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Elise
Elise
@elise
8 years ago
249 posts
When discussions go wayward, we lock them (but not deleting them). How can I do that?
I don't mean the "auto lock" feature after 30 days. I mean something a moderator can do.

Thanks!
updated by @elise: 12/16/16 05:45:19PM
Strumelia
Strumelia
@strumelia
8 years ago
3,603 posts
In the first post of any discussion, click on the Edit gear icon in that post, you will then see the checkbox to lock it.


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Elise
Elise
@elise
8 years ago
249 posts
Perfect! Thanks!
Elise
Elise
@elise
8 years ago
249 posts
Isn't it odd that when I searched for "locked" I was unable to find anything about this? I can't imagine this question has never been asked...
Strumelia
Strumelia
@strumelia
8 years ago
3,603 posts
I think it's because you've only been working a Jr site for a very short time. By the time I actually needed to lock a discussion, I had been on discussion edit pages plenty of times and had already seen it.


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Elise
Elise
@elise
8 years ago
249 posts
Ahahah that is true but it's not what I mean.

When I search the jamroom forum and docs (here from the search here or on google with site:jamroom.net, I feel like there should be results for very obvious topics, like this one. Yet there is none. That's what puzzles me.

Nothing major, just curious!
Strumelia
Strumelia
@strumelia
8 years ago
3,603 posts
I think it's because many folks would assume that locking a discussion option would be found in the place where the admin can edit the discussion. It is, and they see it. Thus nobody posted a thread asking how to lock it...until now. ;)


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Elise
Elise
@elise
8 years ago
249 posts
Makes sense...

I shall be known henceforth as Captain Obvious!
Just call me Obvious :)
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LesRinchen
@lesrinchen
8 years ago
109 posts
:-)
michael
@michael
8 years ago
7,748 posts
We can work on building new stuff, or documenting what exists. Building stuff is more fun. :)

I've added the lock or pin to the forum modules docs:

Docs: "Forum : Lock or Pin a topic"
https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/documentation/modules/279/forum#lock-or-pin-a-forum-topic

There is some help text on the buttons themselves on the form, but I guess that doesn't help if you don't know where it is to read it.

Been trying to get the docs more complete. I know there is need for a section focused more toward using jamroom from a users perspective, so will try to get that done too.

The docs have been going up in a : whats getting asked for in the forums? => write a doc about that so its there for next time. flow.

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