def refineMode(self, on):
        if self.controller:
            self.controller.set_refine(on)
when askbot is in the closed mode
dataset/ETHPy150Open VisTrails/VisTrails/vistrails/gui/query_view.py/QQueryBox.refineMode--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open OpenMOOC/askbot-openmooc/askbotopenmooc/app/middlewares.py/ForumModeMiddleware.process_request