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Answer» Quote from: soybean on February 07, 2010, 09:23:52 PM I think you're missing a point here. Even though a former member who started a thread is no longer a member, the discussion may still have value to FORUM visitors searching for discussions on a particular topic. Just because the person is no longer a member does not necessarily reduce or negate the value of the content in the discussion. As long as his original post and replies to it are in the forum, the discussion may still have value. Hold on.. I mean delete the posts that no one has POSTED on. however, "Allan" My friend (MUCH =/) Keep's notifying me and saying "This post has ended" So i am missing now point?I NEVER say that a "post has ended" - I don't even know what that means. I "notify" you when you respond to posts from threads that are 6 months old - which you constantly do.Quote from: Allan on February 08, 2010, 08:15:40 AM I NEVER say that a "post has ended" - I don't even know what that means. I "notify" you when you respond to posts from threads that are 6 months old - which you constantly do. Yes, and i am aware of that. So just leave me alone HMMMMM?!Quote from: Helper4789 on February 08, 2010, 08:17:06 AM Yes, and i am aware of that. So just leave me alone HMMMMM?! Just take the advice and stop giving out. You'll do a lot better here if you follow that advice.yeah you'd think the red text saying "this thread has not been posted in for 30 days"... would maybe be the first clue that it's a dead thread. So, again, do we post to existing threads which are arbitrarily deemed too "old" or do we create new threads and topics at will, for which OTHERS have come under criticism?Quote from: Aegis on February 09, 2010, 10:06:24 AM So, again, do we post to existing threads which are arbitrarily deemed too "old" or do we create new threads and topics at will, for which others have come under criticism? A poster with a similar problem is a different story. First: they are probably aware that the thread is old; they simply feel that it's CLOSE enough to theirs to ADD context to their issue. What is being discussed is a PROSPECTIVE "helper" having issues navigating the forum properly, and ignoring the aforementioned red warning and the fact that the OP they are trying to help has not been a member for years. Of course because are having issues the entire forum needs to be cleansed of these old posts. The proposal is to, from what I understand, delete all the very old posts that have no reply. This would make sense, except that the only way you could see such old threads is to purposely navigate to old pages of threads. Additionally calling it a "Waste of time" is kind of silly; the threads are obviously old and additionally OPs with no account will not appear hyperlinked in the forum pages anyway.Nicely stated.Quote from: Aegis on February 09, 2010, 10:17:29 AM Nicely stated. Well, there are two words I never thought I'd see following a post from BC Quote from: Allan on February 09, 2010, 10:19:25 AM Well, there are two words I never thought I'd see following a post from BC After FULLY reading (and re-reading if necessary) many posts from BC, you will truly appreciate his wisdom.

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Quote from: soybean on February 07, 2010, 09:23:52 PM

I think you're missing a point here. Even though a former member who started a thread is no longer a member, the discussion may still have value to FORUM visitors searching for discussions on a particular topic. Just because the person is no longer a member does not necessarily reduce or negate the value of the content in the discussion. As long as his original post and replies to it are in the forum, the discussion may still have value.

Hold on.. I mean delete the posts that no one has POSTED on. however, "Allan" My friend (MUCH =/) Keep's notifying me and saying "This post has ended" So i am missing now point?I NEVER say that a "post has ended" - I don't even know what that means. I "notify" you when you respond to posts from threads that are 6 months old - which you constantly do.Quote from: Allan on February 08, 2010, 08:15:40 AM

I NEVER say that a "post has ended" - I don't even know what that means. I "notify" you when you respond to posts from threads that are 6 months old - which you constantly do.

Yes, and i am aware of that. So just leave me alone HMMMMM?!Quote from: Helper4789 on February 08, 2010, 08:17:06 AM

Yes, and i am aware of that. So just leave me alone HMMMMM?!

Just take the advice and stop giving out. You'll do a lot better here if you follow that advice.yeah you'd think the red text saying "this thread has not been posted in for 30 days"... would maybe be the first clue that it's a dead thread.

So, again, do we post to existing threads which are arbitrarily deemed too "old" or do we create new threads and topics at will, for which OTHERS have come under criticism?Quote from: Aegis on February 09, 2010, 10:06:24 AM

So, again, do we post to existing threads which are arbitrarily deemed too "old" or do we create new threads and topics at will, for which others have come under criticism?

A poster with a similar problem is a different story.

First: they are probably aware that the thread is old; they simply feel that it's CLOSE enough to theirs to ADD context to their issue.

What is being discussed is a PROSPECTIVE "helper" having issues navigating the forum properly, and ignoring the aforementioned red warning and the fact that the OP they are trying to help has not been a member for years. Of course because are having issues the entire forum needs to be cleansed of these old posts. The proposal is to, from what I understand, delete all the very old posts that have no reply. This would make sense, except that the only way you could see such old threads is to purposely navigate to old pages of threads. Additionally calling it a "Waste of time" is kind of silly; the threads are obviously old and additionally OPs with no account will not appear hyperlinked in the forum pages anyway.Nicely stated.Quote from: Aegis on February 09, 2010, 10:17:29 AM

Nicely stated.

Well, there are two words I never thought I'd see following a post from BC Quote from: Allan on February 09, 2010, 10:19:25 AM

Well, there are two words I never thought I'd see following a post from BC

After FULLY reading (and re-reading if necessary) many posts from BC, you will truly appreciate his wisdom.

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