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This could also apply to any of the repetitive threads about a PAS, or the EDK, or what quickdraw or which carabiner, ad infinitum.

We have a search function, but people want to ask the same questions.

While increased membership on MP is potentially a good thing for the database, it has also led to an increase in trolling and off-topic blabbering. There are plenty of ways to improve the current problem(s). Some solutions may include:

• Creating an "Articles" section in which posts are approved to go live, and the authors are responsible for keeping them updated (heavy moderation in this section).
• A way to downvote forum topics (a la reddit)
• A way to downvote individual replies to topics (enough downvotes hides the reply)
• A two-step process for posting in the forums (e.g. a step that asks "does this contribute?" or "does this really need to go here?" or "we have a Community forum for off-topic banter; consider posting there" or "here is our search tool; have you searched for similar topics yet?")
• A way for admins to merge a newly-posted topic with an existing one
• A killfile (i.e. a way to put individual MP members on an "ignore" list, so that we don't have to wade through their crap every time we read a topic)
• Forum subcategories that are specific to commonly-reposted topics (e.g. rope soloing)

Unfortunately, all of these things are a lot of work and the people working on this site (for who I am extremely grateful) are likely too busy to even read this post.

If only MP were opensource...I'd be willing to contribute to such a project.

Maybe some day...

If the two of us keep commenting on this post, it's going to turn into the next COME SEE OUR ICE SILO thread.

...I'm in.

hot girls plumbing while using a pas might do it

Marsella says: Such a section could have a tree-style info hierarchy and NOT BE OPEN TO REPLIES. It could be a DEPOT FOR INFORMATION (rather than a discussion)! It could contain "articles" written by MP'ers about tech tips for stuff such as rope soloing, aiding, shoe-stuff, etc etc. MP could perhaps enlist some of the more experienced climbers in the community to moderate (by which I mean, reading the posts and determining the basic safety / verifying the concept of the article / general readability)...

+1. sounds like itd also be fun to put together. such a database would be rad.

I'm just going to bump this. Because ice silo.

Only hot chicks can kill lycans, and only chicks that use a pas are hot, so there proven. Chicks with PP are just not black leather hot lycan killers....

Buff Johnson wrote:Only hot chicks can kill lycans, and only chicks that use a pas are hot, so there proven. Chicks with PP are just not black leather hot lycan killers....

No

John Marsella wrote:Thanks guys for yet another proof of concept on the need for threads not open to replies. And on a series of posts that were asking for such a thing, no less!

You dare lump us together in a same category as would be a trollenor??

A pox on your house

Bam! Pg 2

I don't know, but I feel like such a national champion, today.

Do...not...feed...this...troll...
There are much better threads about foods out there.