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02-07-2007, 07:51 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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Parrot posts
I've been noticing parrot posts happening much more frequently on WHT in the last few weeks.
Basically, one person will give out useful information, then a few hours later, someone else will post the same exact info, in a shorter post in order to, what I can only assume, flash their sig.
Basically, do we really need to report every post and seem like we're harassing the mods, or will the practice be clearly defined in the rules?
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02-07-2007, 09:03 PM #2Dennis Johnson
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Originally Posted by Anthony
It doesn't only happen for nefarious reasons. Sometimes posters don't read every post in a thread.There is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.
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02-07-2007, 09:51 PM #3Junior Guru
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Originally Posted by Anthony
"I'm sure you can find ____ within your budget by looking through the offers section"
just to show their sig and try and convert the thread starter.
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02-07-2007, 10:07 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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Sometimes posters don't read every post in a thread.
You mean like that?Big things coming soon
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02-07-2007, 11:34 PM #5Originally Posted by SoftWareRevueYour one stop shop for decentralization
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02-08-2007, 12:10 AM #6Grand Nagus
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Here's my favorite type of parrot which seems to become more of a problem.
I'm reading the VPS forum, some n00b asks for VPS recommendations then you see 3 posts in a row from VPS providers flashing their sigs. They're all saying the same thing, "check the VPS hosting offers forum". No $#@! Sherlock!
Ok I feel better.
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02-08-2007, 12:19 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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It's not just the VPS forum that's being affected
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02-08-2007, 12:25 AM #8Grand Nagus
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Originally Posted by Anthony
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02-13-2007, 05:13 AM #9Vice Cheese
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Originally Posted by SoftWareRevue
Right after my post (#2) a dedicated host flashed his sig (#3) with basically the same thing as I saidEmail: info ///at/// honelive.com
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03-05-2007, 06:37 AM #10DigitalPunchCardMaker
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I don't know how vBulletin customizable, but how about disabling sigs in these particular forums (webhosting, dedicated, co-lo, vps, reseller, managed)
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03-05-2007, 02:43 PM #11Retired ***ulator
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vB is very customisable. Takes a few "ticks" to turn them off. If they wanted to say something though without their sigs showing, all they have to do is untick the "Show your signature" under the post box.
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03-05-2007, 02:44 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by Kimmikat
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03-05-2007, 03:13 PM #13ex. *** *****
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One can't really control "parrot posts" but one can control signatures. I say get rid of them signatures.
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03-05-2007, 04:43 PM #14Retired Moderator
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This has been debated to death already.
Anyways, my 2 cents...
Ignore em'. Most of WHT is aware of this little phenomenon, so why do these posts really matter? Unless the post is a blatantly obvious attempt at sig spam, so what? If somebody recommends Softlayer, and a reseller of Softlayer comes along and recommends them, can we really say "that is sig spam"? No, we can't, becuase the reseller of Softlayer must deal with them [SL] every day, so the reseller would obviously know a lot about the company they are reselling for.
We have to trust that the OP is smart enough to see what is sig spam and what isn't, and choose a company that they feel is trustworthy and respectable. Turning signatures off probably won't solve the problem, people will still post in order to flash their Website button, and I think the forums look rather naked without signatures.
Alex
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03-05-2007, 07:00 PM #15Web Hosting Master
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I've been noticing parrot posts happening much more frequently on WHT in the last few weeks.
Basically, one person will give out useful information, then a few hours later, someone else will post the same exact info, in a shorter post in order to, what I can only assume, flash their sig.
Basically, do we really need to report every post and seem like we're harassing the mods, or will the practice be clearly defined in the rules?
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03-05-2007, 07:08 PM #16Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by Artashes
Signature Spam (a post that was made in hopes of showing a signature, as determined by moderators) is forbidden in all forum categories.
Alex
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03-05-2007, 07:33 PM #17Aspiring Evangelist
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Just saw this Thread and i never really looked at Sig this way :-s anyways i still want to help in every post if i can so i will change my sig
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