Old Threads

[Harbo]

I am getting cheesed off reading the vast number of very old threads that are being resurrected by a certain new member - is there anyway of showing the date of the original post - then I can ignore them?


Rod

 

[Philly]

Don't think so, Rod. Just have to hope our wonderful new member gets up to speed soon....... :roll: :lol:
Philly

 

[Karl]

Rod - I know exactly what you mean, but it is pretty easy to spot an old thread by looking at its view count. If you're a regular visitor to these pages, then seeing a thread titled "LN v's Clifton v's LV" with 4,000 views and 60 replies should ring alarm bells that it is an old thread.

Cheers

Karl

 

[Paul Chapman]

seeing a thread titled "LN v's Clifton v's LV" with 4,000 views and 60 replies should ring alarm bells that it is an old thread.

And we know Cliftons are the best, so there's no need to read it anyway :lol:

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[big soft moose]

saying that whats the problem with thread resurection if its relevant ? - I might be a bit guilty of this myself as ive been reading back in the projects forum as there are loads of interesting wips from before my time, and its sometimes tmpting to comment on them.

 

[Digit]

It comes with advancing years folks, yesterday's projects are better than tomorrows. Fings ain't wot they used ter be!

Roy.

 

[Lons]

I am getting cheesed off reading the vast number of very old threads that are being resurrected by a certain new member - is there anyway of showing the date of the original post - then I can ignore them?


Rod

Harbo
Why not say who the member is and then he'll know he's doing something not quite right?

If it was me then I certainly wouldn't be upset if someone said so, and I'd take it on board ( boo hoo) !

Bob

ps - just realised I posted on the "what saw have you got" thread - excuse is I thought it was an ongoing project

 

[Ironballs]

I'm just waiting for the moment that he works out how to reply to posts only once

 

[TrimTheKing]

ps - just realised I posted on the "what saw have you got" thread - excuse is I thought it was an ongoing project

It is, that's what that one's there for.

 

[ColeyS1]

I am getting cheesed off reading the vast number of very old threads that are being resurrected by a certain new member - is there anyway of showing the date of the original post - then I can ignore them?


Rod

So for newbies like myself, are we only allowed to comment on things that are current ? (lets say upto a month old ?) Whats the time limit before its classed as too late to post?

If thats all thats getting you cheesed off in life, i'd say you should count your blessings and get over it :!: :!: :!: :roll:

Apologies if i sound a little harsh. I've been guilty of resurrecting old threads in the past. Wasnt aware it was frowned upon

Simon

 

[lurker]

Erm! - So its OK to gang up & be nasty to the new boy in the playground because he wants to find out whats going on & join in ?

Lets not get too annoyed & welcome the new member who may become a asset

 

[mr grimsdale]

Wos wrong with resurrecting old threads if its something the poster is interested in? Everything on here is repeated over and over but not everybody knows this.
No reason why they shouldn't spark it off again whatever it is. You never know, somebody might come up with a new idea, though this is very unlikely IMHO!

 

[Philly]

It's not a problem re-opening old threads, but its kind of weird replying to a thread a year or two old as if its just been posted. We do post stuff on a more regular basis... :lol: And a certain new member (its all "greek" to me :wink: ) seems only to be hitting the archives.
Cheers
Philly

 

[matt]

Yebbut... Then a new member posts a question and gets slammed for not searching "...because it's been asked before."

New member or not - you can't please everyone all of the time.

I take it someone has been mature enough to PM the member and politely suggest that he/she starts new threads?

 

[wizer]

There's nothing wrong with it per se. It's a question of etiquette

 

[mtt.tr]

Saves creating double threads so info is easier to find

 

[Lons]

There's nothing wrong with it per se. It's a question of etiquette

Hey Wiser

No need to use big words like "per se" - that just flumoxes country bumpkin geordies like me :lol: :lol:

Like it or not, this particular newbie has contributed - ie has been the direct cause of a NEW thread posted by an OLDIE about OLD threads being resurected by a NEWBIE - if you get my drift! :duno:

 

[big soft moose]

It's not a problem re-opening old threads, but its kind of weird replying to a thread a year or two old as if its just been posted. We do post stuff on a more regular basis... :lol: And a certain new member (its all "greek" to me :wink: ) seems only to be hitting the archives.
Cheers
Philly

might i suggest that you don the mod hat ( a suitably large davy crocket affair no doubt) and pm him and give him a few pointers on nettiquete - chances are he'll take it better from a mod than from one of us mere mortals

and for everyone else lets remember that we were all new once - and i dare say we made a cock up or two along the way to uber poster status - so lets cut the boy some slack before we frighten him or other newbeests off

 

[TrimTheKing]

Is it only me that has noticed that his writing style (sentences coming thick and fast with little use of paragraphs) is remarkably similar to another regular contributor?

The content of some of the posts make me think he is a particular alter-ego...

 

[Harbo]

I am not trying to "name and shame" him - he is not breaking any Forum rules, but it's the sheer number of them!

I would just like a method of ignoring them if I spot them and an original posting date would help?

I have nothing against old posts if they are topical but it's often better to start a new one where the old thread can be linked. At least that way I could judge it's "age" or relevance to me?

There's a lot of stuff on here and trying to read it all can take up a lot of time and I have learnt to be selective both on the topic who is is posting but these old threads I find dupe me.

Rod