should be ok since normal folks can't bttt threads that are nearly a year old or older.

in fact, threads that are so old probably do not have up to date information anyway.







For example, if I were curious about Rhesus Monkey Populations, and there was a thread about Rhesus monkeys last posted in 2005, a new thread should be allowed.

[Edited on November 27, 2009 at 8:17 PM. Reason : ]

11/27/2009 8:17:20 PM

I'll bring this up in the next board meeting.

11/27/2009 8:26:47 PM

We should also have a forum where you go and post feedback and suggest possible upgrades or improvements to the site. That sure would be nifty.

11/27/2009 8:28:16 PM

^^, ^

11/27/2009 8:33:54 PM

^^

seriously though, this is sometimes true. if there's an older thread that had like 10 posts in it, i don't think it's that big a deal to make a new thread. but then again, if a mod decides to lock/trash the new thread and bumps the old thread instead, nobody should be taking it personally

[Edited on November 27, 2009 at 9:51 PM. Reason : for some reason everybody acts like getting their thread moved is a slap in the face]

11/27/2009 9:47:13 PM

That's because it is a slap in the face, Ken. A hard and hairy backhanded slap in the face.

[Edited on November 27, 2009 at 10:20 PM. Reason : .]

11/27/2009 10:16:38 PM

it wouldn't be so bad if the mods didn't PM you and talk shit about you, your mother, and her gimpy leg.



I mean, that's taking it too far.

[Edited on November 27, 2009 at 10:32 PM. Reason : my momma cant help how her leg be ]

11/27/2009 10:31:45 PM

this is not in reference to any of my threads... i've just noticed a lot of threads here in the lounge (which is why i made this thread here) where a thread has been locked, but any similar thread has expired long ago.

i can see if there was a thread that us commoners could still bump... like if there was a question about zebras, and there was an "official zebra thread" only 30 days old... clearly it is a topic that is easily searchable, and the person should go ahead and post in the official zebra thread.

however if there was a thread about "zebra print purses" which was 2 years old, a new thread is warranted.

11/28/2009 7:01:11 AM

rofl

11/28/2009 4:04:24 PM

perhaps some actual examples would help

11/28/2009 4:54:37 PM

i'm trying to look ahead here... i think you are on top of things in the lounge, but sometimes bringing back a thread over a year old (like the platform bed thread) is a little overkill. what do others think?

11/28/2009 8:31:23 PM

I agree. I mean, people DO need to search more..but in some cases it's easier to just make a new thread, esp if the old one doesn't have any relevant info anyways.

11/28/2009 10:44:47 PM

Quote :

"I'll bring this up in the next board meeting."

i loled

11/29/2009 12:05:00 AM

i typically try to not lock a new thread if it already has relevant information that the previous thread didn't have - when the new thread has basically nothing in it though i lock it just about every time

11/29/2009 12:05:43 AM

The funniest lock ever was that one about skybus. I lol'd all over myself.

11/29/2009 12:40:16 AM

Quote :

"perhaps some actual examples would help"

yep

Quote :

"but in some cases it's easier to just make a new thread, esp if the old one doesn't have any relevant info anyways."

that's the key. if the old one is crap, then no biggie. but if it has some decent info in it, it doesn't make much sense to make a new thread and abandon all that info.

11/29/2009 1:21:39 AM

things i consider more of a slap in the face:
when my sports talk threads get deleted when actually shitty troll threads don't

11/29/2009 12:14:13 PM