| I don't want my last 5 posts showing....
Posted: 10/22/2005 8:25:04 AM | | How do I go about NOT having my last five posts since I haven't posted in over three months. And it just really wasn't that funny in the first place. PLease take them off. THANK YOU> | |
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| I don't want my last 5 posts showing....
Posted: 10/26/2005 11:03:30 AM | While that would be a suitable workaround.
The feature the OP requested wouldn't be a difficult feature to add to this site.
A boolean field in the database, a yes/no checkbox in the profile editor and a basic IF statement.
It would take all of 1 hour to design, develop, test then deploy to production. So it isn't a question of effort.
Don't be so quick to dismiss users who ask questions about possible feature enhancements. A good web developer listens to their user base. | |
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| I don't want my last 5 posts showing....
Posted: 10/26/2005 11:15:50 AM |
Don't be so quick to dismiss users who ask questions about possible feature enhancements. A good web developer listens to their user base.
Someone who joins a FREE site shouldn't BIT©H about petty things either. | |
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| I don't want my last 5 posts showing....
Posted: 10/26/2005 11:29:11 AM | Michael Treacy entitled, Ignore The Consumer. Here’s what Michael has to say:
Companies spend billions on market research to divine the needs and wants of consumers and businesses. Yet the new-product failure rate remains high. And we’re not coming up with better product concepts by listening to the voice of the customer. Why? Maybe the customer isn’t worth listening to.
The internet allows you to test things instantly to see how they work, in the time i've run this site i've found that most users don't have good ideas. Most ideas only apply/work for some niche | |
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Posted: 10/26/2005 1:09:36 PM | I honestly do not know how to respond to your post. I agree with you, and I disagree with you all at the same time. Obviously you know the correct formula for success because of the site, by any measure, is an enormous success. It is quite an accomplishment to have
such a large and active user base for an online community. You saw a place in the market that had largely gone unfilled, and you seized that opportunity. That is the part of me that agrees with you.
The critic in me openly wonders what is the point of a sugesstion box if you are going to ignore the folks who submit to it?
Not sure if such that approach is wise in the long run, but like I said, your site is a sucess and very well designed, so perhaps you are on to something here. | |
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| I don't want my last 5 posts showing....
Posted: 10/26/2005 1:16:09 PM | The critic in me openly wonders what is the point of a sugesstion box if you are going to ignore the folks who submit to it?
Admin is reading these suggestions....that doesn't qualify as "ignoring" them to me.
Don't all of us accept and implement suggestions based on what we perceive as their usefulness?
I'm sure if Admin finds a suggestion on that is worthwhile to him, he will implement it.  | |
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| I don't want my last 5 posts showing....
Posted: 10/26/2005 9:11:34 PM | If you don't want something showing up, don't write it in the first place.
This site is just like real life: There are consequences to every action.
Think before you post. | |
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| I don't want my last 5 posts showing....
Posted: 10/27/2005 7:48:11 PM | I agree with you on that one, everyone knows that it is public when you post. Therefore, think before you post, because, duh, everyone can see them. | |
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| I don't want my last 5 posts showing....
Posted: 11/5/2005 8:16:08 AM | I have been thinking about this last 5 posts thing as well but for a different reason. It seems like it encourages guys (and guys in particular) to write in a very sales-pitch like fashion on the forums because they know that people can read what they've posted in their profiles.
A look in one of the many threads about what people think of the term MILF would highlight this problem. You sometimes get people who seem to only be out to score points with the opposite sex by spouting long diatribes that read like a feminist speech. There's nothing wrong with this if its how the person really feels. It seems at times though like these guys are just saying these things because they know it'll show up in their profile so they want to appear very sensitive. Often they'll end one of these speeches by complimenting or making a pass at one of the females who've posted in the thread. It seems so shallow to me. I don't really know though if removing the five posts from the profile would fix this (perceived) issue.
I do know though that the five posts thing has stopped me from replying to some threads for fear of having the title of the thread appear in my profile. For instance imagine if there was a forum thread entitled "Who loves anal sex?" and I post something to that thread (even to say something off topic or disagree with something that'd been said in the thread). Suddenly I have a big box on my profile now that says "Who loves anal sex", not exactly the type of first impression I'd want to make. I think in that sense it the five posts thing sort of stiffles the forum conversations a bit. But again, I don't know if the perceived cons outweight any perceived pros. Any thoughts anyone? | |
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| I don't want my last 5 posts showing....
Posted: 11/5/2005 1:37:25 PM |
It seems like it encourages guys (and guys in particular) to write in a very sales-pitch like fashion on the forums because they know that people can read what they've posted in their profiles.
I know what you mean. I've noticed some people who post like that, and not just guys. But because we have the ability to look at a person's last 25 posts, it's usually pretty easy to pick up on the fact that they're just "posing for the camera." I've also noticed people who sound perfectly reasonable in their profiles, but appear to be raving loonies in their forum posts, so I'm guessing that not everyone is aware that their last five posts will appear in their profile. (That's probably the reason why so many people show up here to request admin change things - they've realized too late that they've made an ass of themselves in the forums and everyone who reads their profile will see it.)
Suddenly I have a big box on my profile now that says "Who loves anal sex", not exactly the type of first impression I'd want to make.
But if they've read through your profile and got as far down the page as your last five forum posts, presumably they've found you interesting enough to continue reading what you have to say. If they come to a screeching halt just because of a topic header that you had no control over, is that really the kind of person you want to be hanging around with anyway?
Some people will censor themselves in the forum, not wanting to make a bad impression, but they probably do the same thing in day to day life. In the end, no matter what, it's impossible to know if you're getting to know the real person from what they write here. Being able to see the forum posts at least gives you some extra info to go on. | |
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| I don't want my last 5 posts showing....
Posted: 11/5/2005 6:06:52 PM |
It seems like it encourages guys (and guys in particular) to write in a very sales-pitch like fashion on the forums because they know that people can read what they've posted in their profiles.
This is so true. I find it rather frustrating actually because I normally post with the intent of exposing the truth, these posters interfere with that. Anyways, I'm not sure if I am raving lunatic, but I really don't care if my posts show up in my profile. I just be myself in the forums, if someone likes what I am saying then perhaps we will have something in common. Just be yourself. | |
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