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31-Aug-07 22:39

I think this will be not hard to be implemented: Unsure | :~

Put a new button on the bottom-right (before [Modify | Delete] )on the first message on a thread with the caption Solved.
It will simply add a text label to the subject like:

[SOLVED] The subject of my question

Is it possible?
thanks Big Grin | :-D

Russell

Hans Dietrich31-Aug-07 22:49

Hans Dietrich

31-Aug-07 22:49

How would you know which specific message in the thread solved the question posed in the first message?

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Russell^'31-Aug-07 22:55

31-Aug-07 22:55

The button must be only on the first message of the thread, not in the others.
Only the original poster can know if it is solved,...so, when it is solved he has only to go to the first message and mark the thread as [SOLVED]
Big Grin | :-D

Russell

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar1-Sep-07 0:22

1-Sep-07 0:22

Or something like 'Accepted Answer', 'Assisted Answers' in http://www.experts-exchange.com/[^]

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Russell^'1-Sep-07 0:38

1-Sep-07 0:38

Why not?

Russell

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar1-Sep-07 0:44

1-Sep-07 0:44

We should wait for Chris & Co 's reply to this thread since they might be having some TODO's for the next version of the website.

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Russell^'1-Sep-07 1:00

1-Sep-07 1:00

yes.
My suggestion was thinked to be as simple as possible to be implemented easily.
But about TODOs, relating this suggestion, I have got some addictional features:
To put in evidence the solved/unsolved threads, CP can change the color of his title or put a special icon there, or finally can send an e-mail to remaind to the OP to sign the thread as SOLVED after some hours.
Smile | :)

Russell

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar1-Sep-07 2:01

1-Sep-07 2:01

_Russell_ wrote:
remaind to the OP to sign the thread as SOLVED after some hours

But not after hours. Experts-Exchange allows for 21 days since message boards involve a group colloboration effort in problem solving.

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Russell^'1-Sep-07 2:17

1-Sep-07 2:17

CP can send multiple e-mail to request to 'close' a single thread: Big Grin | :-D

for example after 1hour, 3h, 6h, 12h, 24h, 3days, 7d, 14d, 21d , 30d.
Of course if the thread is [SOLVED] the mails will not sended.
This let the forum board be more 'clean' and people can helps only who needs.
Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Russell

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar1-Sep-07 2:24

1-Sep-07 2:24

_Russell_ wrote:
multiple e-mail

Considering the user base and the intense furious activity on discussion forums, the load on the CP SMTP server would be really breaking its neck. This would be a very resource-consuming route. Wouldn't it be?

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Russell^'1-Sep-07 2:51

1-Sep-07 2:51

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar wrote:
Wouldn't it be?

Yes, it can.
But consider that the 'remaind mails' are received only by the poster of the first message of the threads. And that (as a benefit) if they 'close' a thread nobody will add other post to respond to they.
That mails can only be used to educate the user of the forums to be correct with to who help they and to CP (leaving clean the forums)....I hope. Big Grin | :-D

Russell

Rajesh R Subramanian1-Sep-07 5:21

1-Sep-07 5:21

Not only the original poster, but anybody could mark an answer as useful by providing it a 5 vote. We need not get anything new here, for this reason.

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Rajesh R Subramanian1-Sep-07 5:23

1-Sep-07 5:23

Sounds like a plan. But I doubt how successful it would be. The reason is that alot of people asking queries here are half-assed and they won't bother to come back and click the "SOLVED" button after their query is solved. With the current system, anybody could mark answers as useful by voting 5.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero
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Russell^'1-Sep-07 6:37

1-Sep-07 6:37

for this I thinked to e-mails to remain the poster to declare solved his thread Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Russell

Rajesh R Subramanian2-Sep-07 4:43

2-Sep-07 4:43

_Russell_ wrote:
I thinked

That explains it all Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Russell^'2-Sep-07 5:12

2-Sep-07 5:12

oops ....thought ... Blush | :O

Can't we all speak the same language???
For example C++ Laugh | :laugh:

if this == false then exit(0);

Russell

Rajesh R Subramanian2-Sep-07 5:31

2-Sep-07 5:31

_Russell_ wrote:
if this == false then exit(0);

That doesn't look like C++ to me.

Russell^'2-Sep-07 5:40

2-Sep-07 5:40

over-meticoloussss Laugh | :laugh:

Russell

[INEFFECTIVE] prefix

Luc Pattyn1-Sep-07 7:38

Luc Pattyn

1-Sep-07 7:38

You have come to prove that when [SOLVED] is in the subject line, people clearly continue
to read and reply, so it does not work.

Smile | :)

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Re: [INEFFECTIVE] prefix

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar1-Sep-07 15:14

1-Sep-07 15:14

It is more an attitude issue to show his gratitude when his problem is solved that he gratefully acknowledges the help that he has got from the public discussion board. Smile | :)

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Re: [INEFFECTIVE] prefix

Russell^'1-Sep-07 22:41

1-Sep-07 22:41

Oops....

Russell

Re: [INEFFECTIVE] prefix

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar1-Sep-07 23:59

1-Sep-07 23:59

Whilst we were discussing in World-Tour format, brahhma could get a quick solution here:

http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?msg=2208794&forumid=1645#xx2208794xx[^] Smile | :)

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chandu0042-Sep-07 21:50

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2-Sep-07 21:50

thanks for all the members in the board for the response i got for the suggestion i made.
lets wait till chris maunder and co implements any logic for this, till then as our part, we shall frequently keep posting it in the normal forums.
such that, more number of people will see this and impolement it. no sooner, iam sure that, every body follows that.
many more thanks to Russel, who put it in the suggestions forum.

Russell^'2-Sep-07 22:19