Editing Posts - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

JohnR · 09-27-2005, 12:05 PM

This is the announcement on Editing Posts:

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As there are a lot of people that have been making statements in posts and then editing them shortly thereafter, I am changing the board to only allow edits for 5 minutes after the post. This will be on a trial basis and may become permanent and might not.

Please ask yourself if you really want to hit the enter key and submit what you typed.

Thanks,

John

this is up for a couple reasons, first please make sure that you say what you want to say before hitting enter. It has long been rude but allowed to make all kinds of posts then edit them out. More than a few people have been doing this lately and it has gone overboard. Second reason is that some people have been using it to take shots at others. I really want that to end. Discuss and issue, don't add fuel to a flame war - pleeeze

Thanks,

John

Slipknot · 12-11-2005, 06:53 PM

John, I was wondering if we can allow editing for a longer period of time now??? Members have been good lately it seems

JohnR · 12-11-2005, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Slipknot

John, I was wondering if we can allow editing for a longer period of time now??? Members have been good lately it seems

Went from 5 minutes to 30 - we'll see how it goes

JHABS · 12-12-2005, 11:07 AM

It is Winter JohnR and WE ALL KNOW WHAT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITH SOME....................

winchmaster · 12-12-2005, 12:29 PM

Me being fast fingered and mind slow I appriciate the ability to post and then reread what I wrote after the gear smoke from my brain clears enough to see what I wrote. There have been some major sentences slaughtering on my part. Thanks John!

Sea Dangles · 12-12-2005, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnR

Went from 5 minutes to 30 - we'll see how it goes

Seems to me that edit rule was "do as I say,not as I do"after you and your brother in law had a not so private spat not to long ago.It must be good to be KING because I could have read that all winter.

JohnR · 12-12-2005, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

Seems to me that edit rule was "do as I say,not as I do"after you and your brother in law had a not so private spat not to long ago.It must be good to be KING because I could have read that all winter.

A lot of things "Seems to" you. But if you really must know, it was something a few of us had been discussing long before the little "spat". But no matter what any of us do here, you have no problem pointing what "seems to you" out, do you. And it is getting old for those of us that put in a lot of hours trying to run a good site to have you do nothing but bitch and criticise it. If you don't like it, don't read and don't post. If you want to contribute around here and not be so damn negative all time, we'd like to have you... Your call...

And while we are on the topic of winter, we're not going to have a lot of the long distance pi$$ing contests this winter either....

Sea Dangles · 12-12-2005, 08:43 PM

Apology accepted

fishaholic18 · 12-12-2005, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

Seems to me that edit rule was "do as I say,not as I do"after you and your brother in law had a not so private spat not to long ago.It must be good to be KING because I could have read that all winter.

Start your own site and you can be KING S%@$#!

Slipknot · 12-12-2005, 09:01 PM

WTF
I just asked a simple question

fishaholic18 · 12-12-2005, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Slipknot

Members have been good lately it seems

I think that is because they can't edit thier posts.
I like the short edit time. More than enough time to fix errors.
I say..Leave it as is, seems to be working fine.

MoroneSaxatilis · 12-12-2005, 02:44 PM

There's always "Preview Post" for fixing errors and seeing if your emoticons look the way ya want...

piemma · 12-13-2005, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Slipknot

......Members have been good lately it seems

yeah, cause I quit posting. My buddy Sea Dangles is carrying the flag for me.

riverrat2 · 12-13-2005, 02:47 PM

I like sea dangles style, he isn't afraid of speaking out against the "internet heroes". Sorry for the off topic post but I like the new edit options

JohnR · 12-13-2005, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by riverrat2

I like sea dangles style, he isn't afraid of speaking out against the "internet heroes". Sorry for the off topic post but I like the new edit options

I'm not against people calling out the "Internet Heroes" either, but it is a different thing to start stuff up for grins and giggles or just to keep the skewer in a subject or someone when should have died a long time ago.

As for SD's frequent rant against those that moderate and manage here, we can never seem to do it to his liking. Well, it gets kinda old. Recently, he has posted more constructive topics here and adds a little to the site, but early on, a lot of his comments were destructive and destructive to any chance of something that comes close to be smooth running here. And not to single him out but if there were less people stirring the pot for grins and giggles, there would be less need for uber moderation and maybe some better discussion could take place. But with him, we can't edit some stuff fast enough, and other times we edit what we shouldn't be editing. We can't seem to win. I think the guys that moderate here, volunteer to moderate here, do a hell of a job. Unlike at some other places, moderating is not a pat on the back "I'm King and want to be an Internet Hero" task. The guys that moderate here are first class, genuine people: Slip, Mike P, Saltheart, Specialist, and Fishpart - they have charachter, and I get tired of seeing them get slammed for doing a pretty damn good job.

I also don't have any illusions about wanting or thinking I am "King", I'm not a glory hound personality

. What I want is a good site where people passionate about fishing can openly discuss stuff without worry that the peanut gallery are going to ram down one's throat at the first chance. What I want is for people, this community of people, to be able to do the right thing, be better anglers, more respectful of others and the fish, and do it some some kind of friendly respectful way. We put ourselves all thru too much unnecessary crap, especially in the winter time, that detracts from any kind of normalcy and god forbid, maybe some fun and discussing something.

Sorry for the rant

, I'd just rather see are more freindly climate on the site this winter. Maybe we'll have a penalty box with a one day minor and one week major no posting

riverrat2 · 12-13-2005, 03:20 PM

I didn't mean it as a jab against you JohnR, keep up the good work on the site. It is by far the best.

Saltheart · 12-13-2005, 08:52 AM

I like the 5 minutes or so. Just to correct spelling. Then , you get stuck with it.

Sea Dangles , nobody cares about what you have to say or would care if you disappeared from this board. In fact , some would like the idea.

BigFish · 12-13-2005, 01:30 PM

I like the 5 minute time limit...the only problem is when you are running a swap or something and you can't change the posts to add or subtract someones name.....no problem though...keep up the good work guys!

basswipe · 12-13-2005, 04:48 PM

I like the 5mins. too.Keeps ya honest.

Saltheart · 12-14-2005, 12:41 PM

I certainly will not be posting anyones PM's . He sent it to you , not me.

I assume you asked him before sending me the PM and will again before posting it here. After all , PM stands for Private Message. I couldn't care less one way or the other whether you post it or not.

There's nothing in the PM that changes my mind that you are simply jealous. Perhaps he knows you personally and understands where you are coming from but whether he agrees with my opinion or not , jealousy is the conclusion I draw from your collection of posts on this site.

piemma · 12-14-2005, 01:06 PM

Thanks Bill. I had a great time this past season. Lots of laughs and a lot of good fish. I have stayed off the board for about a month except for a Clammah Claus post. But I "lurk"

occasionally.
You made a lot of good points and I just wanted to second them.

My only other comment is that Sea Dangles and I had our differences during the early Fall. We settled them OFF-Line and I had the pleasure of meeting Chris on the Block in November. In my opinion, I'll share a rock with him anytime.

JohnR · 12-14-2005, 01:28 PM

Bill - one of the things you said hit the nail on the head - you should be able to post stuff and not need to get slammed in the process, you should be able to post picks and not get slammed for it. THAT is one of the main things I want to stop happening around here. And it is a shame because it wasn't always like that...

So, a blanket statement, if someone posts something or puts up pics, please no slamming. And always remember just because you type something one way with one intention, that the guy on the other side is going to read it like you intended...

Sea Dangles · 12-14-2005, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Saltheart

I certainly will not be posting anyones PM's . He sent it to you , not me.

I assume you asked him before sending me the PM and will again before posting it here. After all , PM stands for Private Message. I couldn't care less one way or the other whether you post it or not.

There's nothing in the PM that changes my mind that you are simply jealous. Perhaps he knows you personally and understands where you are coming from but whether he agrees with my opinion or not , jealousy is the conclusion I draw from your collection of posts on this site.

It takes a big man to admit when they are wrong........

Raven · 12-14-2005, 04:48 PM

as the butter is fatening

Raven · 12-14-2005, 04:59 PM

am only here for fun and friendship.... life is for laughter....and joy.

everything a person does in life is measured by how much praise they recieve as a result of the work they do or the talent they possess
and unlike the sigmond freud theory that everything is about sex
which is completely false....everyone wants a pat on the back when a jobs well done....even more so than money....thats the highest compliment anyone could recieve and what truly motivates people.

Canalman · 12-14-2005, 05:18 PM

You guys kill me... I think everyone needs to be educated about the "ignore" button... Then all these self inflating rants and screw twistings can be done to echo off the walls of an empty internet audience... no boiling blood or applause just silence. What could hurt more yet sound so sweet.

John - you do a great job here GREAT. And you have let yourself get sucked into the internet abyss of meaningless arguments. Not that I'm not guilty of that because I am VERY guilty, but I have vowed not to react anymore... no matter how hard it is not to burn someone, I hold it in and it works much better. Just my own observations, I'd go on but someone would undoubtedly get mad at me