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dontdisturbmycircles
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I thought about how to do this in the simplest possible way.
I realized that a person can edit the title of their thread for as long as the edit button is still accessible (not expired). If you can change the edit expiration period to let's say, 3 days, (Is this forum specific? Maybe just change it for the homework forums?) then people could append a [solved] tag to the end of their thread title.
I agree with Greg that people would need to be persuaded to use it. I also agree that the new users whom are just here for a solution to one or two homework problems that their math teacher assigned would also not use it, but so what? I think that the regular posters would use it. I know I would. If I see that a homework helper has solved my problem, it would literally take about 5 seconds to append a "[solved]" to the end of my title. If PF can get it's regular users to do it, let's say 3/4 of the people posting a homework problem, that still saves a ton of time for the homework helpers, and for the 1/4th that don't, there is no difference. Of course homework helpers could put in their sig "Please append a [solved] tag to the title of your thread once you are happy with the solution." That coupled with the sight of all these [solved] tags once they enter the homework help forums would cause a lot of people to do it I think.
It would be optimal to have a radio button to append the [solved] tag as easily as possible, but it sounds like it is more effort than its worth.
It would either totally fail or succeed, but trying wouldn't hurt.
I realized that a person can edit the title of their thread for as long as the edit button is still accessible (not expired). If you can change the edit expiration period to let's say, 3 days, (Is this forum specific? Maybe just change it for the homework forums?) then people could append a [solved] tag to the end of their thread title.
I agree with Greg that people would need to be persuaded to use it. I also agree that the new users whom are just here for a solution to one or two homework problems that their math teacher assigned would also not use it, but so what? I think that the regular posters would use it. I know I would. If I see that a homework helper has solved my problem, it would literally take about 5 seconds to append a "[solved]" to the end of my title. If PF can get it's regular users to do it, let's say 3/4 of the people posting a homework problem, that still saves a ton of time for the homework helpers, and for the 1/4th that don't, there is no difference. Of course homework helpers could put in their sig "Please append a [solved] tag to the title of your thread once you are happy with the solution." That coupled with the sight of all these [solved] tags once they enter the homework help forums would cause a lot of people to do it I think.
It would be optimal to have a radio button to append the [solved] tag as easily as possible, but it sounds like it is more effort than its worth.
It would either totally fail or succeed, but trying wouldn't hurt.
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