What's This??! A Forum/Software Question

20cows · Post by **20cows** » Thu May 15, 2008 5:50 am

I 've gotten this message a few times when posting a reply lately.

You cannot make another post so soon after your last; please try again in a short while.

My posts did make it to the thread normally each time though.

Goodness knows I'm not Mr. Zippy on the post contributions. What gives?

BenT · Post by **BenT** » Thu May 15, 2008 6:12 am

You are kind of chatty.

Post by **Hobie** » Thu May 15, 2008 7:00 am

You're faster than the software/server, I get it all the time...

Post by **AmBraCol** » Thu May 15, 2008 7:08 am

20cows wrote:I 've gotten this message a few times when posting a reply lately.

You cannot make another post so soon after your last; please try again in a short while.
My posts did make it to the thread normally each time though.

Goodness knows I'm not Mr. Zippy on the post contributions. What gives?

There is a "Flood Control" to keep spammers and jerks from filling up the forum with junk. I'm NOT implying that you are either one or the other of the above!!!

What I'm saying is that this feature keeps someone from merely copying and pasting new threads and replies in an unreasonable manner... By waiting 45 seconds between posts (I THINK that's the level it's set at) that eliminates some of that type of behavior. Of course, it also affects folks who are legitimately responding to various threads on the forum.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Thu May 15, 2008 7:09 am

Yep, I sometimes "double tap" the "submit" button (must be a force of habit!

). I'll get this error message then!

Post by **AmBraCol** » Thu May 15, 2008 7:16 am

I sit corrected - the flood interval is set at 15 seconds...

you must be real fast on the trigger, my friend!!!

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Thu May 15, 2008 8:21 am

I've had it happen to me. If your mouse hiccoughs or you double click it when hitting "post" it will get you that message.

Jason_W · Post by **Jason_W** » Thu May 15, 2008 8:39 am

Most forums have a similar feature.

20cows · Post by **20cows** » Fri May 16, 2008 4:34 am

Must be some "variation" to it as it had been several minutes between posts. In spite of the meassage, the post went through.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Fri May 16, 2008 4:12 pm

You're inadvertently hitting the mouse button twice. I have had it happen to me during a bumpy ride in the truck.

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Fri May 16, 2008 4:20 pm

20cows wrote:Must be some "variation" to it as it had been several minutes between posts. In spite of the meassage, the post went through.

Yep. The first one will, the dupe (second mouse click) won't.

20cows · Post by **20cows** » Sat May 17, 2008 7:08 am

D'OH!!

Post by **Old Savage** » Sat May 17, 2008 3:06 pm

Either that or you are trying to make a post too soon

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Sat May 17, 2008 8:33 pm

Griff wrote:You're inadvertently hitting the mouse button twice. I have had it happen to me during a bumpy ride in the truck.

Posting and driving?:lol:

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