Abuse Of Ping List

Free Republic Threads | January 15, 2002 | Myself

[cva66snipe]

It seems there is a sudden upswing in ping list. Please don't take me wrong I'm on a few of them and I enjoy them. However when a person starts recieving whole list pings to a same thread 4 times for that same thread then I consider that to be abuse.

Most of us in here if we want off a ping list do so by posting the request in the thread and the issue is then settled. The person may have many reasons for doing so like getting pings to topics they do not want to pinged to.

In the last couple of days it seems there has been someone who refuses to take a hint even after multiple request on threads asking for name removal from the ping list. Is the person not seeing them? No I really don't think so as this person when someone request to be put on the list replies on the thread they are added.

The ping list should be a one time per thread event. If not such as the case now three threads equals 12 pings to all on the list. I think it's clear to see the problem it creates. Self search becomes bogged down.

I have tried to resolve this issue without resorting to this post. I can not just ignore 12 plus pings a day to just three different threads all from one freeper doing the runaway pings. To all others and you know who you are this is in no way directed at you or your list in any way.

[sweetliberty]

"Some how this thread went to breaking news unintentionally. I posted this under editorial so I thought"

I have seen this happen repeatedly. Jim addressed it once as part of the changes and that it is inadvertent. I thought the problem would be resolved by now but apparently it isn't. It would be nice if folks would stop blasting posters for it though, since it is not their fault in most cases.

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

I am honored to be on your homeschool ping list. Please keep me there. Thanks!

Candi

[dixiechick2000]

"I don't want someone to take me off their ping list unless I ask because usually I read what I am sent even when I don't reply."

Since I don't have the time on FR that I'd like to have, I feel the same way. If I'm pinged to a thread I read it, though I may not have the time to post a reply. If I weren't on the ping lists that I'm on, I'd miss many of the threads that really interest me.

[dixiechick2000]

Please add me to your ping list. It seems that I find you on all of the threads I read! Thanks! ;o)

[jjbrouwer]

I saw a magician do this trick and wanted to see if it worked...

[~EagleNebula~]

I don't mind being on your ping list, as long as it is understood that I rarely have time to spend reading them all, let alone responding. I like it because it gives me heads-up on articles that may be of interest, and then I choose from there which ones I have time to check! :-) Sometimes it is a few days later, for which I apologize! The other demands on my life don't leave alot for a lot of time spent here. Saber-> definitely ping me to your writings! Don't remove me! Ambrose, how did I get on yours? ::giggle::

[jjbrouwer]

No, I don't think I have the magic.

[xsmommy]

wow, i am impressed!

[jjbrouwer]

Oh God. That means it did work!!!

[dixiechick2000]

WOW! I'm impressed!!

;o)

[eureka!]

It works, now knock it off. ;^)

[xsmommy]

it definitely did work!

[~EagleNebula~]

"It's who you are put next to, or who was thought of before you. In certain circumstances, I'd be quite upset if certain people were pinged before I was, but in others I wouldn't." ROFL

Re: post #39! Continued ROFL!! maybe you need to turn the volume down? Didn't you know that raccoons have this innate passion of dragging themselves into mailboxes just before they die? Sure! Happens all the time in South Dakota! (tongue in cheek) You two have given me the day's "good medicine" of laughter!

[jjbrouwer]

I don't think I will do that trick again...

[xsmommy]

are you sure you can duplicate it anyway?

[Redcloak]

[~EagleNebula~]

ummm What's your point? (sarcasm!) ROFL

Le-Roy, re post #71... I like the way your mind works! LOL

[~EagleNebula~]

Please add me to your homeschool ping list!

[klee]

It's who you are put next to, or who was thought of before you

I hereby declare that, when I ping you all I place no one above the other in accordance to place of name when pinging multiple recipiants.

I hate you all equally.

[CommiesOut]

Nice "ping" for everybody and "bump" for me?
You brut, you...
bumpski!