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Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466487] Mon, 19 July 2010 22:14 Go to next message
rahulvb
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One Suggestion Quick Reply should not accept empty message (not even spaces)

If you Just click "Post quick Reply: it comes up with message No Message Body.

Next Post ( Reply) is to just to show same.
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466488 is a reply to message #466487] Mon, 19 July 2010 22:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466489 is a reply to message #466488] Mon, 19 July 2010 22:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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rahulvb wrote on Mon, 19 July 2010 22:14

No Message Body


Can we have this Fix ?
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466513 is a reply to message #466489] Tue, 20 July 2010 00:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I believe the regular reply has the same behavior. Sometimes people post a brief question as the topic and don't post a message body.
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466520 is a reply to message #466513] Tue, 20 July 2010 00:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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For example, on dBforums, there's a restriction that you can't post a message that is shorter than 10 characters. Which is annoying, sometimes. For example, when the answer is a simple "AUDIT", you have to add something more, to fit into that silly 10 characters.

Here, a "No Message Body" is easily resolved by moderators, if necessary.
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466529 is a reply to message #466520] Tue, 20 July 2010 01:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The minimum message length was changed to 5 characters.
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466533 is a reply to message #466529] Tue, 20 July 2010 01:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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There was an error

"Your message is too short. The minimum length is 5 characters."

Thanks for the update

sriram

[Updated on: Tue, 20 July 2010 01:16]

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Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466537 is a reply to message #466529] Tue, 20 July 2010 01:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Frank Naude wrote on Tue, 20 July 2010 08:10
The minimum message length was changed to 5 characters.


Hm. How will we post a "Yes", now?
- Yes, of course.
- Yesss
- Yes._
- Yes, indeed.

"No" will be even more difficult.
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466540 is a reply to message #466537] Tue, 20 July 2010 01:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466541 is a reply to message #466540] Tue, 20 July 2010 01:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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how about " Yes"
<Space space Yes>

[Updated on: Tue, 20 July 2010 01:21]

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Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466543 is a reply to message #466541] Tue, 20 July 2010 01:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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does it truncates the empty spaces ?
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466580 is a reply to message #466543] Tue, 20 July 2010 03:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I was just about to create thread asing where the minimum has come from after trying to reply to a thread with a simple Yes.
Do we really need this restriction? I rarely see blank messages.
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466584 is a reply to message #466580] Tue, 20 July 2010 04:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I was happier with no restriction.
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466613 is a reply to message #466584] Tue, 20 July 2010 06:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Maybe we should keep the restriction, but reduce it to 2 characters?

PS: I will fix the issue with spaces later today.
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466619 is a reply to message #466613] Tue, 20 July 2010 06:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yes we should keep the restriction,
Long back FRANK deleted a message completely while merging two topics (accidentally).
So at this kind of situation this restriction help us.

sriram Smile

[Updated on: Tue, 20 July 2010 07:20]

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Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466656 is a reply to message #466619] Tue, 20 July 2010 07:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I'm not sure what deleting messages has got to do with minimum character restriction?
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466698 is a reply to message #466656] Tue, 20 July 2010 11:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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IF you deleted the total content of the message ,it wont allow you to post the empty message,right ?
Atleast it will warn you that there is no message...

Hope you got it now.
sriram
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466771 is a reply to message #466698] Wed, 21 July 2010 01:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Do you really think that I removed the content of the message, while I was merging two threads?
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466833 is a reply to message #466771] Wed, 21 July 2010 06:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yes 100 % sure.
Let me search my mails so that I can give you the link.

sriram
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466835 is a reply to message #466833] Wed, 21 July 2010 06:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I know that at some point the contents of a merge was gone. What I mean was do you really think that I did an edit and removed the text?
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #466837 is a reply to message #466835] Wed, 21 July 2010 06:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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And I said,
Quote:
Long back FRANK deleted a message completely while merging two topics (accidentally).


So
Quote:
do you really think that I did an edit and removed the text?


No
sriram
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #467169 is a reply to message #466837] Thu, 22 July 2010 07:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I think that could happen, when if somebody clicks on the delete button of the first message after merging (even for without merging).

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Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #467174 is a reply to message #467169] Thu, 22 July 2010 07:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Delete !! we must be having Rollback or Recycle bin for there deleted forum messages right ?
Because anybody can make mistake and mistake no one does it accidentally on purpose.
Re: Quick Reply Message accepts empty string. [message #467203 is a reply to message #467174] Thu, 22 July 2010 11:19 Go to previous message
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@ Vamsi Agree, but That happend while adding code tags
Any way My point is the the restriction at minimum of 2 characters is GOOD.
Thank you .

@ Rahul No one deletes the content,
Edit/delete is different for moderators.



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