Deleting instead...?

[charzard 10210]

ok i have an idea that can help everything someone needs to offer a PM service so the noobs can PM the person then awnser the questiong i would say that could work?

 

[Bubba235]

Hmm...okay. I might just delete all of my threads that are REALLY old and can no longer be posted on to make my threads page look better...

Do people actually stare at your thread page daily, or is it just you?

Hey! That is not nice! I just like being organized and neat, is that too hard to ask for!?! Anyways, I think the PM service would work well...

 

[pungtuckweng]

If you guys mean that you want an archive, then I would say that if there were an automatic system for it, then it would be mildly successful. Otherwise, it is in the failure column IMO.

 

[xxashxx]

We could have a locked thread forum for locked threads only. If a thread gets locked it automatically goes there.

 

[Fridge]

That rather defeats the point of locking the thread, no-one would go to that forum to loock at them... We need locked threads so n00bs can learn what not to do. They woulnd't go out of their way to do so.

 

[GODZILLA]

That rather defeats the point of locking the thread, no-one would go to that forum to loock at them... We need locked threads so n00bs can learn what not to do. They woulnd't go out of their way to do so.

Noob/Newb: "I can't post in this thread anymore! It says it's "locked." What does locking mean? Must be a glitch of some sorts. Oh well,guess I'll just move on doing the exact same thing I've been doing.


Moderator: Gosh, why don't people realize that reviving a locked thread isn't good? I mean, we're not telling them why reviving threads or making short, non-relevant posts is bad. Why is not telling them why they shouldn't revive old threads or what spam is working? When will people who don't know and are not told why what they're doing is wrong keep doing the wrong thing?


Forum members: We should be reading this post because the writer is so cool and totally awesome.


Guy who wrote this post: I've said this before. Give the new people a reason to read the newbie guide or make it VERY NOTICEABLE AT THE TOP OF EACH PAGE LIKE THIS similar to WPM's spelling and grammar thread. Main point being, give a CLEAR and EXACT definition of forum terminology, such as "locking" and "spam", and why things like that need to be followed.

Along with this, there aren't "n00bs" here because they're young. There are some 10-11 year olds here who don't spam yet they're young. Why? Because they've learned about spam, locking, mods, etc. That's the main problem. Teaching people the ways of the forum.



P.S. Some parts may be worded awkwardly but oh well.

 

[Fridge]

I never said age had anything to do with spam.

However, very often when a mod locks a thread, they post the reason it is being locked, or they should do anyway. then the n000b should realise that this kind of thread is not allowed.

 

[Bubba235]

But couldn't we delete all of the locked threads that NOBODY looks at, like the ones at the VERY back of the forums?

 

[Noobnerd]

Well, maybe as we have a section of each page for stickied threads, why not have for locked threads. it would wokr the same way as the normal threads, when it starts to get old and new locked threads come, it is moved onto the behind page. Simple.

We could have a locked thread forum for locked threads only. If a thread gets locked it automatically goes there.

No and no. We don't need one.

Hmm...okay. I might just delete all of my threads that are REALLY old and can no longer be posted on to make my threads page look better...

Do people actually stare at your thread page daily, or is it just you?

Hey! That is not nice! I just like being organized and neat, is that too hard to ask for!?! Anyways, I think the PM service would work well...

Okay... But don't waste your time. No one re-reads. They're quite a lot of things in this world to do. Take my advice.

That rather defeats the point of locking the thread, no-one would go to that forum to loock at them... We need locked threads so n00bs can learn what not to do. They woulnd't go out of their way to do so.

Noob/Newb: "I can't post in this thread anymore! It says it's "locked." What does locking mean? Must be a glitch of some sorts. Oh well,guess I'll just move on doing the exact same thing I've been doing.


Moderator: Gosh, why don't people realize that reviving a locked thread isn't good? I mean, we're not telling them why reviving threads or making short, non-relevant posts is bad. Why is not telling them why they shouldn't revive old threads or what spam is working? When will people who don't know and are not told why what they're doing is wrong keep doing the wrong thing?


Forum members: We should be reading this post because the writer is so cool and totally awesome.


Guy who wrote this post: I've said this before. Give the new people a reason to read the newbie guide or make it VERY NOTICEABLE AT THE TOP OF EACH PAGE LIKE THIS similar to WPM's spelling and grammar thread. Main point being, give a CLEAR and EXACT definition of forum terminology, such as "locking" and "spam", and why things like that need to be followed.

Along with this, there aren't "n00bs" here because they're young. There are some 10-11 year olds here who don't spam yet they're young. Why? Because they've learned about spam, locking, mods, etc. That's the main problem. Teaching people the ways of the forum.



P.S. Some parts may be worded awkwardly but oh well.

This is the best summary of what every type of member keeps thinking and saying time and again.

 

[Bubba235]

WoW! That was a big post. Anyways, I don't really see what you are getting at here. Are you for just deleting threads or are you against it?

 

[Noobnerd]

WoW! That was a big post. Anyways, I don't really see what you are getting at here. Are you for just deleting threads or are you against it?

Threads that are posted for the sole purpose of spam are usually deleted, but other threads are simply locked to show other members what is unacceptable. Since most members don't actually read through the rules thoroughly, it is a method to get them to learn the rules without reading them.

I stand with Kevin.

 

[Bubba235]

Hmm...I still think deleting is better...