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Why shouldn't old threads get new replies?
BillieTheBot
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Well seems like replying to old threads is the end of the world in here...
So here is a new thread
And I would just love to understand what is the big deal about it.
Seriously, cos frankly I don't see it.
If you are not allowed to post in old threads, which btw are new to me as I have never seen them before, why can you still post in them?
The way I see it newbies join all the time and if they reply to old threads, then you know them better and you might as well have some new opinions that could help a topic.
The more information the better.
But anyway, I am not lokking to annoy anyone on purpose and I am sure
everyone would be glad to try to make me understand what is so bad about doing it.
So here is a new thread
And I would just love to understand what is the big deal about it.
Seriously, cos frankly I don't see it.
If you are not allowed to post in old threads, which btw are new to me as I have never seen them before, why can you still post in them?
The way I see it newbies join all the time and if they reply to old threads, then you know them better and you might as well have some new opinions that could help a topic.
The more information the better.
But anyway, I am not lokking to annoy anyone on purpose and I am sure
everyone would be glad to try to make me understand what is so bad about doing it.
Beep boop. I'm a bot.
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The good manners guide explains it much better than I do
Dude. Thread. Dead. and all that.
“dude. post. dead” – Turtle
It’s a good idea to check the date that an old thread was started or was most recently added to. As a general rule, anything over a couple of months old can be considered ‘dead’ and is best being left in its grave. Old threads are left as a reference point – if you are reading them and find something interesting you would like to discuss, you could start a new thread about it.
Three reasons for this:
1. if the thread is asking for advice, any help will be useless after a certain length of time because the problem will have been dealt with.
2. older posters get frustrated because they saw the thread the first time round, and have to read through it again to check they haven’t replied before and that they aren’t repeating another poster’s comment.
3. newer posters get confused by all the old and ex posters who originally replied to the thread.
Before you start a new thread on anything, check previous pages on the board to make sure nobody has posted a similar question recently. It is possible that the answer to your question is already there, and you won’t need to make a new post. People are willing to give advice but will obviously be annoyed if no-one else bothers to read it and they have to give up their time answering the same question for another poster. It is also pointless for a poster to repeat their question or topic by starting a new thread.
From the Good Manners Guide.
Anyone got a link to that Good Manners Guide?
What really pisses me off are newbies who reply to 4 year old threads offering help to a pregnant girl and shit like that!
Ah, in my defense, never done that one
Fuckit I'm posting it anyway!
http://vbulletin.thesite.org.uk/showthread.php?t=87303
Same here
*has never replied to 'dead threads'*
Thank you.
Maybe I should have read that when I was bored instead
Well at least gave me a topic to start a new thread.
Still think it is intesriesting to see everyone point of view on it tho.
Anytime
Yeah I know, my bad...
clasic example was the "why do 12 year old girls wear thongs" thread. it was going for years. i dare someone to reply to it now..
Yes people do get annoyed by it. You can tell by the general OMG FUCK OFF NEWBIE response that they tend to reply to them with although they are probably less harsh with your as you are not really a newbie now (even though you only joined last month)
Well I have been bringing back some old threads for a while now and I have never had any complains like this time around to be honest. So just checking to make sure, I aint here to annoy people
At the end gave us something to do
http://vbulletin.thesite.org.uk/showthread.php?t=50585&page=6&pp=30&highlight=year+thongs
*edited to put the quote in*
This isn't true anymore though, as with the current boards version you know where you've replied by the black dot on the icon.