Do you think it would be a better idea to go merge a few threads, and toss a sticky onto a error master-thread, by merging only the key posts into one thread? Or should I just leave that alone entirely?
Honestly, i'd be all for like a 7 day ban/mute or w/e, if someone can post their error code, you can search for that error code on here or google, and the fix(es) can be found within the top 5 threads. I say 7 day cuz normally those who post such errors are lurkers anyway and 7 days isn't gonna be a big deal. But most of us do tend to slip up now and then, such as when we're tired or stressed, and post duplicate threads and such now and then as well. For the more regular posters, that's annoying but still tolerable.
Same rule goes for people posting a vague error/problem so that you'd play 20 questions and they would claim that they didn't know how to troubleshoot or what-not. I'm not very tolerant of people picking at technicalities when the intent of the rule is obvious.
But, that seems a little control freak, even if it suits me. In interest of being fair and showing an effort to help those who at least glanced at the stickies, yes a 'master error' thread or such would be a nice thing. Honestly though, even if you put a reference to the thread in the side news, with big red letters, i personally don't expect it to cut back too much. I'm not a mod though, thankfully, and don't bother to track over half of the stuff that goes on here on this site, so my impressions may be a bit off. Is it too much to say sucks to be you towards the staff, with full good-spiritness intended?