Please remove the option to close own threads.

[Karbuncle]

True enough, I suppose they could add a vote to unlock?!

It's tricky because it's a decent idea as it allows less strict moderating, but obviously as said it can and is being abused.

Yah, I think their idea with implementing it was for threads that are simply 1 question. like "which merit should i get for THF?" etc. they were probably thinking "They can ask a question, get an answer, and close the thread!"

or maybe they were just being really lazy and thought giving us that power would ease their load?

Either way, any positives (which i acknowledge 1 or 2) are far outweighed by the fact 9/10 its generally just abused by OPs who can't take constructive criticism or the fact sometimes topics dont always stay on topic and might deviate and close a thread.

If a topic gets too far out of hand obviously a GM Would close it. Or the posters would get it deleted by the GM staff if they get reported. So we have that safety net.

[katiekat]

that mite be a good counter balince to this if sum one locks a topic thos that posted in it can vote to unlock it

[Karbuncle]

that mite be a good counter balince to this if sum one locks a topic thos that posted in it can vote to unlock it

This would make a lot of sense.

However it seems like a lot of additional effort when the basic problem can be solved by removing this option in the first place.

[katiekat]

This would make a lot of sense.

However it seems like a lot of additional effort when the basic problem can be solved by removing this option in the first place.

i think in the end it comes down to taking it away would make mor work for the mods so they most likely wont

[blowfin]

A lot of the threads on this forum could do with being closed a lot earlier. This one included, before one of you gets a hernia.

I mean if the OP is happy that the discussion has reached a conclusion, they should have the right to close it IHMO. If people are abusing it they need to be dealt with. Pretty simple stuff.

[Raxiaz]

There are pros and cons to both sides yes...

And it's very doable to keep the OP power to open/close threads but to have a GM's close over-ride anything the creator can say. Possibly much easier to code than anything in FFXI, too.

[JackDaniels]

So the forum moderators give us the option to close our own threads and open threads that have been closed by the mods themselves. Would you like to know why? Because they erase (without any warning) any threads that they don't like for whatever personal reason.

I've noticed a couple threads have simply vanished lately. This is more [sarcasm]upstanding[/sarcasm] conduct from SE representatives, we should really expect no less (or more as the case may be) from anyone affiliated with the company.

[Tamoa]

A lot of the threads on this forum could do with being closed a lot earlier. This one included, before one of you gets a hernia.

I see no reason why this thread needs to be closed. There is still discussion going on, and as far as I can tell it hasn't derailed and noone's resorted to name calling or pulling the rl card.

[Korpg]

I see no reason why this thread needs to be closed. There is still discussion going on, and as far as I can tell it hasn't derailed and noone's resorted to name calling or pulling the rl card.

You suck, your family sucks, and your dog sucks!

[Raxiaz]

The thread needs to be closed because nothing meaningful can come out of it, period.