Auto-merging double posts

[Major]

I think this feature should be removed, or at least make it so after a certain amount of time you can create a new post separate from your previous one. Doesn't make sense to have a new post merged with a post that is several days, sometimes weeks or months, old.

 

[Mirage]

It's set at a few days as it is, possibly a week max. Maybe I will change it to be less time? What does everybody think about this?

 

[Doc]

I've always kind of thought that it should be disabled for long-time members, because by then they're used to the system and know when a double post might be ok, and not just become a douche about it.

 

[Mirage]

That's true too. Maybe I will take a look at it because it annoys me a lot at times too. Really it's not really even that needed. Maybe for 24 hours but I agree that it's annoying to reply to something later with an update and the post doesn't bump the thread to the top or show up in the "New Posts" list.

 

[dDave]

Well if nobody posts on that thread except one person then it should probably end.

 

[Doc]

That's not the point, Dave, the main point is adding an update to a thread, maybe like my Zelda quest. Or, reviving an old popular thread where you happen to have made the last reply.

 

[Mr_Snipes]

I think that the auto-merge should probably be set at between 12-24 hours. If someone is posting after that much time, they are probably not doing it to add to the post they already made. They are usually making a new post about what the thread is about. That is what I think.