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Old August 23rd, 2008, 12:34 AM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Is there any way to alert people to let them know they are posting to a thread that is shall we say...."Past its Prime" ..."Out of Date" ?


while there is nothing wrong with "Resurrecting the Dead" threads if there is a good reason to do so it may be helpful to point out the obvious to new members (and old) that they are replying to old News.
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Old August 23rd, 2008, 12:45 AM     #2 (permalink)
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AS good as that idea is, I believe that Anything done will fail to "user error". IF the users ignore(and I mean WILL NOT read the dates) on the posts/threads, of what use will telling them that they are posting to an old thread do??

In any case about 1/3 to 1/2 is spam, pure and simple, not any intention of helping the thread.
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Old August 23rd, 2008, 05:49 AM     #3 (permalink)
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I've never seen the warning option on a vBulletin site so it'd be a serious hack if it can be done.

On the other hand, auto locking threads that are more then X number of days old can be done. But, doing this can give the negative apperance of a heavy handed - heavily moderated site....

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Old August 23rd, 2008, 08:35 PM     #4 (permalink)
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Old August 23rd, 2008, 11:01 PM     #5 (permalink)
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Delete old threads
Bad idea, sometimes old threads can be useful, esp for those who's searching for something on google. Maybe someone asked a question that someone looking for an answer on google, they click the URL and end up on this site, they read the thread and get their question answered.

I say locking the thread would be a better idea, they can still read it, but won't be able to reply to it.
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I say locking the thread would be a better idea, they can still read it, but won't be able to reply to it.
I was going to say that before finished reading your post
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Old August 24th, 2008, 04:40 PM     #7 (permalink)
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I say locking the thread would be a better idea, they can still read it, but won't be able to reply to it.
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On the other hand, auto locking threads that are more then X number of days old can be done. But, doing this can give the negative apperance of a heavy handed - heavily moderated site....
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Old August 24th, 2008, 04:50 PM     #8 (permalink)
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Couldn't there be a message displayed at the top of the thread stating that the thread being viewed and/or last post is old?
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Yea, it's called "looking at the date of the first thread".
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Old August 25th, 2008, 11:56 AM     #10 (permalink)
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I have seen other boards where you get a prompt when posting to a thread more than one month old.
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