Old Threads?? I Don't Get It

0ph0rce0

Something that i dont understand.

Someone looks to post about something

That person does a search

Finds a thread - say a year old.

He posts then a mod comes along and closes the thread saying you shouldn't drag up old threads.

But yet when you post about something that has had a thread done you get told off for not searching, or been told Its been done, and for not posting in the relevant thread.

This makes no sense.

This is a stupid post but someone explain.

I like funny answers thats why i posted in here :pac:

hadepsx

let me serach that for you:pac:

DonkeyStyle \o/

*bookmarks thread for resurrection in 5 years*

barry181091

I have wondered this also, seems logical to just continue an already stated thread!

I'd prefer if old threads were automatically locked after a certain period of time, as it would prevent this from being an issue. At the moment it's a bit of a grey area, it seems to depend on how long the thread has been idle for. If it's an old thread which has had relatively recent replies then it's ok, but if it's one which hasn't had a post for 2 years then that's different.

Best username ever

Boards should incorporate an "auto lock" for threads that over a year or two old. Either delete them or auto lock them, end of.

Bloody*Mary

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Something that i dont understand.

Someone looks to post about something

That person does a serach

Finds a thread - say a year old.

He posts then a mod comes along and closes the thread saying you shouldn't drag up old threads.

But yet when you post about something that has had a thread done you get told off for not searching, or been told Its been done, and for not posting in the relevant thread.

This makes no sense.

This is a stupid post but someone explain.

I like funny answers thats why i posted in here :pac:

Something I don't understand -that post.

Piece of advice-don't sweat the small stuff.

0ph0rce0

Karsini wrote: »

I'd prefer if old threads were automatically locked after a certain period of time, as it would prevent this from being an issue. At the moment it's a bit of a grey area, it seems to depend on how long the thread has been idle for. If it's an old thread which has had relatively recent replies then it's ok, but if it's one which hasn't had a post for 2 years then that's different.

I get that, but why???? be easier to just post in an old thread rather than starting a new one

hardCopy

Best username ever wrote: »

Boards should incorporate an "auto lock" for threads that over a year or two old. Either delete them or auto lock them, end of.

Why though? The information in old threads is often still relevant, also the people who posted in the original thread will still be subscribed and may have important new information to add.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Its a pain in the ass OP and mostly I'd agree with you.

Personnally I don't, or rarely do it myself (lock an old thread).

I can understand if someone bumps a thread to answer a quiry which is years old and has been dealt with, but a lot of locked threads can still be relevant and of interest to people.

Turtyturd

It's for the hilarity...remember that holiday thread yesterday...hilarity. :rolleyes:

Grayson

barry181091 wrote: »

I have wondered this also, seems logical to just continue an already stated thread!

No-one wants to read through an 80 page thread from 5 years ago.

I believe it was mentioned before that in the case of really old threads, that many of the posters, or the OP themselves, may no longer be active members or have closed their accounts.

dxhound2005

Karsini wrote: »

I believe it was mentioned before that in the case of really old threads, that many of the posters, or the OP themselves, may no longer be active members or have closed their accounts.

From the Charter:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=63172234#post63172234

Please do not bump really old "zombie" threads

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Please do not bump really old threads. If you are reading an old thread and wish to reply then please start a new thread along the same subject matter. Many of the users on the original thread might no longer be boardsies. Many of the points raised may no longer be relevant. AH stretches back for years and it's great to have the archive there but it's best to keep the old threads in the past.

That's good enough for me.

Best username ever

hardCopy wrote: »

Why though? The information in old threads is often still relevant, also the people who posted in the original thread will still be subscribed and may have important new information to add.

To get it locked by a mod.

wretcheddomain

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Something that i dont understand.

Someone looks to post about something

That person does a search

Finds a thread - say a year old.

He posts then a mod comes along and closes the thread saying you shouldn't drag up old threads.

But yet when you post about something that has had a thread done you get told off for not searching, or been told Its been done, and for not posting in the relevant thread.

This makes no sense.

This is a stupid post but someone explain.

I like funny answers thats why i posted in here :pac:

This question has been asked before, why didn't you search for an older thread on this topic?

Lapin

In fairness most of the old threads are shíte.


Like

This

And

This

FFS

They really sprouted some awful rubbish here around the turn of the century.

ejmaztec

Whistles nonchalantly .........................


http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=105

Miss Lockhart

If they don't want zombie threads ressurected then there should be an auto lock 6 months after the last post. Plenty of other fora do it. Mostly it's new posters who do it, or messers, so I don't think the note in the charter is much deterrent.

I wouldn't like to see them deleted though.

0ph0rce0

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Something that i dont understand.

Someone looks to post about something

That person does a search

Finds a thread - say a year old.

He posts then a mod comes along and closes the thread saying you shouldn't drag up old threads.

But yet when you post about something that has had a thread done you get told off for not searching, or been told Its been done, and for not posting in the relevant thread.

This makes no sense.

This is a stupid post but someone explain.

I like funny answers thats why i posted in here :pac:

I think for most forums, there is a lot of information in old threads. But for After Hours, the mentality doesn't work. People don't want to read what someone said a year ago, they want to have a chat about it.

DonkeyStyle \o/

For a while there, the "Another school shooting" thread would slip off Page 1 for a while. Then someone would bump it back up like a day later. Every time it happened it took me a few seconds to figure out if it was the old thread or yet another shooting.
/firstworld problems

Fr_Dougal

Bloody*Mary wrote: »

Something I don't understand -that post.

Piece of advice-don't sweat the small stuff.

Yeah, no need to get in a flutter about the small stuff, pal. Leave that to John Q Taxpayer and the coterie of others that care about it.

hatrickpatrick

Moderation on Boards is about as predictable as a puppy's peeing habits.

Super-Rush

See the problem is that most of the time the person who starts the thread and a lot of the people involved in the thread from the beginning has either stopped posting on boards or has closed their account, so its a better idea to start afresh. Also you have people who bump threads for no good reason other than they were bored, and thats just stupid.

Super-Rush

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Yeah, no need to get in a flutter about the small stuff, pal. Leave that to John Q Taxpayer and the coterie of others that care about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X_Ot0k4XJc

atkin

There is still no policy on replying to old Threads.Why in heavens name are they not closed if out of date ??????
The only logic I can see is that it gives the mods something to do and a power kick.
An easy mistake to make considering 1 month is considered old. This thread is 1 month and 2 days .

sfwcork

wrote:

hatrickpatrick
Moderation on Boards is about as predictable as a puppy's peeing habits.

was nice knowing You.

anncoates

Only possible reason I can think of is that you might be replying to people in the thread that are not around anymore.

It does seem silly though, especially with the amount of times the same topics topics are recycled in AH.

--Kaiser--

No bumping old threads. No opening a new thread when there is an existing one.
It's Catch 22

Scuid Mhór

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Something that i dont understand.

Someone looks to post about something

That person does a search

Finds a thread - say a year old.

He posts then a mod comes along and closes the thread saying you shouldn't drag up old threads.

But yet when you post about something that has had a thread done you get told off for not searching, or been told Its been done, and for not posting in the relevant thread.

This makes no sense.

This is a stupid post but someone explain.

I like funny answers thats why i posted in here :pac:

Actually it's because when a thread from months or years back is bumped, it puts a certain amount of strain on the database that a more contemporary thread wouldn't have. Unfortunately, I think that's actually been lost in translation across the internet and it's just become a 'done thing' to close old threads, but yeah, that's originally why it was done I suppose. (The strain would lead to database crashes and whatnot.)

The more you know! :cool:

travis1976

I actually thought about asking this question yesterday. Weird....:pac:

Antar Bolaeisk

Lapin wrote: »

In fairness most of the old threads are shíte.


Like

This

And

This

FFS

They really sprouted some awful rubbish here around the turn of the century.

Must resist urge to bump...

Oranage2

I look at another websites forum from time T9 time and its funny, they have the opposite rule to boards that you must not start new threads if there is an old one, the funny part is you get the same type of reaction but instead of why bump an old you get why start a new topic.

Funny human psychology is and how we determine right and wrong.

atkin

Terrance Helpless Rudder wrote: »

Its a pain in the ass OP and mostly I'd agree with you.

Personnally I don't, or rarely do it myself (lock an old thread).

I can understand if someone bumps a thread to answer a quiry which is years old and has been dealt with, but a lot of locked threads can still be relevant and of interest to people.

The Mod is like your Big Brother watching just to let you know, he is there .
A little power trip for him.

Super-Rush

atkin wrote: »

There is still no policy on replying to old Threads.Why in heavens name are they not closed if out of date ??????
The only logic I can see is that it gives the mods something to do and a power kick.
An easy mistake to make considering 1 month is considered old. This thread is 1 month and 2 days .

atkin wrote: »

The Mod is like your Big Brother watching just to let you know, he is there .
A little power trip for him.

Got something you'd like to get off your chest or are you just gonna throw little digs from afar?

Scuid Mhór

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

Actually it's because when a thread from months or years back is bumped, it puts a certain amount of strain on the database that a more contemporary thread wouldn't have. Unfortunately, I think that's actually been lost in translation across the internet and it's just become a 'done thing' to close old threads, but yeah, that's originally why it was done I suppose. (The strain would lead to database crashes and whatnot.)

The more you know! :cool:

If that's the case then that means they really should be locking threads after a period of inactivity. I often wondered it myself.

rameire

How old is too old for posting in an old thread?
really was wondering before posting in an old thread.

Edit. is a 4 Year old thread too old?

Kimbot

rameire wrote: »

How old is too old for posting in an old thread?
really was wondering before posting in an old thread.

Edit. is a 4 Year old thread too old?

Yes, its considered a zombie now so I am locking it up