21 votes

Scheduling posts

Posted by lionirdeadman
Tags: suggestions

Usecases :

  • Recurring posting which can't be done (for numerous reasons) like @hungariantoast recently mentioned
  • Trickle-down posting because certain people feel bad when they post a bunch of topics since they feel like it floods the ~groups

There's room for abuse but I think Tildes' "Trust people but punish abusers" applies here.

9 comments

  1. Adys
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    I was thinking about posting this just yesterday! I wanted to ask more specifically if recurring posts could be created (maybe only by approved users / by request). I'm a pretty strong +1 on it.

    I was thinking about posting this just yesterday! I wanted to ask more specifically if recurring posts could be created (maybe only by approved users / by request). I'm a pretty strong +1 on it.

    7 votes
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    Algernon_Asimov
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    What is "trickle-down posting"?
    • Trickle-down posting because certain people feel bad when they post a bunch of topics since they feel like it floods the ~groups

    What is "trickle-down posting"?

    5 votes
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      lionirdeadman
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      Well, say I have 10 topics that I want to post. I probably don't wanna post them all at once so I'd post them like one now, one in an hour, one in 3hours, spread it out so it doesn't just look...

      Well, say I have 10 topics that I want to post. I probably don't wanna post them all at once so I'd post them like one now, one in an hour, one in 3hours, spread it out so it doesn't just look like a bunch of spam.

      3 votes
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        Algernon_Asimov
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        So, "scheduled posting".

        So, "scheduled posting".

        3 votes
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          lionirdeadman
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          Why the quotes?

          Why the quotes?

          1. Algernon_Asimov
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            Because I'm marking that phrase as the particular one I'm suggesting. It's an object embedded within the sentence, rather than part of the sentence itself. If you said you were looking for a word...

            Because I'm marking that phrase as the particular one I'm suggesting. It's an object embedded within the sentence, rather than part of the sentence itself. If you said you were looking for a word that described water, I'd say:

            So, "wet".

            2 votes
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    1. lionirdeadman
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      This could be tied with trust system instead, hm.. You don't need to, use your username (or really any name will do) and you're good to participate on Gitlab ;)

      Perhaps give mods permission to set occurring posts, and users can appeal to have things scheduled.

      This could be tied with trust system instead, hm..

      Wish I could contribute to the open source, but I'm not really interested in tying my face to this account lol.

      You don't need to, use your username (or really any name will do) and you're good to participate on Gitlab ;)

      4 votes
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    1. mrbig
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      I think this feature should be only available to mods. Like the automoderator.

      I think this feature should be only available to mods. Like the automoderator.

      1 vote
    2. lionirdeadman
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      There's no need for bots when you own the platform. As I said here, we could potentially link it with the trust system so not anyone can do it.

      There's no need for bots when you own the platform. As I said here, we could potentially link it with the trust system so not anyone can do it.