omega_c Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Hi everyone. I noticed that a lot of the old topics w/ tons of replies were being locked, and I had an idea about what to do with them, rather than just letting them drift down the pages... How about creating a sub-forum in "The Network" forum for all of these popular topics? That way all of these really popular topics could be accessible without searching for them, just by clicking a few times. What do you think? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267724-all-the-old-topics-being-locked-spawns-an-idea/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmachine Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 They were closed because the posts made stress for the server and the GTAF Staff closed and/or deleted them to remove the stress. And if they would be put in The Network it would make stress for the server. That is why the topics were closed. It is being occasionally done. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267724-all-the-old-topics-being-locked-spawns-an-idea/#findComment-4061021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
omega_c Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 Uh.. Thats not my question. If they're all going to still be in the forums so that you can see them, why not put them in a sub-forum? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267724-all-the-old-topics-being-locked-spawns-an-idea/#findComment-4061736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Rockstar Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Uh.. Thats not my question.If they're all going to still be in the forums so that you can see them, why not put them in a sub-forum? And if they would be put in The Network it would make stress for the server. Here is why! For one, the first reason why they are closing them is because more posts to load on the server that can be viewed by the public. Second, when the public can view the topic its hard on the server. So, keeping them in the Network Sub-forum would still make it easy for the public to view, thus, making it hard on the server! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267724-all-the-old-topics-being-locked-spawns-an-idea/#findComment-4061754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DexX Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 That way all of these really popular topics could be accessible without searching for them, just by clicking a few times. it depends on the topic, but i know at least a few of them are linked to, in the newer topics that replace them. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267724-all-the-old-topics-being-locked-spawns-an-idea/#findComment-4062102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Creating a subforum where people can browse locked topics is not a good idea imo. Someone's bound to see the topic, then make a new topic based on something they saw in the old one. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267724-all-the-old-topics-being-locked-spawns-an-idea/#findComment-4063188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWEETSAPRIK Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Creating a subforum where people can browse locked topics is not a good idea imo. Someone's bound to see the topic, then make a new topic based on something they saw in the old one. That's obviously not even an issue since most of the topics had "feel free to make a new topic" posted in them. People were actually encouraged to remake the topics since they were only locked because of their size and the impact it was having on the board. It's not like he's talking about a forum for locked spam/advertising topics, some of the locked topics were quite useful and popular. That said, I don't think this is needed at all. The old topics still exist in their locked form (for now at least), and if the topic is timely or important in any way it's likely that there is a new version of it made after the older one was locked. Moving the topic somewhere else would just make it harder to find. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/267724-all-the-old-topics-being-locked-spawns-an-idea/#findComment-4063207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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