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Request Close
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. |
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Just have them hit the Report this Post button and request that it be closed.
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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. |
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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. |
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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:
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 |
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Still - I think the Report Post feature provides all the necessary functionality.
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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.
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Great idea, I'm going to browse for that. Thanks again Lynne. |
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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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