Locking solved topics?

[Steve]

Illori brought up a valid point here:

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=514652.msg3792546#msg3792546

There are topics that have been marked solved for a lengthy period of time and then someone will post in it with a similar question ... then we get confusion as to whether or not the problem has been solved a second time or the thread gets skipped over as Bruno and others have mentioned many times.

Any reason not to lock these solved topics after x amount of time?

[margarett]

I generally would say that this is a bad idea.
Even in Topic Solved support topic there are tricks to lock the topic when marked solved but I disagree.

That topic is a good example: my code is buggy but the original member didn't realize it because it has no empty boards. Some time later someone makes use of the same trick and finds problems in it. It can and should use the same topic, as the member did. If the topic was locked this fix wouldn't be possible.

IMO there should be as few locked topics as possible. Locked topics are evil

[Steve]

That's why I'm glad I'm not shy about asking these things lol ... thanks Bruno, that makes sense.

[Antes]

Locked topics are evil

I'm Evil... that means? oh noez :|

[Steve]

You're a locked topic? 

[margarett]

LOL

[Kindred]

yup. what Bruno said

[Shambles]

That's why I'm glad I'm not shy about asking these things lol ... thanks Bruno, that makes sense.

Don't forget to mark this topic solved if you're happy 

But don't lock it

[Steve]

Heyyyyy! There's no marked solved function in here! What the hell??





(rhetorical question)

[Deaks]

its not active in all boards

[Steve]

I knew that ... that's why I said what I did at the end. I was just being facetious.

[LiroyvH]

Heyyyyy! There's no marked solved function in here! What the hell??

Would you like it to be locked instead?

[Arantor]

You know if this did happen, certain people would be dramatic and call it censorship.

[live627]

* live627 locks this topic

Kidding...

[Steve]

Smartasses.

[live627]

Aye, that be my name.

[Steve]

What about making a 'Solved Questions' (or other such name) child board under each of the support boards and moving solved threads to it then? Or would that just become too time consuming?

[Kindred]

way too much effort.

[Steve]

I figured that after I started typing but I thought I'd ask anyway. I'd volunteer to do it but that's mod level stuff so I guess it'll just have to stay the way it is.

[Deaks]

why dont we make the forum read peoples minds!!

[margarett]

I'd volunteer to do it but that's mod level stuff so I guess it'll just have to stay the way it is.

That's only true until you have to do it regularly, let alone the permissions nightmare that this place is already... So there is obvious advantage in it, a sentiment of obligation in it and, last but not least, no fun in it.

So, overall, not a good idea

[Steve]

why dont we make the forum read peoples minds!!

Whoa dude! Brilliant!

[live627]

way too much effort.

So writing a mod to automate it is out of the question because it's "way too much effort"?

[Kindred]

Well, that was the quick, simple answer.   additionally, I disagree with separating topics like that. Seriously, we alreayd have way too many boards...

[Acans]

Plus the % of people that actually post in Solved topics is pretty low anyways.

[Burke ♞ Knight]

Not to mention, there are times, as recently happened, that replying to a solved topic, ended up fixing a bug in the code that was supplied to the original post.

[Steve]

Not to mention, there are times, as recently happened, that replying to a solved topic, ended up fixing a bug in the code that was supplied to the original post.

That's irrelevant actually because it can be responded to no matter where the original post was to begin with.

[Burke ♞ Knight]

I was more explaining why not to do: "Locking solved topics?"

That was the original topic, if I'm not mistaken.

[live627]

Well, that was the quick, simple answer.   additionally, I disagree with separating topics like that. Seriously, we alreayd have way too many boards...

Oh I certainly agree.

I guess I shouldn't play devil's advocate.

[Bigguy]

If a topic is created and then gets solved 5 or 6 posts through the thread but the thread is 5 pages long then why not mark it solved up until that point in the thread. Any post not having a green check mark would not be part of the original post or solution. So in this case the first 5 posts would get green check marks for being part of the original thread question and solution...any post after that in the thread would not be part of the original question or solution therefore would not get a check mark. (just an idea.)

EDIT: Plus this way no topics get locked and none have to be moved.

[LiroyvH]

why dont we make the forum read peoples minds!!

Because not enough people think before posting

[Burke ♞ Knight]

In a lot of cases, there is not a lot to read.