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May 28, 2009
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Locked threads don't show up as locked in the forum?

  • May 28, 2009
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Like the below locked thread:

"So many feature requests from the old forum are deleted. Why ??"

....wha?  Wow!  Am I missing something or is there really NO way to tell if a thread is locked before you click on it?

Every forum in the UNIVERSE indicates that.  The DINOSAURS forums even did.  I've seen 386 monochrome applications that implement this correctly.

Where are our little PADLOCK ICONS, Jive?  (That's the last straw, bring back WebX!  BTW this is a free points thread. Get your free points here...)

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    Correct answer ~graffiti

    Ansury wrote:

    but I didn't see any "Jive sucks" or similar critical comments.

    Well Jive DOES suck. That's just a given.

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    Inspiring
    May 29, 2009

    Ansury wrote:

    Like the below locked thread:

    "So many feature requests from the old forum are deleted. Why ??"

    ....wha?  Wow!  Am I missing something or is there really NO way to tell if a thread is locked before you click on it?

    Every forum in the UNIVERSE indicates that.  The DINOSAURS forums even did.  I've seen 386 monochrome applications that implement this correctly.

    Where are our little PADLOCK ICONS, Jive?  (That's the last straw, bring back WebX!  BTW this is a free points thread. Get your free points here...)

    "Reset preferences, update to 11.10.9.8.7.0.1, get the latest video card drivers and treat yourself to your favourite tipple at your favourite bar".

    May 29, 2009

    JayJhabrix wrote:

    Ansury wrote:

    Like the below locked thread:

    "So many feature requests from the old forum are deleted. Why ??"

    ....wha?  Wow!  Am I missing something or is there really NO way to tell if a thread is locked before you click on it?

    Every forum in the UNIVERSE indicates that.  The DINOSAURS forums even did.  I've seen 386 monochrome applications that implement this correctly.

    Where are our little PADLOCK ICONS, Jive?  (That's the last straw, bring back WebX!  BTW this is a free points thread. Get your free points here...)

    "Reset preferences, update to 11.10.9.8.7.0.1, get the latest video card drivers and treat yourself to your favourite tipple at your favourite bar".

    Marked helpful, very helpful! Because I am the OP and I know best!

    Inspiring
    May 29, 2009

    Ansury wrote:

    Marked helpful, very helpful! Because I am the OP and I know best!

    Cheapo! I thought i'd get at least 10 for that!!!

    ~graffiti
    Legend
    May 28, 2009

    Ansury wrote:


    ....wha?  Wow!  Am I missing something or is there really NO way to tell if a thread is locked before you click on it?

    Doesn't appear so. Pretty obvious once you're already in but not beforehand.

    ~graffiti
    Legend
    May 28, 2009

    Then again, if you're like me and come in to most threads by clicking on the "last post" link, again, it's not obvious.

    adobe-admin
    Legend
    May 28, 2009

    Web Crossing didn't indicate a thread was locked, either. You had to visit the thread and notice that there was no reply box avaialble. And hosts/moderators didn't even have that indication, they still had a reply box. Now a locked thread is that, locked. Even an admin cannot add a reply without unlocking.

    But I do agree that it would be good to be shown in the list and will ask about having that happen.