Topic types: Locked, Sticky, Locked Sticky

[Robert_Moriyama]

Just as a matter of curiousity -- is a Sticky Topic one that persists over time, or one that is controversial, or something else entirely?<br><br>I presume that a Locked Topic can no longer have posts added to it (right?) ...<br><br>But in that case, what would the point be of a Locked Sticky Topic (persisting over time(?) but not accepting new posts?)<br><br>The YaBB Help function doesn't seem to cover this, or if it does, the info is hidden away in some obscure subtopic.<br><br>Rob? Dan?<br><br>Robert M.

[Robert_Moriyama]

... Nope, I just checked, and the legend that appears when you open a particular Forum (before you open a particular post) says 'Topic' not 'Thread'.<br><br>There appear to be Forums (e.g., 'July 2004') and Topics, but no 'threads' in the sense that the old lettercol had them.  'Replies' are any post after the first one in a Topic; they may or may not quote a previous post in the Topic, but they are not 'nested'; there is only one level within a Topic.  This means that you MUST use the 'quote' feature to indicate that you are commenting on a particular remark in a previous post, rather than simply 'reply'ing to that specific post.  (In fact, you CAN'T select which post you are 'reply'ing to.)<br><br>In that sense, the old lettercol had a structural advantage at the lowest level, while this YaBB version allows for better overall organization.<br><br>Robert M.