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Dylan wrote:With full security you should be able to call your table "table" and have no worries :p

Dylan wrote:

jacek wrote:who calls their table "users"

With full security you should be able to call your table "table" and have no worries :p

jacek wrote:

Dylan wrote:With full security you should be able to call your table "table" and have no worries :p

very true

JelvinJS7 wrote:actually, with full security you shouldn't have to worry about people breaking in in the first place!

jacek wrote:Exactly, you still should, because staff or admins may be allowed legit access to the db.

But if you keep the data safe, it means nobody can get it anyway.

CREATE DATABASE database;

CREATE TABLE table (
column_1 INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
PRIMARY KEY(column_1),
column_2 varchar(255),
column_3 varchar(255)
-- etc
);

jacek wrote:Doesn't look that fun I have to be honest

jacek wrote:Doesn't look that fun I have to be honest

JelvinJS7 wrote:Wait how'd we start talking about tables and security?!

jacek wrote:

JelvinJS7 wrote:Wait how'd we start talking about tables and security?!

What was this topic about again

I actually have no idea, I would have to look back.

Dylan wrote:

jacek wrote:

JelvinJS7 wrote:Wait how'd we start talking about tables and security?!

What was this topic about again

I actually have no idea, I would have to look back.

This is why your forums are great! You get off topic as much (*cough* more *cough*) as anyone else so it is thereby allowed!

The original topic was commenting on the different views of a programmer versus a regular visitor to any given website.

Dylan wrote:This is why your forums are great! You get off topic as much (*cough* more *cough*) as anyone else so it is thereby allowed!

Going Off-Topic
If the flow of discussion has moved from the original focus of the topic the action needed may be one of the following. If a large number of posts one a unrelated topic have been made, these posts should be split into a new topic and given an appropriate title. If the topic was originally asking for help and the problem has been solved, the topic should be locked and a post made stating the reason why it should also be made clear that if the OP has a follow up question they can PM a moderator for the post to be unlocked. An unsolved topic should never be locked.

A more relaxed approach to this rule should be taken in the General Chat forum, as it is in the nature of conversation to deviate to a new subject when the original one has been exhausted. Basically, chatting in the chat forum should not be punished. However, if a user makes a completely unrelated post in a topic (in a way that breaks the flow of discussion) this should still be split into a new topic.

The same applies in the Introductions section, just like in real life when you introduce yourself to a group of people, they do not immediately leave. If a discussion in this section goes on for a long time (~ 40 replies) it should be split and moved to the General Chat forum.

jacek wrote:

Dylan wrote:This is why your forums are great! You get off topic as much (*cough* more *cough*) as anyone else so it is thereby allowed!

Only in general chat Its the nature of discussion (or chat) to move off from the original topic, which is what this section is for

If you are that interested, here is what I wrote as a guideline for moderators.

Going Off-Topic
If the flow of discussion has moved from the original focus of the topic the action needed may be one of the following. If a large number of posts one a unrelated topic have been made, these posts should be split into a new topic and given an appropriate title. If the topic was originally asking for help and the problem has been solved, the topic should be locked and a post made stating the reason why it should also be made clear that if the OP has a follow up question they can PM a moderator for the post to be unlocked. An unsolved topic should never be locked.

A more relaxed approach to this rule should be taken in the General Chat forum, as it is in the nature of conversation to deviate to a new subject when the original one has been exhausted. Basically, chatting in the chat forum should not be punished. However, if a user makes a completely unrelated post in a topic (in a way that breaks the flow of discussion) this should still be split into a new topic.

The same applies in the Introductions section, just like in real life when you introduce yourself to a group of people, they do not immediately leave. If a discussion in this section goes on for a long time (~ 40 replies) it should be split and moved to the General Chat forum.

So now you know

JelvinJS7 wrote:Psssst. Make me mod!
Haha jk (but if you did that'd be swell!)

JelvinJS7 wrote:But we should just find someplace for a live group chat

jacek wrote:

JelvinJS7 wrote:Psssst. Make me mod!
Haha jk (but if you did that'd be swell!)

If we ever need more than 2 mods, you will be considered

JelvinJS7 wrote:But we should just find someplace for a live group chat

I am still planning to set up an IRC channel Just need to get around to it, plus I kind of like all the posting.

Dylan wrote:Yah ahaha, you love those milestones you keep reaching! Post away!

Dylan wrote:I am glad though, in a slightly off topic but still related issue, that on forums like this one post count means nothing.

jelvinjs7 wrote: Psssst. Make me mod!
Haha jk (but if you did that'd be swell!)

Dylan wrote:Rep systems are silly.
Post counts are silly.

Post content is about all that matters; I mean, when you have 10,531 Posts comprising of 20.70% of the total forum posts + 117 rep points; I guess that says something. But if someone posts a lot and is rarely any help, they mean nothing.