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I have, on more than one occasion, deleted something I didn't mean to -- once, an anno to one of my ideas, once a link from one of my ideas.
Since I'd originally posted the link originally, I was able to add it back, but the only thing I was able to do about the deleted anno was apologize.
I would
like it very much if, when I click on a "delete" link, the HB would send me to an "are you sure?" page, just as it does when I delete one of my ideas.
To prevent this from being too annoying for persons who are intentionally deleting numerous links or annos, the possible answers might be "no, don't delete it", "yes, delete it", "yes, and don't ever ask me this again", and "yes, and don't ask me this again for 24 hours."
Alternatively, I'd like to be able to un-delete links and annotations which I've accidentally deleted... but that's a different idea, and one which doubtless requires more programming work, and more HB storage.
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[mouseposture, Jun 17 2010]
Climate of Quito, Ecuador
http://en.wikipedia.../wiki/Quito#Climate
Day length and climate are stable. Looks nice! Sweater and corduroys year round. [bungston, Jun 23 2010]
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Another excellent alternative would be to repost the anno from memory but have it appear attributed to the person you think originally posted it. This function would be useful in many other respects as well. |
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under "meta", click on the "report a problem" link. Describe what happened, and send [jutta] 50 bucks. |
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She might not be able to help, but if you do it on a regular basis, I think she'd figure out a way... |
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Perhaps it's a darwinian thing - no percentage in protecting those who heedlessly click. I don't lose things on the 'bakery that way, but I have thrown away some things needlessly on Improbable Island. |
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It had been posted at least once...maybe twice before your version. |
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//I got 7 fishbones on my version of this... and not a single anno explaining why.// Both versions are the same, but some are more "the same" than others - Bakeryfarm 2010. |
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//The HB should ask "Are you sure?" when I click delete// The HB should ask "Are you sure?" when I click annotate, shirley? |
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//an OCD bout of trying to be normal // Hate to point this out, but....you know what I mean, err, median, err, mode... |
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[bigsleep] you owe me a new keyboard. |
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Ahh, c'mon, what's this!? We aren't good enough for
each others' mistakes? But but but, I lost a really great
annotation and it was ten miles long and and.... |
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I say thank god. It's called an annotation, after all. My
question is this, how many bones will the idea get that
says limit annotations to 250 words? I know that's not
the point of this idea but Jeez! If you lose something,
let's hope it wasn't so long that you can't bring it back,
otherwise it probably wasn't worth the time anyways. |
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I mean, I see these people that basically take up an
entire page of text on my screen just padding around a
singular notion, buttering it up with words that don't
even relate to the original beast and making the whole
thing just barely readable enough that they hope,
somewhere deep inside a brain cavity that no longer
gets knocks at the door, they hope someone is bored
enough to read through their whole barrage of
anti-wit just so they can suffer the illusion that their
mental gushing wasn't spent in vain. What a great place
to post an idea and get real-time critisism?! Nay, what a
great place to post an idea
and hear someone talk about themselves and the way
they feel. And that's. How. I. Feel. Ha! |
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Now, now. Ad cromagnonem attacks were not called for... |
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Damn. I just deleted my own extremely witty and
relevant post. |
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daseva, If I accidentally delete an link or anno that I myself posted, it's not a big deal for me to retype it. |
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If, on the other hand, I were to accidentally delete *your* anno, what can I do, other than apologize for my carelessness? |
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Even if I were to type in what I thought you said, the attribution on the anno would be me, not you, and it would be out of order from the other annotations, possibly resulting in some confusion. |
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And, while I could certainly email jutta to ask for it to be fixed each and every time that I make a mistake, I think that would be a bit much to ask. :) |
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I hadn't thought of that scenario. Hmm. I forgot we could
delete what others say! Off I go to delete you bastards! |
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and maybe it should also ask this BEFORE one posts an idea---"are you SURE???" |
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Any deletion could be marked for some time with hovering vulture symbols, to allow pity on its worthlessness, pleas for its pardon, or to allow one to quickly read it then cheer on its imminent demise. |
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In that other post, as I recall, you were quite content to have other people harshly punished, if not killed, for minor mistakes (in a "cleaning out the gene pool" sort of way). That you at the same time asked me to make sure your own mistakes had no consequences maybe wasn't related in your mind; I thought it contrasted nicely. |
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But this is just rehashing an old fight and really has nothing to do with the problems or benefits of confirmation questions or "undo" in general. |
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I think there should be an Undo everywhere, and there should never be "Are you sure?" confirmation questions anywhere (because knives should be sharp, not dull). Also, I should get a sense of humor, people should spell better, and post more intelligent ideas with more advance research; and days in the winter really get way too short and cold, and ovens should go up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit so we can make decent pizza at home. Anything else? |
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//there should be an Undo everywhere// Damn straight. We
need Undo in meatspace, but most of the time, all we get
are those stupid "Are you sure?" confirmations. |
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//and days in the winter really get way too short and cold//[jutta]....Which I think is just her way of saying "Happy Summer Solstice" to us all, and reminding us to be happy for the enjoyment we find in the things we too often take for granted. And to be truly inventive about the things which really need to be better. |
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its quite funny when you type in the annotation box and there's no OK box (because you're not logged in). |
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I think days stay the same length and temperature at the equator. Not sure about all of the rest of this. |
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// Also, I should get a sense of humor, people should spell better, and post more intelligent ideas with more advance research; and days in the winter really get way too short and cold, and ovens should go up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit so we can make decent pizza at home. Anything else?// [jutta] |
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No nothing else, although I do think that that bit about you getting a sense of humour should be prioritised above winter's long 800 degree Fahrenheit pizza nights and people with more advanced research posting better spelling ideas. |
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[golbb] You have to ask yourself why you are clicking delete in the first place. Was it because of a genuine error, or did you just plonk a load of gunk that you are now sorry about because it may reflect badly on your fictitous persona on a site that hosts fictitous personas and all the horrible ideas associated with them. And now this band of disfunctional personas, that masks a group of relatively stable people in their real lives might, just might, think that the person you think they think you are is false and unbelievable. |
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