Time locks on threads

[Herr Mannelig]

CleoSombra

No thanks. I have a number of threads that I've been holding onto for years, some with dozens and dozens of pages that occasionally don't get bumped for months.


Instead of locking threads against a user's will, why not have a warning that says a thread hasn't been posted on in X months? It can be in big, bright colors at the top of the thread or on the reply page.

This.

[Cat Silver]

☆

Oooh, kind of dislike this a lot. My threads tend to be lazy threads, especially when I'm roleplaying in them, or because I like to take year long hiatuses. I hate the idea of making an entirely new thread when I have been fighting to keep one alive for a long period of time, because I want all the information on it in one easy to go to place.

My Mini-shop was "archived" in, what, 05'ish? That big archiving thing that screwed up threads everywhere. Which deleted it completely. I lost all my orders, I lost my fanbase, I lost everything because it was just gone. Making a new thread didn't make me feel better, didn't help at all, it just made a brand new shop that my old regulars did not ever end up visiting and ended up dying off as well because I had lost all the history I had on that thread to back me up.

Also with my free art/art shop, I take major hiatuses. I'm lazy, I will respond to topics ages (read: years) later and I don't want to find my thread locked because I have a life elsewhere. I don't want to bump a topic to unlock it, when in some cases that's "illegal" or worse I'm not even sure I'd have a response, but if I did have a shot at one I want it. I want my thread open, to new replies, even if it's 8 years later, unless it's something I have labeled "closed" or something to that effect.

In fact, when I am done with a thread? I have a tendency to request an admin lock it. Because if I find it's use is over, and I never want to hear from it again, I just ask for a lock. Easy peasy.

I'd really like it to be heavily optional if it does happen. I don't want it to screw with my baby threads that I have been working on for years to get a long lasting respectable feel to it. When I see a new shop? I worry they're trying to scam me somehow. When I see a shop, or thread, or giveaway, or conversation even that's months or years old, even if it hasn't been active every single month or year, I worry less with them. They've been here long enough that if problems were going to show up from the topic itself, or the people in it, they would have been handled by now.

I mean, that's why we see "founded in 1888" or something on restaurants in real life is it not? They've earned that right, so have my important threads even if my friends are lazy about answering them.

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[Miss-dark8607]

Reen_Luin

I think if they are only moving them out of the recycling bin for time reasons it would be ok, but I can understand how it might be abused.

Indeed. Plus I just don't want to step on the FA's toes. I mean yeah in thory yeah its less work for them but still.

[Yen Quest]

This is something I support. How this idea best work, I'm thinking of something like...

1. Thread becomes "time-locked" after about half a year of inactivity.
2. Icon for time-locked threads will be shown with a green "zzz", rather than your typical golden lock. It will also function a different way from your typical golden lock from mods.
3. OP can still edit their posts in the thread (useful for things like art threads, tutorials, etc). This doesn't mean they can edit other people's post who had quote them before and etc.
4. Thread becomes unlocked (for everyone else to post in) once the OP posts in their time-locked thread.
5. Once time-locked thread is unlocked by the OP, there will be a small icon/timestamp indicating its revival in the first post (automatic feature from Gaia, rather than OP manually making note of it).
6. Thread search feature will have a pop-up indicating how old the thread is, but you will still be able to see the time-lock key. If users ignore that, they will still find out that they can't post in said thread.
7. Non-OP of time-locked threads can PM the OP for thread's revival, or discuss about said thread's topic via PM/comments/etc. For friends, roleplay, etc, I'm sure that the person you hung around with wouldn't mind. Heck, you guys can still communicate via PM, or decide to just hang out in another thread/guild/chat-area/etc.
8. If user doesn't want to PM OP to post in inactive thread, he/she can simply recreate the thread.

[Reen_Luin]

Yen Quest

This is something I support. How this idea best work, I'm thinking of something like...

1. Thread becomes "time-locked" after about half a year of inactivity.
2. Icon for time-locked threads will be shown with a green "zzz", rather than your typical golden lock. It will also function a different way from your typical golden lock from mods.
3. OP can still edit their posts in the thread (useful for things like art threads, tutorials, etc). This doesn't mean they can edit other people's post who had quote them before and etc.
4. Thread becomes unlocked (for everyone else to post in) once the OP posts in their time-locked thread.
5. Once time-locked thread is unlocked by the OP, there will be a small icon/timestamp indicating its revival in the first post (automatic feature from Gaia, rather than OP manually making note of it).
6. Thread search feature will have a pop-up indicating how old the thread is, but you will still be able to see the time-lock key. If users ignore that, they will still find out that they can't post in said thread.
7. Non-OP of time-locked threads can PM the OP for thread's revival, or discuss about said thread's topic via PM/comments/etc. For friends, roleplay, etc, I'm sure that the person you hung around with wouldn't mind. Heck, you guys can still communicate via PM, or decide to just hang out in another thread/guild/chat-area/etc.
8. If user doesn't want to PM OP to post in inactive thread, he/she can simply recreate the thread.

I like your suggestions!

[Miss-dark8607]

Yen Quest

This is something I support. How this idea best work, I'm thinking of something like...

1. Thread becomes "time-locked" after about half a year of inactivity.
2. Icon for time-locked threads will be shown with a green "zzz", rather than your typical golden lock. It will also function a different way from your typical golden lock from mods.
3. OP can still edit their posts in the thread (useful for things like art threads, tutorials, etc). This doesn't mean they can edit other people's post who had quote them before and etc.
4. Thread becomes unlocked (for everyone else to post in) once the OP posts in their time-locked thread.
5. Once time-locked thread is unlocked by the OP, there will be a small icon/timestamp indicating its revival in the first post (automatic feature from Gaia, rather than OP manually making note of it).
6. Thread search feature will have a pop-up indicating how old the thread is, but you will still be able to see the time-lock key. If users ignore that, they will still find out that they can't post in said thread.
7. Non-OP of time-locked threads can PM the OP for thread's revival, or discuss about said thread's topic via PM/comments/etc. For friends, roleplay, etc, I'm sure that the person you hung around with wouldn't mind. Heck, you guys can still communicate via PM, or decide to just hang out in another thread/guild/chat-area/etc.
8. If user doesn't want to PM OP to post in inactive thread, he/she can simply recreate the thread.

Dude become a dev or something. This is awesome.

[Yen Quest]

Miss-dark8607

Dude become a dev or something. This is awesome.

Slow reply is slow, but... I'm hardly good with codes. sweatdrop

*plays fail music as dev suggestion goes flying out the window*

But seriously, I really like this idea so I wanted to make sure it doesn't inconvenient someone in some way. ...And not make it too difficult for the devs to work with. xD

Borrowing this other idea from a different forum website I lurk around. If OP is allowed to edit their posts in time-locked threads, I think other users should have that ability as well. A "post last edited/updated" and a "post edited x number of times" feature would be nice to have/see too since there's a chance for abuse.

[Miss-dark8607]

Yen Quest

Miss-dark8607

Dude become a dev or something. This is awesome.

Slow reply is slow, but... I'm hardly good with codes. sweatdrop

*plays fail music as dev suggestion goes flying out the window*

But seriously, I really like this idea so I wanted to make sure it doesn't inconvenient someone in some way. ...And not make it too difficult for the devs to work with. xD

Borrowing this other idea from a different forum website I lurk around. If OP is allowed to edit their posts in time-locked threads, I think other users should have that ability as well. A "post last edited/updated" and a "post edited x number of times" feature would be nice to have/see too since there's a chance for abuse.

LOL oh well. I still really love the idea.

[Miss-dark8607]

bumping this back up since I'm seeing a rash of topic coming back from the dead