[wp-forums] Pastebin requirement

[Chip Bennett]

I have had the very same thoughts, and have experienced this very
frustration (I had an 11-line code-block deleted once).

What about adding a "Pastebin" text field to the Post/Reply form (complete
with Pastebin link in the field label)?

Chip

On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 6:46 PM, scribu <scribu at gmail.com> wrote:

> Currently, when a user posts a long block of code in the support forums, a
> moderator will delete it and says that posting long blocks of code is
> against the rules.
>
> If the code in question was meant for debugging purposes, it frustrates
> both
> the user and the developer who was supposed to look at it.
>
> If the code in question was a solution to a particular issue, most authors
> won't take the trouble to re-post their code on pastebin.com.
>
> In short, everyone looses.
>
> Possible solutions:
>
> a) allow long blocks of code directly in the forums.
>
> b) the moderator doesn't just remove the code, but also posts it on
> pastebin
> and posts a link back to the thread.
>
> c) Add a notice close to the submission form with a link to pastebin so
> that
> users know about the requirement.
>
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