Duplicate topics

[Piranha]

Every day some alternatively gifted user creates a duplicate topics, people often comment on more than one of those and in the end the information is scattered in around and is a mess. For an example:

https://community.st.com/t5/stm32-mcus-embedded-software/regarding-software-package-for-nucleo-f070cb-in-stm-cube-ide/td-p/604679

https://community.st.com/t5/stm32cubeide-mcus/regarding-mcu-package-for-nucleo-f070cb-in-stm-cube-ide/td-p/604695

The question: Can the moderators merge such topics, if those are reported? I know it can be done in real forums, but can this pseudo-forum system do it?

P.S. Users should receive some light punishment for creating duplicate topics, posts or anything.

[Lina_DABASINSKAITE · Accepted solution]

Hello @Piranha , 

Thanks for bringing this topic up. We can definitely merge the topics within this forum, and this already is a practice. Once the duplicated topics are reported though "Report Inappropriate Content", moderator takes the action. The examples you shared are already taken care of.

Regarding the consequences - absolutely, they exist when the action becomes repetitive and intentional.

I highly encourage to report any members you notice abusing this feature and we will take it from there.

Please see the actualized guidelines on: Flagging posts for moderation - STMicroelectronics Community

Thanks a lot,
Lina