Author Topic: Warning message for necro-posting. (Read 3688 times)

DePhille · « **on:** August 26, 2007, 10:35:16 am »

Hi,

I was thinking of a small script/addon for the forums that'd show a message when a user is posting a reaction on a topic which is older than let's say two weeks. It'd fetch the date of the last post in that topic and if the diffrence is greater than two weeks, it'd show a message after clicking the "Post message" button. Something like the message you get when someone posted a message while you were still typing a message.
Could save some mod/admin work in the Lounge for example and isn't too hard to make or find I think.

DePhille

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #1 on:** August 26, 2007, 11:01:47 am »

This topic is old, necroposting could result in a warn. please read the rules.

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Will · « **Reply #2 on:** August 26, 2007, 11:24:48 am »

Yeah, would definately do the trick. It also needs a couple of microsoft-ish OK nag screens...

Psycho · « **Reply #3 on:** August 26, 2007, 11:26:16 am »

I just wonder why this is not implemented already

GluLm · « **Reply #4 on:** August 26, 2007, 02:39:29 pm »

Pretty good idea. I hope such thing already exist!

blackdevil0742 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 26, 2007, 03:10:17 pm »

Quote from: Psycho on August 26, 2007, 11:26:16 am

I just wonder why this is not implemented already

Maybe because it isn't that common. Sometimes someone do it but it's intentional (at least I think so. How the fuck to you go back 5+ pages without thinking of how old topics are).

Ivel · « **Reply #6 on:** August 26, 2007, 03:26:58 pm »

eh, it could be avoided if people thought :-S Sadly, ppl don't, so I guess its a smart idea.

Grtz, ~~DePhille~~ Ivel

Twistkill · « **Reply #7 on:** August 26, 2007, 03:48:45 pm »

Baah, I am completely against warning people for necroposting as long as they respond appropriately... whatever.

VijchtiDoodah · « **Reply #8 on:** August 27, 2007, 12:54:28 pm »

I'd rather see something like that in the Quick Reply box, like the Warning! This thread is currently locked. Only mods and admins can post, etc. message.

Graham · « **Reply #9 on:** August 27, 2007, 01:27:40 pm »

Quote from: VijchtiDoodah on August 27, 2007, 12:54:28 pm

I'd rather see something like that in the Quick Reply box, like the Warning! This thread is currently locked. Only mods and admins can post, etc. message.

That would be ok on paper but I doubt people will look at the screen long enough to read it.

chrisgbk · « **Reply #10 on:** August 27, 2007, 06:28:29 pm »

What I would really like to see is automated locking of really old topics (>2-3 months); I actually saw someone revive a thread that not only was a year and 3 months old, but was about something that didn't even exist anymore so there was no reason to bump it.

mar77a · « **Reply #11 on:** August 27, 2007, 06:59:17 pm »

How about auto-ban if you bump it and it's more than 5 months old?

Twistkill · « **Reply #12 on:** August 27, 2007, 07:01:52 pm »

Quote from: mar77a on August 27, 2007, 06:59:17 pm

How about auto-ban if you bump it and it's more than 5 months old?

What? I'm sorry, but that is incredibly unnecessary. Any ban for a revival is, actually.

DePhille · « **Reply #13 on:** August 28, 2007, 02:15:30 am »

Yeah, the ban is a bit too drastic. What if someone makes a mistak?

I think the auto-locking is a bit too drastic too. In the old SoldatForums, I used to bump my topics when I made an update to them. This way I didn't have to create a seperate topic each time I made an important update so all the info would be stored in one place.

Alright, so this idea has some support, does it have any chance of etin lementd?

DePhille

Will · « **Reply #14 on:** August 28, 2007, 02:51:52 am »

Maybe auto-locking combined with the rights of the author of the thread to open it again for the updates and stuff.

DePhille · « **Reply #15 on:** August 28, 2007, 06:38:27 am »

That's a pretty good idea, but I doubt if that is easy to script

Twistkill · « **Reply #16 on:** August 28, 2007, 08:11:58 am »

Actually, you can already lock and unlock your own threads, I believe...

DePhille · « **Reply #17 on:** August 28, 2007, 10:27:32 am »

Nope, only mods and admins can lock/unlock a topic.

Twistkill · « **Reply #18 on:** August 28, 2007, 10:43:41 am »

Quote from: DePhille on August 28, 2007, 10:27:32 am

Nope, only mods and admins can lock/unlock a topic.

I distinctly remember being able to close your own topics. I saw the "lock/unlock" button in one of the threads I created before.

DePhille · « **Reply #19 on:** August 28, 2007, 10:55:55 am »

Yeah, I know what you meant, but I've never seen any close or lock links inside my own topics. If it's possible, I think you can lock/delete your topic when there is no reaction yet, but I might be wrong there.

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