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    • blackbird71
      blackbird71 last edited by

      and if I drift into impoliteness (and I sometimes have), I try to accept correction when it's given and justified (thank you, @leushino).

      The truth is, bb, I was out of line the day I spouted off and I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize. ...

      Well, so was I... I was out of line in my harshness and criticality toward you - for that I apologize as well. The thing I hope I learned from that exchange was that I really need to much more thoroughly think through how I'm coming across before I post... and not to post at all while I feel frustrated about things (here or elsewhere). That's something I've adopted since then, and I think the result has been more constructiveness and less harshness... or at least I hope so. And for that, I genuinely thank you. 🙂

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      • Deleted User
        Deleted User last edited by

        I really need to much more thoroughly think through how I'm coming across before I post... and not to post at all while I feel frustrated about things (here or elsewhere). That's something I've adopted since then, and I think the result has been more constructiveness and less harshness... or at least I hope so. And for that, I genuinely thank you.

        I like your words above, blackbird and I'll try to put them to work in my posting. I grew up playing hockey back in Canada and still seem to have that mindset, if you will - being provoked I don't think but drop the gloves and get ready for battle. For many reasons that's not a good course of action. Anyway... I guess we're mutually thankful for that exchange so that's a good thing. 🙂

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        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by

          I wouldn't believe it appropriate behavior to ask an Audi service shop for advice on tweaking a Ford engine...

          Black, it was the Lounge.
          Think of it like I "asked for advice" to another customer being in their toilet room.
          I can't approve of you not thinking straight.

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          • christoph142
            christoph142 last edited by

            I wouldn't believe it appropriate behavior to ask an Audi service shop for advice on tweaking a Ford engine...

            Black, it was the Lounge.
            Think of it like I "asked for advice" to another customer being in their toilet room.
            I can't approve of you not thinking straight.

            Why do you keep fighting? We agree to disagree. This has been discussed now and we mods (and others) have told you that my decision was justified. So drop this now, please.

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by

              No.
              The wrong reason stays the wrong reason.

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              • blackbird71
                blackbird71 last edited by

                No.
                The wrong reason stays the wrong reason.

                Here in the States, we have an expression: "Never argue with the referee!" When his decision has been made, and especially after he's explained it despite your appeal, it's been made... it's over... you can't change it. Going beyond that will only get one ejected from the game. In other words, relax and get on with other things.

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                • Deleted User
                  Deleted User last edited by

                  Since the penalty box didn't appear to do the trick, there's always a game suspension. :whistle: I don't think you want to go down that path so as christop and bb have encouraged you: drop it.

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    Black, I have my opinion, and it hasn't changed.
                    I'm not gonna overthrow "the government" - then what? I'm staying on my point - that's it.

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                    • Deleted User
                      Deleted User last edited by

                      My posts are held for moderation. Hmm.

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                      • Deleted User
                        Deleted User last edited by

                        Well, not this one. 😛 Apparently when some URLs are posted.

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                        • christoph142
                          christoph142 last edited by

                          My posts are held for moderation. Hmm.

                          Yes, some URLs trigger spam filter automatically. I approved your post.

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                          • Deleted User
                            Deleted User last edited by

                            In any case my new post being moderated doesn't overwrite the old one just in time, '1 new' is mentioned but the previous username is still there. 'Some' urls could be all, links from this forum are included.

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                            • christoph142
                              christoph142 last edited by

                              Some real spam links aren't. God knows why...

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                              • sgunhouse
                                sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                Ask blackbird, he's had some held as well. May be posting mobile and it doesn't like the IP address?

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                                • blackbird71
                                  blackbird71 last edited by

                                  Without going into too much detail lest spammy eyes be watching, I've found that keeping most forms of punctuation to a basic minimum is very important. The longer the post, and the more that certain characters accumulate in it, the greater the likelihood it will be trapped as spam. There are certain characters that are more... uhm, sensitive in this regard.

                                  A couple of URL links seem not to cause trapping problems.

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                                  • blackbird71
                                    blackbird71 last edited by admin

                                    Frankly, this is starting to become a nuisance of late. I just attempted to post in the https://forums.opera.com/topic/4766/google-search-problem-with-opera-12-17/24 topic, and got trapped (yet again) for moderation. My post contained one at symbol before a username, an Opera version number, four comma's, two hyphens, two apostrophes, and one exclamation point scattered across five ordinary sentences ending with periods. This is the third or fourth such moderation trapping in the last week or so. Maybe the spam filter has been set too restrictively?

                                    Another problem is that when released, such posts often don't appear in the thread until multiple hours later, by which time their relevancy can appear stale.

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                                    • linuxmint7
                                      linuxmint7 last edited by

                                      Hi blackbird, Just seen your post and have approved your other post in the other thread.

                                      It doesn't look spammy to me, but then again, as you say, maybe the filters are set a little too restrictive.

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                                      • A Former User
                                        A Former User last edited by

                                        Mine was just helled too. No lengthy - it had the word "Indian" in it though - and a smilie: ;).

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                                        • A Former User
                                          A Former User last edited by

                                          Black, it may be either lengthy posts or certain words. Or both.
                                          Or even style/syntax.

                                          Do you perhaps have something Indian in your blood? 😉

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                                          • sgunhouse
                                            sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                            Well, I can't even test it - we mods are exempted. I do have to point out though using punctuation (or s p a c e s) inside words is a common trick spammers use to try to avoid keyword filters.

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