Would making articles read-only after 6 months be a bad idea?
Submitted by Steve on Mon 11 Jul 2011
| Yes, definitely. |
   18% | 159 votes |
| Yes, probably. |
28% | 243 votes |
| No, not at all. |
39% | 334 votes |
| I have no opinion. |
13% | 117 votes |
| Total 854 votes |
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There is a certain amount of "this is the right way to do things now" type comments which I think are useful.
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Posted by Anonymous (108.57.xx.xx) on Wed 13 Jul 2011 at 03:44
Probably, for people who don't log in to post, like me.
I assume that currently, I can comment on an old article and possibly even get a current reply.
How else can one comment here without logging in, and sort of stay on topic?
Thanks Steve for this fine place of usefull information!
I assume that currently, I can comment on an old article and possibly even get a current reply.
How else can one comment here without logging in, and sort of stay on topic?
Thanks Steve for this fine place of usefull information!
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What benefits would it bring?
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This question needs to be answered I think. I don't see any benefits to making things read only after $random period of time.
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Posted by Anonymous (209.87.xx.xx) on Thu 21 Jul 2011 at 18:02
I think this question was phrased in a manner that might be confusing. Usually a poll would ask if you are in favor of something, but this one asks if it's a bad idea, so if you don't want the articles to be read-only you answer "yes". Kind of backwards.
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Posted by Anonymous (2001:0xx:0xx:0xxx:0xxx:0xxx:xx) on Tue 2 Aug 2011 at 12:35
Not a good idea. In 6 months the article may have become outdated and comments are a great way to let others know the new way to do things.
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Posted by Anonymous (24.161.xx.xx) on Wed 24 Aug 2011 at 20:00
Just because something has been around 6 months doesn't mean it's right. Also, when something has been around that long, there may be a better way of doing it or possibly a problem encountered after an upgrade. Comments and edits can help users troubleshoot! It would be a bad idea to freeze articles after 6 months!
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