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#26 2013-09-25 19:38:16
- bobbym
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- From: Bumpkinland
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Re: Why silent edit?
Those forums do not give even the administrator much control.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#27 2013-09-25 19:43:53
- Bob
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Re: Why silent edit?
Found it. I thought it was part of the profile, but I see it is part of the post itself. I have turned off silent edit.
Bob
ps. And here is an edit to demonstrate this. 
pps. Wait a mo. The default is for it to be ON. I cannot guarantee I'll always remember to untick the box. 
Last edited by Bob (2013-09-25 19:45:43)
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#28 2013-09-26 00:34:20
Re: Why silent edit?
Found it. I thought it was part of the profile, but I see it is part of the post itself. I have turned off silent edit.
Bob
ps. And here is an edit to demonstrate this.
pps. Wait a mo. The default is for it to be ON. I cannot guarantee I'll always remember to untick the box.
You are a nice mod. Thank you
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#29 2013-09-26 00:35:42
Re: Why silent edit?
Those forums do not give even the administrator much control.
because the real administrator is someone else
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#30 2013-09-26 02:52:30
- bobbym
- bumpkin
- From: Bumpkinland
- Registered: 2009-04-12
- Posts: 109,606
Re: Why silent edit?
Hmmm, is he a banker?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#31 2013-09-26 03:01:46
Re: Why silent edit?
He may/may not be a banker.
He's the one who installed phpbb in the server.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#32 2013-09-26 03:10:46
- bobbym
- bumpkin
- From: Bumpkinland
- Registered: 2009-04-12
- Posts: 109,606
Re: Why silent edit?
I assumed that the people who are offering the chance to create the forum would be the ones with more options.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#33 2013-09-26 03:52:16
Re: Why silent edit?
That is whom I am talking about.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#34 2013-09-26 03:54:07
- bobbym
- bumpkin
- From: Bumpkinland
- Registered: 2009-04-12
- Posts: 109,606
Re: Why silent edit?
There are forums for free forums ( I am not kidding ) that will help unlock the functionality.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#35 2013-09-26 04:19:30
Re: Why silent edit?
If it is unlockable.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#36 2013-09-26 04:21:44
- bobbym
- bumpkin
- From: Bumpkinland
- Registered: 2009-04-12
- Posts: 109,606
Re: Why silent edit?
Some forums I have looked at will allow you to enter code to change the functionality.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#37 2013-09-26 04:28:26
Re: Why silent edit?
Why not use a server where you alone manage all the code without caring about anyone Else's intervention?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#38 2013-09-26 04:30:39
- bobbym
- bumpkin
- From: Bumpkinland
- Registered: 2009-04-12
- Posts: 109,606
Re: Why silent edit?
I would think you would have to pay for that.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#39 2013-09-26 12:57:02
Re: Why silent edit?
true but there are a few services providing you free subdomains
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#40 2013-09-26 13:06:45
- bobbym
- bumpkin
- From: Bumpkinland
- Registered: 2009-04-12
- Posts: 109,606
Re: Why silent edit?
How do they make their money?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#41 2013-09-26 13:27:50
Re: Why silent edit?
That I do not know. Some of them promote ads in their user's pages.
Did you see that site ending with a .co.nf?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#42 2013-09-26 13:47:36
- bobbym
- bumpkin
- From: Bumpkinland
- Registered: 2009-04-12
- Posts: 109,606
Re: Why silent edit?
No I did not see that.
Many people do not want the ads.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#43 2013-09-26 13:55:41
Re: Why silent edit?
Okay, see this site: www.anonymous-chatter.co.nf and www.guide-to-the-galaxy.co.nf
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#44 2013-09-26 13:56:53
Re: Why silent edit?
How do they make their money?
I remembered the answer!
They have premium features available only for paid users( but to run a forum you do not need that).
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#45 2013-09-26 14:02:56
- bobbym
- bumpkin
- From: Bumpkinland
- Registered: 2009-04-12
- Posts: 109,606
Re: Why silent edit?
That site is not coming in for me.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#46 2013-09-26 14:23:43
Re: Why silent edit?
Which site? By the way, did you read post 44?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#47 2013-09-26 14:36:26
- bobbym
- bumpkin
- From: Bumpkinland
- Registered: 2009-04-12
- Posts: 109,606
Re: Why silent edit?
Yes, I did read that.
The link in #43 just gets me to google.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#48 2013-09-26 14:44:27
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#49 2013-09-26 19:14:19
- bobbym
- bumpkin
- From: Bumpkinland
- Registered: 2009-04-12
- Posts: 109,606
Re: Why silent edit?
Got it now. Some bobbym impostor had just signed out.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#50 2013-09-26 23:53:51
Re: Why silent edit?
From where?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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