Please wait 8 hours between posts in this topic?

TrainerRoad Software
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I guess I don’t understand the forum software.

An hour ago, that topic said to wait 2 hours between posts but now I see two more posts and it still tells me to wait 2 hours.

I haven’t even posted in the topic recently so I know it’s not to do with anything I’ve posted.

Is this some kind of user by user message - different lengths of time for different people?

Not getting it!

Edit: another posted showed up in that topic but I’m still on two hour delay. (I don’t even have anything to post. Just finding it strange.)

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AFAIK, the time limit is per individual, not the topic itself.

  • If you post in one with a 2 hour setting, it effectively starts a self-timer and prevents you from posting another time within that 2 hour range.

  • Once that 2 hours expires, you can then post again… rinse & repeat. So it’s per user from what I have seen.

  • Unless you posted in that time range, I’d expect you to be able to post if you tried.

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Thanks Chad. I posted once in that particular topic 4 days ago so that doesn’t quite explain the perpetual 2 hour time limit.

(I’ve been seeing this on random topics that I’ve not even been participating in over the last few days - sometimes 2 hours, 6 hours, or 8 hours.)

Maybe @ZackeryWeimer could look into it?

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I see it too. It’s not just you. It’s something about that particular thread. I feel like maybe I remember this from another thread that was locked for a week and then reopened, so if I’m remembering that correctly, maybe it’s just the way Discourse works.

:hourglass_flowing_sand:Please wait 2 hours between posts in this topic

ZackeryWeimer 27

Hey there –

The “Slow Mode” you’ve seen on some topics is a moderation tool we’ve been using to manage threads that become controversial or spiral out of control. If you see threads like that, then it’s because we’ve gone in and deleted a bunch of comments to get the thread back on track.

Setting a time gate encourages forum users to post more thoughtfully on those hot-topic threads, which helps to prevent them from devolving into a messy online argument.

Slow Mode isn’t a permanent setting, so every thread we use it on eventually opens back up to “normal” posting speeds – usually once those more chaotic/inappropriate discussions settle down.

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Okay, but is the 4x8hr delay really more effective than a 2 or 6 hr delay?
I’d like to see the data and academic study that backs that up.
Then I’ll know which delay I should follow religiously before speaking out.

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It’s more about TiD and hitting delay fatigue that really matters. Anything else is just junk delay