Bobc11 Posted July 4, 2009 ID:95701 Share Posted July 4, 2009 I'm just wondering why do people close topics on other forums? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardbird Posted July 4, 2009 ID:95706 Share Posted July 4, 2009 If the subject matter has been addressed and is over, that would be one reason.If the subject matter is "not related to board policy" that would be another reason.there may be more reasons maybe a moderator will add to this replyOnly admins, Mods, may close a topic and/or lock it.These links below may be of some help:http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?act=Helphttp://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?act=boardrulesThe Term's of aggreement when all members did there registration & agreed to:Registration Terms & RulesIn order to proceed, you must agree to the following: Forum Terms & RulesPlease take a moment to review these rules detailed below. If you agree with them and wish to proceed with the registration, simply click the "Register" button below. To cancel this registration, simply hit the 'back' button on your browser.Please remember that we are not responsible for any messages posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message.The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of this bulletin board. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary.You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this bulletin board to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law.You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by this bulletin board. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobc11 Posted July 4, 2009 Author ID:95710 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Thanks , but how do you be come a moderator? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardbird Posted July 4, 2009 ID:95715 Share Posted July 4, 2009 moderator's monitor the board, and some are MS experts in support and have a good knowledge of software, ect. so you get an accurate answer, Wait for a moderator to post here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Spud Posted July 11, 2009 Staff ID:97488 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Adding to reasons:It may have been over-run by spammers.Too many whingers posting unhelpful information. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted July 12, 2009 ID:97696 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Also too many similar, but often not quite the same questions or issues from several users instead of just one, in which case the topic in question should be split to avoid confusion for those attempting to assist them. You'll often see a post from a mod or admin in this type of situation saying something like "please start your own topic". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovasky Posted July 12, 2009 ID:97779 Share Posted July 12, 2009 The thing that irritates me is when I see something closed on a forum (acrossed the net) for illegal topics such as (torrents, etc) I understand this but some people misunderstand what is illegal and not illegal... for example I saw a topic closed on Cnets website because a person asked about playing Play Station games on his computer... that isn't illegal, it could be but its not, he didn't even get to explain his situation... for example say I'm sitting here popping some PS1 games into my cd drive and copy the files... then develop a program to play these... thats surely not illegal as long as i don't distribute it... once you own that cd you can do whatever you want with it... as long as you don't distribute it.... thats what irritates me... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardbird Posted July 12, 2009 ID:97780 Share Posted July 12, 2009 By registering for the forum, you must agree to to the following terms, which if your here. you did agreeTOS: http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?act=boardrulesThe administrators and moderators are well versed in regards to Locking a topic. thats surely not illegal as long as i don't distribute it and the staff here is well versed on whats illegal, copyright issues, advertisements which border the approach of spaming.The policy of cnets website, may differ from the policy of this website Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovasky Posted July 13, 2009 ID:97811 Share Posted July 13, 2009 By registering for the forum, you must agree to to the following terms, which if your here. you did agreeTOS: http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?act=boardrulesThe administrators and moderators are well versed in regards to Locking a topic. and the staff here is well versed on whats illegal, copyright issues, advertisements which border the approach of spaming.The policy of cnets website, may differ from the policy of this websiteI know I'm just talking about forums in general.. this place i take as highly informed as the business it is in... but some forums its ridiculous when you see Admins and moderators thrust there power around.... here I respect you guys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovasky Posted July 13, 2009 ID:97814 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I guess to me its just to be safe and such. Better to be safe than sorry. I'm new here obviously and I don't know the admins and such here from what I can tell as yardbird said they seem to be well versed in the TOS, you'd certainly hope so, otherwise it would be like an umpire calling a game without knowing the rule book. And my point in the previous post was is that many I guess what you would call "respectible forums" have these sorts of admins that don't know there own Terms of Use or there Terms of use are vague and easily up for debate as to what they mean... after reading this forums, I can see a few things that I would say are borderline vague, but its by far better than some out there. And I suppose this has a lot to do with why topics get closed, confusion towards the rules... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardbird Posted July 13, 2009 ID:97815 Share Posted July 13, 2009 its fine, were just talking about it.. 1 item, you can't compare Cnet to this forum or the next forum. 1 item I was just talking about, to clear up. If the Admins or mods close a topic here its for a good reason. Its by no-means a power trip, pardon my choice of words. you can keep posting comments/questions, or PM a admin or mod. until you get your answer. It has been my experience as an observer in other forums, if they get an answer from an admin. It still might not satisfy the justification of a admin locking the topic. So it has been my experience not to "ask why do people ?? close topics... just my 2 cents Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovasky Posted July 13, 2009 ID:97816 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Yeah I understand, one thing I wish this forum had was an edit slash remove post for your own post... or does it and am I just missing it, and second yeah I understand what you're saying I just get irritated when I see a topic needlessly closed because that just frustrates users and obviously you know what they say, if a customer has a bad experience they tell people but if its good they don't, well I think it drives people away from their services and such. You see it everywhere and its just ridiculous the way people are when they get in positions of power, which is especially true in games such as Counterstrike and a clan has a server with admins that just ban and kick endlessly... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainger Posted July 13, 2009 ID:97836 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Quote =I'm just wondering why do people close topics on other forums? I didn't know there were other forums Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainger Posted July 13, 2009 ID:97837 Share Posted July 13, 2009 PSMy spies tell me that you need a minimum of 50 posts before you can edit your posts on this forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovasky Posted July 13, 2009 ID:97842 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Ah good to know, don't see the reasoning behind it but thats okay. In fact its the only forum I know that is like that... (haven't used many forums to know) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted July 13, 2009 ID:97847 Share Posted July 13, 2009 @Supernovasky: Just an FYI, playing PS games on the PC through an emulator is technically illegal because, even if you copy the bios from your own PSX and use your own game, you've still violated Sony's EULA regarding the use of the PS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovasky Posted July 13, 2009 ID:97851 Share Posted July 13, 2009 @Supernovasky: Just an FYI, playing PS games on the PC through an emulator is technically illegal because, even if you copy the bios from your own PSX and use your own game, you've still violated Sony's EULA regarding the use of the PS.Well i suppose, however if you managed to develop it without copying anything its not.. hah it was just the easiest example I could think of... but you are definately right... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted July 13, 2009 ID:97853 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Yeah, I know what you mean. But in the end I suppose it's up to the mods and admins of a site to determine what stays open and what gets closed. Thankfully I've never had the issue of having a topic get closed on me for something I posted (yet ). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted July 13, 2009 ID:97872 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I'm just wondering why do people close topics on other forums?Are you also referring to removing as well as closing topics?Other than Spam. It could be several reasons includingFoul and unnecessary language.The topic has run its course.A poster is trying to keep it going with stupid questions that have already been answered.I know of one forum there is definitely no limit it could be removed within minutes of posting. Then there is the case of a poster mentions a brand name product eg I keep getting E/m from ****** how do I stop that. A Mod might change that to a Medical Product or a suitable word/s. Cookie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainger Posted July 13, 2009 ID:97936 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Could also be a power hungry moderator.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted July 13, 2009 Root Admin ID:98056 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Could also be a power hungry moderator....Could be, but doubt that. Don't forget though that even though we do offer free support, this is also a business and not a freedom of speech forum. If or when a post is modified or removed is still up to the Administrators and Moderators. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grainger Posted July 13, 2009 ID:98063 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I'm just wondering why do people close topics on other forums?My interpertation of the opening post is that this thread is about "Other Forums" not about this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovasky Posted July 14, 2009 ID:98178 Share Posted July 14, 2009 My interpertation of the opening post is that this thread is about "Other Forums" not about this one.Hah yeah I suppose its good to talk about it everywhere though I mean here its pretty obvious most of the closed post are due to lack of follow up... but other places I think its a lot of things from power hungry admins to spam to inappropriate... but like I've said i see a lot fewer closed topics here than most forums... and yeah advancedsetup it is a business and that makes sense as well, however i think sometimes people forget those sorts of things in sections like general chat... however like I said here it doesn't seem to be much of a problem... but hopefully you can see where I'm coming from... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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