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Post: New Rules

Turned out to be a poor idea.
Posted by fls in Other Topics , 2020-05-06, 06:21 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

malf Wrote: (2020-05-05, 08:05 PM) -- Ok... But I was only trying to canvas opinions on flouncing off with mass deletions. All good x -- I'm not entirely sure anymore that I've seen that. A coup...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-05-06, 01:32 AM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

Laird Wrote: (2020-05-05, 03:32 PM) -- I've indicated my (current) position on that already: https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-should-mass-deletion-of-one-s-own-posts-be-permitted?pid=35633#pid...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-05-05, 04:33 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

malf Wrote: (2020-05-05, 01:52 AM) -- I should certainly hope not. And don’t get me wrong it doesn’t upset me, I generally find that type of behaviour amusing. Think of Larkin and his frequent public...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-05-05, 12:19 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

malf Wrote: (2020-05-04, 09:45 PM) -- A mass deletion of posts following a little tanty leaves the deletor looking a little fragile and precious, at best. Personally speaking, I’ve never felt bett...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-05-04, 09:52 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

I think it's reasonable to add a comment about deletions to the forum guidelines. Something like... You are able to edit and delete individual posts. Please keep in mind that editing or deleting larg...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-05-04, 03:02 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

https://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-should-mass-deletion-of-one-s-own-posts-be-permitted?pid=35470#pid35470 "Personally, I'd favour a retroactive condition. Members would be given the chance to ...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-05-02, 08:53 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

Ninshub Wrote: (2020-05-01, 06:55 PM) -- Well I'm pretty sure Laird will say he's the one who decides if and when he feels like going to bed.  :) I'm sure he's doing it for his own reasons, which ...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-05-01, 07:02 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

Ninshub Wrote: (2020-05-01, 06:41 PM) -- I'm getting the impression that Laird was up for over 40 hours. -- :Surprise: I'm sorry. I feel strongly about this issue, but that doesn't excuse the fac...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-05-01, 06:47 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

I just realized something. I always thought that Laird was in the UK, but Ninshub mentioned that he is in Australia, which makes it the middle of the night for him. It is thoughtless of me to carry...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-05-01, 06:39 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

Ninshub Wrote: (2020-04-30, 06:54 PM) -- Chris has contacted me and given me permission to post here his words at seeing part of this thread: I also apologize to Chris if I've made my interpreta...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-04-30, 07:43 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

Laird Wrote: (2020-04-30, 03:27 PM) -- This is obviously an issue that concerns the community, so are you suggesting that we ignore issues that concern the community? Where would that get us? -- Do...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-04-30, 04:29 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

Silence Wrote: (2020-04-30, 02:50 PM) -- I'm a "no" voter. I generally take the view that what I post, I have to stand by.  I can't think of any reason I would want to mass delete posts other than...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-04-30, 03:11 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

Ninshub Wrote: (2020-04-30, 02:08 PM) -- If I refer to the old post that you linked, tell me if I'm misunderstanding but I'm getting the impression you're viewed here the way you were at Skeptiko. Wh...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-04-30, 02:21 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

What I find interesting about all this, is that all the times when there were huge mass deletions of my posts on the previous incarnations of the Skeptiko forum, against my wishes - posts which contai...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-04-30, 01:48 PM
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    Thread: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be permitted?
Post: RE: Should mass deletion of one's own posts be per...

This isn't "should we allow swear words on the forum". This is a serious, possibly fundamental (https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/38627897.pdf) human right that we are talking about here. The idea of ri...
Posted by fls in Forum Questions, Suggestions and Announcements , 2020-04-30, 11:27 AM
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    Thread: Other Topics...
Post: RE: Other Topics...

Stan Woolley Wrote: (2020-04-27, 02:41 PM) -- I would really like to ask Linda (for example) why she felt the need to delete all her ‘virus’ posts before they were hidden, and why she won’t post in t...
Posted by fls in Other Topics , 2020-04-27, 08:54 PM
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    Thread: Puzzle Corner
Post: RE: Puzzle Corner

Laird Wrote: (2020-04-26, 09:57 AM) -- I now see that Linda revealed the solution in the spoiler in the post above mine, so there's no way for me to prove that I arrived at it independently, but... I...
Posted by fls in Other Topics , 2020-04-26, 02:32 PM
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    Thread: Puzzle Corner
Post: RE: Puzzle Corner

fls Wrote: (2020-04-21, 12:48 PM) -- The merchant thinks on this a bit and says, "I can do this with 4 weights." What size weights do they order?  Their spouse points out that with a little creati...
Posted by fls in Other Topics , 2020-04-22, 04:01 PM
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    Thread: What are you doing?
Post: RE: What are you doing?

Brian Wrote: (2020-04-21, 05:50 PM) -- Wow, that's beautiful.  You got two likes from my wife. :Thumbs Up: :Thumbs Up: -- Hey, thanks! I'll ask my mom if she has any suggestions - she's frugal a...
Posted by fls in Other Topics , 2020-04-21, 06:23 PM
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