Extend a QCLF Live Session

A QCLF live session can be extended only during its active end-of-session grace prompt. The Host or an authorized live moderator chooses one of the configured extension increments; QCLF then moves the server-authoritative effective end forward.

Extensions apply to Live Chat, Watch Party, and Live Broadcast through the shared live lifecycle.

Default Extension Choices

The default configured increments are 5, 15, and 30 minutes (300, 900, and 1,800 seconds). Administrators can configure the list; QCLF accepts unique increments from 60 through 7,200 seconds and falls back to 5/15/30 minutes if the configured list is unusable.

Extend During Grace

  1. Wait until the live Topic reaches its effective end and the grace prompt appears.
  2. As the Host or an authorized live moderator, select an allowed extension amount.
  3. Submit Extend before the current grace deadline expires.
  4. Confirm the displayed effective end moves forward and the grace countdown disappears until the new effective end is reached.

What Changes

QCLF adds the selected increment to the existing effective_end on both the live session and Topic, then clears grace_deadline. It records a session_extended event with the old end, increment, and new end.

When an Extension Is Refused

The action is not applied if the session is no longer live, there is no active grace deadline, the grace deadline has already passed, the effective end is invalid, or the requested increment is not on the allowed list.

Moderator Audit

If someone other than the exact Host extends the session through authorized moderation, QCLF records a dedicated moderation-audit action in addition to the live event.

Community Discussion

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