# Sending more than two replies in a row **URL:** \ **Category:** YoYoExpert Site Improvements\ **Created:** [May 30, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983 "2019-05-30T03:42:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/21 "2019-05-30T09:17:19Z")
As I said, I think the social nudges are correct here and working as designed: - nudge to get others to participate in the topic to unlock further deeper conversation - nudge to merge, consolidate, or update previous replies rather than replying to the same topic over and over - nudge to create _your own_ topic so you can control it and post as much as you want about “your thing”; this can be crosslinked with the original topic and will create more overall Google Juice™ since it has a more specific title Even the implicit nudge to discuss it amongst the community is a good one. There’s a whole book about this if you’re interested @vegabomb. I have plenty of other reading recommendations as well if you’d like to delve into it more! > **[Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness: Thaler, Richard...](https://www.amazon.com/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness/dp/014311526X)** > > Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness \[Thaler, Richard H., Sunstein, Cass R.\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness ---
**Author:** ![Applepooh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/applepooh/32/40751_2.png) [@Applepooh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Applepooh)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/22 "2019-05-30T09:21:47Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > As I said, I think the social nudges are correct here and working as designed: So… who are you to decided what is correct? I get wanting to pull the strings… but come on man. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/23 "2019-05-30T09:24:31Z")
It’s _a better outcome for everyone_ if Glen has a dedicated topic for his project with a proper title. 🤷‍♂️ So yeah, nudges are good, in the sense that they drive people to better futures. Can Glen say “to h e double hockey sticks with you, _I do what I want and no software can contain me!_” … sure he can. Just edit his last post, delete his earlier non-reply, or get others to reply\*. Problem solved! \* which has already happened, for the record! ---
**Author:** ![Applepooh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/applepooh/32/40751_2.png) [@Applepooh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Applepooh)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/24 "2019-05-30T09:28:40Z")
Seems like forcing and “nudging” are the same thing here. Could just be me. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/25 "2019-05-30T09:29:03Z")
So “forcing” means giving people 4+ different ways to achieve their stated goal? Good to know… good to know… ---
**Author:** ![Applepooh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/applepooh/32/40751_2.png) [@Applepooh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Applepooh)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/26 "2019-05-30T09:34:19Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > Just edit his last post, delete his earlier non-reply, or get others to reply\*. Problem solved! Or let people post multiple times in a row, in a thread they didn’t start. 🤷🏼‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/27 "2019-05-30T09:36:23Z")
The original request doesn’t even make sense any more, as _there are already replies to the topic_. Glen’s only limited by his 🌈 imagination at this point! So maybe the correct answer is “wait for someone else to reply?” I mean that’s what you’d want in any decent conversation, right, kind of a naturally diverse back-and-forth with many people participating? ---
**Author:** ![Applepooh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/applepooh/32/40751_2.png) [@Applepooh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Applepooh)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/28 "2019-05-30T09:51:09Z")
Sieg Heils @codinghorror, please socially nudge us how and where you think we should behave on forums. Conformity is good for the whole. For the record, I get where you’re coming from. I really do. But people aren’t zeros and ones. Anyways I’m over this thread. ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/29 "2019-05-30T11:47:16Z")
Glen, I’ll sell you my account so that you can post 2x in a row in that thread. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/30 "2019-05-30T11:55:19Z")
Haha, thanks. I probably hog the plastic (and wooden) making thread anyway. You all need to start making and posting more of your own yoyos! ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/31 "2019-05-30T16:36:50Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > nudge to get others to participate in the topic to unlock further deeper conversation My wanting to post in a thread twice in a row doesn’t “nudge” anyone to do anything. That’s flawed logic. > [@codinghorror](#): > > nudge to merge, consolidate, or update previous replies rather than replying to the same topic over and over Here you confuse the word “nudge” with “force”. There’s no nudging going on, you’re making people conform. > [@codinghorror](#): > > nudge to create _your own_ topic so you can control it and post as much as you want about “your thing”; When a thread is called “show your yoyo pictures” the creator wants to see other pictures. Not his/her own. This thread is absurd. Numerous reasons have been stated why the “can’t post twice in a row” feature needs to be turned off. No reason has been given to leave it on. Yet it remains on. ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/32 "2019-05-30T18:10:02Z")
None of you are going to convince him. If you really want this change, it needs to be taken up with the _actual_ admins @YoYoExpertGarrett @AndreBoulay @YoYoExpert. It seems as though they are typically pretty busy people though, they rarely chime in on discussions like this. So maybe it would be more prudent to direct message one of them to petition this change. For the record, I understand why @codinghorror takes the stance that he does on this particular issue, but if this stance was meant to be hard law, there wouldn’t be a built in option to customize the limitation of consecutive comments in a given thread. The repercussions of allowing more consecutive comments per user _could_ get annoying in certain situations, but it seems harmless enough to _try_ [it could _easily_ be changed back]. These are a couple of our current best, and most active contributors petitioning this change too. @anon5341354 and @shatterFX If this would encourage and enable them to continue to post content, I don’t really see the harm in at least _trying_ the limitation of the amount of consecutive responses to like 5 or something. If it really does drive the over all health of the forum into the trash, then it can be changed back! Easy peasy ---
**Author:** ![AndreBoulay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andreboulay/32/69662_2.png) [@AndreBoulay](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AndreBoulay)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/33 "2019-05-30T18:27:58Z")
I definitely see where everyone is coming from on both sides here… I went ahead and increased the number of replies in a row to 5 and we can go from there. Feel free to provide feedback either way on this one as it is implemented. Now let’s all take a deep breath! 🙏 🧘 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/b/9/5b96080d18c999d3fd5853c08b616a88d75ea69c.gif "Deep Breath Chill GIF by Josephina - Find & Share on GIPHY") ---
**Author:** ![gregoryfromearth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregoryfromearth/32/46140_2.png) [@gregoryfromearth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gregoryfromearth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/34 "2019-05-30T18:45:44Z")
1 (one) ---
**Author:** ![gregoryfromearth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregoryfromearth/32/46140_2.png) [@gregoryfromearth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gregoryfromearth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/35 "2019-05-30T18:45:51Z")
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**Author:** ![gregoryfromearth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregoryfromearth/32/46140_2.png) [@gregoryfromearth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gregoryfromearth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/36 "2019-05-30T18:46:06Z")
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**Author:** ![gregoryfromearth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregoryfromearth/32/46140_2.png) [@gregoryfromearth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gregoryfromearth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/37 "2019-05-30T18:46:13Z")
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**Author:** ![gregoryfromearth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregoryfromearth/32/46140_2.png) [@gregoryfromearth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gregoryfromearth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/38 "2019-05-30T18:46:21Z")
5 (five) (yup, five is it) ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/39 "2019-05-30T18:48:08Z")
Keep it up Gregory and we’ll turn this car around! ---
**Author:** ![gregoryfromearth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregoryfromearth/32/46140_2.png) [@gregoryfromearth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gregoryfromearth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983/40 "2019-05-30T18:48:56Z")
Hey! I’m just testing it out here! (Although now you’ve unlocked five more…) [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sending-more-than-two-replies-in-a-row/302983.md?page=3)