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« Reply #20 on: November 27, 2011, 12:16:37 pm » |
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Sure, the moderators will have to enforce it, like any other aspect of the forum. I'm not exactly understanding why this is a problem. Every time a topic has been recently posted in, it appears on the home page, correct? All a moderator will have to do is check out the new post as advertised by the home page, and decide whether or not it adds more to the conversation as it is, or if it has to be modified.
I think the reason why people double post is to, as you said, 'bump' the topic to the home page so it can be seen readily. Does modifying a post bump the topic, as well? No (or at least, I don't think it does). That's the predicament as I see it for why people want to double post. They want their words to be addressed quickly by the forum. Waiting for someone to notice that their post has been modified isn't very expedient.
As long as the double post isn't just "bump", I think it should be allowed to stand, especially if the reason of the double post is explained by the user. I've been on plenty of forums where people can post twice in a row. As long as the two posts side by side are not identical to each other (like if there was a glitch with the reply button), the posts stood. It didn't faze the moderators nor did it create complaints by the users.
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