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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While some of the close reasons might not be very applicable to Articles, I think that at least the off-topic, outdated, and duplicate closures would be useful.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?

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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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With filters (forthcoming), there's another benefit. (1 comment)
There is more to closing. (3 comments)
Duplicates and Superceded do more (3 comments)
There is more to closing.
Olin Lathrop‭ wrote over 2 years ago

Yes, the mechanics of closing is as you say. However, the act of closing has other purposes. It basically says "This is crap". With the added messages of "We will continue to publicly declare this as crap until you fix it", or "Fix it or else", with the "or else" being the implied threat of outright deletion. These mechanisms are important to keep sites clean.

celtschk‭ wrote about 2 years ago

Articles can be voted on and reacted to. Can't the same message also be conveyed through those mechanisms?

Lundin‭ wrote about 2 years ago

Also suppose we add something like roomba deletion and using closed posts without answers as something it should delete. This should include closed articles.