Duplicate thread prevention?

Started by CitizenT, August 13, 2010, 10:30:01 AM

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CitizenT

August 13, 2010, 10:30:01 AM
Hi, does SM have any duplicate thread prevention feature? I'm referring to this:

Many users do not bother to search a forum and directly create new threads to seek an answer to a question. On some forums, when the user types a new thread subject it brings up similar threads automatically on the side. This helps keep the number of redundant threads (or the overall forum pollution) to a lower level as users that neglect to search for a topic and are posting a thread may find the answer to their question as they are creating the new thread. In essence it's a search combined with creating a thread. Instead of having to search the forum, and then creating a thread if there is no satisfying answer, this duplicate thread prevention allows the user to go and seek the answer to a topic. In Google Groups this feature likely uses AJAX type interface and only draws from the subject field of the thread to find similar threads.

Many thanks,
Torsten

Norv

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August 13, 2010, 10:58:04 AM
Hello there,

and thank you for sharing the idea. No, SMF does not have this type of attempt to prevent duplicate threads. I would think a mod doing this would be nice indeed. (I don't know if any mod already exists, by any chance).

I don't see the possibility to be included in the default SMF package, however for support forums (like this one :)) I can see it being potentially very useful.
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Norv

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August 13, 2010, 08:16:01 PM
Sure thing.
Thank you Nibogo. :)
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Masterd

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August 15, 2010, 09:33:30 AM
This will be very useful mod.

CitizenT

#5
August 15, 2010, 12:46:36 PM
Do you happen to know if any other forum software systems such as vBulletin have a duplicate thread prevention feature?
Many thanks,
Torsten

live627

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August 17, 2010, 05:04:43 PM
Your answer lies hidden on... arantormods.com

KensonPlays

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August 17, 2010, 06:29:45 PM
I believe vB or phpBB has it. I'm not sure. I would love this!

Nibogo, will this be paid or free?

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Nibogo

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August 17, 2010, 07:26:57 PM
Quote from: Kcmartz on August 17, 2010, 06:29:45 PM
I believe vB or phpBB has it. I'm not sure. I would love this!

Nibogo, will this be paid or free?

I haven't started yet so I don't know anything about that mod (which features, SMF Versions and additional details) and don't even know if it's going to be created.
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