Closing threads with VIP

[GommeInc]

So you have to ask a mod/admin to reopen a thread which could take a while to get a reply instead of just being able to open it and get a reply within five minutes..

That does seem like a downside :/ Surely it would be better to just allow it, and if it breaks any sort of rule harsh punishments should be taken into consideration? Afterall, alot of people will probably do it harmlessly, rather than do it for the sake of malicious purposes

[Richie]

Can't the feature be disabled in parts of the forum? like there is no need for it in spam

[Blinger1]

Can't the feature be disabled in parts of the forum? like there is no need for it in spam

I needed it.

[Seatherny]

Contradicting myself and making a typo are two different things.



But I thought it was the moderators jobs to send a pm / warn pointless posts?

Wheres the typo though? It was a clear contradiction :S.

[Hecktix]

I see the point about things missing from the rules, such as the Warez things.

In terms of the VIP rules we don't have these in the FAQ they are in the VIP forums, I'll get this added to those rules and on top of that by the way, all VIPs (including people who get VIP in the future) are forced to read that thread Garion made.

[Black_Apalachi]

... We thought we could incorporate this in to work with those abusing their VIP features, so if someone is closing or opening threads to work to their advantage within an argument it can be dealt with on this line (whether it be a PM or a warning/infraction). ...

Will this not be difficult to enforce though? The usual example I see of this is people posting their penny's worth then closing the thread before anyone else has chance to get a word in. There's not really any way you can prove the intent behind the closure of the thread because they could easily claim they were simply bored of the thread and no longer had any interest in what anybody had to say...

ill miss it and i dont see why you should get rid of it because of two users lol

I agree but as far as I can tell, the whole issue regarding the filter was because of just one or two users as well.

Yeah I agree. I like having the feature to close threads where the question has been answered.

Why though? It makes no real difference and if the feature didn't exist, I'm sure the rule would be reintroduced whereby one can send a request to a moderator to close a particular thread for them.

The thread closure feature honestly seems really gimmicky - as if it was just a feature added onto the VIP package for the sake of it back in the day just to give it an extra selling point. Obviously there's no longer any purchase involved with VIP so there's no need for unnecessary gimmicks like this to make it look better.

[Hecktix]

It's usually pretty obvious as to why people close their threads and at the end of the day Forum or General Management will always have the final say

[Black_Apalachi]

Well the example I suggested could be a genuine reason or it could be a sly move but it would be pretty much impossible to read the mind of the person to decide which it was. Fair enough though I suppose

[Seatherny]

Obviously there's no longer any purchase involved with VIP so there's no need for unnecessary gimmicks like this to make it look better.

Christmas VIP is purchased

Well the example I suggested could be a genuine reason or it could be a sly move but it would be pretty much impossible to read the mind of the person to decide which it was. Fair enough though I suppose

I rarely see people closing the thread for their advantage, so there's no point removing the rule because of a few people.

I get annoyed when I write a big reply to some threads and find its closed when I press reply, cant do anything about it. Just move on.

[Titch]

So you want to get rid / ruin a feature that has been with VIP members for over 5 years just becuase you cant reply to the thread becuase it was closed. The only reason i bother with VIP is for this feature, otherwise i wud just go normal user with stars. Dont ruin something that isnt broken :S All what needs to be done is saying you cant re-open them like it was, you cant start telling people that they can only close certain type of threads, otherwise theres no point in the feature and its ruins. Its been fine for 5 years? why change it...