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[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

My own personal belief is that a forum should automatically close a thread (but leave it in place) after a 6-to-12-month dormant period

Yep, this is my thought too.

It is about difference for the Lounge.

I wouldn't agree with a half-year term. A year at least: there are circumstances in people's lives!
However, there is another good reason TO close a thread.
O'k, I'll list all the three I can think of now:

1. the thread has either incorrect info in the OP or lots of incorrect info elsewhere there, OR the info in question is outdated or the problem solved ultimately;
2. the thread has got TOO long and its OP dates way too back, so the course of action is to flag or mark this thread in a way to allow the author or a keen "manager" to open a continuation with linking to the old thread - for reference or otherwise;
3. the thread has a number of technically hardly manageable pages: like in "Share a Picture" someone has broken the rule and posted some heavy or multiple stuff - just for instance; this instance though, if the thread does not fall under any other criteria for closure, it may be adviseable just to clear the mess IN it... or it can still be closed if considered heavy, right, and the author (or 'manager') has revised the rules or restrictions holding it appropriate.

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It'd be better if we had a way of communication other than public posting here.
I mentioned a way to find me on Facebook earlier. Also, I dropped my email to a moderator or two while reporting things, quite earlier as well.
We do not have any private messaging here any more, so please consider the options.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

There's a difference between tech forums and the Lounge.

The Lounge is on a tech forum. However, because of Lounge's special characteristics, its inactive topics take more time to be closed than in the other forums.
But they will be closed at some point.

I do not usually create one day topics. I see through to have it permanent

Topics are permanent while they are needed. Even in the Lounge it may be problematic bringing back old discussions from years ago.

No, I think it means the Forums need a better search!

Yes, it needs but those are unrelated.

The old thread might contain some interesting information that might get lost if the thread's discarded.

Sure it may contain useful information, that's one of the reasons why they are not deleted. So the user can read those info and check if they help fixing the issue.

There are threads that are created one for all. And it no way will be wise to have a dozen of "See this picture I share today!" instead of one "Share a picture", or a hundred of "My Weather Today" instead of one "What is your Weather?":)

As I said, topics are kept opened while they are needed, so if one got closed is because it's not needed anymore.

A discussion might sink or appear inactive either by chance or due to the lack of immediate answer (followed by some other activity that buried the thread).

It would take a long time of being inactive for a topic to be closed.

It is about difference for the Lounge.

And because of that the topics here are kept opened for a longer time than those in the regular forums.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by admin

Here I mentioned a seemingly forum trouble, but I remembered something.

My Opera 36 is included in my 360 Total Security's active protection.
And it seems that connection issues occur "early in the morning", or when I just opened the browser, or first time visit the site in a session, how to put it?
I dare speculate that this active protection may even interfere with Ookla's speedtest - as the computer definitely sends and receives something with the browser.
So my ISP could kinda be right that my AV messing with connection.
But could it be on a specific browser? With 360 feature I just mentioned?

@leocg
Leo, I couldn't find my "Antimalware Software" thread even with my closed ones. You'd deleted it or is it a site issue?
And would you please reopen a couple of threads? Notably, "Formatting on the Forums"? See if there's not much BS there though.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by admin

I couldn't find my "Antimalware Software" thread even with my closed ones

This one?

And would you please reopen a couple of threads? Notably, "Formatting on the Forums"?

For what reason?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Agreed. Better a new thread: a guide topic about browsing, posting, formatting and editing. This one is a bit messy and about formatting only.

Found?
It's a site issue then. "Profile" or "Mine" - there's no "more" button and there wasn't that thread.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Found?
It's a site issue then. "Profile" or "Mine" - there's no "more" button and there wasn't that thread.

Strange, that's exactly how I found the topic.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Then I must have been :drunk: .

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Adobe troubleshooting page:
Make sure your computer's turned on.

[blackbird71]

blackbird71 last edited by

Adobe troubleshooting page:
Make sure your computer's turned on.

There was a time back in the day of 286 and 386 PCs when the various troubleshooting guides almost all said, as a first step, "Make sure the computer is plugged in and the power switch is on". With the onset of battery-powered laptops, that has devolved to what you've quoted. It's rather surprising how often that step gets overlooked.

[zalex108]

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