Suggestion for a new feature

I think I have an idea for a great, new feature.

It is best illustrated by a recent thread which is titled: AdobeRGB1998 or ProPhotoRGB?

The new feature / tool might be named something like the "Good Gawd, are you kidding me? Again? Did you even bother to search? Automatic thread combiner" tool.

It would work something like this:

It would scan the database for thread titles.

When if finds dozens of "AdobeRGB vs. ProPhoto" threads, or hundreds of "AdobeRGB vs. sRGB" or thousands of "Ken Rockwell is a Dufus" threads it would automatically combine them into a single thread.

As an additional feature suggestion might be the "Learn to Search Penalty Assessment" trigger.

When the user posts the millionth iteration of an already over-done thread, the feature will temporarily remove posting access and send a PM with a link to a tutorial on "How to Use the POTN Search Feature." The message will explain that after they go thru the tutorial, if they check the "WOW! POTN has a search feature! I didn't know!" box at the bottom, all access will be instantly restored.

Just an idea for future upgrades.

Picture North Carolina wrote in post #17372059
I think I have an idea for a great, new feature.

It is best illustrated by a recent thread which is titled: AdobeRGB1998 or ProPhotoRGB?

The new feature / tool might be named something like the "Good Gawd, are you kidding me? Again? Did you even bother to search? Automatic thread combiner" tool.

It would work something like this:

It would scan the database for thread titles.

When if finds dozens of "AdobeRGB vs. ProPhoto" threads, or hundreds of "AdobeRGB vs. sRGB" or thousands of "Ken Rockwell is a Dufus" threads it would automatically combine them into a single thread.

As an additional feature suggestion might be the "Learn to Search Penalty Assessment" trigger.

When the user posts the millionth iteration of an already over-done thread, the feature will temporarily remove posting access and send a PM with a link to a tutorial on "How to Use the POTN Search Feature." The message will explain that after they go thru the tutorial, if they check the "WOW! POTN has a search feature! I didn't know!" box at the bottom, all access will be instantly restored.

Just an idea for future upgrades.

I take it you're extracting the urine?

john crossley wrote in post #17372066
I take it you're extracting the urine?

Sorry, just a little too abstract for me to understand.

Picture North Carolina wrote in post #17372428
Sorry, just a little too abstract for me to understand.

I think he's playing off a British slang expression that isn't familiar to most Americans.

OhLook wrote in post #17372438
I think he's playing off a British slang expression that isn't familiar to most Americans.

Thanks. Must be. I certainly don't know what he is talking about.

Picture North Carolina wrote in post #17372440
Thanks. Must be. I certainly don't know what he is talking about.

http://www.urbandictio​nary.com ….php?term=takin​g+the+piss for the learnz.

In USA american, i think it translates as "Yo, M..F.. Why don't U Use the friggin' certch tule".

Because when writing for an international audience, it's not up to the reader to research the meaning of regional and/or abstract references a writer uses, but rather, the responsibility of the writer to ensure they are easily understood by an international audience.

Picture North Carolina wrote in post #17372480
Because when writing for an international audience, it's not up to the reader to research the meaning of regional and/or abstract references a writer uses, but rather, the responsibility of the writer to ensure they are easily understood by an international audience.

Oh well, satire is still alive and kicking

And that's the point, Annie. Satire is not satire if it uses references that are not understood.

As said above "for the lernz" :

(this may be helpful for people who have not noticed or do not understand POTN is an international meeting place):

http://www.wikihow.com​/Write-for-a-Global-Audience

alternate name for new feature: when one doesn't understand a technical aspect of photography they should search before posting, yet when one doesn't understand an foreign phrase they should never have to search

maybe we could shorten it down to an acronym: woduataoptssbp,ywoduaf​ptsnhts

Left Handed Brisket wrote in post #17372511
alternate name for new feature: when one doesn't understand a technical aspect of photography they should search before posting, yet when one doesn't understand an foreign phrase they should never have to search

maybe we could shorten it down to an acronym: woduataoptssbp,ywoduaf​ptsnhts

http://lmgtfy.com …the+piss+urban+​dictionary