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#1 2012-09-17 18:14:19

soupoftomato
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Could we institute a rule . . .

That requires a brief description of what the user needs help achieving in the topic post? Ones without it can be edited to contain it by a mod if someone reports.


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#2 2012-09-17 18:39:26

ErnieParke
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Re: Could we institute a rule . . .

I have to think about this more before I give my opinion, but shouldn't this be in Suggestions? I'll report it to get moved for you.  wink


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#3 2012-09-17 18:57:20

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Re: Could we institute a rule . . .

soupoftomato wrote:

That requires a brief description of what the user needs help achieving in the topic post? Ones without it can be edited to contain it by a mod if someone reports.

Could be useful, like the people who make a topic called "HELP ME THIS IS DUE TOMOROW!!!" or "Help!". Maybe the edited version could have a [mod-edit] at the end or something? "Jumping bug [mod-edit]". Would give the mods a lot of work though.

Also, this rule should be in Bugs and Glitches too.


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#4 2012-09-17 20:31:04

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Re: Could we institute a rule . . .

I like this idea, but just to point this out, people could circumvent this feature by saying:

no one wrote:

Help!

Information on problem:
My computer is on fire! Help!

Also, as Molybdenum had said above ^^, this would be extra work and the Scratch Team is busy right now, so this would add extra things for them to do at a bad time.

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#5 2012-09-17 21:47:19

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Re: Could we institute a rule . . .

ErnieParke wrote:

I like this idea, but just to point this out, people could circumvent this feature by saying:

no one wrote:

Help!

Information on problem:
My computer is on fire! Help!

Also, as Molybdenum had said above ^^, this would be extra work and the Scratch Team is busy right now, so this might be a bad time to have this feature implemented.

The topic should be at least "My computer is on fire, what should I do?" or something similar.

Last edited by Molybdenum (2012-09-17 21:47:29)


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#6 2012-09-17 23:11:01

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Re: Could we institute a rule . . .

I think education would be a better solution just tell people what not to do. Most users who make this mistake are new


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#7 2012-09-18 01:53:57

Jonathanpb
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Re: Could we institute a rule . . .

Making an actual rule seems quite harsh TBH, and it could be irritable work for the mods :S I do agree that people should be informative, but that's out of simple common sense  tongue

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#8 2012-09-18 06:09:59

ErnieParke
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Re: Could we institute a rule . . .

Molybdenum wrote:

ErnieParke wrote:

I like this idea, but just to point this out, people could circumvent this feature by saying:

no one wrote:

Help!

Information on problem:
My computer is on fire! Help!

Also, as Molybdenum had said above ^^, this would be extra work and the Scratch Team is busy right now, so this might be a bad time to have this feature implemented.

The topic should be at least "My computer is on fire, what should I do?" or something similar.

But they might be too worried to type that in, though I'm starting to doubt that.

Wes64 wrote:

I think education would be a better solution just tell people what not to do. Most users who make this mistake are new

You stole the thought right out of my ear.


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