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#1 2011-03-17 16:28:15
- shadow_7283
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We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
It's SO difficult to tell what threads to visit when you want to help out in the forums. That's because there is no indication of whether or not a question has been answered. I propose a bold heading in the topic title indicating "SOLVED or "UNSOLVED". It would be user imposed. That way when they felt a good answer was provided, it would be simple for them to change it.
Currently users can ask moderators to close the forum topic, but this is kind of limited in the fact that in gives no indication of what caused the closing of the topic (solved, off-topic, irrelevant?). Given this, I think a "topic status" would result in a clean, more appropriate forum, where answers are found more easily.
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#2 2011-03-17 19:51:20
- puppetadventurer
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Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
i there solved, there closed
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#3 2011-03-17 19:53:09
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#4 2011-03-17 20:14:06
- puppetadventurer
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Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
puppetadventurer wrote:
i there solved, there closed
*if
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#6 2011-03-17 20:25:01
Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
This is an awesome idea, it would help not having to go through every topic to find one to post. I made a Scratch Suggestions page for it. I would really like that feature. 
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#7 2011-03-18 00:10:14
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Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
puppetadventurer wrote:
i there solved, there closed
I addressed that in my first post.
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#8 2011-03-18 00:11:15
- shadow_7283
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Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
And too many good ideas are overshadowed with Scratch Suggestions. I prefer forum topics.
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#9 2011-03-18 00:40:21
- Jonathanpb
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Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
But the Scratch Team doesn't care too much about the Suggestions forum anymore - and they sometimes ask people to use Scratch Suggestions when they see a nice suggestion. 
This would be a nice thing to add, but it could be a bit complicated... :S
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#10 2011-03-18 03:54:24
- shadow_7283
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Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
I don't think so. It wouldn't be EASY to add, but this is MIT we're talking about. 
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#11 2011-03-18 04:16:25
Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
I would LOVE this in the Suggestions forum at least - it's so annoying when you see resolved stuff over and over (that's why I made mah first guide :3)...
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#12 2011-03-18 18:28:32
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Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
*bump*
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#13 2011-03-20 22:08:16
- shadow_7283
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Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
*bump*
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#14 2011-03-20 22:10:36
Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
I've been on the forums for three years now ( 
) and I totally see what you mean.
However, I don't quite see how practical this is, as it would require individual, manual, painstaking processing of every single topic, which I'm afraid the moderating team does not have time to do.
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#16 2011-03-21 07:12:53
Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
kayybee wrote:
For now, and if this doesn't get implemented,
just put a bolded, underlined, and colored "resolved" at the top of the first post.
But what if you don't own the thread?
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#17 2011-03-21 08:26:48
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Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
coolstuff wrote:
I've been on the forums for three years now (
However, I don't quite see how practical this is, as it would require individual, manual, painstaking processing of every single topic, which I'm afraid the moderating team does not have time to do.
The thing is, it would be user-specified (unless a mod wanted to come in an choose it). That way when the OWNER of the topic felt the question had been successfully answered, they could change the topic to "resolved" which would effectively close it.
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#18 2011-03-21 08:39:09
- scimonster
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Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
shadow_7283 wrote:
coolstuff wrote:
I've been on the forums for three years now (
However, I don't quite see how practical this is, as it would require individual, manual, painstaking processing of every single topic, which I'm afraid the moderating team does not have time to do.The thing is, it would be user-specified (unless a mod wanted to come in an choose it). That way when the OWNER of the topic felt the question had been successfully answered, they could change the topic to "resolved" which would effectively close it.
That sounds good!
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#19 2011-03-21 10:20:51
Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
scimonster wrote:
shadow_7283 wrote:
coolstuff wrote:
I've been on the forums for three years now (
However, I don't quite see how practical this is, as it would require individual, manual, painstaking processing of every single topic, which I'm afraid the moderating team does not have time to do.The thing is, it would be user-specified (unless a mod wanted to come in an choose it). That way when the OWNER of the topic felt the question had been successfully answered, they could change the topic to "resolved" which would effectively close it.
That sounds good!
+1
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#20 2011-03-21 18:22:44
- shadow_7283
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Re: We need a "Resolved" option in the forums
hdarken wrote:
scimonster wrote:
shadow_7283 wrote:
The thing is, it would be user-specified (unless a mod wanted to come in an choose it). That way when the OWNER of the topic felt the question had been successfully answered, they could change the topic to "resolved" which would effectively close it.That sounds good!
+1
+1 (Obviously) 
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