Huh... Deleting Threads!?
Can people delete their own threads now? Just yesterday, this was a functioning link:
http://cplusplus.com/forum/beginner/43322/
Or did an admin kill it for some reason?
http://cplusplus.com/forum/beginner/43322/
Or did an admin kill it for some reason?
Oh, some guy wanted a solution to a (homework?) problem. It wasn't the particular thread that was an issue for me; I just thought it's disappearance was odd.
Ah... I'm guessing it was because the OP was reported. I just remembered that ;)
Ah... I'm guessing it was because the OP was reported. I just remembered that ;)
True. There ought to be more of a distinction between reporting and deleting... Maybe even separate buttons (i.e. Report and Recommend Deletion).
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There are some issues with this that seem a bit odd. I think the deletion and reporting should be separate.
I have reported spam posts that, due to the new user status of the OP, have been deleted straight away. This is a good thing.
However I have also reported a thread for being in the wrong forum (requested it be moved) and due to new user status of the OP, the top post was deleted. This is a bad thing.
I also believe that there should be more openness in the reporting process, showing who reported it and why. Also I believe it would be informative to have a 'place holder' that states why something was deleted, even if this is removed after some days.
I have reported spam posts that, due to the new user status of the OP, have been deleted straight away. This is a good thing.
However I have also reported a thread for being in the wrong forum (requested it be moved) and due to new user status of the OP, the top post was deleted. This is a bad thing.
I also believe that there should be more openness in the reporting process, showing who reported it and why. Also I believe it would be informative to have a 'place holder' that states why something was deleted, even if this is removed after some days.
When the first post of a thread is deleted, the whole thread should be deleted, if you ask me. Archiving a bunch of useless drivel only hurts the search feature when you actually need to find something.
Unfortunately, for the common user, I find the new changes (just the report/delete ones) more frustrating than the old report and let the admin clean it up later. I don't see any less spam now than before but there seems to be an over-abundance of threads with missing posts and repeated discussions about how it either doesn't make sense or why people do that.
I find myself checking the forums less frequently than before and posting far less. There seems to be about 1/10 of the interesting discussions that there used to be a few years ago. Easily 1/2 of the regular posters are either lurking or otherwise MIA.
I have seen similar trends on other forums: more junk threads by the day and far less information. It could be coincidence or perhaps online forums are in decline (vs. LinkedIn discussions, facebook groups, and other "newer" outlets).
Unfortunately, for the common user, I find the new changes (just the report/delete ones) more frustrating than the old report and let the admin clean it up later. I don't see any less spam now than before but there seems to be an over-abundance of threads with missing posts and repeated discussions about how it either doesn't make sense or why people do that.
I find myself checking the forums less frequently than before and posting far less. There seems to be about 1/10 of the interesting discussions that there used to be a few years ago. Easily 1/2 of the regular posters are either lurking or otherwise MIA.
I have seen similar trends on other forums: more junk threads by the day and far less information. It could be coincidence or perhaps online forums are in decline (vs. LinkedIn discussions, facebook groups, and other "newer" outlets).
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