Furrage
04-08-2002, 07:30 AM
I hate to do this, but OT posts, double posts, and state of forum posts have so flooded this board that something needs to be done. Here are some simple suggestions for dealing with them. Please do not generate more than 2 replies to this message as it does not help.
1) If you see a bad post point it out. Suggest a more appropriate forum (even if its flipcode (http://www.flipcode.com/forums) or gamedev.net (http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums) ) for the post. This sets the standard for what should or should not be posted and where posts should go. Optionally, you can be helpful and answer the question (though some argue it encourages more bad posts).
2) If someone has already pointed out a bad post don't add to it. This only serves to bump the message to the top of the board and increase noise.
3) For double posts point it out for one and direct people to the other post. This ensures that the copy(ies) drops off the board quickly.
In general for any post don't keep adding to it if the problem has already been solved. I know it may be tempting, but in the end it only becomes noise, which a lot of you are complaining about already (E.g. this thread ( 2 pages long) (http://www.opengl.org/discussion_boards/ubb/Forum3/HTML/005830.html) , this other thread (38 posts) (http://www.opengl.org/discussion_boards/ubb/Forum3/HTML/006083.html) , yet another thread (91 posts long) (http://www.opengl.org/discussion_boards/ubb/Forum3/HTML/005961.html) , all posted recently)
PS. Board master, please add a general programming section. It would help a lot.
1) If you see a bad post point it out. Suggest a more appropriate forum (even if its flipcode (http://www.flipcode.com/forums) or gamedev.net (http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums) ) for the post. This sets the standard for what should or should not be posted and where posts should go. Optionally, you can be helpful and answer the question (though some argue it encourages more bad posts).
2) If someone has already pointed out a bad post don't add to it. This only serves to bump the message to the top of the board and increase noise.
3) For double posts point it out for one and direct people to the other post. This ensures that the copy(ies) drops off the board quickly.
In general for any post don't keep adding to it if the problem has already been solved. I know it may be tempting, but in the end it only becomes noise, which a lot of you are complaining about already (E.g. this thread ( 2 pages long) (http://www.opengl.org/discussion_boards/ubb/Forum3/HTML/005830.html) , this other thread (38 posts) (http://www.opengl.org/discussion_boards/ubb/Forum3/HTML/006083.html) , yet another thread (91 posts long) (http://www.opengl.org/discussion_boards/ubb/Forum3/HTML/005961.html) , all posted recently)
PS. Board master, please add a general programming section. It would help a lot.