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Doctor Fred · Postby **Doctor Fred** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 9:08 pm

I notice that the icons on most of the threads are hot topics (red envelopes) and few are open topics (ruber ducky, ernest.) I asume that they all start out as open topics but become hot topics once they obtain a vast amount of posts. But it seems to me that a "vast amount of posts" is not all that much by the standards of these icons. I mean, look at the menu for most of these forums. Their almost all hot topics! It sort of diminishes the icons' meaning when you can't tell which ones are really hot topics. I think the standards of these things should be changed. It shouldn't really be a hot topic untill a thread at least makes it to page two. What's your thoughts?

simon · Postby **simon** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 10:10 pm

Done. :P

Tavis · Postby **Tavis** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 10:36 pm

Well, that was settled quickly. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' />

Doctor Fred · Postby **Doctor Fred** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 12:21 am

VICTORY! Although I'm a little dissapointed as my dream of giving a powerfull fillabuster to the Supreme Courte will be postponed yet again.

norsenerd · Postby **norsenerd** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 2:17 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> VICTORY! Although I'm a little dissapointed as my dream of giving a powerfull fillabuster to the Supreme Courte will be postponed yet again.</td></tr></table>  Actuly you can't filabuster the Supreme Court (or Courte for that mater). Lawyers get time limits on how long they can speek. Sorry.

Doctor Fred · Postby **Doctor Fred** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 2:40 am

Well, ya sure do know how to crush a man's dreams and point out his typos, norsenerd.

LotharBot · Postby **LotharBot** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 3:45 am

What's the hot-topic limitation now? 50-ish posts?

simon · Postby **simon** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 5:28 am

20, same as posts per page.

Burning Sheep Productions · Postby **Burning Sheep Productions** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 8:51 am

20!? Make it 32.

Foxchild · Postby **Foxchild** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 4:43 pm

32... whats significant about that number?

Muninn · Postby **Muninn** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 7:22 pm

Isn't 32 the number of teeth in an adult?

Doctor Fred · Postby **Doctor Fred** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:11 pm

32 sounds awfuly random to me. 20 seems to be doing fine, but 40 might work too. Or mabye a page and a half with 30. Naw. 20's fine.

Bendarr · Postby **Bendarr** » Sat Nov 08, 2003 5:16 am

I would think 42. After all it is the answer according to Douglas Addams. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... iggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />

Burning Sheep Productions · Postby **Burning Sheep Productions** » Sat Nov 08, 2003 9:54 am

Yeah but 32 is used everywhere! You just have to look, or poke me.

Foxchild · Postby **Foxchild** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 4:38 am

well, 32 is significant for computer people, as are all forms of 2^n. aside from that... i don't see it much elseware. oh, and 42, i think that would just be one of the funniest things ever.

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