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Site Suggestions & Support / Re: What is the deal with multi-posting?
« on: November 04, 2009, 11:03:30 PM »Not a clue, calling in the mods for a chattebox has never even crossed my mind.
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.
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.
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.
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)
I don't think the points are mutually exclusive...