OP ability to close thread

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Originally Posted by yanks8981

I love the idea in theory. However, the people posting these threads really think its a great idea. I don't know if they would actually close them. What happens if we have a thread that has a ton of valuable information in it, the original poster is disgruntled and decides to close it on a whim? Once a thread is created, its intellectual property of Supercell, so it is not really ours to close anymore. I suggest anyone who comes across DE zap threads or the numerous other ruled out/bad idea threads is to report them. They will be closed if enough people report them.

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The option is good. Even if 90% of posters won't close, the other 10% might be sensible and close the thread.

Oh please no. The forums are a place for discussion, and I frankly don't trust the general forum population with the power to shut down their own threads. Forum mods are at least somewhat accountable for their actions and follow a fairly clear set of guidelines (forum rules), ordinary members would have no such restrictions (and are less reliable in the first place). I have no doubt that many people would use it appropriately, but there's that fractuon of people who wouldn't unfortunately.

And I can assure you asking the mods to close a thread for you (and others who want theirs closed) would be much easier on the mods than getting all kinds of complaints and questions about inappropriately closed threads that they had no part in (also remember if they leave no closing message you can't even tell if a mod or member did it).

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Originally Posted by zachUVA

Oh please no. The forums are a place for discussion, and I frankly don't trust the general forum population with the power to shut down their own threads. Forum mods are at least somewhat accountable for their actions and follow a fairly clear set of guidelines (forum rules), ordinary members would have no such restrictions (and are less reliable in the first place). I have no doubt that many people would use it appropriately, but there's that fractuon of people who wouldn't unfortunately.

And I can assure you asking the mods to close a thread for you (and others who want theirs closed) would be much easier on the mods than getting all kinds of complaints and questions about inappropriately closed threads that they had no part in (also remember if they leave no closing message you can't even tell if a mod or member did it).

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I bow to zach.
Also, I thought you were a mod?
And for the last part, There could be a post showing who closed the thread and when.

No, we require a permanent sign of the OP's stupidity for all to see

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Originally Posted by AxionXD

No, we require a permanent sign of the OP's stupidity for all to see

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I'll assume that's sarcasm

Also.. many people have temporary threads(How should I attack this war base, general questions about the game, etc.) Just clearing out a few of these would be helpful for the forums.