Question about forum upkeep

Mikeweiser · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Saginaw, MI

With as much redundant topics that get posted forumwide, I see no problem with the amount of closed topics...

But why close?

I could see closing 90+ pages of useful, and insightful info whether it be the Ultramix thread, or some other topic that has grown too large, but why don't mods/admins delete worthless, 2 post topics that were answered about 3 topics above it?

Deleting topics would be beneficial in getting worthless topics out of the way for more important ones (Just look at the site feedback forum...)

Does this forum prohibit deleting of posts, or am I just missing a major drawback to such an idea?

Agilab · Contributor Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD

If you delete them, people won't learn from the locked ones not to make others.
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XhaD · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Location: Moved on...

Usually we prefer a lock to a delete so people (especially the original poster) don't ask what happened to it. Yeah, sometimes it results in a bunch of locked topics on the front page, but due to the lack of new replies they usually fall off soon enough.
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Spike · Administrator Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Denver

Also, if we get in the habit of deleting threads, we won't have as much evidence for points that we've given out. It could be easy for someone to say that they were unfairly warned/banned because we no longer have proof that they actually did something.
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Mikeweiser · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Saginaw, MI

But with all this nonsense cluttering up the feedback forum, wouldn't it be easier to just delete this worthless posts, and let the warning points do the talking?

I see your point if someone asked about Ultramix's song list, but well, even some topics (once again, in the site feedback forum) shouldn't even have the luxury of existing.

IRT Spike>
I used to be a mod at a Gamespy forum, and to counter that, we would document the incident (Save the webpage of the topic to be deleted) in a post in the mod forum, then delete the post. On record, off the forum.

IguanaGrrl · Staff Member Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA

But that doesn't leave the example of what not to do for other forum users. It's not so much a matter of keeping it around for moderator purposes, it's a matter of showing others why a particular thread is bad.
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Mikeweiser · Trick Member Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Location: Saginaw, MI

Agreed, but then while you attempt to show people where they went wrong, you then bump a worthless (because it's closed) topic, thus pushing all worthly topics down, and perhaps to the second page.

I am not saying do not lock anymore, but it wouldn't hurt to delete something, and use the PM system when a topic is absolutely useless.

(A few on the first page of this forum)
http://www.ddrfreak.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=84958
http://www.ddrfreak.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=84888
http://www.ddrfreak.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=84795

These topics provide nothing other then useless spam and have no use whatsoever.

sherl0k · Maniac Member Joined: 27 Jan 2002 Location: the internet

You're still going to end up with the "What happened to the <insert topic here> thread?" even if you PM the creator. resulting in yet ANOTHER thread that will require a lock.
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The Bear · Trick Member Joined: 21 Jan 2004

DDRfreak has very stable forum rules, and from what i have seen one of the best maintaned phpBB2 forums i've come across. That because they do take into consideration peoples suggestions and complaints, but rarely do they put them into action. That being because they have such a steady,peaceful amount of users, and such a very little that have complaints. Their forums are running very good right now, and it would be impossible to suit every single persons needs on this forum. Which is why they leave the FAQ andn continue to run things the way they currently are. I personally dont see this thread going anywhere so maybe a mod/admin will think about locking this.

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Cutriss · Staff Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

Interesting...I want to say this a distinction that phpBB didn't always have. Deletion indicates a deliberate removal of the post, whereas pruning says "Okay, it's outlived it's usefulness, but it was there at some point."
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Sentient Mode is capable...

XhaD · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Location: Moved on...

Y'know, now that I think about it maybe we could start just deleting accidental posts, or posts where the OP changes his mind and changes it to "lock me". No one's going to ask why we get rid of those, and they don't really serve any purpose except to waste bandwidth.
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