+Alan2 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Others might be interested in the discussion, learning from it. The starter might get additional information that also could be useful to him or her. I always let my topics "die" on their own and eventually go off the front page. What's the rush in closing them? Why close them at all? Alan Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I closed one of my topics when it's purpose had been served. 90% had answered one way. However I immediatly got a request to re-open the topic so I did. Now as it stands all my topics that have been closed were closed by a moderator. Quote Link to comment
+Robespierre Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I tend to close them when people lose interest. When it gets to the bottom of page one, or when the purpose is served. Quote Link to comment
+AuntieWeasel Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 It's so that newbies who start threads about things that have already been discussed can be pointed to the old thread, but can't bump it or contribute to it in any way. It's like putting us in a round room and telling us to winkle in the corner. Isn't it? Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I tend to close them when people lose interest. When it gets to the bottom of page one, or when the purpose is served. You do know that the first page only represents the last 24 hours or so, don't you? Some people only log in once a week. By closing a thread in this manner, you're not allowing them to participate. Once a topic loses interest, it will fall down the list on its own. You don't need to help it. If you aren't interested in the topic anymore, stop reading the thread. Quote Link to comment
uperdooper Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 i've closed 2 of the threads i started because i got the info i wanted and didn't need them anymore. i said thanks to everyone who posted and to the mods on 1 of them becausse they didn't think it had anything to do with caching. other posters said it did so they left it open. Quote Link to comment
+Gizmo & Brazin Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I have only closed topics when I ask a specific question, usually how to do something and gotten the answer. Well, that and the time I had a few too many on my BDay and started a topic, which I later closed. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 when they get totally derailed, I've closed my topics. Quote Link to comment
+Corp Of Discovery Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Because they can. Quote Link to comment
+beejay&esskay Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 I think the only good reason to close your thread is when it's gone horribly off-topic. Even if the question has been answered to your satisfaction, someone else might want to chime in....like I'm doing now. Quote Link to comment
+The Cheeseheads Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 I usually don't mind my topics getting derailed if the original purpose has been fulfilled, but the one I closed was starting to head in a direction I didn't want it to go, so I closed it to nip it in the bud. Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Why do people close topics? You might also ask, why do people open topics? Who is John Galt? Quote Link to comment
+JeePSer Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 If someone starts a topic and later decides to close it that is their right. It was their topic and the either got what they wanted from it or decided they didn't need any additional input. If you disagree with the topic being closed then start it back up yourself. The fact that someone thinks that the topic shouldn't have been closed doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted July 20, 2004 Author Share Posted July 20, 2004 I think the only good reason to close your thread is when it's gone horribly off-topic. Even if the question has been answered to your satisfaction, someone else might want to chime in....like I'm doing now. I promise to not close this topic even if my question has been answered (can it be?) or it goes horribly off-topic. And after everyone's made their point, it'll be around for a newbie who will chime in figuring he/she has something important to add, even if he doesn't. Isn't that what the forums are about? Quote Link to comment
+Huntnlady Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 I just closed a topic because I got so horribly castigated on it. Now I feel gunshy. Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted July 20, 2004 Author Share Posted July 20, 2004 Don't. Just fire away! Quote Link to comment
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+Alan2 Posted July 21, 2004 Author Share Posted July 21, 2004 Wasn't there a John Galt in one of Ayn Rand's novels? Atlas Shrugged? Quote Link to comment
+katguy Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Besides, if you don't close the topic, you leave the possibility that it can be BUMP ed after a year and a half of inactivity. Quote Link to comment
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