Moderation

I think we can implement "post move" functionality easily. When we edit a post, we can move it to a different forum category. We can also create another user type (not editor) called "Moderator" and they will have access to the forum functionalities. About duplicate post, I guess we just have to warn the users.

Another option that many other forums do is to merge threads. So if a question is asked more than once and gets answers in more than one thread, the answers can be merged into one thread. I think that this would not be necessary if we can prevent the duplicates initially. I understand about the value of moving threads. I have experiened it in forums in other sites. I personally prefer to avoid moving threads; I think it is done too much in other sites. I also understand the need for doing it so I would support the descision to do it but I will try to help develop alternatives.

So what is the best way to find duplicate threads? Actually I don't see to many duplicate posts. I noticed once in a while some new guy joins and he posts same thread a few times. But once we warn him/her, that takes care of it. If we can come up with way to solve duplicate thread problem, we can implement it. I am open to any suggestions.

If there are duplicates and there are not yet any replies, then one of them could simply be closed. It would help if there were a link to the other thread posted before the threead is closed. If there re replies, then one could still be closed but it would be more beneficial (more important) to have a link to the other thread posted before one is closed. I think it is theoretically possible to recognize duplicates before they get posted. It is probably possible to show a warning if a new thread is being created in which the text is the same as an existing thread, or if there is sufficient duplicatio of text to indicate a duplicate. This audit could be done only against the threads that have been created recentlty, which would significantly limit the resources needed.