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I've been mulling this over and ... there are some users that we generally just don't trust - everything about them says "spammer" but there's no actual spam in what they are posting. And generally, we add these to a mental "watch list" of people to keep an eye on. But with the mental problems affecting all us senior citizens I at least tend to forget some of them.
Would it be possible to have a protector-and-above option to send everything a member posts to moderation? And a list we could view and revise as necessary?
We have a "never moderate" option for those with sufficient rep, so it would just be handy to have dodgy members always checked before anything gets through.
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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OriginalGriff wrote: And generally, we add these to a mental "watch list" of people to keep an eye on.
Better a small pencil than a big memory 
OriginalGriff wrote: Would it be possible to have a protector-and-above option to send everything a member posts to moderation? And a list we could view and revise as necessary?
Maybe not sending to moderation but keep the list anyways to have a fast look by protectors or staff? It would be easier and faster than having to go through searches or the profile lists.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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The page refreshes automatically (automatically -> I have never been a fan of automation tbh), but the "Sort by" changes nothing in the returns.
How impossible is it to change from latest posts to something relevant?
(perhaps I need more memory?  )
[using FF(v.68.0.2)]
modified 19-Sep-20 17:50pm.
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What were you searching for. If you were searching for "*" then the default search is new->old as relevance is meaningless.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
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No. Let me give you steps to duplicate the erroneous behavior.
1. Go to The Lounge, type into the forum (search messages) "Bela Lugosi"
2. Since you've already cleared the filters there more than one time today after logging on, the page to which hitting the return button in The Lounge (the dedicated Search.aspx webpage) redirects where the Search box contains the search term. As you say above, "Sort by" is indeed "Created (New-Old).
3.Now change the "Sort by" to RELEVANCE.
Nothing happens. In fact "Sort by" still displays "Created(New-Old)" and never changes state to "Relevance".
I will give it a pass though for sorting by new to old.
Have I changed the title of this thread by implying that this is not the first time I've started FF today and I've been fiddling with the left panel bits? (On that note, the page widening behavior using a mouse where the right panel gets usurped by the content in the middle, page "justification" by a term, seems to have cleared itself up over the weekend  ).
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Yep, this is a bug. Looking at it.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
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Seems we (I) had a hack where if you are searching forums it would change the default from Relevance to Created(New-Old) on the assumption that this was a reasonable thing to do.
I should know better than to try and second guess the user. Just let them do what they want.
Removing the hack.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
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Previously: Bugs and Suggestions: I've Been Hunted[^]
Since the original post, I've gotten four more - three in one day, one today.
Surely there's some sort of record to find out who's doing this.
Upvotes and downvotes are both useful when used as intended. When used en masse, like the occasional drive-by down-voter, or this character of questionable character, they destroy the utility of it as a commentary.
Mighty Mangers. Seek. Destroy Exterminate Exterminate Exterminate.
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote: Upvotes and downvotes are both useful when used as intended
Are you suggesting the down-votes are not warranted?
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
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Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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I don't think either are warranted unless accompanied by some form of rationale. What's the point of an anonymous downvote or even upvote? I loathe polls where any idiot can just click. The rationale for an upvote might be as simple as "I learned something", but a downvote requires more justification. If it's more than a case of poor writing, the downvoter is claiming to know more than the author and should at least be willing to elaborate and even debate the topic.
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On the contrary, I was pointing out that they are useful - but when either is done without and reason (as in the periodic drive-by's on the site) they just pointless clutter.
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote: they just pointless clutter
I disagree. CP has a system in place to manage itself and one of those features is to allow others to vote on items or to report them as a certain thing.
I think you shouldn't worry about points. They mean nothing.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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You really have quite missed the point. Try rereading the posts.
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All you are doing is convincing a malicious downvoter that they are right to do it: they are having an effect on you and that's what they want - a reaction.
We all get them from time to time, just ignore them and they will give up. It's not as if points matter, it's not as if they could be converted to cash (unfortunately)!
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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OriginalGriff wrote: It's not as if points matter
Says the guy with the most points. Put your points where your mouth is and redistribute your wealth to the poor.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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ZurdoDev wrote: Says the guy with the most points. Put your points where your mouth is and redistribute your wealth to the poor.
AFAIK he has never complained about the points nor asked for them.
He has the most points because is one of the most active users in the site and helps both the users and the site.
And yes... I suppose your comment was more ironic than serious.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Nelek wrote: more ironic than serious.
Humorous. At least to me. 
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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The points, per se, don't matter. The up and down votes, If done in a non-surreptitious manner, do say something about the post. Whether 3 points or 24 isn't the value - just the direction.
Now, with that said, and my chances of overtaking your point-count made just a little more difficult by this, the basic "don't encourage them" conventional wisdom would apply. However, as it is no different in the least from trolling the site - is the conventional wisdom. What I'm hoping is that it can be, via some brilliant algorithm, be treated like the SPAM it is. In this case, requiring hindsight as it's only spam-like in the aggregate. Spammers and such are nipped in the bud (I'd nip them a bit lower and use metal cutting sheers) - and I'm in a way fishing for the powers-that-be to consider it. Perhaps it's not worth the effort.
As noted by someone else, earlier, it's via a non-new member - adding an additional layer of considerations as to how it ought be handled. However, if no one says anything it's quite possible nothing will get done even at the consideration if it's worth the effort level.
Otherwise? I'm likely to live through this trauma and won't change my posting habits a bit.
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After all the past problems, lately the rep history has been acting like a charm. Always up-to-date and very fast refresh. Good job! 
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Thanks. It was a tricky one.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
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I'm trying to upvote this message: Abuse in QA - Member 14940214[^] but every time I try, I get the same message:
Not seen that before...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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It worked for me.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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You must have hit the time while I was redeploying all the scripts and stored procedures to set QuotedIdenitiers on so I can use Filtered Indexes.
It seems to be working fine now.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
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