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#1 2011-09-25 16:21:32

funnyerrors
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Why do topics close down?

Why do topics close down?

Imagine if they didn't....
That would be wonderful...

But... Why do they close down?!?

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#2 2011-09-25 16:21:56

veggieman001
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Re: Why do topics close down?

to stop extreme necroposting


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#3 2011-09-25 16:23:03

imnotbob
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Re: Why do topics close down?

If they're spam, flamebait, inappropriate, or haven't been used for quite some time.
Now are closed topics so bad? Seriously, if topics didn't get closed, MIT could get in trouble


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#4 2011-09-25 16:24:27

TheBajeebas
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Re: Why do topics close down?

"why not?" is the real question


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#5 2011-09-25 16:27:58

funnyerrors
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Re: Why do topics close down?

veggieman001 wrote:

to stop extreme necroposting

no! I mean when that blue box turns grey and people can't reply to the forum post...

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#6 2011-09-25 16:30:57

imnotbob
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Re: Why do topics close down?

funnyerrors wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

to stop extreme necroposting

no! I mean when that blue box turns grey and people can't reply to the forum post...

That's one of the reasons. My post explains it quite well, too.


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#7 2011-09-25 16:31:04

Harakou
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Re: Why do topics close down?

funnyerrors wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

to stop extreme necroposting

no! I mean when that blue box turns grey and people can't reply to the forum post...

Yes, veggie was correct. All threads in Misc are closed automatically if they're not posted in for 2 weeks to prevent people from bumping old, irrelevant threads and causing general confusion.

Of course, some threads are manually closed by the mods or admins for various reasons, including (but not limited to) if they have no point of discussion or are likely to cause a flame war.


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#8 2011-09-25 16:34:11

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Re: Why do topics close down?

veggieman001 wrote:

to stop extreme necroposting

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#9 2011-09-25 16:35:45

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Re: Why do topics close down?

Harakou wrote:

funnyerrors wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

to stop extreme necroposting

no! I mean when that blue box turns grey and people can't reply to the forum post...

Yes, veggie was correct. All threads in Misc are closed automatically if they're not posted in for 2 weeks to prevent people from bumping old, irrelevant threads and causing general confusion.

Of course, some threads are manually closed by the mods or admins for various reasons, including (but not limited to) if they have no point of discussion or are likely to cause a flame war.

psst... all I was doing was protecting another company but scratch tracked me down... WAIT! YOUR A MOD!!!! HELP MEH!!!!

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#10 2011-09-25 16:51:32

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Re: Why do topics close down?

ikr.......?


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#11 2011-09-25 17:00:27

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Re: Why do topics close down?

funnyerrors wrote:

Why do topics close down?

Imagine if they didn't....
That would be wonderful...

But... Why do they close down?!?

I believe it's to stop spam and stop really old topics being bumped back up.


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#12 2011-09-25 17:09:05

Harakou
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Re: Why do topics close down?

funnyerrors wrote:

Harakou wrote:

funnyerrors wrote:


no! I mean when that blue box turns grey and people can't reply to the forum post...

Yes, veggie was correct. All threads in Misc are closed automatically if they're not posted in for 2 weeks to prevent people from bumping old, irrelevant threads and causing general confusion.

Of course, some threads are manually closed by the mods or admins for various reasons, including (but not limited to) if they have no point of discussion or are likely to cause a flame war.

psst... all I was doing was protecting another company but scratch tracked me down... WAIT! YOUR A MOD!!!! HELP MEH!!!!

I'm afraid I really don't know what you're talking about. If you have an issue with something regarding a ban or other actions, you should contact the Scratch Team directly here.


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#13 2011-09-25 17:10:25

veggieman001
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Re: Why do topics close down?

Harakou wrote:

funnyerrors wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

to stop extreme necroposting

no! I mean when that blue box turns grey and people can't reply to the forum post...

Yes, veggie was correct. All threads in Misc are closed automatically if they're not posted in for 2 weeks to prevent people from bumping old, irrelevant threads and causing general confusion.

Of course, some threads are manually closed by the mods or admins for various reasons, including (but not limited to) if they have no point of discussion or are likely to cause a flame war.

of course i'm correct
i'm always correct
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#14 2011-09-25 17:30:33

TheBajeebas
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Re: Why do topics close down?

veggieman001 wrote:

Harakou wrote:

funnyerrors wrote:


no! I mean when that blue box turns grey and people can't reply to the forum post...

Yes, veggie was correct. All threads in Misc are closed automatically if they're not posted in for 2 weeks to prevent people from bumping old, irrelevant threads and causing general confusion.

Of course, some threads are manually closed by the mods or admins for various reasons, including (but not limited to) if they have no point of discussion or are likely to cause a flame war.

of course i'm correct
i'm always correct
B]

except in that post


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