About closed thread

[toke lahti]

I'was writing a long and detailed post to blu-ray thread that was closed during my writing.
Is there any rules in MR about closed threads?
Can I open new identical thread or is the subject "closed" to be discussed anymore?
If opening identical thread is allowed, should it be done in the original "News" section or somewhere else?

 

[Firestar]

I think it would depend on why the thread was closed in the first place.

 

[robbieduncan]

Which thread? Post a link. Then the moderator who closed it might reply...

 

[ergdegdeg]

I think the OP is talking about the Steve Jobs Suggests Blu-ray Not Coming to Mac Anytime Soon thread. It was closed yesterday.

 

[robbieduncan]

I think the OP is talking about the Steve Jobs Suggests Blu-ray Not Coming to Mac Anytime Soon thread. It was closed yesterday.

With an explanation.

 

[rdowns]

With an explanation.

Amazing it only took 6,925 posts until it outlived its usefulness.

 

[tigres]

Amazing it only took 6,925 posts until it outlived its usefulness.

And a 4 star rating.

 

[cube]

Why did it have to be closed? A Part II should be opened then.

 

[Raid]

Why did it have to be closed?

Dead horses should eventually be buried?

 

[cube]

Dead horses should eventually be buried?

It's not dead as long as we keep it alive.

 

[Porco]

I was disappointed at the closing of the thread too, I think it was a shame it happened. I asked maflynn (the mod who gave the brief announcement in the thread) via PM and the reply I received seemed to amount to that the thread had become too long and old and troublesome to be considered worth the effort.

I don't personally agree with what justification has been given, but I'm not a mod, so I don't know how much work it required. I suspect other threads on the subject will continue to crop up in other sections.

It feels weird posting about the lack of the thread about the lack of Blu-ray on the Mac, it's all got very meta...

"Closed thread not coming back to macrumors anytime soon"
"the blu-ray thread is dead, get over it... "
"The future is shorter threads with fewer posts ..."
"Why would anyone even want to read such a thread on their computer anyway?"

etc etc.

 

[jav6454]

It's not dead as long as we keep it alive.

It's dead dude, no joke. Why argue on something that we know has not come to the Mac and doesn't seem to be coming in a near future? Pointless. It was about time that they closed that thread.

 

[Blaine]

Thank God it was closed. I think it's pretty official that blu ray is dead to apple.

 

[andalusia]

Waiting for next MBP with blu-ray drive

 

[cube]

It's dead dude, no joke. Why argue on something that we know has not come to the Mac and doesn't seem to be coming in a near future? Pointless. It was about time that they closed that thread.

So you want this thread to become Part II.

 

[toke lahti]

Anybody have any answers to my original questions?

 

[MacDawg]

Anybody have any answers to my original questions?

Try using the Contact Us link at the bottom of any page. This will bring the matter directly to an Administrator who will likely give you a personal reply on this issue.

 

[toke lahti]

Try using the Contact Us link at the bottom of any page. This will bring the matter directly to an Administrator who will likely give you a personal reply on this issue.

Okay,
I take this answer as "no, there's no overall rules for this, ask moderators case by case".

 

[miles01110]

Huh... so that's why Forum Spy has been looking so uncluttered lately.

 

[annk]

Okay,
I take this answer as "no, there's no overall rules for this, ask moderators case by case".

When a thread is closed, it's often because there was some problem. It's therefore not a good idea to start a new one on the same topic, because the same problems will likely start up again.

The contact form is the channel to use in any case where you have a question about specific moderation of a specific post or thread. General questions about why threads are closed are fine in this forum.

 

[Peace]

I've always thrown babies out with the bath water. This way you get rid of both at the same time.


Blu-Ray in a Mac will never happen. Get over it.

 

[saving107]

i say OP start a new thread. good luck.

14 months, 278 pages and 6,926 replies.

Have you ever heard of the phrase "beating a dead horse:"

"To bring up an issue that has already been resolved. Any attempt to discuss said issue is pointless, as it has already been done repeatedly."

Well that horse was dead a long, long time ago, let it go.

Blu-Ray in a Mac will never happen. Get over it.

agreed, and this is more evident by the latest Mac Mini's loosing their optical drive.

 

[annk]

kick out the problem users, not stifle good discussions within the topic.

Most of the time when there's a problem we DO just weed out the problems in order to let the thread live. You don't notice those because we keep them going.

Threads with a low rate of noise to signal are fine and worth the effort. Closing and/or wastelanding a thread is a last resort, when we feel there's no way to rescue any sort of meaningful discussion and the work required to clean them up just isn't worth it.