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One of my "slow" threads just loaded very quickly! (Kudos?)

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Perhaps it is because it was recently locked?
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Yes on 2/6 we deployed a fix that should have helped the thread page. I still don't like threads getting this long, so we'll work on that next. Options we are considering:
1. Locking a thread that explodes to being to long
2. Implement paging beyond a certain point
3. Implementing a "Me Too" option or "I also have this problem"
I think #2 and #3 make sense, but some people have asked for #1. What do you all think?
Community Forums Program Manager
- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, March 14, 2012 12:34 AM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Thursday, March 29, 2012 3:56 AM
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If we ever did auto lock threads, based on length or by them being old, we still allow voting. I think 2 and 3 make more sense probably. I just don't want to have to implement paging, it causes all sorts of problems for search engines, threaded views, etc. But if we have to I guess we can take a look at it.
Community Forums Program Manager
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Thursday, March 29, 2012 3:57 AM
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Yes on 2/6 we deployed a fix that should have helped the thread page. I still don't like threads getting this long, so we'll work on that next. Options we are considering:
1. Locking a thread that explodes to being to long
2. Implement paging beyond a certain point
3. Implementing a "Me Too" option or "I also have this problem"
I think #2 and #3 make sense, but some people have asked for #1. What do you all think?
Community Forums Program Manager
- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, March 14, 2012 12:34 AM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Thursday, March 29, 2012 3:56 AM
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Yes on 2/6 we deployed a fix that should have helped the thread page. I still don't like threads getting this long, so we'll work on that next. Options we are considering:
1. Locking a thread that explodes to being to long
2. Implement paging beyond a certain point
3. Implementing a "Me Too" option or "I also have this problem"
I think #2 and #3 make sense, but some people have asked for #1. What do you all think?
Community Forums Program Manager
HI Brent !
I have no issues with point #2 and point #3, while regarding to point #1 locking long threads will restrict readers to vote for a post as "Vote As Helpful". Although i am not that much concern about the recognition points but it has to be considered for other users which might think this is unfair to them.
So i just to have this debate over point #1 before we make any final decision on that.
Thanks, Hasham
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If we ever did auto lock threads, based on length or by them being old, we still allow voting. I think 2 and 3 make more sense probably. I just don't want to have to implement paging, it causes all sorts of problems for search engines, threaded views, etc. But if we have to I guess we can take a look at it.
Community Forums Program Manager
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Thursday, March 29, 2012 3:57 AM
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Yes on 2/6 we deployed a fix that should have helped the thread page.
1. Locking a thread that explodes to being too long
Some threads are long because they are controversial. Ones I like to see locked are ones which have run their course with the OP and then become landing areas for Me too! posters usually because their title is overly general.
2. Implement paging beyond a certain point
3. Implementing a "Me Too" option or "I also have this problem"
I think that that was a stroke of brilliance used by Answers 2.0 which has probably cut down on real "Me too!" posts there. An aspect of the feature which used to be available but for some reason is no longer is sorting by that field within an Unanswered View. E.g. in Answers 1.0 I used to use that sometimes to pick topics to focus on.
Thanks
Robert
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