Question about "Double posting"

[FellowshipOfTheTables]

 

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Double posting;

• Refers to posting twice in a row if you are the last poster in a thread. Unless new material and a significant amount of time has passed (eg. updating a theory post when new sample chapters are released), please edit your last post.

So, in my thread,I'm adding a new post to the thread every time I get through a new chapter. If there's ever a time when nobody comments on my previous chapter (and thus my notes on the previous chapter are the last post in the thread), I assume that doesn't prohibit me from posting the next one, right? Just wanted to make sure, since I'm new to the forums.

[The Sibling she/her]

I think it's fine since you're adding new information. For new chapters it makes sense to do a new post so that people following the thread are notified that there is new content. Probably only do this if it's been a little while since you last posted. If you're doing a bunch in a day just put them in the same post or edit your last post.

Edited November 28, 2023 by Ookla the Sibling

[NerdyAarakocra They/Them]

I think double posting is fine in that context, but maybe you should ask a moderator?

[J. Magi she/her]

It should be fine, like others have said above, if they are a significant time apart. I know I've double posted several times on my art thread, but the posts were weeks apart, and I was adding a lot of new info/ pictures.

[Treamayne]

8 hours ago, FellowshipOfTheTables said:

So, in my thread,I'm adding a new post to the thread every time I get through a new chapter. If there's ever a time when nobody comments on my previous chapter (and thus my notes on the previous chapter are the last post in the thread), I assume that doesn't prohibit me from posting the next one, right? Just wanted to make sure, since I'm new to the forums.

I think it depends on how much time has passed - if it is the same day or within a day or two, an edit will probably serve better. If you are unflamiliar with the tools to do so, this may help:

Spoiler

• At the bottom left of a post you will see a "+" icon, a "Quote" link.
• At the bottom right you will see an heart icon (and possibly different reactions in the future).
• At the top right you will see a hamburger menu (three dots) which shows: Report, Share, and (your posts only) Edit and Hide tools.

Likes/Reactions:

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• The Heart Icon (Like) is how you thank people or "like" a post
  • Likes, Mentions and Quotes should all send an alert to the appropriate person - even when added to an old post through the Edit feature.

Report Tool:

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• Use  the Report tool to report any post (your own or others) to a forum Mod
  • Use this if you do accidentally double-post (sometimes it's the browser or a slow link that causes a double post) - just leave a message that it was an accidental double post and the Mods can fix it. If it was the first post of a new thread that doubled, they usually can merge the threads if they both have answers, so all of the content is retained.
  • For reporting Spam, only report a single post by the user to let the Mods and Admins know - they get messages for each "report" so reporting each Spam post is annoying and unnecessary. If all posts by a "new user" (bot) are all spam - then all of those posts will be deleted when that account is deleted.

Hide Tool:

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• Use the Hide tool to hide your post if you want to remove it after posting (useful for accidental double-posts)
  • Hiding the first post in a Thread will hide the threan as long as ther have been no replies (Needs Testing)

Mentions:

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• You can "Mention" a person by typing "@" and slowly typing their user name (spelling matters). As you spell their name, the interface will show a pop-up with matches - when you match appears, click it to add the Mention
  • Likes, Mentions and Quotes should all send an alert to the appropriate person - even when added to an old post through the Edit feature.

Quote Methods:

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• The "Quote" link is exactly that, when you click it the quote will be added to the reply at the bottom of the thread wherever the cursor is (adding a carraige return if necessary)
  • So, if you have already started to reply before you decide to quote you can then add the quote before or after your text depending on the cursor location when you click "Quote"
• The + icon is multi-quote. As you read a thread, if you want to quote multiple items you can click that for each post you want to quote
  • As you click +, you should see a toaster pop-up on the bottom right of the browser window showing how many quotes you will have
  • They are added in the order you click the + icon, not in the original post order, so you can set the order of quotes for your reply
  • When you are ready to reply, click on the toaster pop-up and it will take you directly to the reply section and add the quotes automatically with one blank line between each for you to add your comment(s)
• Finally, you can also highlight a small section of a post and, when hovering over the highlit portion, click the "Quote Selection" button that pops up.
  • This will also be added to the cursor location, rather than the bottom of the reply.
• Also note that you can move quotes after they have been added to your reply.
  • For example, you add a quote and realize there are no empty lines below it for you to type - so you can hit "enter" before the quote to make an empty line then when you hover over a quote you will see a 4-way arrow at the top-left that you can use to drag the quote up (or down)  and move the quote to before the empty line. . .
  • This is also how you can add quotes to an Edit of your own post. You quote using any of the methods above and the quote will go to the reply section. You then hover over the four-way arrow and use CTRL+C to cut the quote, which you can then paste into your edit window.
• Likes, Mentions and Quotes should all send an alert to the appropriate person - even when added to an old post through the Edit feature.

Editing posts:

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• Use the Edit link to make changes to a completed post or add information to your post if it is the most recent (to avoid double posting)
  • Quote buttons will still send a quote to "Reply" if you have a post open for edit, but it is easy to cut/paste the quote to the Edit box
  • Editing the first post in a thread allows the thread-creator to edit the thread title (important for changing accidental spoilers)
  • Editing allows you to add a reason for the edit (Spelling and grammar (SPAG), formatting, clarification, new information, etc.), but it is not required.
• Likes, Mentions and Quotes should all send an alert to the appropriate person - even when added to an old post through the Edit feature.

Other:

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• Quotes and Spoilers are very similar, but here are the differences:
  • Spoiler tags are default "closed" and are not attributed - they may be opened by clicking the spoiler box title
  • Quotes are default "open" (but may be closed by clicking the Quote Title and are denoted by the basic arrow icon on the left side of the quote title), If the quote was added with one of the methods explained above, it will be attributed - if it was added with the quote icon in the Reply/Edit tools, it will not be attributed.
  • Attributed Quotes will have a curved arrow icon on the right side of the quote title to jump directly to the post from which the quote was taken.

Hope that helps.

 

[Chaos he/him]

9 hours ago, FellowshipOfTheTables said:

 

So, in my thread,I'm adding a new post to the thread every time I get through a new chapter. If there's ever a time when nobody comments on my previous chapter (and thus my notes on the previous chapter are the last post in the thread), I assume that doesn't prohibit me from posting the next one, right? Just wanted to make sure, since I'm new to the forums.

Seems reasonable to me.