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Tom
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Unanswered Posts

Post by Tom »

First, let me present this example of a forum topic:

Sally: What is chocolate?
Bob: Chocolate is _________.
Sally: Thanks. How does one go about obtaining _________?
Mike: Bob, chocolate is not __________ it is ___________.
Bob: Mike, chocolate is _________ because ______________.
(Argument Continues until final post) Day 1
(Still no more posts) Day 7 - Sally's 2nd question still not answered. At this point the topic may not even be considered "active" anymore. The point is however, Sally asked a question that was unanswered. Now, it may make sense in this case to place the topic under unanswered posts, because although Sally received a reply to her original question, her 2nd question remained unanswered. If this were so, when forum users click the topic, it would also make sense to direct them to Sally's 2nd question, instead of the most recent post, to avoid confusion.
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Kim OHara
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I think the prime problem would lie in deciding when a question has been 'answered'.
In your example, Bob provided an answer, so the question was 'answered' ... but then there was a follow-up question. And what about "What Music Are You Listening To" http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=11033 - 360 posts but the original question is still open - or the monstrous rebirth and vegetarianism threads?
If your suggestion could be made to work, it would only be by adding a huge amount to the mods' workload.
But how about changing the category name, from "Unanswered Posts" to "Posts with no replies"? Sure, it's clumsier, but it's clear and unambiguous.

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Re: Unanswered Posts

Post by Tom »

By no means do I wish to stress the mods out with a heavier workload, this is simply a suggestion for this specific issue. Maybe we can discuss and brainstorm other ways of dealing with this.
Kim O'Hara wrote: But how about changing the category name, from "Unanswered Posts" to "Posts with no replies"? Sure, it's clumsier, but it's clear and unambiguous.
I think that's a great idea
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Post by ricebowl »

Thanks for being specific, it helps the newbie reader in me too, or at least here in this forum I appreciate the four posts I have read so far

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Another new year and we have 40 pages or so of Unanswered posts.

Suggest going to Unanswered Topics and bump up your old threads, repair a dead link or respond to others' posts. Or just Report to Mods requesting deletion of a post or posts. Or Mods could just pick a year before which all Unanswered posts will be deleted.
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Nicholas Weeks wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:49 pm Another new year and we have 40 pages or so of Unanswered posts.

Suggest going to Unanswered Topics and bump up your old threads, repair a dead link or respond to others' posts. Or just Report to Mods requesting deletion of a post or posts. Or Mods could just pick a year before which all Unanswered posts will be deleted.
How do I find unanswered topics?

Thanks
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Re: Unanswered Posts

Post by retrofuturist »

Greetings,
NuanceOfSuchness wrote: Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:51 am How do I find unanswered topics?
Via Quick links (top left corner)

Metta,
Paul. :)
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Re: Unanswered Posts

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retrofuturist wrote: Mon Feb 28, 2022 10:57 am Greetings,
NuanceOfSuchness wrote: Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:51 am How do I find unanswered topics?
Via Quick links (top left corner)

Metta,
Paul. :)
Ah, thank you for the prompt reply!

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