Thread titles, changing

[soxi]

Thread titles, changing...

It'd be useful to be able to change the title of a thread. I've seen it done (adding [SOLVED] for example), but cannot figure out how to do it. For example, I'd like to change:

"disaster incidents, the role of statisticians"

to

"Disasters: post-incident roles of statisticians ?"

 

[trinker]

Go in to the thread click:

Edit Post/Go Advanced/

Here you can delete a thread or change the title.

The changing it to solved is a bit different:

Go into the thread. Click:

Thread tools/mark this thread as solved

 

[soxi]

Thanks trinker. Maybe it is a matter of user rating ...

For me, the Edit Post/Go Advanced/ approach allows changes only to the post's title, not the thread title. For example, in this thread I edited the title to add a period. That edit shows up in the post title, not the thread title, as can be seen above.

In Thread Tools, I find only four menu items: "Show Prin...", "Email ...", "Subsc...", "Add a ..."

 

[hlsmith]

I may be wrong but I think the author has to mark a thread solved.

 

[trinker]

Yes you can only change your own stuff. Only moderators can change the stuff you're talking about.

 

[soxi]

I may be wrong but I think the author has to mark a thread solved.

FWIW, I'm not able to mark 'SOLVED' my own thread (such as this thread).

 

[soxi]

I can imagine reasons for not giving the common-man the ability to edit the title of their thread, but given the quality of thread titles in general, the pros might out weigh the cons. Just my 2cents.

 

[trinker]

Hmm soxi not sure I thought everyone could change their title. Hope quark sees this and addresses it.

 

[Dason]

Hmm soxi not sure I thought everyone could change their title. Hope quark sees this and addresses it.

I'm not sure about that. And I think marking threads solved might be a TS Contributor privilege?

 

[trinker]

But Dason we can only mark our own thread (I believe) solved.

I think (if quark could do it), that the following would be helpful:

1. All people can mark their own threads as solved
2. All people can change their own thread titles
3. Contributors can mark a thread as solved for anyone (though this one is not as important as the previous 2)

 

[Dason]

I'm fine with allowing people to do those things. But not raptors.

 

[noetsi]

Hey maybe raptors loved statisticans. Probably the statisticans were so involved in calculations they were an easy meal for raptors.