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The Site => Site Suggestions & Support => Topic started by: xebo on May 14, 2012, 02:45:56 PM
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What does this mean? What conditions cause a thread to need approval? What does that imply?
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Don't worry about it; usually just a glitch.
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yeah a few weeks back a thread i started in the bar had the same but when i came back a wile latter (i went to bed it was past 10 pm ) it was up and fine
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It means that for whatever reason, the message tripped a spam trigger. The next time a mod gets online, he or she will give it a look, then approve or delete it. The slight lag is annoying, yeah, but it helps us keep a lid on spam!
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i think somthing in the antie minonisation thread dose this
as i have seen this a few times when starting that thread
(and i think it happened to dina last time she did it as i saw the thread in the new posts but it was not there)
not that its a bad thing the idea is a good one its just strange that it happens to that thread a lot *shrugs*
thank you for explaning thats rely usful to know
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I just checked and there are no posts currently waiting for approval.
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where in the bar, nope the threads been up a few days now, its just slightly strange that everytime the union requires aproving (it sceared me the first time)
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Yes, it happens to me every time, and the last time it took longer than usual, but I wasn't in a hurry, so no problem :D
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thought so
i was more wondering why
but *shurgs* its not like its important
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Sometimes bots get in a post, and if members hit links they can be exposed to malware, porn etc. The approval adds a layer of protection for you all. I personally check for this twice a day, so unless there is a problem, the wait should never be a long one. If you do experience a problem or a longer wait? PM me. I look at my PMs at least twice a day as well unless I am off line. (Then I am in a cold sweat. LOL)
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(yes very lol) last time it must have took a few hours but it was an odd time (last time i did it)
i think i know why though
there is a link in the first post (we coppy and past the first post every time)
it leads to another thread on the bard (its a stiky thread for our RPG chrs)
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It happens sometimes but our awesome mods take care of it swiftly :)
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yes howl they do
okay so the union thread is again awating aproval
(witch i rely should be able to spell but oh well)
next time one of you nice mods are on line could you please if it is not too much trubal look at it
thank you
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,32338.0.html (http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,32338.0.html)
its this one
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I have had this happen to me several times. I have a work around that allows me to post what I want when I want without having to bother the mods for approval. It happens to me pretty much any time I start a topic that has a URL in the body.
First I copy all the stuff I wanted to post in the topic that is "awaiting approval." I usually do this from the edit screen since it probably has code in it that doesn't copy well otherwise.
Then I start a new topic with the intended title and some filler text in the body. (if you ever see me post "nt" it means "no text", it's my standard filler.)
Then I go back and edit the new topic, pasting the material I copied from the topic that needs approval.
Finally I remove the origional topic so the mods don't need to bother with it, and I get the satisfaction of knowing my gawdawfulimportant thing I had to say is said immediately rather than having to wait a full 2 minutes, or however long it takes blaze to check for it.
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yes and for the non tecknosavy who understood the last and first centance of that and nothing ells
you do what?
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yes and for the non tecknosavy who understood the last and first centance of that and nothing ells
you do what?
- Open the topic that is "awaiting approval"
- Click the "Modify" button
- Select everything you posted earlier which is now in the modify box
- Hit [Ctrl] + [C] (this copys everything, it's the same thing as going into the edit menu, and selecting copy or right clicking on the highlight and selecting copy)
- Start a new topic
- Name the new topic what you named the origional topic
- Type something into the body of this topic. It doesn't matter what, you will be replacing this later.
- Post the new topic.
- Open the new topic.
- Click the "Modify" button
- Select everything you typed earlier as filler.
- Hit [Ctrl] + [V] (same comments as copy, but this pastes)
- Click "Save"
- Open the topic that is "Pending Approval"
- Click "Remove"
Edit: Speling isn't my strong point.
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Thanks Serack, I feel stupid for not having thinking on that before. Eh, if I open a new topic whatever with just the filler and then I edited it with the text with the link, is the same, right?
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Eh, if I open a new topic whatever with just the filler and then I edited it with the text with the link, is the same, right?
Yah. Frequently when I get hit by this, I've spent 10 min writing up something that happens to contain a link. Which makes the copy/paste steps kind of necessary to avoid spending another 10 min rewriting the post.
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I understood, but my case (the one CWG mentions) is different. Is a thread that opens every week and has an introductory post. So I only need to copy it from the previous thread. Another option is dong the thread except for the link part, and add it later. Thanks again!
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okay got the union thread to work
but it took me two trys so there are now tow threads
it is not the likn it is i think the copy and pasting its self
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If there are two, delete one, CWG.
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um that was the first thing i tryed to do dina
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And what happened?
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nothing the thread is still there watiting for aproval
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No, not now :). I am sure you can delete it already.
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i will look again i have been trying to keep up with everything and keep two dogs happy RL and eat my birthday cake at the same time
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Link me to the extraneous thread. I can delete it.
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its okay once it was aproved i delited it and figered out how to stop it from happerning again but thank you
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Steps 14 and 15 in my explanation in reply number 15 are an attempt to describe how to delete the extra post. The "Remove" button is in the same area as "Reply" and "Quote"
Really, you don't have to do the copy/paste parts if you initially start the topic knowing that you will have a link in it that will need approval. I wrote the "guide" with the assumption that you have already generated the post without considering the "Awaiting approval" whammy, and now have to go back and rebuild a new one without the wammy. If you are posting expecting to be hit by the "wammy" and want to avoid it, you could always start with step 5, go through to step 11, then just type what you want your post to say, with it's links.
I would include this "guide" in my older forum code advice thread (http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,31158.0.html), but the "awaiting approval" function serves a purpose, and I only wish to support subversion of that function so far...
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Interesting,
I just posted a new topic in the internets section with links in it, and forgot to post filler text without links first to avoid this problem, and it went straight up without awaiting approval.
Maybe administration quietly played with this function somehow.
Edit: Just had another topic of the type that used to get hit by this wammy go through (7/5/12)