topic Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts? in BreakPoint

Double Posts/Triple Posts?

Hooovahh — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:32:20 GMT

On other forums, performing a double post is a no-no. A triple post is unheard of. But here I've seen my first 7 posts in row.

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Bit-coin-mining-with-FPGA-Single-board-reo/m-p/2475006#M757254

What is the longest you've seen? Do I hear 9? or 10?

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

joaopam — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:11:18 GMT

I've spotted 8 posts in a row today.

Seen here: http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Odd-Simulated-Device-Behavior/m-p/2477340

[EDIT: Fixed Link]

Regards!

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

Intaris — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:32:11 GMT

Hey, leave our rubber ducks alone!

I'm as guilty of this as anyone, and although it's not the preferred method of posting,s ometimes the simple act of posting can help solve problems.

Just remember to mark your own post as a solution..... 🙂

Shane

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

elset191 — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:43:01 GMT

I've definitely done 3 or 4 myself. Like Intaris said, posting can lead to epiphanies. And like I've said before: That's the problem with being on the cutting edge. There's no one else to help you.

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

altenbach — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 01:00:42 GMT

Some other forums do e.g. a MD5 hash of all recent posts, and if the hash of a new posts matches the hash of a recent existing posts, the post is rejected.

This will at least eliminate the duplicate posts due to forum malfunction.

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

johnsold — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 23:21:24 GMT

You think Lithium can do an MD5 hash without creating some new problem?

Lynn

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

Hooovahh — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 12:26:36 GMT

@altenbach wrote:

Some other forums do e.g. a MD5 hash of all recent posts, and if the hash of a new posts matches the hash of a recent existing posts, the post is rejected.

This will at least eliminate the duplicate posts due to forum malfunction.

Okay this I understand and it has happened to me a few times, but what I was more talking about is when someone posts a question, then replies with a semi-related question, and then an update to the first issue, then a third issue, then an update to the first issue, then a post about a forth issue. One of the more difficult things to do in a thread is talk about multiple subjects, or update a particular subject when there are many updates to it that are all one sided conversations.

I feel like after posting you need to give the community time to digest the post before posting again. This is another reason why I hate "Bump" posts just so your topic gets more exposure. It's like nagging someone to call you back. You left a message once, then twice, leaving 4 other messages telling them to call you back isn't going to make it happen any sooner. But I do see these "Bump" posts actually working so I guess that's why people do it.

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

LV_Pro — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:15:12 GMT

Your analogy to leaving a message isn't too far off. If you leave a voice mail and the person listens to it, then has a bunch more come in, it will move down the stack, requiring effort to listen to it again. Similarly, a post that isn't immediately responded to will slide down the screen and in a fairly short time be a couple of "pages" down, where it may never see the light of day, unless one of the NI engineers spots it.

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

Jeffrey_Zola — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:31:40 GMT

If my memory serves me correctly, I have been guilty of multiple posts in threads where I have posted requests for information regarding something I have been struggling with, and have gone back to repost more data or observations before someone had been able to respond.

The epiphanies that Intaris and elset brought up are much like the phenomenon of dragging someone across the lab to ask a that person a question about something that's been bugging you for weeks, only to answer your own question while you try to explain the problem.

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

Darin.K — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 18:56:40 GMT

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/IMAQ-AVI-Open-VI-freezes-Labview/m-p/866460

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

PaulG. — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:12:17 GMT

@Darin.K wrote:

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/IMAQ-AVI-Open-VI-freezes-Labview/m-p/866460

New stuff is fun, but I still love the classic hits.

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

Hooovahh — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:51:53 GMT

Okay bringing this one back to life. In addition to multiple posts from the same user replying to themselves, I also hate it when really old threads are resurected. You see a conversation happening 10 years ago, and then someone replies asking a new question. If the reply is related I don't mind, I mean if someone said hey here is this bug then 10 years later someone replies with the fact that the bug is still there, then I appreciate it.

Curious on the record for this. Today I saw an 11 year 7 month gap in posts. Do I hear 12?

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

altenbach — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:06:33 GMT

Well, in another 12 years I will have my VI that can predict next weeks winning powerball number with 100% accuracy.

I will be happy to post it in that thread 😄

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

Intaris — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:21:07 GMT

So..... Where's the oldest thread on the forum?

I'm off to stake my claim.....

Should have known.... That's what I get for not following links.....

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

Hooovahh — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 17:18:32 GMT

@Intaris wrote:

So..... Where's the oldest thread on the forum?

That's cheating.

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

altenbach — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:09:33 GMT

Gap big enough for you?

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

AnalogKid2DigitalMan — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:29:40 GMT

When I saw your reply in that thread Christian, I though you were having a senior moment. 🙂

-AK2DM

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

Intaris — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:15:27 GMT

@Hooovahh wrote:

@Intaris wrote:

So..... Where's the oldest thread on the forum?

That's cheating.

Does it still count as cheating when it fails?

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

Hooovahh — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:22:26 GMT

@Intaris wrote:

@Hooovahh wrote:

@Intaris wrote:

So..... Where's the oldest thread on the forum?

That's cheating.

Does it still count as cheating when it fails?

I guess I should have more clearly defined what was irksome about the posts I find. If a post is made, many years after the last post, by a beginner user, in an attempt to hijack the thread for their own purpose, usually only loosly related to the orignal topic.

Re: Double Posts/Triple Posts?

Intaris — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:31:52 GMT

What? You mean I need ANOTHER user account in order to raise my irk game?