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| Posted by | Necroing Old Threads |
 Lethe (#155325) Holy View Forum Posts  Posted on 2019-01-01 15:10:06 |
Recently I’ve noticed some really old threads near the tops of the forums. I think people probably reply to them on accident, but then the thread’s more visible, and more people post not seeing the original date, until there’s a bunch of replies to a sales post when the OP deleted their account more than a year ago. What I’m trying to get at is, is there anything that can be done about this? I don’t know if reporting the thread is appropriate, but it just seems silly to have an abandoned post from 2017 on the first page. (Also is necroing things against the rules or just bad etiquette? Most people I’ve seen are pretty strongly against it.)  0 players like this post! Like? |
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Shad (#16848)
 
Wanderer View Forum Posts Posted on 2019-01-02 05:48:15 |
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Mad Hyena (#29080)
Special Snowflake View Forum Posts Posted on 2019-01-02 07:08:15 |
It's not against the rules, and sometimes there's nothing wrong to post on old topics - like suggestions and discussions sometimes dont have any replies in a while but that doesnt mean they're closed/not active anymore - just nobody posted in a while, it doesnt mean the topic is abandoned just because it was created a while ago. For example: some of my suggestion topics are from way back in 2016. They sometimes go for months without new replies but it doesnt mean they're abandoned - just people dont have anything new to add to comments. I still bump them to get new supports etc. Same with old sales topics, if the user is still active, they could just be reusing their old sales topic and thus, bumping it up for people to see. 0 players like this post! Like?Edited on 02/01/19 @ 07:12:15 by Mad Hyena (#29080) |
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Shad (#16848)
Wanderer View Forum Posts Posted on 2019-01-02 07:11:17 |
I'd also like to add that old, inactive thread as very often deleted by Moderators, so this shouldn't be an issue. :) 0 players like this post! Like? |
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Lethe (#155325)
Holy View Forum Posts Posted on 2019-01-02 10:54:10 |
Alright, thanks everyone! Just got a little confused (& thought the modbox was just for exploits or rule breaks, oops!) 0 players like this post! Like? |
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