Grossel
Well-Known Member
Hi.
Exept from spam posts, there is another type of post that I think should be worth cleaning up.
From time to time I see people asking questions without leaving us a fair chance to answer. Not until somebody here is patient enough to make threadstarter (TS for short) specify the problem so it is possible to give a reasonable answer (typically for first time posters, or students that apparently doesn't give any effort to understand their homeworks).
A typically scenario is when TS have a question for a specific circuit, but doesn't upload any schematic or provide link or any neccesary info.
I have the following idea how to meet this posts on a reasonable way:
And to even improve this feature:
If the TS doesn't answer t.ex within 20 days then the post is moved to a sort of bin (need suggestion what to name it). Much like recycle bin in windows. Purpose is that this thread would not be listed up among other threads or searches in the forum.
If TS add a post to he's thread, then the thread will not belong in the bin anymore (remove marking), but act just like any other post. That is because either TS might have uploaded a chematic OR added a sentence that clearify the question.
If threadstarter still wasn't capable to provide any usefull information, any member could just hit the same button again and the procedure mentioned in bullet list above repeats.
This way my idea is about sorting out threads that doesn't cannot being answered as they appear.
A forum user as me, interrresting in electronics shouldn't have to feel to giving a answer that typically includes wizarda, magic etc to explain the need of uploading schematic to TS.
I assume there is a dosen of other ways to sort this out. A clue to this is that this function should not lead to increased workload for moderators team, it should "live their own life" sort of.
Thanks
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From time to time I got some wild ideas. Frankly I'm fishing a bit to see if somebody might be agree with me or if this is such a radical suggestion that it's not even a subject for further discussion.
Exept from spam posts, there is another type of post that I think should be worth cleaning up.
From time to time I see people asking questions without leaving us a fair chance to answer. Not until somebody here is patient enough to make threadstarter (TS for short) specify the problem so it is possible to give a reasonable answer (typically for first time posters, or students that apparently doesn't give any effort to understand their homeworks).
A typically scenario is when TS have a question for a specific circuit, but doesn't upload any schematic or provide link or any neccesary info.
I have the following idea how to meet this posts on a reasonable way:
- There should be a button in aditional to "report post". This button might have almost the same icon, just put a ? instead of the ! sign.
- When somebody hit that button, the TS get a notification mail shortly after with a brief explanation that the post must be rewritten because problem is inconclusive or schematic missing.
- The forum user that HIT this button would get some options regarding the post. Missing schematic, question is not understandable (or some few more options)
And to even improve this feature:
If the TS doesn't answer t.ex within 20 days then the post is moved to a sort of bin (need suggestion what to name it). Much like recycle bin in windows. Purpose is that this thread would not be listed up among other threads or searches in the forum.
If TS add a post to he's thread, then the thread will not belong in the bin anymore (remove marking), but act just like any other post. That is because either TS might have uploaded a chematic OR added a sentence that clearify the question.
If threadstarter still wasn't capable to provide any usefull information, any member could just hit the same button again and the procedure mentioned in bullet list above repeats.
This way my idea is about sorting out threads that doesn't cannot being answered as they appear.
A forum user as me, interrresting in electronics shouldn't have to feel to giving a answer that typically includes wizarda, magic etc to explain the need of uploading schematic to TS.
I assume there is a dosen of other ways to sort this out. A clue to this is that this function should not lead to increased workload for moderators team, it should "live their own life" sort of.
Thanks
[edit]
From time to time I got some wild ideas. Frankly I'm fishing a bit to see if somebody might be agree with me or if this is such a radical suggestion that it's not even a subject for further discussion.
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