Stopping double-posting?

[NotQuiteCockney]

Would it be possible to check if a new message is the exact same as the message before it? So that the same user can't accidentally post the same message more than once. It happens so often ...

Blimey, that's a simple and excellent idea.

Will put this to tech team and we'll let you know.

There is a way to top double posting by making sure there has to be a minimum time lapse between a person making posts, say a few minutes. I'm not sure how it works, but tech should know.

Would probably be fine at say 2 secs or less ! Some threads flow v. fast...

When I was with my TISCALI {who are useless}

It happened all the time but that was because of the connection kept going wrong

Please do not make a delay as it will make conversatiions very slow unless it is not a long delay.

IME it is a problem with connection

tbh it doesn't bother me at all.

Please don't make a delay between postings! I type too fast for that to be anything other than really annoying!!

Relax all, I think NQC is only talking about stopping those double / tripple posts from double clicking / key debounce stuff... no one is talking about any kind of delay that would make convos any different...

[phew]

I think a delay would be annoying, I'm just talking about not letting two identical posts from the same user through - which isn't generally on purpose.

isn't it caused by pressing enter twice though?

It is, or by connection problems. I've only done it once or twice myself. If it's something tech can fix with little effort, why not fix it?

oh dear my post looked like I was cross with double postings

No way I was angry with TISCALI and their stupid connection or actually disconnecting

I was just explaining why I just to do it

I only have the problem on my laptop. Agree that a time delay would work, would only need to be a second so even the fastest typists couldn't be affected. Depends whether it would have to say message deleted which would be far more annoying...

I think it's a terrible idea...

I think it's a terrible idea...

I think it's a terrible idea...

There shouldn't be any kind of error message, it would simply help those who are a bit trigger happy with the old mouse, or those with very shaky hands. Or maybe those who are REALLY cold

Step outside. It's sunny across most of England.

Tis indeed sunny, but deffo v chilly - cold cold wind (keeps banging my front door so I think that interesting post is headed my way!)!

And what's that you say? Step away from the PC? Not understanding you, Hub - you usually make so much sense as well!

It's flipping freezing here.

Double posts don't really bother me, to be honest, they're easy enough to skip over.

sneaky: I wonder how many MN babies would be conceived if there were to be a power cut across large swathes of England ? All these fecund MN women being forced to leave their PCs alone and go talk to their bear grapplers / potential grapplers / ex grapplers etc.

Talk to DH? You're making NO sense today, Hub! Hope normal sensible Hub service is resumed asap...