About old threads

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

I just read a thread that a n00b brought back from nearly 5years ago. His point was valid though. I noticed Jack had closed it and wondered, why, if it is a valid point and contributes to no dumb assedness, should it be locked and sent away again?

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[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

good point

 

[LemansColeman 10+ year member]

Guess it wasnt worthy of General Discussion??

 

[Lemans32]

cause he can //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Phatillusion 5,000+ posts]

lol, who are the lemans impersonators?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

His point may be valid, but it's a dead thread.

Use it for archive purposes, read it and learn, but don't bring it back. How old is too old? Use your good judgement - tough around here I know - but if it's more than a few months stagnant, I probably wouldn't try to revive it.

 

[Phatillusion 5,000+ posts]

His point may be valid, but it's a dead thread.
Use it for archive purposes, read it and learn, but don't bring it back. How old is too old? Use your good judgement - tough around here I know - but if it's more than a few months stagnant, I probably wouldn't try to revive it.

Yeah, but what if somebody has some new information to bring to the table? Instead of making a whole new thread, just add onto it, assuming that what you have to add is on topic with what was already discussed in the thread.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Ehh...I see where you're coming from, but it would probably be cleaner and more efficient for the board simply to file that info away until the next person asks the question...you've been here long enough to know that there are really only a dozen questions ever asked on the board, only in different forms //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[LemansColeman 10+ year member]

+1 for Mr. Frizost

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

+1 for Mr. Frizost

oh dear //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[LemansColeman 10+ year member]

oh dear //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

:confizzled:

 

[Lemans32]

ohshizzle

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

yet everyone gets all mad when a new thread is started with the same question...and people tell 'em to search.

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It really doesn't bother me if someone brings up an old thread; however, it does when that old thread is like 5+ pages long.

 

[marleyskater420 5,000+ posts]

yeah...I agree w/ phat again... if its a good point, and isnt stupid...why close? Its kinda hypocritical especially when you complain about all these n00bs making stupid threads...and when one tries to use an old one-you close it?

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

The one in question was nearly 5.....