I can understand why some people may be annoyed by the reviving of Olde threads.
However, I do find it irksome that the revivival or revisiting of an olde Thread become the subject of criticism simply because it is Olde, regardless of its merits or the reason for its revival.
The reason for taking exception to such revivals that I am quite sympathetic with is that many times former members--who are no longer around -are also revived with the Thread. Some left or stopped posting in circumstances that were particularly problamtic or had caused or were the result of ill will. Some are Banned. Some are even deceased and may upset some people to see their Avatar all of a sudden.
Hence, I do recommend that before an Olde thread be added to and brought back to First Page status, there be a review of its contents and some consideration of these issues be dully given. As in many cases, some balance should be struck between the bebefit of riving such a thread and the possible untoward consequences as well.
Otherwise, adding to a thread deserves the same attention as to a new thread: is it adding anything of interest or merit or newness to the discourse. In a recent revival of a Social Security thread I did, the Budget Deficit has been increased dramatically, and a Tax cut, a major war, and a devistating Hurricane has added to budgetary woes, as well as a steadily declining US Dollar, icreased dependence on foreign treasury Bill purchasers,increased inflation --and the years since its original posting have seen nothing done to address the problem, which has been back-shelved.
We are four years closer to when Gov't. can no longer spend excess SSA Payroll taxes(FICA) and instead must raise revenues to pay promised --and expected benefits.
Indeed, if you consider the spread between using FICA taxes for current expenses , not having any excess to rely on to cover current expenditures, and then adding money to the SSA by either increased Payroll or other taxes, the spread is increasingly burdensome--as well as deliberately ignored by Politicians who don't want to touch the Reality-check this would require. And how many other politicians are there ?
Yet I could find no serious reasons for avoiding its revival.
My point is as stated earlier: each Thread must be evaluated on its own merits or demerits--with all due consideration to any untoward factors that would argue against the wisdom of its revival.
MegalosSkylaki