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Lenophis Super Koopa Level: 44  Posts: 322/830 EXP: 584360 For next: 26925 Since: 03-15-04 From: Duluth, MN Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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I must be as vague as possible on thread title.  Apparently "Posted on..." for the post date isn't clear enough (or big enough) on each post. The FAQ doesn't mention it either. Might I recommend that this info be added, or "Posted on..." being made bold, italics, underline, hell, OR.... Make a timer that auto-closes threads after a month of inactivity so this doesn't happen! 99% of people just make new threads anyway...  (This is now the second time I've suggested this... and I'm keeping track for ya.  )(edited by Lenophis on 01-19-05 11:14 PM) |
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Karadur Fire Snake  Level: 48  Posts: 632/1192 EXP: 786444 For next: 37099 Since: 11-02-04 From: Chatham, Ontario, Canada Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 15 hours |
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I think the reason most people miss the 'Posted on' text is, as you said, because of the size of it  It would likely be easy to make that bit underlined, bolded, or whatever else, and that would make it more noticeable. I thought of this. If someone tries to post a new reply in a thread that's, say, more than a month old, they're first redirected to a page telling them that the thread is old, and thus they should only continue with posting a reply if they're contributing some new information to the thread. By new, I mean actual content, not something like asking where to get a hack patch, for example. Those things can, and should be taken care of through PMs. That's just an idea I thought up while reading the first post in this thread, so don't think I'm trying to force you to accept it (edited by Karadur on 01-20-05 12:16 AM) |
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Lenophis Super Koopa Level: 44 Posts: 323/830 EXP: 584360 For next: 26925 Since: 03-15-04 From: Duluth, MN Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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Originally posted by Karadur Actually, I like your idea more... both would work though. =\ Hopefully something is done, although I won't bank on it. |
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Zem You can be civil without being flowery, dipshits. Level: 49 Posts: 612/1107 EXP: 829398 For next: 54485 Since: 06-13-04 Since last post: 131 days Last activity: 131 days |
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| Yeah... it could easily add in some obvious text above the reply box: "This is an old thread. Reply only if you have something significant to add to the discussion. If not, allow it to rest in peace." Of course, it hasn't yet been decided whether thread-bumping is bad or not, but that's a good middling solution. (I am of the opinion that thread bumping is just fine, as irrelevant threads will just fall again... unless people keep responding "yarr it's a bump". The only exception is someone bumping a massive amount of old threads, as they can drown out the newer ones in large quantities.) |
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Uly Koopa Level: 16 Posts: 47/104 EXP: 18066 For next: 2190 Since: 01-16-05 From: México Puebla Since last post: 279 days Last activity: 159 days |
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| Can it be done so the new reply creates a whole new thread? If the reply is that important, it may deserve a new topic to being discussed, because most people have forgotten of the old month thread and they may not want to read it again. |
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Zem You can be civil without being flowery, dipshits. Level: 49 Posts: 615/1107 EXP: 829398 For next: 54485 Since: 06-13-04 Since last post: 131 days Last activity: 131 days |
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| Probably not a good idea, as it will cause people who ignore the warnings to create extraneous threads saying "yeah" and such. The only time bumping is really a problem is when a user says something useless like that, and the same kind of people are more likely to be oblivious to warning text. It would happen, too. | |||
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Karadur Fire Snake Level: 48 Posts: 633/1192 EXP: 786444 For next: 37099 Since: 11-02-04 From: Chatham, Ontario, Canada Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 15 hours |
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| The problem with that is that most new replies to old threads are just something like 'what happened to this?' or 'where can I get that?' sort of thing, and those could be taken care of more easily through PM's. If the reply is really important, it's probably a better idea to bump up an old thread than start a new one, if you ask me |
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