hm... you may have a point there... i wa sjust thinking about that. and your right. it seems automatic to post "close if dupe"

 

 

hm... you may have a point there... i wa sjust thinking about that. and your right. it seems automatic to post "close if dupe"

Try to get out of the habit.

seriously, if it's a dupe, the mods will close it. And if there's a chance it's a dupe, you look before you post.

Indeed, Onuki... I never really though "Close if dupe" as a fad, but it indeed is one. Before you notice, you're already putting "Close if dupe" in your topic's subtitle. But a very ironic thing is that new members who don't even know what it means still put it in their topic's subtitle. XD

seriously, if it's a dupe, the mods will close it. And if there's a chance it's a dupe, you look before you post.

Indeed. But fortunately, people don't seem to be as bad at missing other similar topics before they post anymore.

Indeed, Onuki... I never really though "Close if dupe" as a fad, but it indeed is one. Before you notice, you're already putting "Close if dupe" in your topic's subtitle. But a very ironic thing is that new members who don't even know what it means still put it in their topic's subtitle. XD

Yeah, and that's why it's spreading so quickly, because new members just assume that it's the right thing to say.

 

Maybe if Bink eliminates the "Topic Description" feature it'll solve half the problem. :wakeup2:

Lol, I put "Close if dupe" in my comics title as a joke

 

But yeah, it is pretty stupid.

 

Especially this one time:

 

Close if dope

 

XD

That "close if dope" one was great. I remember when it first hit the Quotes Topic. xD

seriously, if it's a dupe, the mods will close it. And if there's a chance it's a dupe, you look before you post.

That post is win. I want to frame it and laud it somewhere. Sometimes I wonder if most BZP members know what a 'dupe' is...

 

Oh, and i think I 'Guru'd' your question, there...

Fortuantly, I've never written "Close if dupe", but I have done almost the same thing. Like "Moderators please move if this is in the wrong spot" or "Moderators please close if this isn't right". Although the latter I've only done once or twice, I've still done it.

 

Thank Onuki, I'll be sure to stop.

 

Maybe if Bink eliminates the "Topic Description" feature it'll solve half the problem. :wakeup2:

 

If so, then we could probably eliminate the whole problem by getting rid of posts as well (and the Topic Name, if necessary).

 

I have to say, I don't think I've ever used the phrase 'close if dupe'. I've always thought it was silly because if it was a 'dupe topic', the moderators would close it no matter if you told them to or not. You might as well just say 'fell free to moderate this post if it breaks any of BZP's rules', 'please close if this topic if it gets filled with spam', or 'please do your job as a moderator, if you feel like it'.

 

seriously, if it's a dupe, the mods will close it. And if there's a chance it's a dupe, you look before you post.

That post is win. I want to frame it and laud it somewhere. Sometimes I wonder if most BZP members know what a 'dupe' is...

 

Oh, and i think I 'Guru'd' your question, there...

To quote Than, your wish is my command. (<<< i.e. check out the quotes)

Fortuantly, I've never written "Close if dupe", but I have done almost the same thing. Like "Moderators please move if this is in the wrong spot" or "Moderators please close if this isn't right". Although the latter I've only done once or twice, I've still done it.

 

Thank Onuki, I'll be sure to stop.

Well, some of that isn't as bad as close if dupe... sometimes the line is fuzzy as to where a topic belongs.

 

But I'm glad I've been able to inform the citizenry of BZP at large of the crisis.

Maybe if Bink eliminates the "Topic Description" feature it'll solve half the problem. :wakeup2:

 

If so, then we could probably eliminate the whole problem by getting rid of posts as well (and the Topic Name, if necessary).

 

I have to say, I don't think I've ever used the phrase 'close if dupe'. I've always thought it was silly because if it was a 'dupe topic', the moderators would close it no matter if you told them to or not. You might as well just say 'fell free to moderate this post if it breaks any of BZP's rules', 'please close if this topic if it gets filled with spam', or 'please do your job as a moderator, if you feel like it'.

We could just remove the forum entirely -- who needs it? These blogs work dandily enough for me.

 

But we might need to shut down the PMing system. Goodness knows how many dupes are sent through that.

 

- Onuki

 

(XD)