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Query.

  • 23-08-2013 10:14PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,609 ✭✭✭✭


    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.


Comments

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


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,609 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


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

    Ahh.


  • 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!


  • 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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,425 ✭✭✭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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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,513 ✭✭✭✭Lucyfur


    '99 isn't 14 years ago :eek:

    ...oh....


  • 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.


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


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

    ...oh....

    Hah, you are old.
    :P


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


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

    Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.



  • 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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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,513 ✭✭✭✭Lucyfur


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

    True story, bro

    :(


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


    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?


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


    UCDVet wrote: »

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


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