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Paddle2See wrote:

If a topic was closed automatically after two weeks of no new posts, please feel free to ask that it be reopened, by using the Report button.  A community moderator would be happy to reopen any topic that was auto-closed.

Yeah, that darn prune feature in Fluxbb is annoying.

stevetheipad wrote:

Paddle2See wrote:

If a topic was closed automatically after two weeks of no new posts, please feel free to ask that it be reopened, by using the Report button.  A community moderator would be happy to reopen any topic that was auto-closed.

Yeah, that darn prune feature in Fluxbb is annoying.

Well, they've turned it on. I think it's a good idea because it prevents things like necroposting.

Epicc05 wrote:

rufflebee wrote:

i don't ever make topics that get closed because i follow the rules and check for duplicates

at the end of two weeks gone without anyone posting, threads in misc get closed, though. if you want to continue the conversation you can asked them to get reopened

something like this happens in like all of the forums except suggestions i think

So you check every SINGLE post to make sure you don't duplicate?

Look up. In the top right corner. See that search box? Yeah.

Nexstudent wrote:

I've gotten topics closed, and I understood why. Mods feel that there is a reason for it to be closed, and usually they are good reasons.

With all of your statements...

If a topic is a duplicate, then it clogs the forum with several topics of one thing, when if it is kept to only one topic, then it can not only keep the forum clean, but the discussion can grow if all ideas are kept together.

If no one is posting on a topic, then it is dead, and any future continuation of it may not keep the same crowd and same ideas, so it would not keep its original vibe/idea.

A topic that lets you talk about "anything" is very confusing, and if you go to the topic, you won't really get a whole lot of progressive discussion because it is constantly changing! It also ruins the whole point of the forum, which is to concentrate one point of discussion into one topic.

Telling how your day was is a discussion in itself. That is not multiple topics. If I were to tell you I had eggs for breakfast, you could discuss eggs in general, or how to improve the day. It won't constantly change, because your day in the past cannot change.

I feel your argument is very unstructured and without plausible evidence.

Nice essay.

Epicc05 wrote:

rufflebee wrote:

i don't ever make topics that get closed because i follow the rules and check for duplicates

at the end of two weeks gone without anyone posting, threads in misc get closed, though. if you want to continue the conversation you can asked them to get reopened

something like this happens in like all of the forums except suggestions i think

So you check every SINGLE post to make sure you don't duplicate?

They don't have to check every single post, just the topics that have been posted on within the last 2 weeks.

nightmarescratcher wrote:

I disagree.

Explanation?