PIN AND UNPIN THREADS: Put it in the hands of the people!!!

I HAVE a pin/unpin button on every thread. This would never fly because people would reboot and continuously vote until there were 60 Ron Paul threads. Seriously, what are you going to do when 60 threads are "voted" to be pinned and then decide enough is enough? Try to talk everyone in to voting to unpin some? Come on, think it through.

I HAVE a pin/unpin button on every thread. This would never fly because people would reboot and continuously vote until there were 60 Ron Paul threads. Seriously, what are you going to do when 60 threads are "voted" to be pinned and then decide enough is enough? Try to talk everyone in to voting to unpin some? Come on, think it through.


It would work if IP addresses on the votes were recorded. Whoever programs the system could make it so that you can't vote on pinning and unpinning threads when you're using a proxy server.

As long as the system was making sure that each IP address could vote only and that you can't vote if you're using a proxy server, spamming threads would be impossible, each person could only vote once.

I HAVE a pin/unpin button on every thread. This would never fly because people would reboot and continuously vote until there were 60 Ron Paul threads. Seriously, what are you going to do when 60 threads are "voted" to be pinned and then decide enough is enough? Try to talk everyone in to voting to unpin some? Come on, think it through.


It would work if IP addresses on the votes were recorded. Whoever programs the system could make it so that you can't vote on pinning and unpinning threads when you're using a proxy server.

As long as the system was making sure that each IP address could vote only and that you can't vote if you're using a proxy server, spamming threads would be impossible, each person could only vote once.

There are lots of dial up users here, as evidenced from threads about ISP's, and I have DSL and can change my IP by clicking on some settings from my ISP.
You're not being logical, you also ignored what I said about what happens when you have 60 pinned threads?
You aren't even registered I'm assuming since you are posting as an AC. If you register you can add threads you like to a favorites list anyway. Maybe you could try that instead of pushing an agenda.

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Again, the system would need to do two things:

1. the system would need to ensure that each IP address could vote only once

2. the system would need to ensure that you can't vote if you're using a proxy server

If the system did these two things, everyone would only be able to vote once from a particular IP. Therefore, spamming the system would be impossible.

^there are many ways to spam the system. did you hear about TOR?

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Again, the system would need to do two things:

1. the system would need to ensure that each IP address could vote only once

2. the system would need to ensure that you can't vote if you're using a proxy server

If the system did these two things, everyone would only be able to vote once from a particular IP. Therefore, spamming the system would be impossible.

Yes and you're not understanding:

1. Dial up users can reboot and are assigned a new IP, which is what the 1-star people are famous for doing, so they can vote over and over.

2. Even with my DSL I can change my IP with a few clicks.

I'm not arguing about it. Ask Trinity or Sergio. Good luck, lol.

^there are many ways to spam the system. did you hear about TOR?


I said, "the system would need to ensure that you can't vote if you're using a proxy server." Tor is a proxy server.

I think it would be a nightmare. Maybe pages and pages of pinned, useless threads. I like the idea that those threads that interest us could be voted to be pinned, eventually, but everyone here has such diverse interests.

And then there are the trolls. 10 threads about poo pinned just for shits and giggles (pun intended).

Bloody good idea..sick of utter SHIT being pinned when the REAL news that MATTERS...gets bumped away to oblivion..

Mods..admin...do it...this forum needs some democracy.

Go you one better. Must be signed in to vote.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!

Go you one better. Must be signed in to vote.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!

I think it would be a nightmare. Maybe pages and pages of pinned, useless threads. I like the idea that those threads that interest us could be voted to be pinned, eventually, but everyone here has such diverse interests.

And then there are the trolls. 10 threads about poo pinned just for shits and giggles (pun intended).

I think it would be a nightmare. Maybe pages and pages of pinned, useless threads.

I think it would be a nightmare. Maybe pages and pages of pinned, useless threads.

If anyone here does NOT believe there would immediately be 2 pages of pinned Ron Paul threads, you got a serious problem.

As for only allowing the votes of registered users, fine. Then a bunch of AC's would make a bunch of sockpuppet accounts immediately and reboot to vote over and over.

That plan might work at one of those crap hole forums with 25 posters on average, but not here, with this many posters.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!