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Why does the FAQ use such restrictive privileges?

Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:19:21 +0000

There are several questions I'd like to upvote (such as #2458), but we can't upvote questions without having 10 karma. This is a bit of a catch-22, since it's quite difficult to get even 10 karma when only 126 of the site members can vote, and most of those people, as far as I can tell, aren't really active members. Similarly, links must be obfuscated to get past the filter, which is an understandable precaution, but a hindrance when, say, users want to link to another question on the FAQ. More broadly, why does i3 even have its own FAQ site, rather than relying on, say, a SuperUser tag?

Comment by syl20bnr for
There are several questions I'd like to upvote (such as #2458), but we can't upvote questions without having 10 karma. This is a bit of a catch-22, since it's quite difficult to get even 10 karma when only 126 of the site members can vote, and most of those people, as far as I can tell, aren't really active members. Similarly, links must be obfuscated to get past the filter, which is an understandable precaution, but a hindrance when, say, users want to link to another question on the FAQ.

More broadly, why does i3 even have its own FAQ site, rather than relying on, say, a SuperUser tag?

Fri, 18 Oct 2013 01:36:16 +0000

It can be frustrating first but if you are active on the FAQ you will gain rapidly the privilege you seek. This is a good way to keep a good quality and disallow the bots to mess up with it. Moreover at the beginning you have enough to do what you need: ask/answer questions and consult answers.

Answer by Michael for
There are several questions I'd like to upvote (such as #2458), but we can't upvote questions without having 10 karma. This is a bit of a catch-22, since it's quite difficult to get even 10 karma when only 126 of the site members can vote, and most of those people, as far as I can tell, aren't really active members. Similarly, links must be obfuscated to get past the filter, which is an understandable precaution, but a hindrance when, say, users want to link to another question on the FAQ.

More broadly, why does i3 even have its own FAQ site, rather than relying on, say, a SuperUser tag?

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:41:59 +0000

The thresholds that faq.i3wm.org uses are the default ones that askbot ships with, but I remember adjusting one of those in the past. If you have specific suggestions, please let me know. AFAIU, even one upvote allows you to vote…? As for the second part of your question (why not use superuser), we like to run our own infrastructure. See also https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1977/why-is-the-i3-irc-channel-not-on-freenode/

Comment by BatmanAoD for
The thresholds that faq.i3wm.org uses are the default ones that askbot ships with, but I remember adjusting one of those in the past. If you have specific suggestions, please let me know. AFAIU, even one upvote allows you to vote…?

As for the second part of your question (why not use superuser), we like to run our own infrastructure. See also https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1977/wh...

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:52:45 +0000

Yep, one upvote is sufficient. When asking this question, I had assumed that because there was so little activity on the faq, even getting that one upvote would be a challenge, but now I've had three, so I guess I just wasn't patient enough.

Answer by cee for
There are several questions I'd like to upvote (such as #2458), but we can't upvote questions without having 10 karma. This is a bit of a catch-22, since it's quite difficult to get even 10 karma when only 126 of the site members can vote, and most of those people, as far as I can tell, aren't really active members. Similarly, links must be obfuscated to get past the filter, which is an understandable precaution, but a hindrance when, say, users want to link to another question on the FAQ.

More broadly, why does i3 even have its own FAQ site, rather than relying on, say, a SuperUser tag?

Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:36:03 +0000

I upvoted you.
Had the same problem some weeks ago. I felt like some kind of kind of second class member. Everything I wanted to do I just was not able to (upvote, post links..) I feel your pain ;-)

Comment by diablo465 for
I upvoted you.
Had the same problem some weeks ago. I felt like some kind of kind of second class member. Everything I wanted to do I just was not able to (upvote, post links..)

I feel your pain ;-)

Sat, 19 Oct 2013 12:14:07 +0000

Thanks a lot, I feel the same as well. sometimes I even think to post some stupid questions to gain the privileges.

Comment by BatmanAoD for
I upvoted you.
Had the same problem some weeks ago. I felt like some kind of kind of second class member. Everything I wanted to do I just was not able to (upvote, post links..)

I feel your pain ;-)

Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:14:56 +0000

Thanks very much for the upvote, though! Now I have *power*! Better not let it go to my head...

Comment by cee for
I upvoted you.
Had the same problem some weeks ago. I felt like some kind of kind of second class member. Everything I wanted to do I just was not able to (upvote, post links..)

I feel your pain ;-)

Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:37:14 +0000

Oh a comment would have been better, since it is not an answer at all. Sorry guys.

i3 FAQ - Individual question feed

Why does the FAQ use such restrictive privileges?

Comment by diablo465 for I upvoted you. Had the same problem some weeks ago. I felt like some kind of kind of second class member. Everything I wanted to do I just was not able to (upvote, post links..) I feel your pain ;-)

Comment by BatmanAoD for I upvoted you. Had the same problem some weeks ago. I felt like some kind of kind of second class member. Everything I wanted to do I just was not able to (upvote, post links..) I feel your pain ;-)

Comment by cee for I upvoted you. Had the same problem some weeks ago. I felt like some kind of kind of second class member. Everything I wanted to do I just was not able to (upvote, post links..) I feel your pain ;-)

Comment by diablo465 for
I upvoted you.
Had the same problem some weeks ago. I felt like some kind of kind of second class member. Everything I wanted to do I just was not able to (upvote, post links..)

I feel your pain ;-)

Comment by BatmanAoD for
I upvoted you.
Had the same problem some weeks ago. I felt like some kind of kind of second class member. Everything I wanted to do I just was not able to (upvote, post links..)

I feel your pain ;-)

Comment by cee for
I upvoted you.
Had the same problem some weeks ago. I felt like some kind of kind of second class member. Everything I wanted to do I just was not able to (upvote, post links..)

I feel your pain ;-)