Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Ticket #7249, comment 7
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- 09/04/2023 05:12:05 PM (20 months ago)
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Ticket #7249, comment 7
v1 v2 1 1 I've been thinking that it might not necessarily have to be 'quality checked'. As long as a topic has been marked as 'resolved' at some point, it indicates that a solution for a specific issue was provided. For those who are about to start a new topic, it offers more references. They might directly find what they need from it for the topics they originally wanted to start or get inspiration from them. 2 2 3 This could potentially reduce the starting of relevant topics. Sometimes when I reply to topics, I discover through a quick search of the forum that there are several related threads. Some of these already have the info that new topics need. I'm guessing that many times, users simply forget they have the option to search the forum first. (This reflects how people naturally use the forum to an extent as @Otto42 mentioned)3 This could potentially reduce the starting of relevant topics. Sometimes when I reply to topics, I discover through a quick search of the forum that there are several related threads. Some of these already have the info that new topics need. I'm guessing that many times, users simply forget they have the option to search the forum first. (This reflects how people naturally use the forum to an extent as @Otto42 said) 4 4 5 I agree that this isn't the standard definition or the intended use of a forum. What if, instead of forcing users to search before posting, we just show a prompt with relevant topics, hinting they take a look at those first? This might save users the waiting time for a moderator's response (sometimes moderators might just say the topic has already been discussed here and there), and it would allow moderators or contributors to focus on genuinely new topics.5 I know that this may not be the standard definition or the intended use of a forum. But what if, instead of forcing users to search before posting, we just show a prompt with relevant topics, hinting they take a look at those first? This might save users the waiting time for a moderator's response (sometimes moderators might just say the topic has already been discussed here and there), and it would allow moderators or contributors to focus on genuinely new topics.