*PING LISTS* Revisited (vanity)

1-8-03 | EggsAckley

[FReepaholic]

>>...the "Already Posted" crowd ...<<

Otherwise known as the "Post Police".

[Fiddlstix]

Get an unlisted screen name.

Great Idea!
Let's ask Jim and John about that.
(I'll bet there are lots of times people would like an unlisted handle)
ROFL

[AppyPappy]

I think the "Don't do a search" crowd is worse.

[KneelBeforeZod]

I think the weirdest ones are the random emails that are only barely related to a thread you posted on.

[Allan]

Otherwise known as the "Post Police".

So what's wrong with the Post Police?
I find it extremely annoying to have
to go through two threads (or more) on the same topic.
How high an IQ does one need
to check whether an article already has been posted?
Those who don't bother with this rudimentary operation deserve
to have their negligence, stupidity and lack of consideration pointed out.

[Focault's Pendulum]

Hey Eggs...I only got one ping list...and you're the only one on it. You want off....send me a dollar.

[EggsAckley]

One of the multiple list, huge threads just pinged me again. After minutes of waiting for the thread to load AGAIN, I found the following posted by "aquamarine:"

You pulled this same stunt on the Market Wrap-Up thread yesterday. I think they even had a little fun with you.

I pulled a stunt by asking to be taken off a ping list? And this was from someone who is happy to be on that list. Boy, talk about dividing the FR community!

[EggsAckley]

Hehehe...the check's in the mail.

[Bullish]

OK, we'll ping you when we're done.

[rohry]

"And yes, it is trouble to have to send Freepmail to get off the lists."

Just post them a regular reply then. What's so hard about that? Most of the 50+ people on my ping list requested to be added via a regular post on the article itself.

[SwinneySwitch]

DITTO

[ErnBatavia]

>>...the "Already Posted" crowd ...<< Otherwise known as the "Post Police".

At least Tom Servo has a sense of humor about being "the king" of such.....he calls his-self the "Duplicate Post Nazi".

[Focault's Pendulum]

Hehehe...the check's in the mail.

You inconsiderate piece of detritus. Do you have any idea how long it took that graphic to load up for me.

I got dial up also, albeit the kind you still have to crank.

And anyway....I want cash.

[rohry]

"One of the multiple list, huge threads just pinged me again. After minutes of waiting for the thread to load AGAIN..."

Maybe I can be some help here. Did you know that you don't have to open a thread up to reply to a New Message to you? Just click on New Message, pick Full (instead of Brief) and you can read and reply to any message that you want (or ignore it if you want).

[Constitution Day]

I pulled a stunt by asking to be taken off a ping list?

Whoever did that was being pretty rude, I will agree.
I will say that I have always removed ANYONE from the NC list who asked me to.

At last count, there are over 115 names on the list.
Each and every person ASKED to be added.

CD

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Punk Ping List Bump

If you want on or off my ping list freepmail me

“I don’t know half of you as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you as you deserve” -- Bilbo Baggins

[EggsAckley]

No, I didn't know that. I will try it. Thanks.

BTW, yours was one of the big threads that pinged me twice, I think. The foxhole thread?

[Conservababe]

Just post them a regular reply then. What's so hard about that? Most of the 50+ people on my ping list requested to be added via a regular post on the article itself.

I would have to go to the article itself to do that, no?

[Aquamarine]

You've already proven three times in two days that you have bad manners but when you talk about someone behind their back you're supposed to ping them to the post.

[Conservababe]

This ping list without request puts me in mind of company dropping by without calling. If you are busy and gently chide them for it, they say "well, all you had to do was tell me you were busy". LOL