Few Questions/Suggestions

[Reply #320 on:]

sorf, in case you're too lazy to read that, you can just post once, and it'll be stored to your cookies file

[Reply #321 on:]

dunno if anyone has mentioned this.... but update the "Rate This Episode" thing?

[Reply #322 on:]

Oh you are not the first one to see this, and in fact this is not my first time to reply to this question. Actually I stopped counting. 

Let me quote myself instead about that.:

 

Originally posted by germanfryfan:
This thing is implemented into the PEEL main page. As far as I know it has to be set manually. This means that mArc - who got a life of his own, a job to do, a girlfriend to entertain and to run at least 2 futurama webpages - needs to pay even more time on changing it. More time than he already spends here with banning and unbanning idiots, deleting spam, and fixing bugs and errors in the database. In short, why should it be changed? It is just a link to an episode thread and a poll about it. Something regulars, like you want to be, can easily look over and ignore.

To summarize it... it has been that way since years, and it won't change. 

[Reply #323 on:]

So, it is sort of a tradition, like the mistake in General Disscussion?

[Reply #324 on:]

no, it's called laziness, not tradition

[Reply #325 on:]

 

Originally posted by cujoe169:
no, it's called laziness, not tradition

Yeah, because now laziness is defined as having way too much other stuff to do thats more important.   

[Reply #326 on:]

Laziness IS tradition around here!

[Reply #327 on:]

i see jicannon... i will continue with tradition then... *sits back in chair... hits head on wall*

[Reply #328 on:]

What can I do if a name My bro really wanted has been spoiled by someone who made the account in 2002 and has done 0 posts?

[Reply #329 on:]

He picks a different name.  They arent going to delete the old accounts.

[Reply #330 on:]

add a 1 to the end... or a *!

[Reply #331 on:]

ya, thats why numbers were invented. he adds his favorite number to the end, and BAM!, hes got an account

[Reply #332 on:]

Ok, its just that people are starting to ruin this forum.
Oh yeah and CrapBag, You ain't no Elzar!

[Reply #333 on:]

What do you mean with "starting to ruin"?

PEEL did fine with that over 5 and a half years, of course people have been complaining about these names before, but still it never was a problem.

Just because your brother doesn't get the name he wants doesn't ruin the message board. It's not that important, or is your brother? 

Like suggested, alternate the name he wanted. Or be a little creative, can't be that hard to do. You managed it as well. 

well, you are not the first to have asked for that, like I already said:
Q:

Originally posted by cujoe169:
why does peel have so many 0 post members?  can't the admins do some kind of cleansing? to delete the inactive members?

A:

Originally posted by Teral:
Why should they? The accounts don't take up server resources, deleting would be time consuming and if people returned to post a question they might be miffed to see teir account deleted (I know I was when Toonzone nuked me account without any warning).

and also here: http://www.peelified.com/cgi-bin/Futurama/13-000243-2/#41

[Reply #334 on:]

^ i was young and naive, and i wanted to believe... who could blame me

[Reply #335 on:]

ok, just wondering, are "lurkers" people who are reading posts but not signed in or people that arent even members? might be a dumb question but it just crossed my mind.

[Reply #336 on:]

yes...

[Reply #337 on:]

It could be counted as either. I lurked here for a while before I joined, and looked around even more after.

[Reply #338 on:]

The lurkers are people who are not regestered on PEEL and (I think) people who are regestered but don't have the remember me for a year cookie enabled and haven't posted yet in this 'intenet session'. This may be false. On another forum it's like this a bit.

[Reply #339 on:]

Generally, if you are perusing a message board without being logged in, you are lurking. Ergo, you are a lurker.

Lurkers browse, but don't post until they see something worth logging in for. They are among the wisest of folks, and I have some respect for their restraint.

Nurdbot is our anti-lurker.

[Reply #340 on:]

QUSETION

Okay someone tell me 1 + 1

[Reply #341 on:]

When i post it doenst show up right away, for example, most times i need to wait until someone posts after me in order to see my own post, anyone experience this before?

[Reply #342 on:]

I reload the main page over and over again and it has the red PE logo on each section, though it should show the blue if I reload the page.

[Reply #343 on:]

weird lurkers are readers i bet there are dying to join oh tweek soon a guy called "Pigin" will join so be ready.

[Reply #344 on:]

Nevermind my last post. It's alright now.

[Reply #345 on:]

i've been having the same problem i_c_weiner, just click on the banner, of course it used to automatically direct me

[Reply #346 on:]

I wanna suggest a topic here if its allowed. What if one of us created a guess the qoute topic like the framegrab thread but you guess... you should know what i mean by now.

[Reply #347 on:]

You mean like this one? Ironically you're even the last poster in that thread.

[Reply #348 on:]

DANG! i knew i forgot that. I have terrible memory.

[Reply #349 on:]

Ok, just a quick question that has probably been answered before but I couldn't find it anywhere.  Just by looking at the sheer number of locked threads in this list I was thinking is there any that you can keep certain people from posting NEW topics.  Like, they have to be a starship captain or something before they can start new topics, they could still post on existing threads but not start new topics.  I've enjoyed posting here on peel and i think iv'e only started two topics total, if my memory serves me right, and I wouldn't mind not being able to start new topics, there are topics for basically everything you can think of already so i think it would help keep some people, i wont name any names...from starting stupid topics that will get locked and mess up the board anyway.

[Reply #350 on:]

someone take me seriously that's my suggestion.
And stop bullying new guys

[Reply #351 on:]

We do take you seriously, but you don't want to agree with this message board's policy and rules.

Let me try to explain it once more:

This message board - PEELified.com - and its older members have laid down rules about how to behave here and what to do, so that we all can get along well with each other. These rules need to be followed, since this message board had, and somehow still has problems concerning bandwidth and usage of space.
There fore members agreed on cutting down redundancies in threads and general spamming. That means for you that you shouldn't open new threads if there is obviously an old one existing.
So please search everytime you got an idea for a new thread before you even click the link for a new pool or thread.

As long as you don't follow that, every attempt you make will be closed. I even predict that not long to go you will get some official warning to a ban - which will exclude you from this forum.

Believe me, it is easier for you to stretch to these rules than the whole message board stretching just for you. Rules have worked for years now and they will go on doing so, until someone in charge lays down new ones.

To remind you: we are only bullying those guys that won't even understand us after the 10th time we told them how to behave here.

And to give you another chance, go take a look at our guidebook: The PEELers' FAQ.

@DeltaP42: We have talked about it last year, and from what I know it is a topic that comes up at least once a year. The problem is that most newbs just come in to ask one question (prefered is "Will it come back?" ) wait for a reply and either start to bitch about it, or leave again. Restricting new members from starting threads at all would prevents them on doing so of course, but that also means that we won't have new members anymore.
It would perhaps be easier if there would be the option of a "sticked thread" for newbs, but as we all know that isn't possible

[Reply #352 on:]

Its not bullying, its how PEEL is, people tell it like it is and u need to get to know people so u can understand why it is. Dr.Thunder was just saying what he says to everyone.

[Reply #353 on:]

And you need to spell you properly.

[Reply #354 on:]

We're not "bullying", it's more of an "initiation ritual."

[Reply #355 on:]

does Peel have N00b of the year award? i think there should be because us noobs have no other source of recongition

[Reply #356 on:]

it's called potm wait your turn

[Reply #357 on:]

 

Originally posted by mcl6525:
does Peel have N00b of the year award? i think there should be because us noobs have no other source of recongition

Surprisingly yes. There's a Best New PEELer award at the PEELies.

[Reply #358 on:]

huh... i didn't even know about that... not that i would've won last year, but hey, i might've

[Reply #359 on:]

What about a N00b Award, for the most n00bish person on PEEL?