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No more NT! (Diaries)

By llimllib
Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:05:39 AM EST

I am encouraging users of this site to discontinue the practice of signalling in any way that their post has no text. Think about it people, how overused is this? Can there be anything more cliche?

I encourage you instead to post messages in the body of your message which are irrelevant, incoherent, intolerable, or any combination of the three.

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No more NT! | 29 comments (29 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Way ahead of you. (5.00 / 1) (#29)
by toy on Mon Jul 21st, 2003 at 01:53:26 AM EST

�
My buddies

Posting witty one-liners is an art [n/t] (5.00 / 1) (#24)
by damballah on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 07:24:27 AM EST

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" I apologize for this long comment. I didn't have the time to make it any shorter. " - Blaise Pascal

" zombie accounts promote an unhealthy interest in the occult among our younger readers. " -

Proper use of the subject line (5.00 / 2) (#23)
by swr on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 05:10:01 AM EST

Even worse than "[nt]" is the practice of putting half a sentence into the subject line, then putting the second half of the sentence into the body of the post. It is jarring to read, and more importantly, makes the threaded view useless. Here's an example pulled at random from that "Disturbing plans at Camp Delta" story:

Sorry by trhurler, 05/27/2003 03:39:58 PM PST (3.00 / 3)

Well... by kaemaril, 05/27/2003 04:01:04 PM PST (3.57 / 7)

Actually, by trhurler, 05/27/2003 04:06:41 PM PST (3.50 / 4)

Well... by kaemaril, 05/27/2003 09:07:58 PM PST (4.80 / 5)

Any guesses what that thread is about? I'll never know, because I'm not going to bother to click on "Well..." or "Actually...".

People, please understand what the subject line is for. It is not just a smaller body. It should actually describe the subject of the post. That is why it is labeled "Subject:".

As for [nt]... if you can't be bothered to post an actual post, reconsider whether or not it is worth posting at all.

</rant>

summaries in the subject (3.50 / 2) (#26)
by eudas on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:51:34 PM EST
http://www.kdi.com/~eudas

i'm right there with you buddy.
usually i hold off on labelling a subject line until i've finished the post, then i just make the subject line something that kind of summarizes in a phrase. (logical, right? i hope.)

NT and reply-in-subjects are both really annoying plagues. do people actually view the site in threaded mode anyway? personally i prefer nested...

eudas
"We're placing this wood in your ass for the good of the world" -- mrgoat
[ Parent ]

YEAH? WELL (5.00 / 3) (#25)
by phred on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 08:23:50 AM EST

(nt)

[ Parent ]

Yes, the world would be better without Windows NT. (5.00 / 1) (#18)
by locke baron on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 03:23:55 AM EST
(logansorenssen@spam.yahoo.me.not.FJORD!.com) http://www.avengingangel.us

Micro$oft uses Quake clannies to wage war on Iraq! - explodingheadboy

caught that, did you? (none / 0) (#19)
by llimllib on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 03:26:05 AM EST
(llimllib at f2o .. org)

Brian's not a savior, he's just a naughty boy
-The Life of Brian

Peace.
[ Parent ]

nit (5.00 / 1) (#27)
by eudas on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:52:19 PM EST
http://www.kdi.com/~eudas

"'e's not the Messiah, 'e's a very naughty boy!" -- Brian's mother, Life of Brian

eudas
"We're placing this wood in your ass for the good of the world" -- mrgoat
[ Parent ]

I was too lazy to look it up at 4AM (none / 0) (#28)
by llimllib on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 03:06:03 PM EST
(llimllib at f2o .. org)

text begone

Peace.
[ Parent ]

nt (5.00 / 1) (#14)
by randyk on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 03:05:21 AM EST

wow - you rebel (5.00 / 1) (#16)
by llimllib on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 03:17:32 AM EST
(llimllib at f2o .. org)

This text under construction.

Peace.
[ Parent ]

Aw, c'mon! (5.00 / 1) (#22)
by randyk on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 05:09:20 AM EST

Someone had to do it.

[ Parent ]

Great. Even more load on the db (n/t) (5.00 / 1) (#12)
by Cloaked User on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:48:19 AM EST

--
"What the fuck do you mean 'Are you inspired to come to work'? Of course I'm not 'inspired'. It's a job for God's sake! The money's enough and the work's not so crap that I leave."

lighten up, buddy (none / 0) (#13)
by llimllib on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:52:09 AM EST
(llimllib at f2o .. org)

Wonder if you loaded up the server to check if I had text or not?

Peace.
[ Parent ]

But of course (none / 0) (#21)
by Cloaked User on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 04:40:09 AM EST

Without the (n/t), and browsing in dynamic threaded, I have to, for fear of missing an enlightening missive :-)
--
"What the fuck do you mean 'Are you inspired to come to work'? Of course I'm not 'inspired'. It's a job for God's sake! The money's enough and the work's not so crap that I leave."
[ Parent ]

PENEISS VAGINASSS CUNTOMONKEYSSS SHIATSAASS (5.00 / 1) (#10)
by TheOnlyCoolTim on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:39:04 AM EST
(bolbro@cooper.thisisfordeletion.edu)

DRUNKKREN MONKEY FUCK OU IN AS S ,

Tim
"This is a Brooklyn Bridge-bound six local train. Stand clear of the closing doors please."

you like Ss (none / 0) (#11)
by llimllib on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:42:14 AM EST
(llimllib at f2o .. org)

sssSSSSSSsssss_SSSSSSSsssssSSSSSS^{ssssssssssSSSSSSSSSsssssss}SSSSSSSssssss

Peace.
[ Parent ]

THERE IS NO TEXT IN THIS COMMENT. (5.00 / 1) (#5)
by Run4YourLives on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:23:49 AM EST
('run4yourlives'@'gmail'.'com')

The American way is the only way. Freedom. Peace, Democracy...We do not need, nor want your, frankly, selfish opinion on our society. - StrifeZ

THERE IS NO SPOON EITHER. (5.00 / 1) (#15)
by Soviet Russian on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 03:09:58 AM EST

AND IN SOVIET RUSSIA I AM TEH KING OF THE WHORELED.

[ Parent ]

maybe you could get infinitera some asses then? (5.00 / 1) (#17)
by llimllib on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 03:19:03 AM EST
(llimllib at f2o .. org)

text segmentation fault - Null pointer error

Peace.
[ Parent ]

IN SOVIET RUSSIA ASSES GET TO YOU!!1!!!!!! (none / 0) (#20)
by Soviet Russian on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 04:11:41 AM EST

YOU INSENSITIVE CLOD !

[ Parent ]

bold and different. I like it. (5.00 / 1) (#7)
by llimllib on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:26:29 AM EST
(llimllib at f2o .. org)

400 Error:
Text not available. Server may be down, or you may not have permission to access this text. Please try again.

Peace.
[ Parent ]

and with a K5 feel... (5.00 / 2) (#9)
by Run4YourLives on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:31:01 AM EST
('run4yourlives'@'gmail'.'com')

D'Oh

I Can't seem to talk to the mod_text server right now. I'm not sure what's wrong, but it's left this comment text-less.

The American way is the only way. Freedom. Peace, Democracy...We do not need, nor want your, frankly, selfish opinion on our society. - StrifeZ
[ Parent ]

colorless green ideas sleep furiously (5.00 / 1) (#1)
by infinitera on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:11:09 AM EST
(infinitera@gmail.com)

thanks noam (5.00 / 1) (#2)
by llimllib on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:15:50 AM EST
(llimllib at f2o .. org)

Where's my text?

Peace.
[ Parent ]

did i promise you any text, bitch? (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by infinitera on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:19:26 AM EST
(infinitera@gmail.com)

Well, did I?

[ Parent ]

ahhh, much better (5.00 / 1) (#4)
by llimllib on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:23:45 AM EST
(llimllib at f2o .. org)

Spank 5 asses for your penitance

Peace.
[ Parent ]

where? i need some nubile, willing ones (5.00 / 1) (#6)
by infinitera on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:25:40 AM EST
(infinitera@gmail.com)

[ Parent ]

posting on k5 sure doesn't help (5.00 / 2) (#8)
by llimllib on Fri May 30th, 2003 at 02:29:47 AM EST
(llimllib at f2o .. org)

Brinking Text! Downroad Bonzi Buddy today! You'rr rike it a rot!

Peace.
[ Parent ]

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