Would the developers of this addon (is it
@Lukas W. ?) mind if I have a discussion with you about functionality? We're using Lior's Q&A addon which I think works OK and I'm looking for a replacement for AVForums on XF2.
I think this addon is close, but could I please ask/comment on how it works?
Normally, I think forums can contain a mixture of comment threads and question threads, so it seems logical to allow both and denote Question threads with a prefix, so I prefer that way of doing it.
Firstly I don't see the need to have a flag for Q&A threads if you're using prefixes. It seems simpler to set a particular prefix (e.g.
Question) which, only in the forums designated to have the Q&A functionality switched on (which is most of them on AVForums), automatically enables the Q&A functionality for that thread.
And when a post is upvoted over the threshold and the thread becomes answered, the prefix is changed (e.g. to
Answered) and so the Q&A functionality is then automatically switched off for that thread.
Second, I think it's a bad idea to reorder threads to show the best answer anywhere other than in the original position it was posted. This is because the answer post may have a different meaning in context to the preceding posts. So I think it's better to indicate that the best answer (or answers) exist and link to it (or them) under the first post in an extra design element. Like this. Is this how this addon works?
Lastly, I felt it was a good idea, once a question thread has had at least one reply, but no upvotes (or not enough to hit the threshold) to send an alert to prompt the question starter maybe a week after the date of the last reply to check whether his thread has had a best answer, consider upvoting one of the replies if so, and if not, maybe provide more information to prompt more replies.
Any thoughts on these ideas?
Many thanks