I hope no one has brought this up before (other than them just complaining). But with the increasing amount of locked topics it slows down the loading of many things on the community. So maybe it could be changed so instead of a mod locking a thread they delete it.
I agree. I've never understood why they don't delete it instead of lock. It seems like locking should just be used on stickies when they don't want anyone to comment.
Because deleting takes away post count and points from users who posted in those threads. And not all threads are locked because of spam, sometimes the question has been answered or it is just old and dead. So deleting them would take away fairly earned points and numbers from the post count.
We lock topics as opposed to deleting them so we don't end up with a hundreds of posts saying "where did mah topic go?" We also lock rather than delete so that people know what they did wrong, and don't do it again. There really isn't much use deleting somebody's topic if they're just going to repost it several times.
Because deleting takes away post count and points from users who posted in those threads. And not all threads are locked because of spam, sometimes the question has been answered or it is just old and dead. So deleting them would take away fairly earned points and numbers from the post count.
isn't there a way that we could make it so when anything gets deleted it doesn't get rid of all the points?
We lock topics as opposed to deleting them so we don't end up with a hundreds of posts saying "where did mah topic go?" We also lock rather than delete so that people know what they did wrong, and don't do it again. There really isn't much use deleting somebody's topic if they're just going to repost it several times.
and isn't armorgames set up to inform people of certain things-why couldn't we have informer of deleting topics too?
But Midget, how does it slow down the forum?
well since my computer has problems it will randomly start putting error messages all over the page and i don't think i'm not the only person in the world with that problem,hopefully (most of you don't but still)
I could suggest something, like some sort of "trashcan" forum that people can look through, by means of "CTRL + F" to find their topics.
And on another note, have any of the mods tried just informing the thread creator of what he/she did wrong and suggesting to not do it again? Or has that resulted in flaming as usual? (That usually happens when I try to help too much... =( ) This is only if the increasing number of locked topics really do "slow down" the site. It's just a thread like any others, all it has extra is the fact that normal members can't reply in it.
isn't there a way that we could make it so when anything gets deleted it doesn't get rid of all the points?
But then there would be much less of a point deleting spam. Also, reading old locked threads can occasionally be amusing.
well since my computer has problems it will randomly start putting error messages all over the page and i don't think i'm not the only person in the world with that problem,hopefully (most of you don't but still)
I seriously doubt that's because of the amount of threads. You'd be handling just as many threads pr. page if locked ones were deleted. It would only take a wittle bit less server space.
And on another note, have any of the mods tried just informing the thread creator of what he/she did wrong and suggesting to not do it again?
I tend to do that to the most pointless duplicates and the most bugsome spam. Like the five-or-so threads someone made to get people to click their DragonCave eggs. Deleted the threads instantly, went to their profile and told them to go to the main DC thread.
Those are the really important threads and we need those there to decrease Frequently asked questions and make it a lot better than it would be with the constant same questions.
EX. Omg how do get a merit? What the ranking again? How much ap for a old squire??
Two or three posts to settle that instead or three or five hundred posts of the same questions.
But then there would be much less of a point deleting spam. Also, reading old locked threads can occasionally be amusing.
Yes! I love reading locked threads, you can see when it was a quiet discussion and even Zophy and Tuna, Voidy or NoName join in, and then later it turns into a spamfest and we get dumb people trying to control it, and then a funny lock comment from Voidy~ Locked threads are fun~ ^^
But yeah, I can't add much to this discussion. Locked threads are locked.
And I don't think we'll ever delete stickies just randomly
Exactly another point. I know it sounded like i ment getting rid of it completely but i didn't. I just ment to have it so some really hidious threads get deleted and good ones just get locked.
Those are the really important threads and we need those there to decrease Frequently asked questions and make it a lot better than it would be with the constant same questions.
I know that but again refering to just locking some and deleting others. But even then 9 out of 10 people just make a knew question, instead of going 50 pages back to figure out that there already is a thread about it.
I always thought it was to show that you shouldn't do whatever made them have to lock the thread. Another reason, does anybody remember the 'rate above' threads? If they had deleted those, a whole lot of points would have been lost.
If we delete them, then how do newbies find the information they need?
Newbies usually spend two or three days finding the community. took me two hours.
Do newbies really go back six pages looking for information? In my experience, no.
Do newbies actually go onto the forum for info? Generally no, unless they really want it.
Another reason, does anybody remember the 'rate above' threads?
Remember? You mean still do! But they are in the forum games section, which is no AP.
Unless you were referring to stickies, and the newbies don't always read those.
look at the view count of the Rules and Common Suggestions *PLEASE READ* thing. Only 4750? Not a lot for 230,000 users when you think that most of it was repeated users.
