[Overlord]

Jayextee, on Nov 16 2008, 09:48 AM, said:

Does the forum software allow for a time-check or something against when the reply page was loaded, to the time the button was pressed to commit the post?

I was thinking, maybe in the case of posts that took under a minute (Maybe less, some folk are pretty fast typists... I don't know), there is an extra WARNING page which comes up first, maybe saying something like "Gee, that was fast. Hope this post came from your brain, and not your ass. Sure you want to continue (y/n)?".

a) This would not work for Quick Reply.
b) As a fast typist who can get a point across in a LOT less time than a minute (such as this reply for example), this would get very old, very fast.
c) tl;dr - too bad, but I think this idea sucks =P

EDIT: Bad Retro! Don't convert my point brackets into copyright symbols.

[nineko]

You DO know that there is a time limit enabled on Retro, right? You must wait 30 seconds before you can post again, and this includes the quick reply.
If you try to post twice in less than 30 seconds you get an error message.
If, in the same thread, you post twice between 31 and 299 seconds, your second post is merged to your first one, assuming that no one else posted after you. This can be repeated unlimited times.

[Dan Genesis]

Yeah, I try not to bog down a topic with useless crap. I can't say I never have, because I know I have. Instead of being a dumbass and making the same poor-quality posts again and again, if I find a post of mine has been trashed, I usually back off the topic it was posted in for an indefinite period of time. I will return to the topic when I feel I have something worthwhile. If I find difficulty coming up with something, I tend stay away from posting in the topic, though often continue to read it.

If only more people had the genius of an insane person. Yes, I am more or less medically insane, though I believe I have shown myself to be methodical and shrewd. Perhaps this is because I understand the basics of power? Alas, I bog myself down in words. Now I depart.

[Jayextee]

I have a query, to set a precedent.

If you remove the bracketed comment from this post of mine, it is only five words long. And yet, it was constructive; I feel the bricks in the above post needed more contrast and I had nothing else to add at that time (Waiting until a revised version until I comment further; I think the lack of contrast to be the only thing wrong with them). I added the bracketed comment because I do feel bad about a 5-word post, no matter how constructive. Would the five-word post be acceptable (Given the context/content I'd argue 'yes' but as a special case)?

[Tweaker]

I sort of felt like the more detailed feedback could have been given up off the bat, seeing as the only difference in information exchanged between you after your initial comment was him asking how the bricks need more contrast. That said, I don't really mind, as long as it isn't all you ever post (which it certainly isn't, knowing you).