Auto lock topics

Post by **pkk** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:47 pm

Would be such a mod? helpful for helpline, so people stop digging out old topics instant of starting new ones?

Post by **FreeBeer** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:57 pm

Yes, I can see where closing a topic after no new posts after, say, 30 days, would automatically toggle it to closed. I suppose you'd want the ability to toggle it on in a per forum basis, though.

badpazzword · Post by **badpazzword** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:31 pm

Wouldn't it be simpler for you all if you switched the view to this?

You only see open threads, oldest first. This is useful because after you post in one, it'll be shoved to the last page. It works like a queue, in some way.

Food for thought.

...hmm. 38 pages of that with threads with dates starting 2006. I hope you have checkbox moderation for mass lockage

HSharp · Post by **HSharp** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:19 pm

badp wrote:QUOTE (badp @ Dec 24 2009, 06:31 PM) ...hmm. 38 pages of that with threads with dates starting 2006. I hope you have checkbox moderation for mass lockage

We do.

Your solution doesn't help for a person who has a current problem you are trying to fix which might take more then a few posts.

I understand PKK's problem but I don't think it's that big, it's not like we have 100 old topics necroposted every day, if we had a 30-day auto lock function then quite a few old posts get locked and then some person has to make a new topic for an old problem which isn't bad thing most of the times but if it's a big topic then it's a lot easier with all the other information from the old topic.

There are a few month old topics which I would say are current problems.

badpazzword · Post by **badpazzword** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:23 pm

Nevermind that threads older than 30 days are hidden by default...

HSharp · Post by **HSharp** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:24 pm

90 I thought

Post by **TheBored** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:13 pm

A quick search didn't turn up much. If anyone happens to see anything though (and ImmZ wants this for the helpline), I'm sure we can work something out.

TB

Valiance · Post by **Valiance** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:03 am

If the helpline wants topics locked they should just employ Xeretov.

Bard · Post by **Bard** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:09 am

I dunno, PKK. I always try to close any topic that's solved, but sometimes you just don't know if it's fixed when the poster doesn't reply back.

Generally when someone necro-bumps something in the helpline, I just delete their post and close the thread.