New Posting Features - vbPostCheck - Warn if someone posted while you were typing

Note: This product is now being supported at www.catnine.net

Keywords: Post, warning, check, new

Description:
Gives the user a warning if someone has posted in the same thread while they where typing their reply. The user can than choose to review their post, and continue.

Version 1.1.0:

1. Uses the same warning method as other vBulletin post warnings (see screenshots)
2. Works with quickreply
3. Shows new post in Topic Review section (for non quickreply)
4. Added option to do an auto template replace
5. Added option to enable or disable the product

Special thanks to Dismounted for his contributions, and welcome as a co-author/supporter.

Version 1.0.0:

1. Warns on new posts in same thread while you where typing your reply
2. Fully phrased
3. No file edits or uploads

Install

1. Download the product-postcheck.xml file
2. Import using the product manager

[BigJimTheLug]

*INstalled* this is so cool!

[bkaul]

Originally Posted by hambil

<sarcasm>No, I fixed some random errors and ignored the ones people posted about. </sarcasm>

Yes, that is what I fixed

I'm seeing this problem on my forum as well, and I just downloaded the latest version of the product about 30 seconds ago.

Edit: Hrm... well, I was seeing this, then I hard deleted the test post where I had first noticed it, and now it's not occurring anymore on subsequent posts. Weird

[bkaul]

V 1.1 is installed and looks good. Suggested enhancement for future version: use AJAX to update the showthread page with the new post when using Quick Reply

[bkaul]

One other issue I hadn't noticed (as an admin), but my users are reporting -
the minimum time between posts setting (default = 60 seconds for flood prevention) is enforced between the initial attempt to submit and the resubmission when this product interrupts them. I've dropped the minimum post time setting from where I had it at 10 seconds down to 1, so this shouldn't be a practical problem for me, but for larger boards where flood prevention is important, this could become an issue. Every time a regular user tries to submit, if someone's posted in front of them, they'll have to wait another xx seconds to retry, and if someone else has posted in that time, they'll have to wait again, etc.

Obviously disabling the flood prevention delay works around this entirely, but it might be something to look into for the future.

[gutterboy]

Originally Posted by bkaul

One other issue I hadn't noticed (as an admin), but my users are reporting -
the minimum time between posts setting (default = 60 seconds for flood prevention) is enforced between the initial attempt to submit and the resubmission when this product interrupts them. I've dropped the minimum post time setting from where I had it at 10 seconds down to 1, so this shouldn't be a practical problem for me, but for larger boards where flood prevention is important, this could become an issue. Every time a regular user tries to submit, if someone's posted in front of them, they'll have to wait another xx seconds to retry, and if someone else has posted in that time, they'll have to wait again, etc.

Obviously disabling the flood prevention delay works around this entirely, but it might be something to look into for the future.

Yeah... I installed the latest version & one of my users was testing it & stated the below & saying it was like he was in like a kinda loop..

"I try to quick reply; It gives me the "a new reply has been posted" message; I hit "okay" and try to quick reply again; it gives me the "this forum requires that you wait XX seconds between posts message; I hit okay and try to quick reply; it gives me the "a new reply has been posted"".

Have disabled it for now..... but thanks for your continued work on this!

[hambil]

Originally Posted by gutterboy

Yeah... I installed the latest version & one of my users was testing it & stated the below & saying it was like he was in like a kinda loop..

"I try to quick reply; It gives me the "a new reply has been posted" message; I hit "okay" and try to quick reply again; it gives me the "this forum requires that you wait XX seconds between posts message; I hit okay and try to quick reply; it gives me the "a new reply has been posted"".

Have disabled it for now..... but thanks for your continued work on this!

That's interesting. I'll see if I can disable flood checking for the resubmitted post, since it's not really appropriate.

[dxguru]

I've also got the problem where a quick reply ALWAYS says there has been a new post on the first submit

[PoetJA-1975]

Originally Posted by gutterboy

Yeah... I installed the latest version & one of my users was testing it & stated the below & saying it was like he was in like a kinda loop..

"I try to quick reply; It gives me the "a new reply has been posted" message; I hit "okay" and try to quick reply again; it gives me the "this forum requires that you wait XX seconds between posts message; I hit okay and try to quick reply; it gives me the "a new reply has been posted"".

Have disabled it for now..... but thanks for your continued work on this!

Same thing here. I had to uninstall, but will look forward to the next update and bugs are worked out

Jacquii.

[hambil]

Originally Posted by dxguru

I've also got the problem where a quick reply ALWAYS says there has been a new post on the first submit

I have this running on my board and do not have this problem. I suspect the template edit has failed for you and the others reporting this issue - probably due to skin or other customization. Turn off auto-replace in the hacks settings, and manually update your template.

[Mrdby]

3.6.6?