[IDEA] Forum TrashCan!

[Fluxflashor]

I think it would be a good idea, could just move all the locked topics and flame wars to a recycle bin area or "Trash can".

I think it would be a good way to archieve all the flames, necros, and spam into one nice section. Currently the offtopic section is about 50% locked, thanks Maltegearion

[Taiyo.uk]

Or just have the moderators delete useless threads instead of locking them.

[Odin]

Or switch to SMF already...

[Nux]

Throwing nasty spam into the trash-can seems fine. As does a flaming trash-can. A trach-can of necromancy, though, I can't get my head round.

Recycle bins work well for one user. A communal recycle bin would just mean a load of fools playing with each others trash.

[Paradox]

Or switch to SMF already...

Or MyBB or BBpress...

[PIE]

Trash can seems like a good idea... very good one actually.
Deleting on site is rarely a really good idea.

[Josellis]

Just wondering, why is this website still phpBB2 when phpBB3 has so many more features and looks much better?

[Fluxflashor]

The way I see it, all the flame threads, locked threads make the community look bad, so make a recyclebin with all the locked topics, the flame wars, and other general BS, allow some topics to still be opened if they havent been locked and allow posting in the forum so they can continue flaming there .

Might take a while to throw all the locked topics in there, and huge flame wars, random newbie questions, but in the end the forum will look cleaner.

*** Yes fluxflashor realizes a ton of his threads are going to end up there, o well

[Captain Ventris]

The way I see it, all the flame threads, locked threads make the community look bad, so make a recyclebin with all the locked topics, the flame wars, and other general BS, allow some topics to still be opened if they havent been locked and allow posting in the forum so they can continue flaming there .

No, flaming is bad. Just move the topics out of the way, so 50 pages of flamewars don't stack up, and lock them.

I always found Forum Trash bins like this to be of historical significance, also. It's interesting (to me) to study the Legendary word-battles of the past.

[Nux]

As I understand it, the 'word battles' that "flame" refers to aren't the kind I'd find very interesting. Merely insults and no real base to arguments.

[Fluxflashor]

So what do you think? [Poll]Added

[Captain Ventris]

As I understand it, the 'word battles' that "flame" refers to aren't the kind I'd find very interesting. Merely insults and no real base to arguments.

Well, insults, yes, but if someone makes a reference to a banned user before you joined, you can look it up and have a clue what they're talking about.

[n00b pl0x]

i will strive to be #1 trashbinned of all time

[/dev/humancontroller]

What if a thread is totally legitimate, but some ill kids start flaming?

[Paradox]

Split off the flame posts.

[Fluxflashor]

i will strive to be #1 trashbinned of all time

LMAO.. even a title I don't want  :-?

What if a thread is totally legitimate, but some ill kids start flaming?

Ignore them and continue on the discussion?

[Nux]

What if a thread is totally legitimate, but some ill kids start flaming?

Ignore them and continue on the discussion?

I believe his point was that the thread might be moved to this trashcan simply because of the flamers, while there was still good discussion in there too.

[kevlarman]

What if a thread is totally legitimate, but some ill kids start flaming?

Ignore them and continue on the discussion?

I believe his point was that the thread might be moved to this trashcan simply because of the flamers, while there was still good discussion in there too.

if there's still discussion the mods can split away the flames and dump that in the trash bin (like i did about 3 times in that 9 page aimbot thread, but s/dump in trash bin/delete/)

[Survivor]

Points is we shouldn't have to clean up after the flamers who disgrace a worthwile topic with their inane banter.
Instead of putting on the bandage and cleaning the threads we should cut the cancers down a bit and teach people that off-topic is for such nonsense, and no other subforum on this site should have to deal with way off-topic flamewars or spamposts.
A separate subforum just for locked topics will only attract the attention of the spammers and flamers to get the highscore in that particular subforum, they don't care about the quality of the forum as a whole anyway since they are making a mess everywhere.

[Kaleo]

Or switch to SMF already...

Or MyBB or BBpress...

punBB

for eg.

http://oni.bungie.org/community/forum/index.php

[player1]

Or switch to SMF already...

Or MyBB or BBpress...

punBB

for eg.

http://oni.bungie.org/community/forum/index.php

i don't mean to phlame
but that site looked phull of phail
whilst these here phorumz r phreakin' phun! (j/k in so many ways)
         :wink:

What if a thread is totally legitimate, but some ill kids start flaming?

Split off the flame posts.

Ignore them and continue on the discussion?

yes and yes

and all posters will plz remember not to sully any split-off flamewars by refusing to take them seriously (even when not moved to the appropriate forum) :roll:

-psst- it's called "Off Topic": split off the "flames", "spam" & "insults", give the new thread a clever name, and move it here

some of u concerned citizens may need to read the actual rules

in this light (that of spammers becoming spokepersons for the "state of the forum" or the "state of the community", or crackers/hackers/scriptkidz becoming spokepersons for the "security" of the "community"), let me just say that it's interesting who & what ppl will support just to feel "safe" and "orderly"

there's no asshole like a reformed asshole

it iz 2 lol atchoo ;p

[tuple]

The way I see it, all the links to pr0n make the community look bad,

fixed that for ya

[Nux]

So 66% want a trashcan? I don't think the mods need another one. Offtopic seems to have been mistaken for one, since that's where they put their garbage at the moment.

[Lava Croft]

Can I bin people too?

[Nux]

Maybe in Soviet Russia...

[durand]

Or switch to SMF already...

     

Go SMF!  :eek:

[stalefries]

Can I bin people too?

+1

[HamStar]

How big is the bin? It might make a good second home...