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scumonkey · #46 October 14th, 2009, 02:43 AM

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I think it might be beneficial if we simply set up a "YO MOMMA..." thread somewhere.

(they wouldn't let me use the letter "O")

Ninjahedge · #47 October 14th, 2009, 11:00 AM

Wasn't Rancor one of He-Man's enemies?

Bottom line, I think that it might be handy to give a set of scripts a chance here if this continues. This site and its posters have been VERY good compared to others I have been to in regards to keeping the gist of what they were saying on the board (with only a few exceptions).

The only solutions would be complicated or extremely limited (and which might inadvertently cause more enemies of He Man to appear). I have had my own instances in the past where, after posting a biting rejoinder to a previous poster (Probably from the now rarely seen Schade

) I have thought the better of it and deleted it 5/10 minutes later (hopefully before it was read or quoted).

The complicated solution would be one to try to eliminate late-dated edits. You have 5 minutes to change what you want w/o any marker. 30 minutes to change it w/o any specific editing marks. Anything after that would show the original in traditional proofread strikeout and the new text added in.

I do not know how this would be done, technically (it would probably involve scripts not native to the program itself), but it is one of the only ways to make it so that we are not robbed of our own gracious freedom to edit errors, misspellings, or the occasional rare drunken "oops" post that may grace us with its "enlightening" presence.

Or we could all (myself included) not take things so damn personally all the time and realize this is just a god-damned bulletin board, not the floor of the Senate. If more people did the same, the internet would be a much friendlier place!!

BrooklynRider · #48 October 15th, 2009, 12:24 PM

...or just go stratight for the "Yom Momma" quip.

Ninjahedge · #49 October 15th, 2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BrooklynRider

...or just go stratight for the "Yom Momma" quip.

Whassamatta?

White boy got no slang?

lofter1 · #50 October 15th, 2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BrooklynRider

... the "Yom Momma" quip.

I can never keep track of all those Jewish Holidays.

Ninjahedge · #51 October 15th, 2009, 04:51 PM

I am still trying to go Stratight for it.

kz1000ps · #52 October 16th, 2009, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MidtownGuy

...and how many threads would you say that is, kz? ONE thread? Yeah. Let's keep things in perspective, please.

How about the EU immigration thread, or this one?

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Originally Posted by Alonzo-ny

You can also click 'preview post' which is next to the 'submit reply' button. This shows you what your post will look like but without actually posting it.

I know about that function and use it often, but it just ain't the same.

BrooklynRider · #53 October 17th, 2009, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninjahedge

I am still trying to go Stratight for it.

Yo mama so stupid that she puts lipstick on her head just to make-up her mind.

ZippyTheChimp · #54 October 17th, 2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by kz1000ps

I know about that function and use it often, but it just ain't the same.

It looks exactly the same to me, except for the chimp in the corner.

lofter1 · #55 October 17th, 2009, 02:09 PM

Not exactly the same in Preview ...

For one, spacing at the bottom is different.

ZippyTheChimp · #56 October 17th, 2009, 04:55 PM

Excuse me, this is too complicated. I'm gonna go study the picture of the Balloon Boy Family.

Ninjahedge · #57 October 19th, 2009, 11:23 AM

The fact that most people do not even use the spellchecker should be enough to show why people do not see or use the preview pane.

Besides, a lot of times a mistake is seen after you submit, regarless of whether or not you looked it over in Preview. Sometimes you don't see it until someone else points it out (thus the reason for "proofreading" by another).

/shrug.