[wp-forums] Add info on closing posts to Forum Welcome

[Mark Ratledge]

Good idea. Maybe even put some of that boilerplate at the bottom of the thread that has been closed, too, with a link to forum rules.


On Nov 9, 2010, at 8:46 AM, ipstenu at ipstenu.org wrote:

> I recently closed a post about MediaTemple sucking monkeys, under the
> reasoning that we don't leave reqs for hosting open, ergo we shouldn't
> leave ones about why they suck open. Then I realized NONE of that is on
> the Forum Welcome!
> 
> I think we should put this just above 'Deleting Posts' but I wanted to
> spot check if this was the right general idea. And if there's anything I
> missed... I'm on coffee 2.0 today ;)
> 
> ==Closing Posts==
> We reserve the right to close posts that are non-productive to the
> community. While many time these posts are deleted, sometimes if they had
> some bearing on relavancy, we will close them so the information remains,
> but discussion can no longer be furthered. This includes, but is not
> restricted to, posts on the following topics: Hosting recomendations (for
> or against), off topic conversations (i.e. non-WordPress), old posts (i.e.
> posts over 3 years old), clearly resolved topics, excessive rudeness or
> antagonistic, and requests for paid support.
> 
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