Quote from: lukyanli on March 17, 2018, 06:21:52 PM

Here are some solutions to this:

1) There should be a default option enabled that a thread will be automatically locked after it gets a certain number of responses. The member opening the thread will have the option to reopen the thread if he thinks he has still not got correct reply to his query. Currently the new members ask a question and they disappear from the forum. Members keep giving suggestions and replies and the OP never comes back to lock the thread.

2) Another thing you can do to see recent posts is sort them by replies and views. Those with less replies and views are new ones.

The first one sounds like a good idea and the second one just needs support from the users of this forum to make it better!

Quote from: mtmonte on March 17, 2018, 07:25:19 PM

This might be a little counter intuitive for a forum, but the way other websites (reddit, quora, stackoverflow) solve this is by ranking replies. Replies with the highest ranking are shown first which directs people to the most significant answers or comments.

Quote from: godzillarekt007 on March 17, 2018, 07:34:09 PM

noooo ^^ person above me sniped me idea while I was afk.....fudge me what a cruel world Undecided

Idea #1: Reddit like system. Up voted posts the most hit the top (ie likely the one you want to merit most) and so forth.

Idea #2: You are not allowed creating threads until you reach the Member. I believe this will slow down the spamming although it may not get rid of it outright.

That can create this forum better but MERIT system kind of already doing what you're suggesting. It's just that the merited post don't flash to the top and one has to search for the proper merited post on a particular topic!

Quote from: kevoh on March 17, 2018, 07:35:43 PM

I would suggest that the already existing megathreads containing repeated topics and replies be closed first especially those ones at the Bitcoin discussion board even if the solutions mentioned here are not implemented.
Here's an example of a thread that needs to be shut down immediately.

Maybe someone could create a new thread which has all the general questions a newbie on this forum has to answer and maintains that topic and keeps it updated daily or weekly.

Quote from: pixie85 on March 17, 2018, 08:45:39 PM

Also, it's not like our OP hasn't posted in a megathread before.

I too was a newbie once here and I'm not saying I've gained all the experience that has to be gained but I still am learning!

Quote from: LeGaulois on March 17, 2018, 11:32:01 PM

One problem with locking a topic as you suggest, it prevents users to have a discussion, debate...

With time you know what topic to avoid just by reading the title

There's nothing wrong with topics that need a debate. Here I'm just pointing out useless topics which clearly are of no use and are still getting loads of unnecesary replies.

Thank you
I'll now lock this topic. If anyone wants to add anything more valuable just pm me I'll unlock it.
Thanks for your ideas - lukyanli, mtmonte and DdmrDdmr.