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  • 23-08-2013 10:14pm
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    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,417 ✭✭✭✭


    Went back to the last page on AH (June 99) and all the threads seem to have been locked pretty much straight away,maybe one or two replies.Just wondering why?
    There's also a thread for hangover cures.


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    KeithM89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,557 ✭✭✭KeithM89


    Caus people think theyre being funny by bumping them 14 years later.
    Theyre not.


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    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,417 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Keith wrote: »
    Caus people think theyre being funny by bumping them 14 years later.
    Theyre not.

    Ahh.


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    UCDVet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭UCDVet


    To be honest, there hasn't been an original thread started in the last ~8 years. If they didn't lock the old ones and encourage repeats, we'd all be sitting here in silence.

    Quick - someone make a thread about immigrants, the dole, public workers, things that annoy you, or why you love (or hate) Ireland!


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    shopaholic01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭shopaholic01


    UCDVet wrote: »
    To be honest, there hasn't been an original thread started in the last ~8 years. If they didn't lock the old ones and encourage repeats, we'd all be sitting here in silence.

    Quick - someone make a thread about immigrants, the dole, public workers, things that annoy you, or why you love (or hate) Ireland!
    In fairness now, we had a great one about a guy who wanted his bag to have it's own seat on the bus.


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    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,538 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    UCDVet wrote: »
    To be honest, there hasn't been an original thread started in the last ~8 years. If they didn't lock the old ones and encourage repeats, we'd all be sitting here in silence.

    I'm not a regular poster, but...have there been many threads about what your elbows taste like? (Or whether you'll ever find out?)

    I always think my elbows would have a touch of cinnamon, but I don't know what the main flavour would be...


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    Lucyfur
    Registered Users Posts: 32,513 ✭✭✭✭Lucyfur


    '99 isn't 14 years ago :eek:

    ...oh....


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    Stained Class
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,808 ✭✭✭Stained Class


    Could be something to do with the Millenium Bug.

    It was blamed for all sorts of things back then.


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    KeithM89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,557 ✭✭✭KeithM89


    Lucyfur wrote: »
    '99 isn't 14 years ago :eek:

    ...oh....

    Hah, you are old.
    :P


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    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Keith wrote: »
    Hah, you are old.
    :P
    I thought the same. Oh wait... Feck off!:mad::pac:

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    Toby Take a Bow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭Toby Take a Bow


    UCDVet wrote: »
    To be honest, there hasn't been an original thread started in the last ~8 years. If they didn't lock the old ones and encourage repeats, we'd all be sitting here in silence.

    Quick - someone make a thread about immigrants, the dole, public workers, things that annoy you, or why you love (or hate) Ireland!

    There's been plenty of original threads. This one for instance. I can't remember anything similar.


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    Lucyfur
    Registered Users Posts: 32,513 ✭✭✭✭Lucyfur


    Keith wrote: »
    Hah, you are old.
    :P

    True story, bro

    :(


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    UCDVet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭UCDVet


    Toby Take a Bow wrote: »
    There's been plenty of original threads. This one for instance. I can't remember anything similar.

    I think this proves my point....
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055328387
    Auto-locking old threads?
    I've seen a couple of other forums where threads that have had no replies in a set time e.g. a month or whatever, are automatically closed.

    Seeing as mods in certain forums on here, AH and Motors to name but two in particular, take umbrage to old threads being resurrected and usually close the thread even if the new post is on-topic, any thoughts on having a similar thing on boards if it's in the software?


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    Toby Take a Bow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭Toby Take a Bow


    UCDVet wrote: »
    I think this proves my point....
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055328387

    That one is more a software question whilst this thread is a more general question.


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