Mods Able to Delete Topics?

Zappy's Thunder · **Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:20 pm

I think Mods should be able to delete old or locked topics to make more room for all the other active topics. Because If you go on somthing like "Contest" and scroll all the way down, you'll see, what, like 3 to 5 locked topics?

UKthewhitewolf · **Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:23 pm

We can delete topics.

We just have to be very careful when deleting topics because they can never be restored so it's usually left as just old and locked until several months/a year/whatever has gone by and then clean it all up when there's no risk the owner of said topic will wonder what has happened.

Ghost-Unit · **Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:24 pm

They keep them for records, but a more efficient system would be to have a forum only viewable by mods/staff to send those topics to, so they do not congest the topics.

steet · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:04 am

The members who created the topics may also want to know why they have disappeared. The other members too...

sockpuppet · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:25 pm

^ What they said.

But I think it'd be better if there was a section dedicated to just locked topics, titled 'Archives' or something of the like. As in, the moderator can move the locked topics to that section, so it doesn't clutter the board it was originally in.

Conay · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:10 pm

Well, it depends on the topic, if it is total spam - Then yes, Delete, however - If it's useful, but (lets say) multi-topic, then should be just locked and left to die.

sockpuppet · **Posted:** Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:04 pm

Togo wrote:

Music wrote:

But I think it'd be better if there was a section dedicated to just locked topics, titled 'Archives' or something of the like. As in, the moderator can move the locked topics to that section, so it doesn't clutter the board it was originally in.

But who would ever visit a section with only locked/useless/duplicate/spam topics? We don't delete them also because in this way all the members will see it and won't open a similar topic.

Nobody would have to visit that section; it would just be there to keep the topics out of their way.

Quote:

We don't delete them also because in this way all the members will see it and won't open a similar topic.

And I have no retort for that. :/

VividEnigma · **Posted:** Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:55 pm

Music wrote:

Togo wrote:

Music wrote:

But I think it'd be better if there was a section dedicated to just locked topics, titled 'Archives' or something of the like. As in, the moderator can move the locked topics to that section, so it doesn't clutter the board it was originally in.

But who would ever visit a section with only locked/useless/duplicate/spam topics? We don't delete them also because in this way all the members will see it and won't open a similar topic.

Nobody would have to visit that section; it would just be there to keep the topics out of their way.

I actually think that is a brilliant idea.

Mighty · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:26 am

Quote:

But I think it'd be better if there was a section dedicated to just locked topics, titled 'Archives' or something of the like. As in, the moderator can move the locked topics to that section, so it doesn't clutter the board it was originally in.
But who would ever visit a section with only locked/useless/duplicate/spam topics? We don't delete them also because in this way all the members will see it and won't open a similar topic.

Nobody would have to visit that section; it would just be there to keep the topics out of their way.

I actually think that is a brilliant idea.[/quote]
Agreed.

Its called a trash board. :wink:

steet · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:22 pm

Quote:

We don't delete them also because in this way all the members will see it and won't open a similar topic.

This doesn't solve the problem, as the visitors will not visit that section anyway so they won't see why the topic has been closed.
At most, we would leave the topics in their original section for some time (1 week for example), then move them to the Trash section - but unless all this is automatized, it will never work because the mods will forget about these topics.

sockpuppet · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:32 pm

Thanks, Vivid and Mighty. P:

Steet =>
If that's possible, then that would be great.
Although, if it's not possible, I still support the 'trash board', for reasons already stated. Members shouldn't even have to see the topics, because they're supposed to read the rules and know what and what not to do. If they break the rules, then it's their fault.

IloveCoryn · **Joined:** Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:30 pm **Posts:** 208

Locked topics are like visaul aids for the rules. It lets people how to understand the rules better. I think we should keep some locked topics for examples.

blista compact · **Posted:** Thu May 14, 2009 4:21 pm

now that's why i lost 1/4 of my posts... not a problem anyways.

Animation Source Forums

Mods Able to Delete Topics?