Jim Rob, could you please raise the number of pings to 100?

jan 10 2005 | me

[dennisw]

I've been bugged for months at the limit of 20 when I look up who has pinged me or responded to my posts. It used to be 250 was the limit but now it's 20 which is absurd. 100 should be the minimum.

The election is over with it's heavy traffic. Why is the limit 20? Is the server overburdened if this is raised.

Thanks

[Mr. Jeeves]

Hah! That's just Jim's way of telling you that you are posting too much. ;)

[Conspiracy Guy]

Just go to the next page like everyone else.

[pookie18]

There's also a problem with the number of search items returned, but he's looking at that problem.

[Jet Jaguar]

Bump to this.

[dennisw]

Hah! That's just Jim's way of telling you that you are posting too much. ;).........


Actually most of the problem comes from being on ping lists ... some I never asked to be on.

[bd476]

Gosh Dennis, I haven't pinged you to a thread in a long time. Thanks for the reminder! :) / just kidding

[VRWCmember]

Actually most of the problem comes from being on ping lists ... some I never asked to be on. Why don't you post a "Please stop pinging me" thread like Arthur McGowan did? That would create opportunities for mischief and fun for days.

[libbylu]

have you heard of email....couldn't you email him instead of wasting space......

[MaryFromMichigan]

100 should be the minimum.

3 would work for me. Sigh.

:(

[Jet Jaguar]

BTTT! LOL!

[anniegetyourgun]

10

[gobucks]

ditto.

[bd476]

Hi Annie - what does "10" mean?

[Quilla]

Love your tagline! Mark my words, hon, after today, you'll up your number. ;-)

[Mad Dawgg]

"Hi Annie - what does "10" mean?"

It's a symbol used in mathmatics to denote a value. It can usually be found between 9 (nine) and 11 (eleven).

[cynicom]

While you have Robinsons ear, could you see if we could reduce the number of self appointed police here. (snicker)

[Fierce Allegiance]

Yep. solid 10.

[bd476]

ROFL, I should have known there'd be a wise guy in the crowd.

[Fierce Allegiance]

TAGLINE UPDATE!

[Mad Dawgg]

"ROFL, I should have known there'd be a wise guy in the crowd."

Sorry couldn't resist. ;)

(Even though I managed to ruin the witty retort by misspelling mathematics.)

[RaceBannon]

We have ping lists??

[Quilla]

Tagline response: Please thank him for his service, tell him how proud we are of his efforts, and that regardless of what the media implies, America appreciates his defending our freedoms.

[Fierce Allegiance]

We did that all while he was over there. He's no fool and his dad is a superconservative, and a hell of a writer who has had the ear of his congressmen & reps for quite some time.

Thanks for caring!

[nuconvert]

Your family must be very happy and deservedly proud.
Please thank him for his service.

[anniegetyourgun]

LOL!

[William Terrell]

Actually, I'd give it a 3 because I have the same problem, but this could have FRmailed, so I concur.

[anniegetyourgun]

It's a long story....

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

If you have pings, you are using the wrong grade of gasoline. If your computer pings even on premium, have your mechanic retard the timing slightly or richen the fuel mixture. And don't "Floor" the mouse to accelerate rapidly through a thread. You will save gasoline that way.

[AntiGuv]

It's about time someone said something!!

[jellybean]

[Fierce Allegiance]

We are very proud of him, as we are of his older brother who served as a Marine in Sesert Storm & Desert Shield.

[Graybeard58]

3 would work for me. Sigh.

Here's one for you Mary.

[Fierce Allegiance]

That was supposed to be Desert Storm. Happy arthritic fingers Monday.

[kstewskis]

LOL!

[Rebelbase]

Couldn't you have waited for decent hour to post this to Jim? He had to get up at 5:30 am pst to deal with this. :-)

[kstewskis]

Great news FA!

Please tell him THANK YOU!!!

[Graybeard58]

While you have Robinsons ear, could you see if we could reduce the number of self appointed police here. (snicker)

I am the self appointed police person who monitors people who complain about self appointed police.

You're on notice.

[avg_freeper]

My pings go to 11.

[cynicom]

Gray...

Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get your own gig, this one is mine. No free loading or piggy backing.

[MaryFromMichigan]

That pretty much makes you an average freeper.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

While you posture like a Kennedy or Boxer or Jesse Jackson with your "concern about Pings," you totally ignore the plight of downtrodden Pongs. Pings are the elitists who conspire to paddle Pongs. Hugh know what I mean. Are you a troll? I'm series about this.

And I'm Ponging my unofficial Humor Pong List....

[bd476]

Yeah, but wait til he tries to go through airport security.

[RAY]

Better yet Jim, consider implementing a method by which we can elect to allow or not allow being put on ping list.

I find that though well intended, individuals put you on a ping list and you have to go through the process of asking them for removal.

Why not a box one can click that prevents others from adding ones name to a pinger's "broadcast" list?

Responding with comments to the post and comments by others is certainly fundamental to the FR forum - but being a recipient to an unsolicited ping broadcast is not always welcome.

Limiting the pinger's list to 20 seems a good thing for it discourages abuse of ping list - encouraging the pinger to be very selective in who is on his list.

However, I will be happy with FR regardless of what you decide on the ping issue. Thanks for FreeRepublic!

[Larry Lucido]

I think the stune limit should be raised also.

[Larry Lucido]

[Larry Lucido]

Yea, but who polices the police who police the police, hmm?

[RAY]

Sorry! I misunderstood your post. I thought it had to do with pingers who broadcast to every tom, dick, and harry they think are remotely interested in what they are interest in.

[nuconvert]

I am one of the few who speaks out for the " downtrodden Pongs"
Please see my past Pongs for verification....

[Fierce Allegiance]

Pong!