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Markro
03-17-2009, 01:39 AM
A couple members of mine suggested it might be useful to be able to request that their thread be closed. After reading about this, I actually agree, it would be awesome if the thread creator could request their thread be closed.
Does anyone know of a good way to approach implementing such functionality into vBulletin?
I did do a brief search of the MOD section but no results.
Look forward to the replies,
Thanks, Mark.
Lynne
03-17-2009, 01:42 AM
Just have them hit the Report this Post button and request that it be closed.
Markro
03-17-2009, 01:46 AM
Interesting solution.....
With that in mind:
Would it be possible to use the functionality of Report a Post to fuel the request a close. By that I mean, if the user clicks the "request close" link, instead of the "Report a Thread" heading being shown, it has something more tailored for the "Request a Close".
Also, once a thread is reported on my forum, a new thread is created in the Moderation area which details the reported post information (vBulletin functionality). Would it be possible to also adjust how that is presented to a more "Request a Close" feel?
I suppose what I'm getting at is, is there a method that could be taken in order to distinguish between "Report a Post" and "Request a Close" in the "Report a Post" template.
Lynne
03-17-2009, 03:12 AM
I suppose you could add a new field to the Report a Post form and if that field is set to true then *it does something* different for the post.
Do you get a lot of reported posts every day or do you think you'll get a lot of requests for close? If not, it might not be worth the effort to write a mod for something that just isn't needed much.
Markro
03-17-2009, 03:32 AM
My community is quiet large, although its subject matter attracts a very quiet user base that tends not to cause problems within the community so we rarely encounter issues where posts / threads need to be reported.
I'm not entirely sure if the "Request a Close" would be used enough to justify extensive modification.
Prior to you posting #4, I was considering the addition of another forum where users could post, but not view or reply to their threads. The link for "Request a Close" could be available to only the thread creator via:
<if condition="$threadinfo['postuserid'] == $bbuserinfo['userid']"></if>
Assuming that works, it could be a link to a "Create Thread" link in that private forum and moderators could review the requests and deal with them as they come in.
That might be an acceptable solution to this.
On a side note, it was your suggestion which got my thought path on that track. Thanks :)
Dismounted
03-17-2009, 05:57 AM
Still - I think the Report Post feature provides all the necessary functionality.
Lynne
03-17-2009, 02:19 PM
There was a mod that allowed you to have radio buttons on the form and users could select a 'reason' for reporting the post. You might be able to use that and then modify the reported post thread title to use that 'reason' in the title. I don't remember the name of the mod though.
Markro
03-19-2009, 09:06 PM
There was a mod that allowed you to have radio buttons on the form and users could select a 'reason' for reporting the post. You might be able to use that and then modify the reported post thread title to use that 'reason' in the title. I don't remember the name of the mod though.
Sorry for my late response been swamped with work.
Great idea, I'm going to browse for that.
Thanks again Lynne.
blind-eddie
03-19-2009, 09:40 PM
I edited the Report Post to allow members to request that their post be closed, I have been doing this for a couple of years now...It gets used a lot.
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