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Hi all was wondering (been doing alot of that lately) if we should call a halt or put a deadline on some of the threads.

I have stumbled upon a few that are some 20 pages long, which isnt a problem, but with some gaps between posts of days.

So could or should the moderator put a life span on threads .

P.S. Last reply by Friday midnight (didnt say which friday though lol)

Not a bad idea, Andrew.

One thing that I find mildly annoying here is how some people reply to threads weeks and sometimes months later, often to nights out. I suspect it is from having a forum banner on the page that may attract their attention unwittingly to it.

dont think it really matters to be honest... not everyone is interested then people get bored and start reading them again and then they become more interesting... maybe a few months old but not days.. JMO

I agree, the headline often attracts people to a particular interest and they investigate and reply. I just seen a thread that lay for months and the a reply and hey its back to prominance again, not that its a bad thing, but when is a discussion thread over.

Dont see it as a problem - we all can't log in every day so don't see some of the threads until they are a couple of days old.

yeah fair enought comment, few months is long enough maybe, and days is a bit sharp, so is there a happy medium and would we leave it up to the moderator to erase dead threads.

You know the way threads are categorised into cs lounge, dating etc What if threads were also put in folders of months for archieving etc then if people wanted to repsond to a particular thread that is older they could.

I hate mentioning someone when they aint here online but when PT had the Vote No campaign going, should we start posting again to it. PT would have a field day with it hahaha, but u get my point.

I personally enjoy reading over old,threads,,when the site is quiet,and not much happening,,and also wot ur views are about a thing,few wks r mths back,cud have changed,,so its handy.

The Folder idea is good as it allows you to immediately see that they are old... i dont have time to always go through them and like derrywoman says its nice sometimes to read over old threads and see peoples opinions from a while back but at least if they were in folders they could remain there....

I don't see what limiting the lifespan of a thread achieves? I don't see a requirement for it or even how it causes an issue? If resurrecting an old thread to add something useful or to break the ice as a new member then it should be encouraged. I can only see it being an issue if people drag up old arguments.

That's not intended to be as provocative as it could it be read - I'm rather grouchy at the moment.

Aww whats up.... you and me both... grouchy i mean lol.... one of those days ...

ICitog wrote
don't see what limiting the lifespan of a thread achieves? I don't see a requirement for it or even how it causes an issue? If resurrecting an old thread to add something useful or to break the ice as a new member then it should be encouraged. I can only see it being an issue if people drag up old arguments.




Maybe its not an issue hence i posed the question wondering. I appreciate that it could be an opportunity to break the ice, but isnt that alread the case in all the threads anyway. As for some of the arguements being draged up, well you see them spilling over to other threads at times, so again just wondering if there is any warrent in the idea.

hahaha being grouchy is grand, feck we all get like that, otherwise id be GOD, nahh far from provocative hahaha

Don't even think about posting to it again. Seriously though once a thread like that is dead, it should remain dead.
It was topical at that time only. Other threads are often worth bumping up again as they are still as relevant now as they were when posted.

hahaha, guess you're right the vote no campaign done the trick hahaha. But is it dead, given that there might be another vote in the near future and would it reemerge or just type a new one?? Im only noticing that i have Deadline for THREAT and not THREAD

Anyway. Im also inclined to ask people when threads are posted, they seem to go of the original post/comment/question. I know this isnt intentional, but wondered about the validity or importance of some of them then??