instead of so many locked topics....

[1337Gaara]

why dont the mods/admins just move them to the correct place unless a topic like it already exists? it would really save members time and admins/mods to by doing this and we can keep the good active topics under one section up there without a ton of locked ones hiding them

[ZephyrGlaze]

It's a good idea in theory, bt often the thread's creator, finding their topic missing, will create another one. Simply moving a thread also tends not to impress on their mind the importance of correct forum placing. Mods shouldn't have to be maids.
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[onoessnaked]

Like John said, if we move it, person who created it goes "duh, where'd my topic go?", assumes it got deleted and remakes it. In the same place. Achieving nothing.

If we lock it and tell people where to post, they go, see their thread is locked, check out why and then realise they posted in the wrong place. At least then they have an idea of where to post.
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Well, it explains the disappearance

[Spike]

Because we used to and it made people give a damn even less. They'd stop caring where they posted a topic because they knew it would get moved. Now we lock threads and people get to post where it belongs if they want their information.
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[Thomas Hobbes]

Didn't we have this thread 37893423942 times? There's a feature on forums called Search. It'd be very helpful for you to use it, so that people don't have to answer it another 34729472349 times.
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[not dryad]

Mods shouldn't have to move topics, ever (at least at this board). The descriptions of what belongs on each board is not subtle at all; it's very straightforward and frank. If people can't grasp this concept and continually post topics in the wrong forum, then they are retarded.
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[ZephyrGlaze]

But they shuld not recieve warning points for it. No warning points should ever be given for making a retarted or out-of-place topic.
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[VxJasonxV]

Unless done repeatedly or intentionally with a bad cause.
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[Cutriss]

[J Dogg]

[1337Gaara]

correct me if im wrong but when moving a topic does it leave a link saying MOVED: Topic name here? the forum i was at had an option to let that link stay for a few days and then it just removed it once and for alll, is that capable here? that would stop them from being stupid lol.....also if this thread was made "248234823908" times, im sorry but i didnt think it would hurt to suggest......even so i got a lot of stuff going on my pc all the time lol so i only search for stuff if im looking on how to do something or looking for a download for something (ex: Stepmania online etc...)

[Cutriss]

phpBB currently bumps the Shadow Topic along with the regular topic whenever it gets bumped, so that would not help.

Plus, no, if someone's just lazy, it won't help teach them anything. They'll just expect us to do the work all the time.
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[wathomas777]

[Spike]

So why did you either a) make a new topic or b) bump an older topic after you made a new one?

Now all you're doing is contributing to the clutter. You may not mind it, but we do.

Locked, warned.
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