they want to see it go.
I'm not saying that people are doing it deliberately, I'm just saying that it can be interpreted that way.
--- Quote from: DragonFire on November 04, 2009, 10:54:23 PM ---The only time I think modifying a post is feasible is if no one has yet responded to it....there is no notification taht you've modified a post, so people are likely to miss your mods.
That, and sometimes modifying a post gets an accusation of 'rewriting what you said', which is never fun.
Sometimes, yes, that happens.
And like I said above, when I do it, it's to make a clear deliniation of arguments.
For instance, I might respond to Neurovore 3 times, but it's 3 posts on three different points, and done that way so each argument is distinct, rather than looking like it's one contiguous blob.
Also, it lets the person being addressed (or anyone wanting to join in) address only that point, without having to trim a massive post down.
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All fair points. I'm just saying that it's reasonable to ask that people stop and consider what they're doing - not just their intent, but how it may be perceived. Again, I'm not trying to say that people should 'never' multi-post or mega-post... just consider the state of the discussion and how those actions may (unintentionally, perhaps) fuel emotions.
--- Quote from: DragonFire on November 04, 2009, 10:56:18 PM ---WEll, it what confused me....at the beginning of the thread, the question was, 'is it a reportable offence', but later, the thread starter said that they felt uncomfortable joining in when the discussion was between 3 or 4 people, who were multiposting.
That distinction, to me, makes it a personal issue, rather than one with multi-posting.
(And I just did a multi-post)
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I don't think the points are mutually exclusive...
DragonFire:
--- Quote from: BookLover♥ on November 04, 2009, 11:03:30 PM ---From what I can tell, it's not a concern about someone being a chatterbox; it's about people using what could be considered 'bullying' techniques in order to steer a discussion the way they want to see it go.
I'm not saying that people are doing it deliberately, I'm just saying that it can be interpreted that way.
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I guess, for me, I don't want someone to report me, because they are feeling like they can't join the discussion.
That's not(or shouldn't be, in my opinion) on me...it's on them.
I think there is a clear difference between someone consistently posting on a topic, and someone attempting to lock down a discussion on here.
I've seen the latter....and reported it, not for the multi posting, but for the bullying behaviour.
--- Quote from: BookLover♥ on November 04, 2009, 11:03:30 PM ---
All fair points. I'm just saying that it's reasonable to ask that people stop and consider what they're doing - not just their intent, but how it may be perceived. Again, I'm not trying to say that people should 'never' multi-post or mega-post... just consider the state of the discussion and how those actions may (unintentionally, perhaps) fuel emotions.
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We can't look at things from everyone perspective, however.
I've seen, during my time on here, comments I meant innocently, and even things where I said, straight out "This is my opinion" or "Well, in my view" be mis- or re-interpreted negatively.
I think we need to be careful not to put too much onus on the poster for the readers interpretation...otherwise we'll never post anything more interesting than 'Nice day today'.
--- Quote from: BookLover♥ on November 04, 2009, 11:03:30 PM ---
I don't think the points are mutually exclusive...
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How so?
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