Re: Double double Post post

We also get duplicate posts because of new visitors who don't understand the node approval system, and re-post because their question doesn't show up in the appropriate section (or on the front page) immediately.

Unfortunately, I can't think of a good solution to this particular problem. There's no way to automatically check for this, and most visitors to an online forum don't lurk long enough to find out how a particular site works.

Impossible Robot

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Re: Re: Double double Post post by dws (Chancellor) on Feb 15, 2003 at 17:24 UTC
We also get duplicate posts because of new visitors who don't understand the node approval system, and re-post because their question doesn't show up in the appropriate section (or on the front page) immediately. An opportunity for education. The AnonyMonk doesn't see his or her initial post, then tries again. If they use the same title, they would see something like: You submitted a node with that title 1 minute ago, but it isn't visible because it hasn't been approved yet. All new submissions must be approved before they're visible. This usually doesn't take too long unless the submission is off-topic, offensive, or incomprehensible. Please be patient, and check back later.	[reply]

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Re: Re: Double double Post post
by dws (Chancellor) on Feb 15, 2003 at 17:24 UTC

An opportunity for education. The AnonyMonk doesn't see his or her initial post, then tries again. If they use the same title, they would see something like:

You submitted a node with that title 1 minute ago, but it isn't visible because it hasn't been approved yet. All new submissions must be approved before they're visible. This usually doesn't take too long unless the submission is off-topic, offensive, or incomprehensible. Please be patient, and check back later.

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