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Re: Delete topics instead of Locking them

by osiris » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:01 am

Ok, no one is pointing fingers, can we get back on topic please.

Re: Delete topics instead of Locking them

by legendwithoutaname » Wed Sep 09, 2009 1:02 am

Not everything is about you. This topic has nothing to do with you.

Re: Delete topics instead of Locking them

by musicfan » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:17 pm

legendwithoutaname wrote:
musicfan wrote:
legendwithoutaname wrote:I saw the same tonight "What's a ......?" if they would only have looked up because they posted in the same forum as the answer is listed up top in a sticky.

They would rather clutter the boards instead of doing the work for themselves. Lazy

What's next asking others to send in their TTM? I did see someone asking someone else to pay for something for them because they did not have a CC to buy it from the website themself. :(
ONE: Im Not Lazy. I Look Be4 I Request Addresses...And TWO I Was Making Sure. So Dnt Say Stuff That You DONT Kno. {thumb2} My Collection Is what Is It Bcuz of What I Do (Keyword: I)..I dont Ask Anyone To Do Anything For Me. So Im VERY FAR From Lazy..Thnx! :)

Did I Name you? NO
Was i talking about you? NO
You Didnt Have To....It Was All Over It...lol... ;)

Re: Delete topics instead of Locking them

by legendwithoutaname » Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:42 pm

musicfan wrote:
legendwithoutaname wrote:I saw the same tonight "What's a ......?" if they would only have looked up because they posted in the same forum as the answer is listed up top in a sticky.

They would rather clutter the boards instead of doing the work for themselves. Lazy

What's next asking others to send in their TTM? I did see someone asking someone else to pay for something for them because they did not have a CC to buy it from the website themself. :(
ONE: Im Not Lazy. I Look Be4 I Request Addresses...And TWO I Was Making Sure. So Dnt Say Stuff That You DONT Kno. {thumb2} My Collection Is what Is It Bcuz of What I Do (Keyword: I)..I dont Ask Anyone To Do Anything For Me. So Im VERY FAR From Lazy..Thnx! :)

Did I Name you? NO
Was i talking about you? NO

Re: Delete topics instead of Locking them

by musicfan » Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:11 pm

legendwithoutaname wrote:I saw the same tonight "What's a ......?" if they would only have looked up because they posted in the same forum as the answer is listed up top in a sticky.

They would rather clutter the boards instead of doing the work for themselves. Lazy

What's next asking others to send in their TTM? I did see someone asking someone else to pay for something for them because they did not have a CC to buy it from the website themself. :(
ONE: Im Not Lazy. I Look Be4 I Request Addresses...And TWO I Was Making Sure. So Dnt Say Stuff That You DONT Kno. {thumb2} My Collection Is what Is It Bcuz of What I Do (Keyword: I)..I dont Ask Anyone To Do Anything For Me. So Im VERY FAR From Lazy..Thnx! :)

Re: Delete topics instead of Locking them

by legendwithoutaname » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:47 am

I saw the same tonight "What's a ......?" if they would only have looked up because they posted in the same forum as the answer is listed up top in a sticky.

They would rather clutter the boards instead of doing the work for themselves. Lazy

What's next asking others to send in their TTM? I did see someone asking someone else to pay for something for them because they did not have a CC to buy it from the website themself. :(

Re: Delete topics instead of Locking them

by osiris » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:19 am

musicfan wrote:TO OSIRIS: What Do You Mean,, People Can Do Things For Themselves For a Change? Your a Mod So Your Supposed To Help Us...lol....Thats Your Job....So Yea I Like The Idea AS LONG AS You Tell US Why Our Topics Get Deleted. ;)
What I mean is, it is often quicker and easier for the user to so the search themselves, rather than wait for an answer from a mod, to a question that has already been answered a hundred times. We're here to help you, but not babysit :) I'm confident all the users here can use the search function but unfortunately it's become the norm to ask a question without even searching for themselves.

In regards to the actual suggestion, thinking about it, it would save us mods time. One mod would PM the poster to point them in the right direction. At the moment, someone posts a question and 3 or 4 might respond, as well as regular members, all with the same answer. Which is slightly pointless, really. One quick PM and it could all be sorted.

Re: Delete topics instead of Locking them

by musicfan » Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:32 am

khackdrums wrote:
musicfan wrote:
osiris wrote:Because it would force people to check the forums first before posting. We could also send a PM informing them that their answer can be found elsewhere. It will mean more work for us to start with, but less in the long run (as people start to get the idea and do some work for themselves for a change! :))

I like this idea.
TO OSIRIS: What Do You Mean,, People Can Do Things For Themselves For a Change? Your a Mod So Your Supposed To Help Us...lol....Thats Your Job....So Yea I Like The Idea AS LONG AS You Tell US Why Our Topics Get Deleted. ;)
I like the idea of deleting the topic and sending a pm to the poster. I have completely stopped commenting on topics that have been covered dozens of times. I feel like a broken record repeating myself so many times. For this reason it might look as though I don’t visit Fanmail much anymore, but I visit just as much as I have in the past, but I just refrain from commenting on these topics that have been covered already. I think we should take this idea into effect immediately.

Khackdrums :D
LOL :)

Re: Delete topics instead of Locking them

by khackdrums » Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:37 pm

musicfan wrote:
osiris wrote:Because it would force people to check the forums first before posting. We could also send a PM informing them that their answer can be found elsewhere. It will mean more work for us to start with, but less in the long run (as people start to get the idea and do some work for themselves for a change! :))

I like this idea.
TO OSIRIS: What Do You Mean,, People Can Do Things For Themselves For a Change? Your a Mod So Your Supposed To Help Us...lol....Thats Your Job....So Yea I Like The Idea AS LONG AS You Tell US Why Our Topics Get Deleted. ;)
I like the idea of deleting the topic and sending a pm to the poster. I have completely stopped commenting on topics that have been covered dozens of times. I feel like a broken record repeating myself so many times. For this reason it might look as though I don’t visit Fanmail much anymore, but I visit just as much as I have in the past, but I just refrain from commenting on these topics that have been covered already. I think we should take this idea into effect immediately.

Khackdrums :D

Re: Delete topics instead of Locking them

by musicfan » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:42 pm

osiris wrote:
musicfan wrote:
Paigey012 wrote:I delete some 'EDIT: NOT QUALIFIED TO SELL' topics in the Autographs For Sale/Exchange fourms. I think it would be great to delete all of the double/not qualified to sell topics but I think it would take hard work :)
I agree With The 'EDIT: NOT QUALIFIED TO SELL' One But How Would The Person Kno If There Was aDouble If You Mods Kept Deleting Their Topics...I Would Rather They LOCK The Topics So Us: NON MODS Kno Why They Locked It.......Jus My Opinion. {thumb2}
Because it would force people to check the forums first before posting. We could also send a PM informing them that their answer can be found elsewhere. It will mean more work for us to start with, but less in the long run (as people start to get the idea and do some work for themselves for a change! :))

I like this idea.
TO OSIRIS: What Do You Mean,, People Can Do Things For Themselves For a Change? Your a Mod So Your Supposed To Help Us...lol....Thats Your Job....So Yea I Like The Idea AS LONG AS You Tell US Why Our Topics Get Deleted. ;)

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