thread tools for thread owners?

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So, I'm guessing there's no way for a normal user to lock their own thread or clean it up by being able to delete posts, etc. But I thought I'd ask before I assumed too much.

Want to start a Race Series thread in the GT2 forum but don't want it to get cluttered with bajillions of unnecessary responses over time. Just want to use it to announce events and report results, and have people PM me with their times if they're participating. Guess that doesn't really fit the definition of forum thread, though...
 
Premium members can open and close their own threads but are not able to delete posts, "regular" members can do neither.

And you're right - having a thread locked 99% of the time doesn't leave much room for discussion. I think your best bet might be to deal with whatever "clutter" comes up and keep the first post(s) for announcements and results.
 
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So, I'm guessing there's no way for a normal user to lock their own thread or clean it up by being able to delete posts, etc.
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I think that's asking for trouble. Giving users the ability to delete posts from a thread means they could easily start abusing forum members and then cleaning the thread up before the moderator arrives on-scene.
 
May I come back to a problem I had about polls in threads?:

Captain Roh
Dear mods/admins, I would greatly appreciate your help in this matter.

I have the same problem with regard to the OP. Before I added a poll to my thread I was unaware that I wasn't able to remove it once it expired. The thread is in the online racing sub forum titled Concours Club.

I would be very grateful if somebody could strip the poll from the thread for me.

Thank you for your help

Gary.
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Jordan
The poll has been removed.
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My question is this: Is there any scope for adding the poll removal tool to 'thread tools' in OP's made by any and all users?

Reason being is I maintain a single thread containing a weekly race series and I sometimes like to involve the members in decisions regarding combinations. I find threads more difficult to compile if discussion and voting are not seperated. The poll is also much clearer for everyone, not just myself. And it leaves the thread bulk for uncluttered discussion.

I would like to continue using polls for member based decision making, however I dont wish to create work for admins every time I use one.

Any help in this matter is greatly appreciated 👍


Gary.
 
Captain Roh
May I come back to a problem I had about polls in threads?:

My question is this: Is there any scope for adding the poll removal tool to 'thread tools' in OP's made by any and all users?

Reason being is I maintain a single thread containing a weekly race series and I sometimes like to involve the members in decisions regarding combinations. I find threads more difficult to compile if discussion and voting are not seperated. The poll is also much clearer for everyone, not just myself. And it leaves the thread bulk for uncluttered discussion.

I would like to continue using polls for member based decision making, however I dont wish to create work for admins every time I use one.

Any help in this matter is greatly appreciated 👍


Gary.
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Just a suggestion, but Google Docs has an awesome form feature that works well for polls.
 
Captain Roh
May I come back to a problem I had about polls in threads?:





My question is this: Is there any scope for adding the poll removal tool to 'thread tools' in OP's made by any and all users?
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This, or being able to at least edit poll options (only) like ones edit it's own post would be a very useful feature. Like Captain Roh, I have to work with polls, but I really don't want to create more work for the mods. and admins. every time I make a poll mistake.
 
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I think that's asking for trouble. Giving users the ability to delete posts from a thread means they could easily start abusing forum members and then cleaning the thread up before the moderator arrives on-scene.
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Not to mention removing posts which disagree with the OP's opinion:ouch:
 
Giving every member the ability to delete any posts in their own threads is a really, really bad idea. If it's incredibly offensive, or off-topic, a click of the Report button will bring it to our attention.

Nicknamealguem does bring up a handy bit, since we do the Photomode polls together - poll editing is sometimes necessary so I have to pop in to fix things. Not sure if it's possible with the current board software to allow it for thread starters, though.
 
That's two bumps - which themselves are frowned upon - in a thread which doesn't really relate to your question. You might consider starting your own thread.

With regard to the OP, I'm not sure if it's a feature available to all users or just user with a particular post count, but in my case there's also the ability to Move or Copy your own threads to another category.
 
Only tools the thread owners should have are to modify the thread title, move it or copy it. I see no benefit (as one of the mods said) to have members locking their own threads and deleting others' posts simply because they disapprove of it. While it is an understandable action, they are not placed in charge of the forum to do that, and should police their own actions. If they have an issue with something being posted in the thread, then alert a moderator or an admin.
 
^ Deleting post will never be an option open to the general populace, but poll editing options could be a decent addition. Naturally it's Jordan's call, provided it's even an option with the forum software.
 
TB
^ Deleting post will never be an option open to the general populace, but poll editing options could be a decent addition. Naturally it's Jordan's call, provided it's even an option with the forum software.
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Of course, but as the opening question has kind of been dismissed, I wanted to bring attention to my own query that falls under this same topic. Perhaps you could talk to Jordan. Or is it better to create a duplicate thread with my own question as the OP?
 
TB
^ Deleting post will never be an option open to the general populace, but poll editing options could be a decent addition. Naturally it's Jordan's call, provided it's even an option with the forum software.
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Poll editing is not a good idea. I could make a Poll and say "which do you prefer, Forza or GT5". Then after lots of people voted, change the options to say "which do you prefer, fishsticks or getting rogered by hedgehogs". The results would be quite astounding!
 
Touché. :lol:

Poll editing with a warning that any changes made to the poll will reset the results back to zero? I'd be willing to bet that that's not an option the software can handle.

Why don't we put this discussion to rest until Jordan can comment on if this is something he even wants to pursue.
 
It's always unfortunate, but understandable, when perfectly useful and justifiable behavior is prevented/made illegal because of the fear that a few bad apples will abuse that power. Unfortunate but understandable because you know any power which could be potentially abused would be abused, and create more work for the mods and spoil the community. Wish there weren't so many members which need babysitters...

On the topic of editing polls, I'd guess that has some backend database issues which would prevent altering polls after they're created. The closest thing to it would be to be able to delete a poll entirely and then create a new one in its place.
 
jeffgoddin
On the topic of editing polls, I'd guess that has some backend database issues which would prevent altering polls after they're created. The closest thing to it would be to be able to delete a poll entirely and then create a new one in its place.
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This.

This is something we could all agree to. The software is in place, its just a matter of making it available to thread owners.

I wait patiently for Jordans decision. ( :lol: well i'll try. It was almost a week with no reply, hence the bump. This time i'll leave it two 👍 )
 
Captain Roh
This is something we could all agree to. The software is in place, its just a matter of making it available to thread owners.
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That would require some hacking to the forum software's default behavior - it's not something controlled by usergroup. Thread polls aren't really designed to be recycled in the way you'd like to use them, unfortunately. To gauge opinion on a specific topic of discussion within a thread, it would be best to use another service such as Google Docs or SurveyMonkey.
 
Ah really!? :( No problem then Jordan I appreciate the response.

Sorry it took so long to reply too but I only just remembered about the topic :lol:

Thanks again,

Gary 👍
 

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