Title: Rules for merging threads? Post by: SFR10 on May 06, 2018, 09:14:12 AM Before anything else, I do know the following:
1. Moderators can't merge threads/topics (they can "only" merge posts (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2055586.msg20525240#msg20525240)):
(Moderators no longer have the ability to merge topics due to incidents like this.) 2. Admins are the only one with the ability (merging threads (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1089188.msg11610054#msg11610054)) These are the rules that I'm aware of:
Is there anything else? Take note: I've seen some users suggesting it (mostly, in regards to threads involving "merit"), so I'm hoping to get a clear picture for this matter (merge). I created this thread, to ask if the following threads can be merged into one (based on the above rules): Case #1 Mod, please check new plagiarism: Reporting copy/pasting, please permban (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1926895.0) Plagiarism and copy/paste posts (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2855895.0) - There are few other similar threads (that I didn't link). Case #2 Suspected users that are abusing merit 3.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2896910.0) More than 1000 merit abusers found here (clearly motivated) - red trust time (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3402060.0) Signature Designers exchanging merits (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3574558.0) - More can be found in regards to this topic. Update: Only admins can merge threads, and it's only done for technical reasons such as an accidentally-split post. Merging similar threads together just makes a big mess; if too many topics about the same thing are posted, the extras should just be locked or deleted. Title: Re: Rules for merging threads? Post by: pugman on May 06, 2018, 10:00:50 AM From what I heard, global mods can actually merge topics.
Refer here : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2908877.msg29924569#msg29924569 It is actually better if the threads aren't merged. The thread would become too long, it would be hard to assess each case and chances are some might be missed. Title: Re: Rules for merging threads? Post by: SFR10 on May 06, 2018, 11:02:58 AM From what I heard, global mods can actually merge topics. Thank you for that (somehow, I missed it).Refer here : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2908877.msg29924569#msg29924569 - Added. It is actually better if the threads aren't merged. The thread would become too long, it would be hard to assess each case and chances are some might be missed. - Not sure how that affects the above cases (most of those threads, are already long [more than a few pages, especially for "case #1"]).- Searching/handling such cases through a single thread (that serves as a reference), should be easier than doing it across multiple threads. Title: Re: Rules for merging threads? Post by: topkhai on May 06, 2018, 11:17:27 AM From what I heard, global mods can actually merge topics. Can you give an example. Maybe this will great experiences for me, thanks seniors ! :-*Refer here : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2908877.msg29924569#msg29924569 It is actually better if the threads aren't merged. The thread would become too long, it would be hard to assess each case and chances are some might be missed. Title: Re: Rules for merging threads? Post by: pugman on May 11, 2018, 08:23:01 PM - Not sure how that affects the above cases (most of those threads, are already long [more than a few pages, especially for "case #1"]). By far,the only case/s I have seen where threads have been merged is when one author of a thread was operating a thread before and then became inactive,so another author had to open a new thread,and merged the older one with the newer one so that he could handle it. Can you give an example. Maybe this will great experiences for me, thanks seniors ! :-* Don't expect people to spoon feed you. Find your way through here,and learn to use the search feature.- Searching/handling such cases through a single thread (that serves as a reference), should be easier than doing it across multiple threads. Maybe yes,but then again new threads are created by the people. So the whole point of it makes it useless at the end of the day. I think its time for stricter and official rules to be enforced. For the betterment of the forum and its discussions. Title: Re: Rules for merging threads? Post by: marlboroza on May 22, 2018, 11:33:26 PM I created this thread, to ask if the following threads can be merged into one (based on the above rules): I won't mind if moderator merge topics into one as both topics are identical, it's just forum was very slow that day and it was easier to create new topic than to use search button, wait minute and receive error message couple of times. Case #1 Mod, please check new plagiarism: Reporting copy/pasting, please permban (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1926895.0) Plagiarism and copy/paste posts (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2855895.0) No worries, topic has been locked. Title: Re: Rules for merging threads? Post by: theymos on May 22, 2018, 11:54:32 PM Only admins can merge threads, and it's only done for technical reasons such as an accidentally-split post. Merging similar threads together just makes a big mess; if too many topics about the same thing are posted, the extras should just be locked or deleted.
Title: Re: Rules for merging threads? Post by: SFR10 on May 23, 2018, 12:50:57 AM I won't mind if moderator merge topics into one as both topics are identical, it's just forum was very slow that day and it was easier to create new topic than to use search button, wait minute and receive error message couple of times. Thank you for taking the initiative and lock it.No worries, topic has been locked. Only admins can merge threads, and it's only done for technical reasons such as an accidentally-split post. Merging similar threads together just makes a big mess; if too many topics about the same thing are posted, the extras should just be locked or deleted. Thank you for clarifying this (added to OP)./locked. |