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Trying to reduce repeat threads

Gambler · 2009-03-30 22:00:56

Just a suggestion for the new thread button, I was thinking that the "New Thread" button could cause an ajaxy drop down where you can type in your new thread subject and click next. After you click next there is a search done and any previous threads that might be relevant are shown to the user so they can see if their…

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30-03-2009 11:00pm

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Just a suggestion for the new thread button, I was thinking that the "New Thread" button could cause an ajaxy drop down where you can type in your new thread subject and click next.

After you click next there is a search done and any previous threads that might be relevant are shown to the user so they can see if their post has already been discussed previously.

This would hopefully cut down on a lot of the repeat threads that keep coming up in certain forums (for example there is a picture of the Obama inauguration that gets posted nearly once a month in the photogs forum )

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#2 04-04-2009 9:34pm
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Would it slow things down a lot though?

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#3 04-04-2009 9:37pm
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It would help in the satellite forum as a lot of threads repeat themselves.
Good idea but haven't the foggiest whether it could be implemented.

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