[Markro]

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:

PHP Code:

<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