tranceandy Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 When you move a topic to another forum, you can choose to keep a link in the originating forum. A great feature would be to allow the original post to be shown with a reply from a moderator saying the reasons the topic has been moved. This could be done with a checkbox option for choosing the moderators reply. The original post would be selected automatically. Any other posts would only be shown in the topics new/moved loacation. My reason for this is when topics are moved to a location thr poster doesn't have permission to view, they sometimes post a topic asking why my topic was moved or PM a moderator. Creating more work for the moderator and frustrating the poster. What are your thoughts on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranceandy Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 As there has been no responses, people must be thinking this isn't a good idea. Please let me know why it wouldn't be a good idea as all I can see is it helping the origianal poster (op) and the moderating team of the forums. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aisha Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 This already exists. It's called multimod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranceandy Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Shame it's not used more then :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranceandy Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 This already exists. It's called multimod. Just tried multimod Aisha and it doesn't do what I am suggesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I think it'd be a lot of hassle for very little relative gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranceandy Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 So you don't think it is annoying for the original poster to click on the link to the original topic to then see a message saying you do not have permission to see this topic when it has been moved to a forum they do not have permission to view and then the moderator(s) to get a PM saying why has their topic been moved and/or a new topic asking why has it been moved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 So you don't think it is annoying for the original poster to click on the link to the original topic to then see a message saying you do not have permission to see this topic when it has been moved to a forum they do not have permission to view and then the moderator(s) to get a PM saying why has their topic been moved and/or a new topic asking why has it been moved? I'd call that administrative error for leaving a public link to a private forum. Common sense has to be used somewhere down the line. If they can't see the thread, they don't need the link to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranceandy Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 I'd call that administrative error for leaving a public link to a private forum. Common sense has to be used somewhere down the line. If they can't see the thread, they don't need the link to it. In an ideal world Jay, that should happen but take these forums for example, often non cuctomers ask support question in forums such as general chat, they are moved to technical support forums where the poster doesn't have permission to view. This happens at other forums too and that is why I have suggested it to help the original poster ond the moderating team :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 In an ideal world Jay, that should happen but take these forums for example, often non cuctomers ask support question in forums such as general chat, they are moved to technical support forums where the poster doesn't have permission to view. This happens at other forums too and that is why I have suggested it to help the original poster ond the moderating team [img] [/img] Non-customer support threads are generally locked. When they're moved, it's usually because the staff didn't notice the OP is not a customer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranceandy Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Non-customer support threads are generally locked. When they're moved, it's usually because the staff didn't notice the OP is not a customer. And that is why the suggestion helps the original poster and the moderating team as human error can happen :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 And that is why the suggestion helps the original poster and the moderating team as human error can happen [img] [/img] I think it'd be a lot of hassle for very little relative gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranceandy Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 I think it'd be a lot of hassle for very little relative gain. Thanks for your opinion. I still don't think so though as it could potentially lose members and/or customers :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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