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Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#1: Sep 9th 2011 at 5:21:28 PM

I know that it can be done in other forums, but I'd like to ask if it can be done in forum threads here?

edited 9th Sep '11 6:11:48 PM by Ominae

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#2: Sep 9th 2011 at 5:38:58 PM

Mods can. Regular posters can't.

Hit the Holler button (the yellow triangle in your icon ribbon) and tell em what you want it changed to.

Stratadrake Dragon Writer Since: Oct, 2009
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#3: Sep 9th 2011 at 6:06:13 PM

Every time this comes up it makes me wonder why regular users can change the article associated with a topic, but only mods can change the other 'half' of the thread title.

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Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#4: Sep 9th 2011 at 6:25:21 PM

I've done it for now. Thanks for the advise.

Stratadrake Dragon Writer Since: Oct, 2009
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#5: Sep 9th 2011 at 8:08:59 PM

Here's an idea: What about allowing users to edit a topic title, however instead of actually changing the title, it sends an automatic Mod Holler for the topic saying they want a new topic title? (Remotely analogous to the custom title tool — anyone can submit a custom title, and mods just hit approve/deny for the request)

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USAF713 I changed accounts. from the United States Since: Sep, 2010
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#6: Sep 9th 2011 at 10:32:07 PM

DAMMIT!

Why didn't I think of that...?

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pokedude10 Since: Oct, 2010
#8: Sep 10th 2011 at 11:00:19 AM

[up][up][up] That would be great.smile

edited 10th Sep '11 11:00:42 AM by pokedude10

USAF713 I changed accounts. from the United States Since: Sep, 2010
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#9: Sep 10th 2011 at 8:47:08 PM

What about allowing users to edit a topic title, however instead of actually changing the title, it sends an automatic Mod Holler for the topic saying they want a new topic title? (Remotely analogous to the custom title tool — anyone can submit a custom title, and mods just hit approve/deny for the request)

This. Gah, I feel like an idiot. sad

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#10: Sep 10th 2011 at 10:23:03 PM

It really wouldn't save any time. We'd still have to check the list, take a look at the thread and approve the change. Now we see the holler, look at the thread and make the change.

USAF713 I changed accounts. from the United States Since: Sep, 2010
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#11: Sep 10th 2011 at 10:34:43 PM

It could save time for you in that it separates "hollers to change titles" from "hollers because there is dickery happening..."

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#12: Sep 11th 2011 at 7:45:56 AM

I'm confused: how does that save time? We still have to deal with them all. Moving the notification that a title change is needed or changing what it looks like doesn't do anything to change that we still have to look at it, look at the thread, and make the change.

edited 11th Sep '11 7:46:57 AM by Madrugada

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#13: Sep 11th 2011 at 9:49:43 AM

The proposal would mean that instead of going to one place to deal with crowner hookings, thread maintenance (of which name changes are one sub-issue), and disciplining wayward users... we mods will have to go to two places to deal with all of that.

edited 11th Sep '11 9:50:04 AM by MetaFour

Stratadrake Dragon Writer Since: Oct, 2009
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#14: Sep 11th 2011 at 11:00:25 AM

What I was saying about "automatic Mod Holler" means exactly that — it doesn't necessarily require its own separate tool (like the Custom Title system is), it could piggyback on the normal Mod Holler system.

It's like the difference between launching to Discarded YKTTW versus hitting the "Discard" button — the end result is the same, but one is easier on users than the other.

edited 11th Sep '11 11:01:15 AM by Stratadrake

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#15: Sep 11th 2011 at 11:01:43 AM

If you put what you want the title changed to in the Holler post, all we have to do is copy and paste it. Takes less than ten seconds to actually make the change.

edited 11th Sep '11 11:02:10 AM by Madrugada

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