TheEDIGuy
Mon 23rd Jun '03, 7:41pm
2.x had this problem which I reported before, and it doesn't seem to be fixed in 3.0.
When you copy a thread (not move or move with redirect), the NEW thread has the old threadid and characteristics (stickied, etc.). The OLD thread has a new threadid, and new characteristics (not stickied, etc.).
It would seem to make sense that when you copy a thread, you're creating a NEW copy, instead of moving the old copy and making a new copy in its place.
Example:
I have a thread in Forum A with threadid 1000.
I copy the thread from Forum A to forum B.
Forum A now has a thread with threadid 1001, while forum B has the thread with threadid 1000.
I hope this makes sense, and can be fixed, as it causes all kinds of problems with e-mail notifications of threads. We have some things that are posted by mods, and then copied to an "archive" forum. When the admins get their e-mail notification of new threads, and go to take care of that thread, it's the wrong one.
Also, if we have a thread stickied, and we copy it, we still want it stickied in the old forum, but not necessarily in the new forum, so we have to unstick it in the new forum, and then go back to the old forum and re-stick that one.
When you copy a thread (not move or move with redirect), the NEW thread has the old threadid and characteristics (stickied, etc.). The OLD thread has a new threadid, and new characteristics (not stickied, etc.).
It would seem to make sense that when you copy a thread, you're creating a NEW copy, instead of moving the old copy and making a new copy in its place.
Example:
I have a thread in Forum A with threadid 1000.
I copy the thread from Forum A to forum B.
Forum A now has a thread with threadid 1001, while forum B has the thread with threadid 1000.
I hope this makes sense, and can be fixed, as it causes all kinds of problems with e-mail notifications of threads. We have some things that are posted by mods, and then copied to an "archive" forum. When the admins get their e-mail notification of new threads, and go to take care of that thread, it's the wrong one.
Also, if we have a thread stickied, and we copy it, we still want it stickied in the old forum, but not necessarily in the new forum, so we have to unstick it in the new forum, and then go back to the old forum and re-stick that one.