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Updates in the first post
« on: June 06, 2010, 04:21:47 am »
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed the frequency of threads from new members who update their progress in the first post of their thread increasing?

Maybe I'm out on a limb here, but I find the only time it doesn't bother me when people do that is when the project is finished and the thread is really long. It's OK if the owner of the thread posts a final shot up front to save wading through 10 pages. A before and after shot on a restoration or maybe a single shot of the finished build to encourage people to read the whole thing.

The issue for me is when every screw or coat of primer gets bolted into the original post. You wade through pages of text just to realize at the bottom that you have already seen the latest update in the first post :angry:

Updated to add: Is there any value in adding this as a 14th Rule of the forum, or is it just me that it bothers?
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Re: Updates in the first post
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2010, 04:22:04 am »
Update in first post
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Re: Updates in the first post
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2010, 05:47:42 am »
It bothers me too.

I like reading projects as it goes, with seeing feedback from others. A final/before & after picture is okay, but a whole re-edit takes the journey away.

But hey, who am I to tell people how to post :dunno

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Re: Updates in the first post
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2010, 11:14:50 am »
Its dumb, its a plague that makes all of us suffer

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Re: Updates in the first post
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2010, 02:03:00 pm »
It bothers me too because the forum has this nifty little automatic feature where if you click the "NEW" icon, it takes you directly to the posts you haven't read yet. This feature is pointless if people are updating the first post.

It also breaks the entire "flow" of the project's history and commentary.

DON'T DO IT!
NO MORE!!