sound Posted June 14, 2015 Posted June 14, 2015 been looking for the setting in acp that will allow members to lock/close their own posts anyone help?
Woodsman Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 This has never been an option. Administrators and those moderators given lock/close abilities by administration are able to do this.
Nathan Explosion Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 This has never been an option.Yet it is an option, as can be seen on a pre-4.0 board under the settings for a group, in the Forum tab under the section titled 'Open/Closed Topics' and is called 'Can open/close own topics?'
Woodsman Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Hmmm, It appears that you are correct with 3.4.x.I suppose I was just automatically disabling it without really noticing it and actually I am glad to see this fixed in 4.0. Closing topics or posts should be a moderated feature set by Administration anyway. Can you imagine a forum filled with closed topics by members rather than staff?
chilihead Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Can you imagine a forum filled with closed topics by members rather than staff? Yes I can. It is useful for Promotion forums where members want to end an offer or promotion. In databases you can have the author close it for comments. Same idea. And those databases can be used for promotion/sales as well.
Woodsman Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Yes I can. It is useful for Promotion forums where members want to end an offer or promotion. In databases you can have the author close it for comments. Same idea. And those databases can be used for promotion/sales as well. Even with this said, I'd find it hard to believe that many potential members / customers would stick around seeing a forum loaded with topics that have been closed. For me personally a forum like this would appear disorganized and out of control.
Management Matt Posted June 17, 2015 Management Posted June 17, 2015 You can still do this. Just create a new Moderator with the Members group and disable everything except the ability to close topics. You can even set it on a per-forum basis.
Nathan Explosion Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 You can still do this. Just create a new Moderator with the Members group and disable everything except the ability to close topics. You can even set it on a per-forum basis.That would allow them to close ANY topics in the forum as opposed to their OWN topics (which is what the missing option did) - no?
Management Matt Posted June 17, 2015 Management Posted June 17, 2015 Yes, you're correct actually. This looks to be an oversight. I'll add it to the list.
Gimpymoo Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Yes, you're correct actually. This looks to be an oversight. I'll add it to the list.Good to hear.@Matt If possible, could there be a value which can be specified so you can allow someone to delete their own post but only within a certain window of time?The ability to "Lock" own threads is important though.
Gimpymoo Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Even with this said, I'd find it hard to believe that many potential members / customers would stick around seeing a forum loaded with topics that have been closed. For me personally a forum like this would appear disorganized and out of control.I know many communitys which allow users to "lock" their own threads, it can be usefull.If someone abuses that feature, it is removed from them, simples.
sound Posted July 23, 2015 Author Posted July 23, 2015 Yes, you're correct actually. This looks to be an oversight. I'll add it to the list.Also missed this option. Please, bring it back!hopefully not too long now?
sound Posted August 26, 2015 Author Posted August 26, 2015 Yes, you're correct actually. This looks to be an oversight. I'll add it to the list.just a revisit post to ask is it still on the list @Matt
sound Posted November 10, 2015 Author Posted November 10, 2015 On 6/14/2015, 8:21:40, sound said: been looking for the setting in acp that will allow members to lock/close their own posts anyone help? On 6/17/2015, 3:33:25, Matt said: Yes, you're correct actually. This looks to be an oversight. I'll add it to the list. its something that members used to use a lot in sales types forums and they have asked for its return given @Matt comments back in June I did say that it will be returning is it returning?
sound Posted February 26, 2016 Author Posted February 26, 2016 On 6/14/2015 at 8:21 PM, sound said: been looking for the setting in acp that will allow members to lock/close their own posts anyone help? On 6/17/2015 at 3:33 PM, Matt said: Yes, you're correct actually. This looks to be an oversight. I'll add it to the list. On 11/10/2015 at 10:33 PM, sound said: its something that members used to use a lot in sales types forums and they have asked for its return given @Matt comments back in June I did say that it will be returning is it returning? june 2015 original request and acknowledgement by @Matt any chance invision of a update on the return of this needed (for me) feature ?
Management Lindy Posted March 7, 2016 Management Posted March 7, 2016 On 2/26/2016 at 7:27 AM, Gimpymoo said: Was this added to the list @Matt? Fell through the cracks. Sorry. Added.
Gimpymoo Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 On 3/7/2016 at 4:04 AM, Lindy said: Fell through the cracks. Sorry. Added. Thank you.
sound Posted March 12, 2016 Author Posted March 12, 2016 On 3/7/2016 at 4:04 AM, Lindy said: Fell through the cracks. Sorry. Added. well done
Songstuff Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 Added, as in included in latest release... Or added to the to do list again?
chilihead Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 15 hours ago, Songstuff said: Added, as in included in latest release... Or added to the to do list again? To the Planned list. I would imagine most of this stuff marked planned is for 4.2, otherwise it would be the In Progress tag. Oh, and related, please let members close their own polls. The new close poll function you added seems to be for staff only? Figured it's related enough to closing topics to mention here. If you add this it would mean they could close the topic but not the poll in it. Due to the fact closing topics now does not close the poll. More info at my link.
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