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Legendary Wise Elder
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#1
I've noticed that there are a lot of posts responding to threads or posts from months ago that are not relevant now. Including some real silly posts like responding to holiday threads when it is nowhere near that holiday. I think someone responded "Merry Christmas" to an old Christmas post last year during the summer.
Can anything be done about this? I don't know what, but I just don't get what the point is in responding to posts from months or sometimes years ago. __________________ I'm Blue |
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Yeah i get all riled up because i think someone has returned after being gone for a long while, then i realize no, somebody just replied to an ancient post. I hate when that happens.
Also i think management doesnt like it because it pulls the thread up from history, and i think the site performs better when the threads are fully current, not half new / half old. Also im bummed that there is not a gif of billy crystal on SNL whinng "i hate when that happens!" They are usually pretty gross so i wont link one here, but you can google it. ![]() |
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#3
I can agree a bit about responding to holiday posts, but sometimes I like resurrected threads with good subject matter that have been buried somewhere in the forum. There are some really cool hidden gems on this site, and it's kind of fun to bring them back to life. (Recently found some in the addictions section).
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Legendary Wise Elder
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#4
I saw posts replying to ten year old threads about irrelevant situations, like giving people college advice when they long graduated or dating advice when they’ve been married for a decade. I am not sure how people find old threads. It doesn’t bother me but sometimes just like una I think old members returned and it’s not the case.
I doubt anything could be done. It’s just a nature of online forums I think Happy 4th of July. JK 🤣🤣🤣 |
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I think if it’s a few years I’d personally report the post and ask for it to be locked
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We will close old threads (like older than a year or two) if we see someone new post to it. You just have to report the post to us and we'll take care of it. We have no way of proactively doing this.
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I think the reason is technical, not a harsh judgment as to its relevance. Its like moving the sugar bowl to the counter rather than leaving it in the basement and having to make a special trip every time you have a cup of tea.
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#11
Haven't you been noticing this happening a ton since I posted this thread? Before no one cared really about starting up old threads. Now a lot of them are popping up again.
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Your giving people ideas!
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#13
Hmm I can see both sides to this.
I have revived older threads, this week I revived one that had died down and people did join in again, it was a fun thread. I have however had people revive one of mine (about an issue I had) and respond to my first post, no criticism of individuals, they meant well but it was kind of triggering to be reminded of a painful place if you see what I mean. That said, I’d prefer to be consulted rather than just have my thread closed down because that feels a bit heavy handed to me. I’d prefer it if the original poster was asked if they wanted it closed rather than just closing it. |
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I've been going in and resurrecting some of my old threads. But just like @Discombobulated said, they were fun threads with a fun idea that I thought would be cool to bring back. I don't really see the harm in it unless it's really triggering to someone.
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I think the addition of the "similar threads" portion at the bottom of the page (unless it's always been there? Never really paid attention) is at least partially to blame. I just scrolled down and there is a thread from 08 there and the most recent was '21.
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Instead of old posts, how 'bout responding to new threads, by using the "New Thread" tab?
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Closing someone’s thread because it’s months old or a year is heavy handed. But then they will start a new one if they know it’s closed. Asking the original poster is a good idea. If someone doesn’t want further replies that may come months later, they can ask for it to be closed. There are dozens of threads on the same topic, maybe in different forums though. That’s redundant to me. There’s multiple “check in” threads yet some move and others don’t. The site in general isn’t nearly as busy anymore. ![]() ——— Posted directly on site using iPhone __________________ ![]() ![]() Hmmm....looks like some good tips in here. "Okay, enough photos. I'm a very BUSY Business Kitty, so make an appointment next time." |
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Wanderer of Distant Stars
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I agree @nonightowl this site is a lot less busy than it used to be. Like I said I kind of like resurrecting the older ones because if it's a really good idea, shouldn't we at least give the original poster credit? Or maybe they haven't logged in a while and are like "wow someone finally answered my thread." It might make a difference in making their day or week, we never know.
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#20
I agree that this site is much quieter these days, it feels like we need all the replies we can get whenever we can get them.
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