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Mr Pink
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 19 August 2003 : 17:58:05
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This would be a useful feature.
The ability to hide a posting when you are not sure if it should be deleted or not. Moderators could hide a message if they think that it breaks forum guidlines and Admins could decide whether to delete it or reinstate it.
It's a bit like approving a posting before it is allowed onto the boards, but in reverse.
I don't know how difficult this would be but to apply but would like to hear any comments. |
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Leyland Forum Leyland Lancashire UK |
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wii
Free ASP Hosts Moderator
Denmark
2632 Posts |
Posted - 19 August 2003 : 18:14:52
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| This is what moderation does, isn´t it? |
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jfitz
Junior Member
USA
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Posted - 19 August 2003 : 18:17:08
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| We created a forum that is hidden to everyone except moderators specifically for holding topics that we wanted to remove from general view before we decided whether to delete them (you can't move just a post, only the entire topic). |
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It's a wasted day if you don't spend at least part of it flying upside down. |
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Mr Pink
Junior Member
United Kingdom
387 Posts |
Posted - 20 August 2003 : 18:38:29
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| As far as I know, moderators cannot suspend a posting. I have a private area that I can move whole topics to if I wanted. But I cannot move or hide one message out of a topic, I would have to delete it or edit it. |
Martin
Leyland Forum Leyland Lancashire UK |
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jfitz
Junior Member
USA
345 Posts |
Posted - 20 August 2003 : 21:08:28
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Originally posted by Mr Pink
As far as I know, moderators cannot suspend a posting. I have a private area that I can move whole topics to if I wanted. But I cannot move or hide one message out of a topic, I would have to delete it or edit it.
That is correct. I don't know if it's possible to edit the data base and force a specific reply back into requiring moderation, but there is a DB field in the REPLY table (R_STATUS) that might be used for that purpose. If so, it would be fairly straightforward to create a simple SQL command to change the R_STATUS value for a specific reply. THAT might do the trick for you. |
--Jördan
It's a wasted day if you don't spend at least part of it flying upside down. |
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OneWayMule
Dev. Team Member & Support Moderator
Austria
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jfitz
Junior Member
USA
345 Posts |
Posted - 20 August 2003 : 21:18:21
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| So setting the R_STATUS value to 2 would do the trick. All you need to know is the reply id. You can either add a link in each post, or if it doesn't come up frequently, use a separate admin action to set the value. That's what I do in my USER PROBATION MOD. The code in that MOD could easily be altered to create a HOLD REPLY MOD by changing the SQL command just a bit. |
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Faizan
Average Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20 August 2003 : 21:55:15
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Originally posted by Mr Pink
As far as I know, moderators cannot suspend a posting. I have a private area that I can move whole topics to if I wanted. But I cannot move or hide one message out of a topic, I would have to delete it or edit it.
When you have to hide a post, why not use the HTML comment tag rather than deleting it? That would work fine.
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Dave.
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 21 August 2003 : 00:18:30
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Originally posted by Faizan
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Originally posted by Mr Pink
As far as I know, moderators cannot suspend a posting. I have a private area that I can move whole topics to if I wanted. But I cannot move or hide one message out of a topic, I would have to delete it or edit it.
When you have to hide a post, why not use the HTML comment tag rather than deleting it? That would work fine.
View source would show the code...Wouldn't work at all. |
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Mr Pink
Junior Member
United Kingdom
387 Posts |
Posted - 21 August 2003 : 08:03:23
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| Thanks for the advice, I will have a look tonight. I like the probation mod, very good idea. |
Martin
Leyland Forum Leyland Lancashire UK |
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volition
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