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The discussion centers on the phrasing used when threads are closed for comments, suggesting that "Closed" is a more user-friendly term than "Locked." Participants express that the current notification, "You have insufficient privileges to reply here," feels dismissive. There is a debate about prioritizing changes based on their value versus the effort required to implement them. One contributor notes the challenge of managing multiple tasks while addressing user feedback. Overall, the conversation highlights the importance of improving user experience in forum notifications.
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"Thread Locked. Not Open for further comments."
... would be a nicer, but still informative, way than the current:

You have insufficient privileges to reply here.

Which comes across more as "Shut up plebe! You have nothing to say here!"
(Even though they latter may be true!)

EDIT: OK, I'll go with @DrClaude (below) with "Closed" rather than "Locked."
 
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I would even use "closed" instead of "locked."
 
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Just stock software phrasing. We can soften, but not a high priority.
 
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Are you prioritizing by value, or by the value:effort ratio? That's a question, not an argument, especially because I'm not the one who'll have to do the work... But it's easy for engineering types to underestimate the ROI on improving notifications.
 
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Nugatory said:
value:effort ratio
Almost always this :smile: This is easy to change, but I also have 100 easy changes on my list and all the work done with PF5 this past 30 days has left me really behind in real life work obligations 😵😬😀
 
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