Conquer Club

• Sometimes threads that have constructive discussions ongoing are locked by mods b/c community members get into pissing matches with each other. Many times the flaming is gracefully dodged by other members and discussion continues. If the pissing match goes on long enough a mod comes and locks down the topic (rightfully so). The issue is that the ongoing discussion is mowed down as an innocent bystander in this locking drive-by. The Maxatstuy thread is an excellent example.

• Give the mods the ability to lock specific users out of specific threads. (Functions like a targetted forum ban.)
• Mods maintain their current ability to completely lock a thread.

• Threads are not prematurely locked.
• On-topic discussion can continue where it began instead of being shut down.
• Discourages flaming outside appropriate venues.

blakebowling wrote:Can't be done, it's as simple as that

PepperJack wrote:

blakebowling wrote:Can't be done, it's as simple as that

While "knowing" it can't be done obviously tempers my expectations, I'm going indulge my naivete. I'm not programmer so perhaps you could put it in layman's terms as to why this is an impossibility. Is it even a programming issue actually? I just assumed it was since its impossible. Just looking for a little more substance than what you provided.

blakebowling wrote:

PepperJack wrote:

blakebowling wrote:Can't be done, it's as simple as that

While "knowing" it can't be done obviously tempers my expectations, I'm going indulge my naivete. I'm not programmer so perhaps you could put it in layman's terms as to why this is an impossibility. Is it even a programming issue actually? I just assumed it was since its impossible. Just looking for a little more substance than what you provided.

as you may or may not know, the forums are ran using a software called phpbb3, this software is made by the phpbb company and is not made/adjusted by lack or anyone else on Team CC. If you really wanted 'Thread Bans' you might suggest it at phpbb's Community website (clicky) as a MOD

Bruceswar wrote:Why can't these peopel who go off task, just get a 24 hour forum ban? Sound perfect to me. Or at least warming, but let the thread continue on. I mean I think we can all agree, that if you see a courtroom process going on, and someone gets out of hand, they just remove this person, for a period of time or all of it. The courtroom does not stop because 2 people get a bit out of hand. Formal warning, and or 24 hour bans seem perfectly fine.

Bruceswar wrote:Why can't these peopel who go off task, just get a 24 hour forum ban? Sound perfect to me. Or at least warming, but let the thread continue on. I mean I think we can all agree, that if you see a courtroom process going on, and someone gets out of hand, they just remove this person, for a period of time or all of it. The courtroom does not stop because 2 people get a bit out of hand. Formal warning, and or 24 hour bans seem perfectly fine.