Suggestion for new information in poster info - page 2.

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Quote from: Plaguedeath on May 04, 2024, 02:28:01 AM

Why it sounds like people should only reply a thread if the poster is active?

I don't see anything wrong when people reply to inactive poster because the discussion isn't only for the poster, but other people that interested with the discussion can learn something and ask other questions in that thread.

In short it depends on the topic started by the Owner. And also I agree with this mate not all topics are too useful but it it depends on the main purpose of the topic. Some topics are useful so some of the time many users will reply on that thread and also those users who reply us that they will give thier ideas or learned something from other users. So if the Poster is in active then the thread he/she made will still active because of the useful topics. Anyways it won't long last forever. There's a chance that the topic will close so the users will not gonna make a reply.

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Quote from: Vod on May 03, 2024, 11:17:53 PM

It would be nice to have a notice near the name if the user has not logged in a while. i.e: (Inactive for 6 days). Could just be for newbies, or for every topic starter.

Even if this is implemented and a notice is added, it wouldn't still stop users who want to reply to that topic from doing so, thus it does not change anything.

Quote from: joker_josue on May 04, 2024, 04:03:01 AM

Even so, if the question raised by the OP is somewhat coherent, despite him having "disappeared", it remains a question that deserves an answer.

Correct, particularly if there is a new information to add to the topic or if there are wrong and misleading ideas in the thread that needs to be corrected.

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Quote from: Plaguedeath on May 04, 2024, 02:28:01 AM

Why it sounds like people should only reply a thread if the poster is active?

I don't see anything wrong when people reply to inactive poster because the discussion isn't only for the poster, but other people that interested with the discussion can learn something and ask other questions in that thread.

I've seen many threads where the authors of those threads are banned, yet discussions continue in those threads.

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I agree with plaguedeath and joker_josue.

I have learnt from many threads that I was not a part of. If any poster had stopped replying cause the thread starter had been inactive, I'ld have not gotten to read their posts, except I commented asking further questions or created my own topic further cluttering the board.

Besides it doesn't matter to most if the topic starter is active. Within a couple of minutes, hours at most each thread gets the answer the op is looking for. This doesn't stop anyone from posting the same answer in different ways to either fulfill their post count or increase their activity.

I'll encourage reporting threads that have gotten their answer to be locked by the mods.

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Quote from: Plaguedeath on May 04, 2024, 02:28:01 AM

Why it sounds like people should only reply a thread if the poster is active?

I don't see anything wrong when people reply to inactive poster because the discussion isn't only for the poster, but other people that interested with the discussion can learn something and ask other questions in that thread.

I also agree with this, a topic does not have to be aimed solely at its creator. It can be useful for any user.

I understand the point raised by the OP, I sometimes check this information myself before posting. Even so, if the question raised by the OP is somewhat coherent, despite him having "disappeared", it remains a question that deserves an answer.

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Quote from: Vod on May 03, 2024, 11:17:53 PM

(Note: If this takes more than $1,000,000 to implement, please ignore!)

Newbies so often start threads and then abandon their account when conversations do not go their way. Then other newbies come along and reply to the OP that hasn't been online for weeks.

It would be nice to have a notice near the name if the user has not logged in a while. i.e: (Inactive for 6 days). Could just be for newbies, or for every topic starter.

The warning "This post is xx days old!" does not address this issue.

Interesting suggestion bro but this is an open forum we are not partaking of information between ourselves we are sharing the information we have here on the internet for those interested in the topic.

So if one newbie drops a discussion that will become relevant for many weeks, months, or even generations it doesn't matter even if he signs up then post that discussion, and then leaves, as long as the discussion is relevant and there's a possibility of continuity.

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Why it sounds like people should only reply a thread if the poster is active?

I don't see anything wrong when people reply to inactive poster because the discussion isn't only for the poster, but other people that interested with the discussion can learn something and ask other questions in that thread.

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It could be useful for other forum members, but would that stop newbies from replying to such threads? I don't think so.

Most often, newbies don't even read the opening post, they rush to the last page of the topic and find something to write about what others have written on that page. So even though I think this can be a good addition for members who care about such things, this wouldn't necessarily solve the issue you have mentioned.

And, I think instead of writing "Inactive for xx days!" around the post starter, it should say something like, "Latest activity: [date]" or something like that because most of the time, people don't abandon their accounts but they abandon the threads they have started while staying active around the forum.

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(Note: If this takes more than $1,000,000 to implement, please ignore!)

Newbies so often start threads and then abandon their account when conversations do not go their way. Then other newbies come along and reply to the OP that hasn't been online for weeks.

It would be nice to have a notice near the name if the user has not logged in a while. i.e: (Inactive for 6 days). Could just be for newbies, or for every topic starter.

The warning "This post is xx days old!" does not address this issue.

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