karlrschneider
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 04:22 PM
Original message |
May I make a plea to DUers for the next few days & especially on 11/2 |
|
The servers are going to be overwhelmed (they do a marvelous job but there's only so much bandwidth)---PLEASE consider the following: If you want to start a new thread, just check and see if it's already been discussed, at LEAST the top page's worth. And also please don't start any new ones with vague subjects like "HEY, LOOK AT THIS", "HAS ANYBODY HEARD THIS?"....you know, totally uninformative junk like that, and finally, when we reply, we should make it substantive (cut down on the n/t posts that just say "kick" (:kick:) It's gonna be hell on wheels and I think it will benefit us all to exercise a bit of restraint. m'kay? :D :toast:
|
cheezus
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 04:23 PM
Response to Original message |
1. does starting anew thread incur more server load than other posts? |
|
theads do die too fast though, and there's way too many dupes
|
trespam
(20 posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 04:26 PM
Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yeah: Please stop posting your random comments |
|
Important information is lost because people are posting whatever pops into their head. Please stop. If it isn't a specific action or piece of information that will change the election, what's the point of posting.
Instead of posting: do something that will get Kerry voters out. Not sitting at your computer posting random comments, trying to be the first with late breaking news.
|
nodehopper
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 05:17 PM
Response to Reply #3 |
9. you know, there IS life after the election |
|
while obviously the election is the most important thing at the moment, it's not the only thing. People come here to exchange information of all kinds. And I think it's a little presumptious of you, as a brand new poster, to tell everyone how to behave.
|
SammyWinstonJack
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 08:46 PM
Response to Reply #3 |
karlrschneider
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 04:26 PM
Response to Reply #1 |
4. Good point...no it doesn't, but as you say it does bury others more quickl |
|
quickly which probably allows or encourages more connectivity. :D
|
NMDemDist2
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 04:24 PM
Response to Original message |
2. excellent advice, but doubt many will listen |
|
we are a disorganized bunch over all
ala the old joke, "I don't belong to an organized party, I'm a Democrat"
|
karlrschneider
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 04:27 PM
Response to Reply #2 |
5. Pretty sure that's from Will Rogers. |
NMDemDist2
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 07:36 PM
Response to Reply #5 |
13. yes it is, which (by definition) would make it an OLD joke hehe n/t |
JSJ
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 04:27 PM
Response to Original message |
6. well, you've used your share of bandwith for the day, karlschneider- |
crickets
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 05:00 PM
Response to Original message |
|
The servers were slow when I first came by DU today; by next week things could get really tough. Every little bit of restraint would help.
:dem:
|
ezekiel333
(507 posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 05:14 PM
Response to Original message |
karlrschneider
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 05:18 PM
Response to Reply #8 |
10. Okay, I plead guilty. But the board is running smoothly so I didn't think |
|
posting that was harming anything. But it's gonna get more intense the next 100 hours or so, and I'll exercise restraint if I notice any slowdown... ;-)
|
ezekiel333
(507 posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 05:20 PM
Response to Reply #10 |
Lydia Leftcoast
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 05:23 PM
Response to Original message |
12. I don't understand why everyone feels they have to start their own post |
|
Edited on Fri Oct-29-04 05:25 PM by Lydia Leftcoast
on a major topic. For example, there were like 22 Red Sox threads on the first page of the Lounge at the end of the Series. I can understand Bostonians being excited--hell, even I, a non-sports fan, was excited when my hometown team, the Twins, won the series many years ago,--but when 22 people post "The Red Sox Won!" it seems like thoughtless ego-tripping.
As a practical matter, when there are multiple posts on a big topic, I don't know which one to reply to.
As another practical matter, other important posts can get pushed down into the nether pages if too many people post dupes.
|
DemBones DemBones
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 08:39 PM
Response to Original message |
14. It's really simple -- take the chatty threads to the Lounge, |
|
which is where they should be anyway. Lately, some people are overgrazing the commons and ignoring the rules that say GD is for POLITICAL discussions and GD2004 is for POLITICAL discussions RELATED TO 2004 ELECTIONS.
We all like to have fun with jokes and caption-this-photo threads, etc., but the Lounge is the place for those. By the same token, please don't post serious stuff in the Lounge.
Finally, we should all limit ourselves on posting and especially on starting new threads. If you feel compelled to express your thoughts in writing, why not write LTTEs, or write to various newspeople?
|
cally
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Fri Oct-29-04 08:50 PM
Response to Original message |
|
Let's keep the dupes at a minimum. It helps keep the board more interesting if we have online converstations instead of each of us posting a thought that gets little response.
|
SoCalDem
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Oct-30-04 12:38 AM
Response to Original message |
17. *********A few HINTS.... HINT...HINT...HINT....HINT********** |
|
If you have a star by your name and you plan to post something.. If search is still turned on, PLEASE USE IT..
just type two words that are integral to what you plan to post.. scroll down and hit "search Now".. 25 posts should pop up.. Find the one that best suits YOUR story and use that one...
TURN ON CNN...NOW!!!!! posts will probably be locked/archived
Cruise the "Latest" page, and look for the posts similar to what you had in mind..
and PUL-EASSSSSSE.. Do not "engage" the freeps/trolls/disruptors.. If they start a thread..ignore it (even if "ignore" is turned off :evilgrin:..)
if they post within a thread, the fastest way to get the whole thing locked, is to start a back and forth with the freeps who post in it..
Use ALERT,, that feature WILL be turned on..
Bear with us.. we might not SEE the alert right away, so you do not need to alert 4 times on the same person..
I don't know about the other mods, but if you see me "on", you may always PM me with an emergency..even if it's not my forum.. ..
There's probably more, but that's MY wish list :loveya:
|
pauliedangerously
(843 posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Oct-30-04 01:37 AM
Response to Reply #17 |
18. You are the epitome of coolness |
|
I'm not gonna post ANYTHING on 11/2, but I will be changing my avatar.
:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:
|
neomonkey
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sat Oct-30-04 01:46 AM
Response to Original message |
19. Sounds good in principle |
|
But I guarantee you, every ounce of sage advice you just doled out (and I am not being sarcastic, I sincerely agree with you) will be violated and trampled down in the next 4 or 5 days.
And if the election turns into our worst fear (read: LEGAL CHALLENGES), forget it, we may be looking at a temporary state of Marshall Law on DU.
Interesting times.
|
DU
AdBot (1000+ posts) |
Wed May 08th 2024, 08:46 PM
Response to Original message |