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Is there a way to have a character counter as you type
cheers laurie
Hi Laurie... 100 characters is less than one line of text. This post is exactly 100 characters long.
New 100 character minimum rule in stock threads
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Hi Laurie... 100 characters is less than one line of text. This post is exactly 100 characters long.
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There are still a few holdouts who, rather than abide by this new rule, prefer to try and hide their padded out posts by changing the text colour to that of the background and then posting some gibberish or who simply just add a bunch of '............' to the end of their post. Rest assured these posts will be removed. The rule is there for a reason.
Again, I would like to remind people that this rule only applies to the three stock forums and that 100 characters is not much content to have to come up with. It is basically one reasonable sentence. It has been a few weeks since this rule was introduced and even in that short time the mods and I have noticed a significant improvement in the quality of content posted in stock threads.
Thank you to those who are making the effort and complying with the new rule. It is appreciated.
Again, I would like to remind people that this rule only applies to the three stock forums and that 100 characters is not much content to have to come up with. It is basically one reasonable sentence. It has been a few weeks since this rule was introduced and even in that short time the mods and I have noticed a significant improvement in the quality of content posted in stock threads.
Thank you to those who are making the effort and complying with the new rule. It is appreciated.
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Joe, what Laurie meant was: is there any way to show posters the no. of letters they have yet to type to reach a 100 characters? That's "counter" of a bean counter's type
Unfortunately there isn't a practical way to do this (that I am aware of), so I was just demonstrating to Laurie how short 100 characters really is.
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Why don't we all just accept the 100 character rule and stop niggling about it. If we didn't have so many blatant and persistent rampers, Joe would not have had to do this. Let's just support him and the moderators in maintaining a quality site which we all enjoy or we wouldn't be here.
Frankly (and I doubt that Joe would go for this) I'd support a membership fee. That might weed out some of the troublemakers.
I won't hold my breath waiting for support for such an idea.
Frankly (and I doubt that Joe would go for this) I'd support a membership fee. That might weed out some of the troublemakers.
I won't hold my breath waiting for support for such an idea.
I support any arrangement to weep out troublemakers but I do not see the connection between membership fee and weeping out troublemakers.
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No problem with the 100 character rule. But what about a maximum character rule? Some 'characters' go on and on on this forum :
:Julia,
I agree with you, but this is typical approach, that Government does and we are so used to it, we don’t see little things (while ago I mentioned ROAD HUMPS as an example).
Our problem are RAMPERS who represent tiny minority, our solution is REGULATION AFFECTING 5,000+ members society (and later on it will be 10,000 maybe one day 100,000).
Why don’t we concentrate on marking and banning monsters instead of affecting all posters?
If system banning under 100 characters posts is automatic, as Joe said RAMPERS and or JOKERS come up with gobble gook and he and all moderators, have to look at all posts irrespectively of blocking setup, with more material to read through in order to work out if post should be deleted or not.
I am for rules and regulations but, …
Frankly I'd denounce a membership fee. That might weed out some of the forummakers who'd made this forum what it's become today. I won't hold my breath waiting to count the numbers of those who quit because of such an idea.
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PS: To those of you seasoned netizens, you'd remember CommunityZero's demise. 2 out of 2 groups I was with quitted because they started charging. The name itself pointed to its ironic failure.
Lesson: Control who you want in the forum by all means, but don't ever betray those who'd help got it here.
As long as you provided them with plenty of hankies. Sorry, couldn't resist it.
I think a membership fee is unreaslistic given the free share blog sites. It would undermine the idea of a community "owned" resource.
I think also that there are many (including me) who would be unwilling to pay and then provide or share opinions, for free, that at times may have taken significant research to reach.
As a new member, I can say I would not have joined for a fee.
I think also that there are many (including me) who would be unwilling to pay and then provide or share opinions, for free, that at times may have taken significant research to reach.
As a new member, I can say I would not have joined for a fee.
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Frankly, Not all of us are rich, Julia
Nizar,
Others have raised rational objections to any thought of a membership fee (as I expected), but this seems a little silly to me. I'm sure I've read posts from you suggesting people buy various books on the stockmarket.
You haven't suggested they need to be rich to do that. I was thinking of a nominal membership subscription, simply to take a bit of the financial load off Joe, and to represent an appreciation of a site we enjoy. Say, around $50 p.a.
It was just a suggestion and I understand Joe's philosophy is essentially that he would not want ASF to be unavailable to anyone because of affordability.
And no, I agree that a membership fee would not necessarily inhibit the activities of rampers.
It was just a thought. I'm completely unsurprised at the reaction.
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Ramping in IMHO is a Non-Event
I do not know anybody that takes advice and the ACTS on any Ranp
I feel it only keeps the regulators concsience free of obligation when shares go UP
They dish out speeding tickets as if they are out of fashion when shares go UP
HOWEVER when they go South as they always do at times
Where are the Ticket writers?
NOWHERE!
What a "Pack of Cheats!"
Maybe it is time to introduce an "Off-Side Rule:??? in this
"The Greatest of All Sports"
Salute and Bon Voyage
I do not know anybody that takes advice and the ACTS on any Ranp
I feel it only keeps the regulators concsience free of obligation when shares go UP
They dish out speeding tickets as if they are out of fashion when shares go UP
HOWEVER when they go South as they always do at times
Where are the Ticket writers?
NOWHERE!
What a "Pack of Cheats!"
Maybe it is time to introduce an "Off-Side Rule:??? in this
"The Greatest of All Sports"
Salute and Bon Voyage
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You should get out more then
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well Julia,
I dont think Joe Blob eh Blow would have any objection of you giving him some money under the table for a couple of beers?
I cant do it; got enough trouble getting rich.
Too miserable to shout me even a couple of beers.... what a gyp!
P.S. Julia has already donated to the site... several times in fact.
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Good Heavens Joe! That's blown a few cobwebs out of my dusty old archives. I haven't heard that word since I lived in the evil empire. LOL
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