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Well, it's more an old feature that I've updated to work a little better. Questions can now be 'closed' by Editors or Moderators. (Previously when I turned this feature on, users could close their own questions which caused some problems.)

Closing questions is a precursor to hiding them. The advantage for users is that their post doesn't suddenly disappear, they can see a reason it's closed. Closed questions can be hidden at a later date (for example a week later).

Editors/Mods can now see a "close" button next to "hide". When clicking that you'll get a box labelled "Reason for closing this question, or URL of duplicate question". If you're closing due to rule-breaking (for example it's an opinion question) then put a short reason in the box. If you're closing due to a duplicate question, copy and paste the URL of that question in the box. For the latter, when closed it will show a link to the duplicate question. Example

Anything like spam or offensive posts should continue to be hidden as normal. Let me know here if you have any questions/concerns.

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Yay, I am a example!
Nice, was wondering if we'd see this feature return.
I generally like to leave a comment on posts I take down where the issue isn't obvious: this should be a good way to integrate that as part of the platform.
Maybe add some extra formatting to it so it looks distinct from the body text? I feel like the message itself is missable. (It’s also lacking spacing and sticks to the tags at the bottom.)
What's the point of closing when you can hide it? Wouldn't that slow down the site because there would be too much questions?
It's so that mods can tell the asker why their question isn't allowed before fully hiding it, without having to rely on the asker's wall, which they might miss, especially if they're a new user, since wall posts don't appear in their updates like a comment would.
Makes sense. I'm tired going to My Updates and seeing that someone's comment was followed by a moderator only to have the question hidden when I try to see it.
Can closed questions be edited by the asker btw? So could I comment on something, close it and if the asker then adds more information later then reopen it?
@PX Nope, I couldn't edit it after.
Noticed the extra styling given to the closing message. Really good, I can see this being especially useful now. Thanks!
The new styling given to the closed feature is great! It passes in with the style of the site. And it also stands out more now. Great thingie!
NOTE: The example is hidden by now, so clicking on it will link to a hidden question you can't see.

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