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[navychop]

How does the below happen? Quirk? A mod decides the public discourse is heading in a bad direction? Something else?

Certainly a weird thread. I don't even understand what "recover my Dish equipment schematically" means.

 

[Bobby]

Edwin has been possibly trolling with several posts which make little sense. He even started a conversation with me on one of them which I ignored. I'm sure that he's being watched. He has a new one up since this one. Now he is looking for software to draw his Dish network.

 

[navychop]

I wish him well. Well away would be even better.

 

[harshness]

How does the below happen?

When a thread is closed or you don't have sufficient privileges to post to it.

Knowing what was in place 20-some years ago is usually an attempt to validate one's birth year but this one seems to be even less useful.

 

[waylew]

A product of AI ,artificial ignorance.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

It means it was closed by the poster or a mod.

I guess the wording was changed with a recent upgrade as it use to say something like "Topic Locked" or "Thread Closed" (I cant remember)

But good news is... I was today years old when I learned we can now put members on Post Approval. Meaning for problem users we can turn this on and when they post it won't be seen until a mod approves or denies their post.

 

[primestar31]

A product of AI ,artificial ignorance.

I was a field computer tech for a long time. We used to stand behind people and ask them what issue they were having, and could they duplicate it. They'd do so, and ask us what it seems that the problem is. "Yep, I see that it appears to be an I.O. error" (idiot operator) LOL!

 

[navychop]

Is it not possible to allow a particular poster to post all he/she wants, but no one else sees it and they get tired of it and move on elsewhere?

So now we might have the option to PM the OP rather than not post in the thread (or lose all communication)?


Some come to stir trouble, or gather "followers" that they might make use of. I recall, Lo! these many years ago, some guy proclaimed himself to be "preacher and prophet" to his flock, and -I- (navychop) was anti-handicapped. Even after I posted that I was actually active in hiring such, and even got an award from MD for such. But I guess when you're a "preacher and prophet" (how can you claim such with a straight face?) you know everything.

Anyway, he seemed to vanish quickly and so too may this pass.

 

[navychop]

"Yep, I see that it appears to be an I.O. error" (idiot operator) LOL!

We tended to say, and I still do, "keyboard - chair interlink error."

 

[Foxbat]

We tended to say, and I still do, "keyboard - chair interlink error."

Or the general error ID10T… (in VMS land, "%USER-F-ID10T, user is a <garbled> idiot")

 

[navychop]

Ah! The old navy saying: I D 10 T

ID ten T


Now I gotta go find fifty feet of shore line!

 

[harshness]

I prefer the term "wetware error".

 

[Juan]

It means it was closed by the poster or a mod.

I guess the wording was changed with a recent upgrade as it use to say something like "Topic Locked" or "Thread Closed" (I cant remember)

But good news is... I was today years old when I learned we can now put members on Post Approval. Meaning for problem users we can turn this on and when they post it won't be seen until a mod approves or denies their post.

Uh oh

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

We got Juan nervous now.

 

[Bruce]

We got Juan nervous now.

I have to post this-

 

[TheKrell]

I have to post this-
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I really wanted to like that show; I really did. But there was only one good thing about it and it was Angela Cartwright.

 

[primestar31]

I really wanted to like that show; I really did. But there was only one good thing about it and it was Angela Cartwright.

I suddenly have a craving for some Jiffy-Pop popcorn... lol

 

[Bruce]

I suddenly have a craving for some Jiffy-Pop popcorn... lol

Funny, but like microwave popcorn, it is bad for those with breathing/lung issues.

Not joking.

 

[primestar31]

Funny, but like microwave popcorn, it is bad for those with breathing/lung issues.

Not joking.

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[TheKrell]

Funny, but like microwave popcorn, it is bad for those with breathing/lung issues.

What do you mean? I have asthma and have no issues with microwaved popcorn.

Not joking.

Ha! I liked Jiffy Pop popcorn as well and I'm not joking either. Predated the microwave bag and came out pretty well. Ah, to be young again.