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ElectricSparx wrote:

cheddargirl wrote:

a1130 wrote:

@LiquidMetal That's true- we still need a time limit- this can save the moderators a LOT of time and prevent spam. However, it CAN be shorter, e.g. 30 seconds. I'm pretty sure that will stop people from complaining AND spamming.

The complaining, yes.

The spamming, though, I doubt it. There are cases where the 60 time limit has helped in reducing spam. 

I'm just saying, it's fine to reduce spam and such, but people hate it, especially when they have tons of messages to reply to. (Like me.  )

I have that same annoyance, too, when I'm on other forums where the 60 second rule is on place. But I don't vent about, though, since I know why it's in place; I just go open up another tab and find something else to do to pass the time.

If anything, I think the default 60 seconds is a good time limit. From moderator experience, 30 is just too low to be effective in preventing spam.

cheddargirl wrote:

ElectricSparx wrote:

cheddargirl wrote:

The complaining, yes.

The spamming, though, I doubt it. There are cases where the 60 time limit has helped in reducing spam. 

I'm just saying, it's fine to reduce spam and such, but people hate it, especially when they have tons of messages to reply to. (Like me.  )

I have that same annoyance, too, when I'm on other forums where the 60 second rule is on place. But I don't vent about, though, since I know why it's in place; I just go open up another tab and find something else to do to pass the time.

If anything, I think the default 60 seconds is a good time limit. From moderator experience, 30 is just too low to be effective in preventing spam.

40-45 seconds maybe...? 

ElectricSparx wrote:

Sidharth wrote:

Come on guys! It's only 1 minute, this is not Facebook chat ya know?

Either that or have a super-spammer-detector to ban spammers even before they start spamming! (impossible)

This is a good idea. 

ElectricSparx wrote:

I approve.

but then again, it's impossible.  

And don't ask me why I decided to make the text bold, italicized, and underlined. It just turned out that way.

cheddargirl wrote:

ElectricSparx wrote:

40-45 seconds maybe...? 

More like 50. 

59! 

On the serious side, the 60 second rule is fine. It prevents spam and isn't an annoyance.

scimonster wrote:

LiquidMetal wrote:

Seriously, I often have a huge queue of tabs.  it doesn't take that long to respond to simple questions, and sometimes even long ones.  @scratch team, make it 30 seconds, on the condition that people stop complaining, and announce that it will never be shortened again.  Maybe 30 seconds for active for a year accounts?

I also have tons of tabs open.

Stickman704 wrote:

cheddargirl wrote:

More like 50. 

59! 

On the serious side, the 60 second rule is fine. It prevents spam and isn't an annoyance.

50.
And it is an annoyance.

its not that long! eat, watch tv, play computer in another tab, listen to music, whatch tv, have a drink (anything, not that kind of drink  ) watch tv... sleep!

Maybe a 45 second rule would be nice.... Possibly 30? Whatever, we're just lucky we don't have a 300 second rule (5 Minute rule).

mulus_equum_amat wrote:

ElectricSparx wrote:

mulus_equum_amat wrote:

How can you be famous and secret at the same time?  If you were really famous, everyone would know about you, and you wouldn't be a secret anymore.

I don't have time to explain it to those who aren't up to date on awesomeness.

So now you're famous (but secret) and ridiculously awesome, and I'm a waste of your time?  I'm sorry, but if I was the one who got to decide whether or not this got approved, I would instantly look at what you've said to everyone else and say, "This guy's just a snob who thinks he has the power to change things with his large ego," and I would instantly reject this, in part because of your apparently arrogant attitude (I just made an alliteration  ).

So you go around calling people like me, people with large egoes. I'm sorry man, you're a troll. *trollface* TROLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

a1130 wrote:

ElectricSparx wrote:

mulus_equum_amat wrote:

So now you're famous (but secret) and ridiculously awesome, and I'm a waste of your time?  I'm sorry, but if I was the one who got to decide whether or not this got approved, I would instantly look at what you've said to everyone else and say, "This guy's just a snob who thinks he has the power to change things with his large ego," and I would instantly reject this, in part because of your apparently arrogant attitude (I just made an alliteration  ).

So you go around calling people like me, people with large egoes. I'm sorry man, you're a troll. *trollface* TROLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

He isn't. This is trolling...

xDDDDDDDDDDD Actually, that's a very famous Russian song. I'm pretty sure MyRedNeptune heard of it. It's called "I Am Glad To Come Home" or something. It's not called TROLOLOLOLOLOL! Get your facts right!

Dude, I hovered the mouse over it, and it's a YouTube thing.

This is TROLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL: TROLLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Bump bump bump bump bumpity bump bump bump xD

I have the 180 rule and I try posting once every minute, but have to wait. And anyways, good posts usually take more than a minute to write, as you need to think and write well. You shouldn't just say posts like "Thanks." "Lol  " "OMG" and stuff like that. Instead, for example if somebody complements you on a project, say stuff like "Thanks," and then stuff like do you have feedback, what's your favorite part, and stuff like that, depending the style of the project. Egad, Miscellaneous has made everyone so impatient e.e

I don't see what's so problematic about it.

johnathandd wrote:

Just be patient, 60 seconds isn`t long xD Us New Scratchers have to wait for a whole 180 seconds. 

Completely agree 
And before it was 1000 seconds... Then 360... Ugh.
And the funny thing is that usually New Scratchers are more supportive and kind, or at least from what I've seen. Well, I guess they haven't gone insane in Miscellaneous 
And ElecticSparx, I mean, seriously, it is kind of snobbish to say you're famous    and especially to later say you don't have time to explain to people like them, they call you someone with a large ego, and you call them a troll... Pretty immature man 
But meh, I guess that's what Miscellaneous and fame does to people, I wouldn't know, I haven't posted in miscellaneous nor was I ever famous 

Death_Wish wrote:

johnathandd wrote:

Just be patient, 60 seconds isn`t long xD Us New Scratchers have to wait for a whole 180 seconds. 

Completely agree 
And before it was 1000 seconds... Then 360... Ugh.
And the funny thing is that usually New Scratchers are more supportive and kind, or at least from what I've seen. Well, I guess they haven't gone insane in Miscellaneous 
And ElecticSparx, I mean, seriously, it is kind of snobbish to say you're famous    and especially to later say you don't have time to explain to people like them, they call you someone with a large ego, and you call them a troll... Pretty immature man 
But meh, I guess that's what Miscellaneous and fame does to people, I wouldn't know, I haven't posted in miscellaneous nor was I ever famous 

Once I get Scratcher, (which I probably won`t for a while xD) I`ll do my best not to go insane from being in Misc.