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    Default It's Alive.....ITS ALIVVVVVVEEEE!

    Is it me or have there been a ton of very old threads suddenly being revived? Im not talking about threads that remain active for months and in some cases, years. I'm referring to threads that havent had a reply since 2002 and 2003 suddenly being revived and responded to.

    Not that I am particularly bothered by it, just curious if I am the only one who is noticing the phenomena. In most cases, the issue that started the thread is usually out dated and no longer contemporary, which makes some responses fairly amusing (like offering advice to someone who was seeking it two years ago).

    Another bit of pure curiosity - how do folks find these threads? In another forum I am involved in, inactive threads are archived after 6 months. They can only be found in searches for a specific thing within a specific time frame.

    Finally, anyone ever dance to "Ive Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts?" (arent random tangents fun?)
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    Default Re: It's Alive.....ITS ALIVVVVVVEEEE!

    Well, an option is for a moderator to close them after a few months or so.

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    Default Re: It's Alive.....ITS ALIVVVVVVEEEE!

    No, sir, it isn't just you. I've noticed the same thing happening throughout the board. Usually, I think, it is just a new member who doesn't know better, or someone who didn't check the date before posting something new. It is the slightest bit annoying though. Except when it is funny. There was a thread a little while ago about VG needing to learn pole tricks. I did a double take and saw the post was two years old!

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    lWell, an option is for a moderator to close them after a few months or so.
    Yes, usually this would be the logical route, but I think too much of this site is used as ever expanding refrence material and would just cause too many copy-cat threads to pop up.



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    Default Re: It's Alive.....ITS ALIVVVVVVEEEE!

    Quote Originally Posted by Prester_John
    Is it me or have there been a ton of very old threads suddenly being revived? Im not talking about threads that remain active for months and in some cases, years. I'm referring to threads that havent had a reply since 2002 and 2003 suddenly being revived and responded to.
    In a number of these cases (and this is particularly true on the SCJ boards), the threads have been "Dereked".


    I can't really explain some of the others. The similar threads feature, which seems to be the primary reason for the bump ups, has been with us for awhile.
    Former SCJ now in rehab.

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    Default Re: It's Alive.....ITS ALIVVVVVVEEEE!

    Must have something to do with the new planet that was found.

    Some kind of gravitational pull towards computer users to revive old/outdated threads.

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    I actually brought this topic up several months ago.... and the consensus was that it was fine if you could contribute to the thread.. but it aggravates me... because I will see an old thread and pull it up to respond and then go, oh god.. its another reserrection.. (sp??)...

    BAh.. Gyn is just bitching.


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    Default Re: It's Alive.....ITS ALIVVVVVVEEEE!

    It's due to the Mercury Retrograde, (www.lightworks.com)& the reasons stated above. I have never danced to "a lovely bunch of coconuts".


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    Default Re: It's Alive.....ITS ALIVVVVVVEEEE!

    never danced to the coconut song but i have seen a girl dance to the devil went down to georgia.
    There's a wild side behind every innocent face.

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    PALTD!!!!!!!!
    Posters Against Letting Threads Die!

    VIVA LA BOUNCE!
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    Default Re: It's Alive.....ITS ALIVVVVVVEEEE!

    Quote Originally Posted by hannah83
    i have seen a girl dance to the devil went down to georgia.
    Now that would be cool to see!

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    Default Re: It's Alive.....ITS ALIVVVVVVEEEE!

    It has nothing to do with planets in retrograde, or Full Moons, or anything of that sort. It has to do with newbies not paying attention, and not abiding by general forum etiquette. I've killed quite a few threads this week (deleted the bumping post and locked it up), and last week, after they were resurrected by newbies. They were threads that really didn't contribute to anything the first time around. I've even seen threads pop up that were originally locked. That is attributed to the server move some time back where a lot of threads were unlocked (I guess it was just the software).

    If someone has something genuinely valuable to add to an old thread, or needs to bump it up for advice, rather than start a whole new thread, there's no problem with it.

    But...

    When I see threads pop up from 2002, started by members who are no longer active here, who were asking for advice.. Chances are, their problem has been solved (at least I hope so, after 3 years), and they need no further input, especially if they no longer visit the site.

    The date of the last post in a particular thread should always be checked. And the best advice to newbies is.. If it's ancient, If it's an "I need advice NOW" thread, or you have nothing valuable to add to it, don't bump it.

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