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I have noticed in the forums that it's generally annoying to have a thread that was posted 2 years ago to be bumped, and we also strongly discourage bumping threads. However, if that's the case, why aren't threads that haven't been posted in a while automatically closed?
Because there is no option to do so in native vBulletin.
There may be plugins to do it, but SC are very reluctant to ad plugins.
It's probably because if a certain topic has a one and only thread made three months ago,but someone has to discuss about it now,so the person can refer to the one and only thread.
It is absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with that - and we would not want people to post in that thread in that circumstance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jazznoor
I wasn't speaking about "probably" above, I was stating fact. It is because you cannot do it with standard vBulletin.
Do you know why SC are so adverse to plug-ins? It seems there could be a lot more functionality if they embraced them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ajax
I'm not entirely sure, but I believe it is a combination of the testing effort to ensure they are actually going to do what they say they will without breaking anything else, plus concern about performance issues, and maintenance of the options/data involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlindHaze
Hmm, that’s a shame. Don’t get me wrong, the forum works well in its present state but however nice ice cream is, it’s better with flakes, hundreds and thousands and monkey’s blood.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ajax
Maybe if they had a few more people to test and maintain the forum they could improve things.
What do you mean test to see if they do what they say they do? Just look at the reviews...
I agree, but I don't see it happening :(Quote:
Originally Posted by BL4CKN1GHT
I don't see why they can't go into maintenance mode for an hour, add plugins, test to see if the forums are broken (they most likely won't be) and then out of maintenance you go. If something goes wrong, there are plenty of ways to recover and uninstall the plugin.
Anybody who installed something like that based on reviews alone would deservedly be sacked by any sane organisation.Quote:
Originally Posted by BL4CKN1GHT
And I didn't just say "to see if they do what they say they do".
I said "to do what they say they will without breaking anything else". Which is important. The latter part is by far more important than the former.
Reputable devs make plugins that don't break anything else and check all compatibility.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ajax
Of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by shivampaw
And reputable admins ignore that and test properly.
That is true, you can’t argue with that. You need to do your own due diligence or you end up in a situation akin to RBS’s takeover of ABN Amro.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ajax
Only if it turns out wrong... and if it had millions of installs, and millions of five star reviews, what's bad about it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ajax
That sounds like you’re taking about CoC. And there’s loads of complaints about the game in the general sub...Quote:
Originally Posted by BL4CKN1GHT