Please remove the option to close own threads.

[katz]

I close the thread because it seemed no one wanted to review the lotting system but seemed quite happy with their ls making rule systems. If you need me to re open it I will, I closed it because I thought the lotting system discussion was closed.

[Korpg]

I close the thread because it seemed no one wanted to review the lotting system but seemed quite happy with their ls making rule systems. If you need me to re open it I will, I closed it because I thought the lotting system discussion was closed.

No point, I opened my own thread, with no intention of shutting it down.

[Daremo]

No better to leave it closed, I'd hate to have one of my last posts here consist of me calling someone an idiot.

[Korpg]

No better to leave it closed, I'd hate to have one of my last posts here consist of me calling someone an idiot.

That is what the edit button is for....

[Daniel_Hatcher]

+1 from me

Allowing people to close their own threads is stupid. I know this thread is only half serious but still, OP's should not be allowed to close their own threads on a forum "supposed to be about discussion."

Seems to me some people like flame threads just because they didnt get a chance to answer something they not particularily want to contribute anything useful to other than to say lets flame it. If you have an opinion I wont be opening mine because of this troll thread. IE THIS THREAD DOESNT SERVE ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO COMPLAIN.

You created the thread to discuss then closed it to stop that discussion, If you don't plan on defending your point whilst allowing discussion of it, don't bother opening a thread in the first place.

[Korpg]

Seems to me some people like flame threads just because they didnt get a chance to answer something they not particularily want to contribute anything useful to other than to say lets flame it. If you have an opinion I wont be opening mine because of this troll thread. IE THIS THREAD DOESNT SERVE ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO COMPLAIN.

Actually, reply to the new thread. I'm interested in your opinion of your old thread, but you locked it and now we can't talk about it in your thread. That is why I created mine.

[Tamoa]

Seems to me some people like flame threads just because they didnt get a chance to answer something they not particularily want to contribute anything useful to other than to say lets flame it. If you have an opinion I wont be opening mine because of this troll thread. IE THIS THREAD DOESNT SERVE ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO COMPLAIN.

This isn't a troll thread. Your sense of self-importance is rather large if you think I made this thread only because you closed your own thread earlier.

However, it was a prime example of why I really do think that the option for forum members to close own threads, shouldn't be there. It makes it too easy for every one of us to start a thread, and after a few pages decide "I don't like the replies I'm getting, so I'm going to close this thread", effectively saying f**k you to everyone else here. Also, others might find whatever discussion (even argument) that's going on, to be interesting.

And like I already said, if others are blatantly breaking forum rules, calling you names, pulling the rl card, insulting you etc etc, that's what the report button is there for.

[Winrie]

This isn't a troll thread. Your sense of self-importance is rather large if you think I made this thread only because you closed your own thread earlier.

However, it was a prime example of why I really do think that the option for forum members to close own threads, shouldn't be there. It makes it too easy for every one of us to start a thread, and after a few pages decide "I don't like the replies I'm getting, so I'm going to close this thread", effectively saying f**k you to everyone else here. Also, others might find whatever discussion (even argument) that's going on, to be interesting.

And like I already said, if others are blatantly breaking forum rules, calling you names, pulling the rl card, insulting you etc etc, that's what the report button is there for.

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I want to have your babies tamoa <3

[Korpg]

However, it was a prime example of why I really do think that the option for forum members to close own threads, shouldn't be there. It makes it too easy for every one of us to start a thread, and after a few pages decide "I don't like the replies I'm getting, so I'm going to close this thread", effectively saying f**k you to everyone else here. Also, others might find whatever discussion (even argument) that's going on, to be interesting.

That is why I started up my own thread on the issue that was closed. Continue with the conversation without worry about the original poster trying to close it down, and maybe if the original poster isn't a coward, they could continue with it too.

[Kensagaku]

We get it, you made your own thread, Kporg. I'll even give you a pat on the back for it. :P

Teasing aside, I agree with this thread. Closing threads is just the coward's way out 98.4% of the time. The other 1.6% is some random statistic I made up off the top of my head. Anywho. People only close their threads to duck out of an argument or if they feel that nothing's getting done. In the latter case, just leave it be, and the thread will die out on its own. Most threads aren't even closed; they just lose popularity, fall off the front page, and are forgotten. There is no need to make a close thread option available to the users, other than to create a method for people to run off when they get opposition.

So yeah, down with the close thread option! /picketing