Evening ladies & gents,
A rare weekend post from me.
Something I've considered in the past and been meaning to bring it up - and I was tempted to raise this with the other moderators first but I thought this was worth a wider opinion...
Any of you who may have been on forums such as MoneySavingExpert and certain car repair forums will have noticed a common theme - at the bottom there's a "no longer open for replies" thread lock.
Example:
Now this is usually in response to a question which has since had a resolution. But looking at some threads which have opened on a topical debate, I've often found that after 20 or so pages the discussion is invariably no longer on topic and is simply serving to promote an argument between two or three members.
I know the moderators usually close threads which have gone this way, but we don't close all of them and a lot of time only tend to react when a report or three are raised (as we don't have the time to read all the threads).
What's your thoughts on the idea?
A rare weekend post from me.
Something I've considered in the past and been meaning to bring it up - and I was tempted to raise this with the other moderators first but I thought this was worth a wider opinion...
Any of you who may have been on forums such as MoneySavingExpert and certain car repair forums will have noticed a common theme - at the bottom there's a "no longer open for replies" thread lock.
Example:
Travel Insurance
I have Travel Insurance through Sainsburys Bank. I have 2 trips planned this year one to Scotland and one to Switzerland.
forums.moneysavingexpert.com
Now this is usually in response to a question which has since had a resolution. But looking at some threads which have opened on a topical debate, I've often found that after 20 or so pages the discussion is invariably no longer on topic and is simply serving to promote an argument between two or three members.
I know the moderators usually close threads which have gone this way, but we don't close all of them and a lot of time only tend to react when a report or three are raised (as we don't have the time to read all the threads).
What's your thoughts on the idea?