I've always just flagged them as being Double Posts, but it never seemed entirely right to me, seeing as if a moderator sees a thread that has been flagged as such with no actual double posts in it, they might just chalk it up to it be false alarm, and go on their merry way not knowing that there is a literally identical thread in the exact same forum. Should I be doing something different, of have I been right all along?
Go into one of the threads. On the first post click FLAG at the top-right of the post. From drop-down select “Double Post”.
Done.
E.g. You’re right.
Go into one of the threads. On the first post click FLAG at the top-right of the post. From drop-down select “Double Post”.
Done.
I know that. I was just wondering if Double Post was the most appropriate thing to use, which you would know if you actually read my post, as opposed to assuming I didn't understand how flagging worked.
If the first post in a thread is flagged as a double post, I think the general assumption is that it is in fact a duplicate thread.
I have seen some interesting merged threads where the conversation in each thread went on for a little while before the two threads were merged.
If the first post in a thread is flagged as a double post, I think the general assumption is that it is in fact a duplicate thread.
I have seen some interesting merged threads where the conversation in each thread went on for a little while before the two threads were merged.
Yeah, I thought as much, but just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing something obvious that everyone else already knew about. Thanks for your time.
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It could really read "Double post or thread".
- It can be used for:
- duplicate posts in the same thread
- duplicate threads made by the same poster (due to a posting error or someone trying to cross post to different forums)
- two or more threads with the same subject which result in two of the same conversation happening simultaneously. (Either they can be merged or one closed and directing further posts to the open thread).
The majority of the flags I see for this are the first two reasons.
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It could really read "Double post or thread".
It can be used for:
- duplicate posts in the same thread
- duplicate threads made by the same poster (due to a posting error or someone trying to cross post to different forums)
- two or more threads with the same subject which result in two of the same conversation happening simultaneously. (Either they can be merged or one closed and directing further posts to the open thread).
The majority of the flags I see for this are the first two reasons.
Alright then, just wanted to make sure I wasn't inadvertently adding to the mods workload, thank you for the response.