Appending Posts...

Consider this code:

function publishPost($postMessage, $thisPoster, $lastPoster) {
$flag = $lastPoster === $thisPoster;
if ($flag) {
$lastPost.edit(getContents($lastPost) . $postMessage);
} else {
$newPost = $makePost($postMessage);
}
return $flag ? $lastPost : $newPost;
}

If a user has just posted, and they double post, make that post an edit instead. Is this possible?

I know double posting has not been a problem recently, but this would be a nice feature.

 

That sounds like a decent idea. Just make sure it marks the thread as unread. Also it'd be nice to notify the user that their "new" post got appended to the old one, so they don't get confused and think the post didn't go through at all.

 

This disables intentional bumps after whatever period of time though.

 

Maybe make the append feature only take effect if the 2 posts are within 24 hours (or some set period of time) of each other?

 

The problem is, sometimes double posts are useful (updates for mods for example). Also yeah bumps wouldn't work in that case.

So, what WoC said I guess?

 

I think there is actually an option for this, one sec and I'll have a look

EDIT: Yes there is. The reason I've never fiddled with it is because it would kind of make it 'okay' to double post really quickly but still be an offense if one takes too long, which seems a bit unfair.

 

Oh yeah... I forgot PHP does not use dot notation for object fields and methods. What a weird language.

 

Actually it makes more sense to me to use a dot for concatenation than a plus symbol like in javascript.

In php:
'1'+1=2

In javascript:
'1'+1='11'

Testing...

It's implemented.
I set it to work within 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 minutes of the previous post, so we should be pretty safe.

 

Does it still bump the thread in question? There are legitimate reasons someone might want to dp-bump, e.g. to update their own or group threads with new content.

 

Let's see

If this works

EDIT: Yup

EDIT EDIT: OH GOD I JUST DOUBLE POSTED FOR THE SAKE OF DOUBLE POSTING I AM GOING TO BE BANNED

 

So it really works?

EDIT: So it does!

 

I feel as though a great burden has been lifted from me

 

No more

double posts

ever

 

Butts

Butts

Incredible

 

I am

really excited

Also you should probably decrease 999999... minutes to whatever constitutes a few days, as there are legitimate reasons for DP'ing (or at least for bumping)

Also has this been run on all currently existing double posts?

 

Question:

Does your post count increase when you do this?

No, it does not!

Also, yeah, I agree with Lace. I think that there are some cases in which double-posting is justifiable. (I.E., when you're releasing a new version of a mod on your dev thread and it's been some days, which I did a few times on the thread for my fourth ending mod.)

 

I'm going to be technical here.
9999999999999999 minutes = 6944444444444.444 days.
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 = who knows how long.
So basically it's entirely impossible to double post to announce the update of a mod in one's own lifetime, or something like that.

Wow, that is... grim.

 

Thank god I don't have to worry about double posting now.

 

kay so I tested and it does bump, but now we are unable to un-bump
in retrospect I shoulda bumped a less ancient thread

 

I'd say three days would be a good limit. Maybe five.

Nevermind since it bumps it wouldn't really matter