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Closing Articles
I noticed that there isn't a way to close Article type posts.
While some of the close reasons might not be very applicable to Articles, I think that at least the off-topic, outdated, and duplicate closures would be useful.
Could the ability to close Articles be added?
Closing of a question typically does not only prohibit the addition of further answers but also signals to the content c …
3y ago
Articles can be made closable in configuration (does not require a code change), but it's a global, network-wide change, …
2y ago
While I can see the point here, I also don't see much benefit in allowing articles to be closed. The only function cl …
3y ago
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While I can see the point here, I also don't see much benefit in allowing articles to be closed.
The only function closing has is to prevent a post being answered. That's all it does; it doesn't de-list the post or change it in any other way. Given that articles don't have answers, that makes it a no-op.
Let's explore this in more detail. We have deletion, which allows for completely off-topic or unsalvageable posts to be removed. What extra function would closure serve that you're looking for on articles? Maybe there's other functionality that would be useful that we could look at instead.
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