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8/14/2013 7:28:47   
Merlin003
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My Suggestion is as the title states wouldn't it be easier to allow mods to move incorrectly posted posts to the correct area instead of locking them, pretty easy to code if not done so already.

Reasons this should be implemented or used:-

1. Will be as easy as the lock feature ie no more work than it takes to post comment, then lock.
2. If the user made the post by accident in wrong section but is in a middle of convo it can carry on without starting all over resulting in 2 different posts of the same subject matter.

Thats basically it, one for future thought.
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8/14/2013 7:33:31   
  Hopeful Guy

Hope Upbringer! (DragonFable)


 There is a move post button for a topic available to AKs and mods. However, I think the reason a thread may be locked is so that the OP can decide whether to repost or not in the correct forum.
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8/14/2013 7:53:05   
Merlin003
Member

Personally from experience I think you should lock a post if it is in the wrong section only if:-

1. There is no other replys to the op
2. If the issue has been resolved.
3. Or if it is breaking any serious rules, ie bad language, flaming, trolling etc

Otherwise mods instead of locking should move post if for example:-

1. It is a active post ie there has been replys by other users and the issue/question has not been resolved.

All the basics of the move post is to enable the mods to view the different sub category via a drop down and click it to move it to that specific thread then if possible send a link to op. Basically same amount of time as it does to lock it.

That is just my thoughts but this is a different forum than the one I have experience with, so things could be done differently on here, but overall I have no complaints on the guys who spend there free time helping all of us out and this suggestion is just to help all party's concerned.
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8/14/2013 15:52:04   
Seahawk
Member

We have two basic reasons we prefer to lock threads instead of moving them:

Firstly, if a thread is locked for being in the wrong place AND it contains rule breaking (becoming spammy, being inappropriate, going off-topic, etc...) then moving it to a new forum just transfers that problem to a new set of AKs and Moderators rather then actually fixing it. It's often better to let the thread just start fresh in the proper location.

The second reason is best illustrated by an example. Let's say I start a thread in OOC to show off my artwork. This thread should be in the Gallery, so the OOC AKs would lock it/delete it and tell me to re-post in the correct location. I would then know to re-create the thread in the proper sub-forum and also make sure it follows the rules of that sub-forum. If they just move the thread, it may not follow the rules (we don't expect AKs to know the intricacies of the rules in forums they don't moderate or aren't otherwise active in), which means that now the Gallery AKs will have to warn me for an incorrectly formatted thread. This causes issues for both the moderating staff and the forum user, who now is getting warned twice for the same thread by two different sets of moderators.

It actually ends up working better for everyone (moderators and forum users) and being less confusing if the thread is just locked/deleted...
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8/14/2013 17:46:59   
Merlin003
Member

No longer needed can be locked or deleted.




< Message edited by Merlin003 -- 8/20/2013 11:40:05 >
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8/14/2013 19:33:09   
afterlifex
Legend-X


 Well another example:

In the AQ Q&A we have a few things that show up commonly that are in the wrong section.


Equipment comparisons: I would either need to format it to meet EC standards or AKs there would have to then deal with it. It goes from Q&A rule breaking to EC rule breaking, it would have to be dealt with at some point.

AQW questions: As Seahawk mentioned this is a case I know very little about AQW rules and the game in general. It may be a question that should not be asked in their Q&A as there may already be an answer easily available. This only leads to a lock or deletion of their post.

Battle strategy: again I would need to not only format it but search the index of that section to make sure there is not an already exiting thread. Do I make it some else's problem or do I address it and help the player get to the correct section and using the correct format?


So in these cases it is not practical for them to be moved.
Are there some in other sections where it might be possible to move them, sure but that does not allow the poster to learn the rules and not repeat the mistake.
At the very least they would have to be sent a PM on where to find their thread and why it was moved, so we would be doing what we do now and then some.
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8/15/2013 5:47:51   
Merlin003
Member

No longer needed can be locked or deleted.

< Message edited by Merlin003 -- 8/20/2013 11:39:51 >
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