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Post by ausgameshowfan on Oct 26, 2016 20:05:54 GMT -5
This thread is to discuss how to remove the problem of users (most of the time new users) bumping dead threads by posting something which only provides a extra post in their post count.
My suggestion to fix this problem is that when the dead thread warning is due to come up on a thread, actually lock it.
However if you feel like you can provide something new or worthwhile to the discussion, you would send a PM to the staff with the post you want to send and if they think your post is cause to unlock the thread, they would unlock it and you could post what you wanted.
I know more long term members of this forum will probably be saying "There's no need to lock dead threads"
To that I say if you are a long term member, you are pretty much guaranteed to have your application to unlock a dead thread accepted by the staff.
If you are a staff member, you can unlock the thread yourself of course. You are a staff member, there's no question there.
Who likes my suggestion? Who would fine tune it to make it even better?
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GSK
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Post by GSK on Oct 26, 2016 20:12:44 GMT -5
This honestly creates more problems than it solves. I don't think anyone should have to feel like they need to ask permission from the mods (no offense, guys) to post anything on this forum, especially if it contributes to the thread and is not just a bump for bump's sake. Not to mention that thread bumps don't actually occur all that often.
Not to mention it creates elitism among the forum members. Why are long-term members more trustworthy when it comes to replying to a previously dead thread? What if you get someone in here that has honest intentions, but they are deemed untrustworthy simply because they are a new member? Then they have to open an entirely new thread to continue a discussion that could've belonged in an older thread.
Don't get me wrong, though. I can understand taking that perspective for something like Fan Games where trust is an important factor, but for something like replying to a thread?
I dunno. I disagree with your suggestion, though. It's really not that big of a problem as you're making it out to be.
Just my two cents.
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Post by Gagamillionaire on Oct 27, 2016 1:35:20 GMT -5
A common method to control a police state, not great for a forum, though. So what if someone bumps a dead thread? Chances are one of us will scold the culprit, they listen or they don't, and if they get annoying, they'll be banned soon.
The word "trustworthy" is thrown around so excessively here, one could think we trade in diamonds or build nuclear bombs. Part of the appeal of forums is that you can just come and join the conversation. There is one section where trust counts, and that one is closed off to the public anyway. For everything else, we have moderators. We don't need to add to their workload.
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Post by FinalAnswer19 on Oct 27, 2016 4:05:30 GMT -5
I will admit that dead thread bumps when the post adds *nothing* to the discussion are highly annoying, however, I just think this creates way more work than necessary. Think of all the threads we have. There is no "lock all" function so it would be quite the undertaking to go through and lock everything in the first place. GSK is right when he says people shouldn't have to get our permission (no offense, taken, by the way) to post if they have something new and constructive to contribute to an old conversation. We don't want to have a "good 'ol boys club" by giving more trust to older members than new members, because, let's be honest, there are some newer members that are more trustworthy than members who have been around for a while. Another way to look at it... when someone bumps dead threads with dumb one-liner posts, the whole community gets to see who the idiots are. If we make people PM us to unlock old threads, only we (the staff) would know who they are and that would make Fan Games auditions much harder for you, the community, to judge. We do appreciate the input, but it just doesn't seem like a feasible solution to a once-in-a-while problem. |
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) I guess the next on will be Poland then...
