Replying to old posts

[echnidna]

Come on , just go through the threads and lock the old ones.
Shouldnt take too long.

Al

Hey , I think Al just volunteered to do that

[Christopha]

Youse bloody wankers are never flamin' happy!! One minute you are abusing some poor bugger because he didn't use the "Search" facility to solve his problem and the next you are trying to delete or lock that very resource.... Ferchrissakesmakeupyertinyminds!!!!

[ozwinner]

Im sure if you lock it, they can still research it but cant post.
So nothing is lost.

Al

[craigb]

Neil and I had decided to close off the old posts HOWEVER vBulletin doesn't allow you to do it.

We can delete all old posts but at the moment we think that would desrroy an accumulated amount of knowledge that would be irreplaceable.

Sooooooooooo the bottom line is it stays.

Fair enough. Perhaps it will be fixed in the next release.

It makes sense that you should be able to set a "sunset" time for threads.

Same as you should be able to determine how many rep points equal a green light.

Do vBulletin have a feedback facility?

[ozwinner]

Have a look.

Al

[John Saxton]

Personally I like to have access to all the old posts ...there's more in there that I'll ever admit to knowin' and who know's a real craftsman may have left the BB either because he has other pursuits or he has passed away and hence good insights are there for all to use/employ in what ever means they deem necessary to their own ends...lets not let the BB be dictated by a few for thousands of us that want full access given largely due to the tireless efforts of Neil & his team of moderators.

This being the case it's good manna I reckon to leave those valuable insights for all and sundry to either re-post to enhance an idea or drive home a point relative to contempory ideas.

To not being able to function with re-surfacing of old post is like closing your mind off... and that thank heavens I'm not about to do.

My thoughts of where I like the BB


Cheers

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

I don't mind the occasional reply to an old thread, even if it is only to say "nice" or something equally banal. After all, it's usually on-topic and 'cos the thread now comes up in "new posts" gets my attention. Sure, 'tis usually something I don't need or particularly want to know (else I'd have seached it) but I enjoy the odd mental detour. Especially for threads from before my own join date... I don't have time to read 'em all!

What pisses me off are the half dozen consequent posts, totally off-topic and usually variations of the same thing: "can't you read the date?" or similar.

[forge]

I don't mind the occasional reply to an old thread, even if it is only to say "nice" or something equally banal. After all, it's usually on-topic and 'cos the thread now comes up in "new posts" gets my attention. Sure, 'tis usually something I don't need or particularly want to know (else I'd have seached it) but I enjoy the odd mental detour. Especially for threads from before my own join date... I don't have time to read 'em all!

What pisses me off are the half dozen consequent posts, totally off-topic and usually variations of the same thing: "can't you read the date?" or similar.

I agree with Skew keep them open ,please.
Regards ,Bela

[doug the slug]

.....What pisses me off are the half dozen consequent posts, totally off-topic and usually variations of the same thing: "can't you read the date?".....

Skew, im sorry if i have you off on occasions , BUT i only do that to posts that i feel should never have been resurrected and probably wouldnt have been IF the poster had have looked at the date If i can perceive that members would get something out of the post resurrection im just as likely to join in and probably hijack it

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

One "look at the date" I can handle. Several in a row, dispersed by "you tell him!"'s, well...