Mods: Can You Trim It Down There?

The Bus · 12-12-02, 01:53 PM

Can a mod trim down the Rank Them As You See Them thread? There's a lot of fluff around that you have to sort through to get to the good stuff -- the meat of the matter. Posts like "Hey Spiderman comes out" that were made in March and not updated since then.

Please?

minifigg · 12-12-02, 07:52 PM

And while you are at it, can you guys get a Brazilian as well.
Please?
mini

Bandoman · 12-12-02, 09:06 PM

[Bando gets a Brazilian in preparation for that distant day when he will be the second Mr. Mini. Oh yes, that day will come.]

Josh H · 12-12-02, 11:50 PM

If people had followed my guidelines their wouldn't be any fluff. It was supposed to be just lists and no discussions, but I guess I was expecting too much for DVD Talkers.

Static Cling · 12-12-02, 11:57 PM

Some people just can't follow the rules, I guess.

Sierra Disc · 12-13-02, 05:54 PM

Kill them! Kill them ALL! Ve must have ORDER!

Breakfast with Girls · 12-16-02, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Static Cling
Some people just can't follow the rules, I guess.

Boot · 12-17-02, 01:52 PM

Don't you mean, Mods: Can You Trim It "Down There"?

The Bus · 12-18-02, 04:11 PM

So I guess that's a resounding no, then? I wanted to put together a total 'best of dvdtalk/forum 2002 list' but it would be hard to wade through all that... Oh well

Static Cling · 12-18-02, 08:12 PM

This is a sort of busy time for most everyone on the planet... I'm sure someone will get to it when they have time.

Blade · 12-18-02, 08:26 PM

It's a real pain to "trim" down a thread.

The page that lets you do this only shows a couple lines of text from the post, so you're constantly going back and forth between the delete post page and the actual thread to see whether the post is a good one or not. And it's all one long page which makes it easy to lose your place; and the way things are lined up makes it hard to tell which post is which.

The lack of appreciation for whenever I did things like this is one of the big reasons why I quite being an Admin here!

Just kidding!

But it is a royal pain in the ass to do.

Static Cling · 12-18-02, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Blade
The lack of appreciation for whenever I did things like this is one of the big reasons why I quite being an Admin here!

Now we know the real reason! Damn_you all! We miss Blade in the mod lounge, and it's all your fault! You couldn't have been nicer to him, huh?

Thunderball · 12-31-02, 11:28 AM

pedagogue · 01-16-03, 06:31 PM

Hhmmm....There is only one solution to this debacle....

MORE COW BELL!!!

-pedagogue

D.Pham00 · 01-16-03, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Blade

The lack of appreciation for whenever I did things like this is one of the big reasons why I quite[sic] being an Admin here!

oh come on! you know people appreciate it on a sub-conscious level

jough · 10-29-03, 01:57 AM

This thread is a case in point of the original post.

Dang non sequiturs.

jough · 10-29-03, 01:57 AM

And my apologies - I didn't realise that this thread was nearly a year old.

Oops.

12-12-02, 01:53 PM	#1
The Bus DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 42,898	Mods: Can You Trim It Down? Can a mod trim down the Rank Them As You See Them thread? There's a lot of fluff around that you have to sort through to get to the good stuff -- the meat of the matter. Posts like "Hey Spiderman comes out" that were made in March and not updated since then. Please? __________________ Panda Killer XBL/PSN/Steam: Chiwotweiler \| hd dvdaf \| last.fm \| Movies: 2002 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 "Wearing Shakira's ass for a hat interests me more than anything else in the universe." - Hokeyboy

12-12-02, 07:52 PM	#2
minifigg DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Praying for our country. Posts: 13,719	And while you are at it, can you guys get a Brazilian as well. Please? mini __________________ This weeks favorite poster: Keyser Soze for his VIRTUAL BAR!!! Think prizes in Cracker Jacks are suck? Write Consumer.Affairs@fritolay.com

12-12-02, 09:06 PM	#3
Bandoman DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: a small cottage on a cul de sac in the lower pits of hell. Posts: 24,510	[Bando gets a Brazilian in preparation for that distant day when he will be the second Mr. Mini. Oh yes, that day will come.] __________________ Keep fucking that chicken.

12-12-02, 11:57 PM	#5
Static Cling Admin Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Texas, our Texas! All hail the mighty state! Posts: 12,839	Some people just can't follow the rules, I guess. __________________ Mike's Collection They stompled all over me. - Thunderball Hippies take things from all cultures and make it suck. - kvrdave

12-13-02, 05:54 PM	#6
Sierra Disc DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: May 2000 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 5,009	Kill them! Kill them ALL! Ve must have ORDER! __________________ I blog therefore I is: http://spatulaforum.blogspot.com

12-12-02, 11:50 PM	#4
Josh H Retired Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 27,390	If people had followed my guidelines their wouldn't be any fluff. It was supposed to be just lists and no discussions, but I guess I was expecting too much for DVD Talkers.

12-17-02, 01:52 PM	#8
Boot DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The backwoods of Arkansas Posts: 7,963	Don't you mean, Mods: Can You Trim It "Down There"?

12-18-02, 04:11 PM	#9
The Bus DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 42,898	So I guess that's a resounding no, then? I wanted to put together a total 'best of dvdtalk/forum 2002 list' but it would be hard to wade through all that... Oh well __________________ Panda Killer XBL/PSN/Steam: Chiwotweiler \| hd dvdaf \| last.fm \| Movies: 2002 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 "Wearing Shakira's ass for a hat interests me more than anything else in the universe." - Hokeyboy

12-18-02, 08:12 PM	#10
Static Cling Admin Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Texas, our Texas! All hail the mighty state! Posts: 12,839	This is a sort of busy time for most everyone on the planet... I'm sure someone will get to it when they have time. __________________ Mike's Collection They stompled all over me. - Thunderball Hippies take things from all cultures and make it suck. - kvrdave

12-18-02, 08:26 PM	#11
Blade Uber Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Overlooking Pearl Harbor Posts: 16,030	It's a real pain to "trim" down a thread. The page that lets you do this only shows a couple lines of text from the post, so you're constantly going back and forth between the delete post page and the actual thread to see whether the post is a good one or not. And it's all one long page which makes it easy to lose your place; and the way things are lined up makes it hard to tell which post is which. The lack of appreciation for whenever I did things like this is one of the big reasons why I quite being an Admin here! Just kidding! But it is a royal pain in the ass to do. __________________ -David My DVDs and HT

12-31-02, 11:28 AM	#13
Thunderball DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In a place without the cursed couch Posts: 20,440	__________________ If people had followed my guidelines their wouldn't be any fluff. It was supposed to be just lists and no discussions, but I guess I was expecting too much for DVD Talkers. -Josh Hinkle My Addiction

01-16-03, 06:31 PM	#14
pedagogue DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 26,189	Hhmmm....There is only one solution to this debacle.... MORE COW BELL!!! -pedagogue

10-29-03, 01:57 AM	#16
jough Suspended Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: You have moved into a dark place. It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue. Posts: 4,533	This thread is a case in point of the original post. Dang non sequiturs.