Post by Kami on Sept 19, 2018 12:28:57 GMT -8
Just a thought, really -- would PB consider implementing (sometime in the future, of course, I know this would take a while to build) an option during the forum deletion process that asks the owner whether or not they want the URL to be freed up after X amount of time, with a footnote stating that keeping the URL will allow it to be restored in the future? (maybe with some time to propagate the changes)
This way, those who don't intend to come back can still have a little bit of time for buyer's remorse, as well as give wiggle room for those whose accounts are compromised and forums maliciously deleted; but it would also give those who don't intend to come back, or would like to reuse the URL for another forum, the ability to do so.
Many other community content platforms -- eg tumblr, wordpress, pillowfort, etc -- allow this in some form, and I feel like at least making this optional would allow for the best of both worlds.
This way, those who don't intend to come back can still have a little bit of time for buyer's remorse, as well as give wiggle room for those whose accounts are compromised and forums maliciously deleted; but it would also give those who don't intend to come back, or would like to reuse the URL for another forum, the ability to do so.
Many other community content platforms -- eg tumblr, wordpress, pillowfort, etc -- allow this in some form, and I feel like at least making this optional would allow for the best of both worlds.