Global Topics Automatically Lock After 1-2 Weeks Of Inactivity

[SAFollis]

(Unless an option is chosen--and only staff can see it--to make it live "forever")
The idea of this is to stop people from reviving dead topics

 

[Gaby1129]

This is a pretty good idea but what if the topic is is on a map? Then if it disappeared? Then staff couldn't review it.

 

[icycreamy128]

To be honest, staff can handle it if people revive dead topics.....

 

[SAFollis]

This is a pretty good idea but what if the topic is is on a map? Then if it disappeared? Then staff couldn't review it.

That's why it'd lock it not delete it

 

[Anchezz]

Eh, we have forum moderators for that

 

[imtotallychris]

Plus, I'm pretty sure it's impossible (or not simple).

 

[Trenly]

Plus, I'm pretty sure it's impossible (or not simple).

Possible, yes. Simple, definitely not. First you would have to check the timestamp of the last reply, then compare it to a current timestamp. If it is older than two weeks, you need to have it lock the topic, which means that the Java or Python, or whatever code, has to be compatible with html. Then you need time to define the functions and check if it works. Plus with new threads you would have to make sure it checks those too. Then optimization of skipping already locked topics. I would estimate probably a three month development period for a beta version. Maybe 7 months for alpha.

So Chris is right, possible? Yes. Practical? No.

So unless you want to write it SAFollis , I doubt any staff will.

 

[imtotallychris]

Also, SAFollis, only one person caused it, and it's been dealt with.

 

[Trenly]

I might be able to write it... It would take me a while before I could even start though