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04 Oct 2023, 8:29 pm

Fnord wrote:

Check the time stamp of the post in question. Either there was a glitch in the system, or someone has returned from banishment.

The way the website is setup is when an OP bumps a thread the last post in that thread is given the timestamp of the bump time.

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04 Oct 2023, 8:37 pm

Even on a member's profile, it is showing up as a new post. Is that typical?

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04 Oct 2023, 8:38 pm

Recidivist wrote:

Fnord wrote:

Check the time stamp of the post in question. Either there was a glitch in the system, or someone has returned from banishment.

The way the website is setup is when an OP bumps a thread the last post in that thread is given the timestamp of the bump time.

That's some pretty strategic bumping.

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04 Oct 2023, 8:41 pm

TwilightPrincess wrote:

Even on a member's profile, it is showing up as a new post. Is that typical?

Yep, it's typical. It can be quite triggering for some people when a banned member appears to be back.

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04 Oct 2023, 8:42 pm

Yeah, it certainly can be.

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04 Oct 2023, 8:42 pm

I remember when a three-letter-acronymed bannee was bumped.
I nearly had a coronary.

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04 Oct 2023, 8:42 pm

IsabellaLinton wrote:

Recidivist wrote:

Fnord wrote:

Check the time stamp of the post in question. Either there was a glitch in the system, or someone has returned from banishment.

The way the website is setup is when an OP bumps a thread the last post in that thread is given the timestamp of the bump time.

That's some pretty strategic bumping.

If someone had an agenda then yes I agree

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05 Oct 2023, 5:43 am

Recidivist wrote:

Fnord wrote:

Check the time stamp of the post in question. Either there was a glitch in the system, or someone has returned from banishment.

The way the website is setup is when an OP bumps a thread the last post in that thread is given the timestamp of the bump time.

Correct.
As seen, this can have alarming consequences.

I've removed the offending post.

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07 Oct 2023, 10:57 pm

Would This Thread and This Other Thread be better off merged?

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08 Oct 2023, 3:32 am

Agreed, done.

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14 Oct 2023, 10:43 am

https://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=416736&start=16#p9377106

I'll defer to the Mods to decide if this request is a good idea...

but I thought it might be a good idea to make sure the Mods saw the request.

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14 Oct 2023, 11:11 am

Thanks - I saw it shortly after it was posted and moved the thread as requested to Members Only.

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18 Oct 2023, 11:45 pm

Sucidal long term member

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19 Oct 2023, 4:14 am

Thanks, noted and monitored.

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19 Oct 2023, 8:37 am

Clarification of mod policy requested. See my reply to this post.

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19 Oct 2023, 9:56 am

Looks like the question has been answered, to the extent that it can be, by yourself and others.

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