KNathan's Corner

Quote: AZDuffman

You lost me with this one AZD??

Quote: kenarman

You lost me with this one AZD??

She was suspended for thumb tacking at WoV then proceeded to the same pattern here over several posts. One of those subtle reminders from another within the group that behavior may not be at the standard our leaders desire. Done in a subtle way to avoid the person mentioning it being seen as trying to act in charge when they are not.

Or in less of a word-soup way, it is saying, "be careful, you are going to get yourself in trouble again."

Quote: AZDuffman

She was suspended for thumb tacking at WoV then proceeded to the same pattern here over several posts. One of those subtle reminders from another within the group that behavior may not be at the standard our leaders desire. Done in a subtle way to avoid the person mentioning it being seen as trying to act in charge when they are not.

Or in less of a word-soup way, it is saying, "be careful, you are going to get yourself in trouble again."

I wasn't familiar with term, thanks for the education AZD.

Quote: kenarman

I wasn't familiar with term, thanks for the education AZD.

No problem, I was not either until Wiz made it a rule. I knew the problem, not the term.

Sorry my humor and points can be dry. Though one guy I know loves that even as it drives him nuts.

Quote: AZDuffman

She was suspended for thumb tacking at WoV then proceeded to the same pattern here over several posts. One of those subtle reminders from another within the group that behavior may not be at the standard our leaders desire. Done in a subtle way to avoid the person mentioning it being seen as trying to act in charge when they are not.

Or in less of a word-soup way, it is saying, "be careful, you are going to get yourself in trouble again."

I still don't get what "thumb tacking" is

Quote: aceofspades

I still don't get what "thumb tacking" is

It is a meaningless reply to a post in a forum that adds nothing but puts the thread back to the top of the "recent" list.

For example, if you just say

"+1"

that is thumb tacking.

If you add something of meaning after it is not.

At this point I direct anyone interested to the "Nathan's Corner" and "Discussion of the Suspension List II" threads at WoV to see what I am talking about. I'd rather not beat it as the point was to subtly let the newer person on the crew know they are headed for trouble, and I feel I am looking like I am trying to run things at this point.

Those who have worked on a large crew of guys or even been around a large group of guys in a bar or club should understand what I am getting at there.

Quote: aceofspades

I still don't get what "thumb tacking" is

Thumb-tacking is a post with no furthering of the conversation. Used to build a poster's post count, bump a topic up the recent post timeline, or just show it was seen without having anything to say.

Smileys, +1, lol/lmao, stuff like that are thumbtacks.

I think the origin of calling it that is related to making a post "sticky" or "pinned", an admin function which keeps it at the top of a thread or sub-forum no matter how long it's been there. A thumb-tack artificially puts a post to the front of the chronological queue.

Quote: AZDuffman

It is a meaningless reply to a post in a forum that adds nothing but puts the thread back to the top of the "recent" list.

For example, if you just say

"+1"

that is thumb tacking.

If you add something of meaning after it is not.

At this point I direct anyone interested to the "Nathan's Corner" and "Discussion of the Suspension List II" threads at WoV to see what I am talking about. I'd rather not beat it as the point was to subtly let the newer person on the crew know they are headed for trouble, and I feel I am looking like I am trying to run things at this point.

Those who have worked on a large crew of guys or even been around a large group of guys in a bar or club should understand what I am getting at there.

Quote: beachbumbabs

Thumb-tacking is a post with no furthering of the conversation. Used to build a poster's post count, bump a topic up the recent post timeline, or just show it was seen without having anything to say.

Smileys, +1, lol/lmao, stuff like that are thumbtacks.

I think the origin of calling it that is related to making a post "sticky" or "pinned", an admin function which keeps it at the top of a thread or sub-forum no matter how long it's been there. A thumb-tack artificially puts a post to the front of the chronological queue.

Ahhhh now I got it - thank you both


For further edification - would quoting someone's post and writing "LOL" because you thought it was funny be considered "thumb-tacking"?

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Quote: aceofspades

For further edification - would quoting someone's post and writing "LOL" because you thought it was funny be considered "thumb-tacking"?

Varies. In an active thread that has multiple responses over the past hour I'd say your "LOL" is a concise expression of your feeling of the previous post or posts. If the thread has been inactive for a week and you respond "LOL" with nothing else to add then most likely that's "thumb tacking".

The vast majority of Nathan's posts at WoV are either inane drivel or thumb tacking. Not all.....