by johann_p » November 11th, 2002, 6:47 am
I do not know if this is at all possible with the forum software, but I think it would be great if the original author of a topic would be allowed to move or close the topic.
Moving would allow an author to take care of off-topic posts by moving to the correct forum. I am sure most authors of an off-topic post will gladly move to the right position when they realize (either by a reply or PM) that they are in the wrong forum. Less spam, less work for the admins, and I dont see how this could be misused.
Closing would allow an author to prevent the same old overheated discussion or flamewar to constantly show up in the list of topics with new articles. It would also help to indicate that a discussion got obsolete or the original post does no longer apply. Again I cannot see how this could be abused.
So - is this possible with the forum software and if yes, do you think these would be good ideas?
I do not know if this is at all possible with the forum software, but I think it would be great if the original author of a topic would be allowed to move or close the topic.
Moving would allow an author to take care of off-topic posts by moving to the correct forum. I am sure most authors of an off-topic post will gladly move to the right position when they realize (either by a reply or PM) that they are in the wrong forum. Less spam, less work for the admins, and I dont see how this could be misused.
Closing would allow an author to prevent the same old overheated discussion or flamewar to constantly show up in the list of topics with new articles. It would also help to indicate that a discussion got obsolete or the original post does no longer apply. Again I cannot see how this could be abused.
So - is this possible with the forum software and if yes, do you think these would be good ideas?