Well they could be locked but then you guys cant complain if someone repeats a question thats already been asked or starts a new thread having the same stuff in because if they want to discuss it, youve locked the discussion thread lol
I'm not even going to read any messages after your initial post, I'm just going to say that I suggested the same exact idea, and it was almost immediately turned down for stupid reasons. I think it's a great idea. Theres absolutely no reason for people to be allowed to reply to old topics. If they're that important, then I don't see the big deal of making a new one.
I mean I can understand people saying "Well just reply to the old topic rather then making a new one." That sounds good in theory, but take into consideration that anytime anyone brings up an older topic, that person is attacked for doing so. Grant you these people generally are just reviving old topics on purpose to be annoying, but lets take a moment to consider the last time someone actually legitly even wanted to reply to an old topic with a good excuse?
Lock old topics. There's no good reason why we shouldn't.
but i guarantee you that almost every topic that is in the slightest bit old that gets revived, SOMEONE makes the comment "dont revive old threads"
if its a general consensus that reviving is frowned upon, old threads shouldnt be ALLOWED to be revived, ie autolocked after signigicant time has passed since the last post.
if you want to bring a topic back to light bring it back to light. in a NEW thread. that way the annoyances are weeded out.
slight edit: most revived topics end in a flame war and getting locked anyhow.
Nay. Sometimes, if a topic need be revived, parts of the discussion may need referenced, and it's no fun putting links. I honestly don't really have that much of a problem with old topic revival, it's just a bit weird. (Unless it's the "wtb #ri :< wait wat". That is annoying.) Nothing to get your panties in an uproar about.
Though I can't think of any specific examples at the moment, sometimes reviving an old topic is done so with a good reason. Why is it so much more annoying that an old topic about something is brought back up than when a new one is created? I'd find it more annoying to have something to say, and find that I can't.
Originally Posted by Dr. James Nah. Old threads are still relevent, just not all of them. If a couple of new members revive old topics is it really going to piss in your tea?
I never said they weren't relevant. I said they should not be revived. If it's so relevant that it needs to be revived, then you'll get less critique held against you by just making a new topic, then you would replying to one. Especially if that topic is over 5 years old!
Lol well yeah i know reviving old old ones is annoying, but if theres a plan to lock all the old ones that havent been posted in in a certain amount of time, people cant say 'we already had a thread about this stop asking again' if you know what i mean.
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