I HATE making polls, argh - Tilted Forum Project - TFP - Sexuality, Philosophy and Political Discussion

twistedmosaic · 09-15-2008, 11:12 AM

OK, so I tried to make a thoughtful discussion provoking poll in members section.

First, it timed me out (can't make a poll after 5 minutes!)...wtf?!

So I edited out my whole post down to 'mods plz delete', ([s]since you can't report your own posts[/s] hey looks like you can now, thanks whoever listened!) and the next time, I tried to quickly copy and paste my poll options in.

OK, hit submit, argh, I forgot to put in the question--it just prompted me to hit 'back' and fix it, well when I hit back, it hadn't saved any of my poll options! So now I have to copy and paste them all again, and in my rush, I didn't set the poll options right...it needs to be multiple choice, and I wanted it to be 'votes public' so you could match the answers to the discussion points below.

Short term: Can someone with edit power go fix my poll options and delete my first attempt?

Long term: Why is posting a thread and posting a poll considered two discrete behaviors? Is this a vbulletin thing? I hate it! Can we kill it? It's not the first time I've run afoul the evil timeout.

Daval · 09-15-2008, 11:22 AM

I tried editing your poll but it seems I cannot make it multiple choice and public at this point. Probably too late.

Deleted other one for you.

twistedmosaic · 09-15-2008, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daval

I tried editing your poll but it seems I cannot make it multiple choice and public at this point. Probably too late.

Deleted other one for you.

well aint that a sad bag of dicks

Can you delete my bonus questions then?

Halx · 09-15-2008, 12:14 PM

I think little_tippler helped you out.

mrklixx · 10-04-2008, 09:59 PM

I just had the same frakin problem. What is the proper procedure for asking a mod to edit a post?

Charlatan · 10-04-2008, 10:02 PM

I just fixed it.

mrklixx · 10-05-2008, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlatan

I just fixed it.

And I appreciate it. I was just wondering what the best/official/prudent/most efficient method was for having something like this (or any post of my own) fixed by a mod. Should I click the "report" button, even though ot doesn't fall into the "report spam, advertising messages, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude)" category? Or is it better/preferred to ask for help within the thread, as I did in this case?

little_tippler · 10-05-2008, 06:11 AM

You can report it, but you can also PM a mod. Putting a note in the thread might make it harder for us to spot because unless we're reading the thread at the time you posted it, we won't see it straight away, so it might take a while for us to fix it and it'll sit there longer than if you choose reporting or PMing.

mrklixx · 10-05-2008, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by little_tippler

You can report it, but you can also PM a mod. Putting a note in the thread might make it harder for us to spot because unless we're reading the thread at the time you posted it, we won't see it straight away, so it might take a while for us to fix it and it'll sit there longer than if you choose reporting or PMing.

Which brings me to another question that I have had forever. Are the moderators forum specific? In other words, If I need help in the Tilted Entertainment, do I go to a specific mod, or do I just PM anyone that I know is a mod?

Charlatan · 10-05-2008, 04:17 PM

We are forum wide. The best thing is to just use the Report Post. This sends an alert to all mods and admins. Otherwise, just send a PM to a Mod that is currently online.

mrklixx · 10-05-2008, 04:23 PM

Thanks for the answers folks.

09-15-2008, 11:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
twistedmosaic Inane Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wunderland	I HATE making polls, argh OK, so I tried to make a thoughtful discussion provoking poll in members section. First, it timed me out (can't make a poll after 5 minutes!)...wtf?! So I edited out my whole post down to 'mods plz delete', ([s]since you can't report your own posts[/s] hey looks like you can now, thanks whoever listened!) and the next time, I tried to quickly copy and paste my poll options in. OK, hit submit, argh, I forgot to put in the question--it just prompted me to hit 'back' and fix it, well when I hit back, it hadn't saved any of my poll options! So now I have to copy and paste them all again, and in my rush, I didn't set the poll options right...it needs to be multiple choice, and I wanted it to be 'votes public' so you could match the answers to the discussion points below. Short term: Can someone with edit power go fix my poll options and delete my first attempt? Long term: Why is posting a thread and posting a poll considered two discrete behaviors? Is this a vbulletin thing? I hate it! Can we kill it? It's not the first time I've run afoul the evil timeout. Last edited by twistedmosaic; 09-15-2008 at 11:16 AM.

09-15-2008, 11:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Daval Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The True North Strong and Free!	I tried editing your poll but it seems I cannot make it multiple choice and public at this point. Probably too late. Deleted other one for you. __________________ "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." Winston Churchill Have you Donated to the TFP yet? If not Click Here!

09-15-2008, 12:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Manhattan	I think little_tippler helped you out. __________________ - Hal(x) "But suppose everybody on our side felt that way." "Then I'd certainly be a damned fool to feel any other way. Wouldn't I?" [Read Me]

10-04-2008, 09:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
mrklixx Here to klik you off. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: location location	I just had the same frakin problem. What is the proper procedure for asking a mod to edit a post? __________________ This is not a link - Do not click here I hate animated avatars.

10-04-2008, 10:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Charlatan Drinking Your Milkshake Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lion City	I just fixed it. __________________ “I like paying taxes. With them I buy civilization.” - Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

10-05-2008, 06:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
little_tippler Leaning against the -Sun- Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: on the other side	You can report it, but you can also PM a mod. Putting a note in the thread might make it harder for us to spot because unless we're reading the thread at the time you posted it, we won't see it straight away, so it might take a while for us to fix it and it'll sit there longer than if you choose reporting or PMing. __________________ Whether we write or speak or do but look We are ever unapparent. What we are Cannot be transfused into word or book. Our soul from us is infinitely far. However much we give our thoughts the will To be our soul and gesture it abroad, Our hearts are incommunicable still. In what we show ourselves we are ignored. The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged By any skill of thought or trick of seeming. Unto our very selves we are abridged When we would utter to our thought our being. We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams, And each to each other dreams of others' dreams. Fernando Pessoa, 1918

10-05-2008, 04:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Charlatan Drinking Your Milkshake Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lion City	We are forum wide. The best thing is to just use the Report Post. This sends an alert to all mods and admins. Otherwise, just send a PM to a Mod that is currently online. __________________ “I like paying taxes. With them I buy civilization.” - Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

10-05-2008, 04:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
mrklixx Here to klik you off. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: location location	Thanks for the answers folks. __________________ This is not a link - Do not click here I hate animated avatars.