Request Close

[Markro]

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]

Just have them hit the Report this Post button and request that it be closed.

[Markro]

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]

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]

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

[Dismounted]

Still - I think the Report Post feature provides all the necessary functionality.

[Lynne]

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]

Originally Posted by Lynne

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]

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.