Re: •Re: Test the Pod of your files

Why is there a • in all of your replies? It doesn't even show up? Why bother?

For that matter, why can people even change titles? Shouldn't only moderators be able to change the title of root nodes and have all corresponding replies automatically change? Is it so off-topic replies can be labelled more effectively? If this is the case, why abuse it just to add meaningless, uninterpreted escape sequences to the title?

Just struck me as odd, especially coming from a big name.

Previewing this • shows up as • why isn't this the case with the titles?

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Re: Re: •Re: Test the Pod of your files by TStanley (Canon) on Jan 06, 2003 at 19:14 UTC
Shouldn't only moderators be able to change the title of root nodes They are the only ones who can. merlyn's reply is not the actual root node that started the thread. merlyn adds the • to his nodes to make them easier for him to see and track his replies. However the powers that be decided to filter out escape sequences within the node titles. TStanley -------- It is God's job to forgive Osama Bin Laden. It is our job to arrange the meeting -- General Norman Schwartzkopf	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: •Re: Test the Pod of your files by Anonymous Monk on Jan 06, 2003 at 19:27 UTC
Heh, I like the quote :) As for the • how does that make it easier to track replies? The author's name is displayed near the the title everywhere on the site that I know of. All I see is ugly titles like `• Re: • Re: Re: Title`. Just curious why it was like that.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Re: Re: •Re: Test the Pod of your files by TStanley (Canon) on Jan 06, 2003 at 20:58 UTC
Here is a node by tye that explains the changes he made, which includes a response made by merlyn TStanley -------- It is God's job to forgive Osama Bin Laden. It is our job to arrange the meeting -- General Norman Schwartzkopf	[reply]