Old threads

**qweeve** · 10-30-2005, 01:44 AM

Is it O.K. to revive old threads now? Because I see a ton, I mean a ton of old threads being revived. Mostly it's being done by new members, but I'm not seeing warnings. If it is O.K. now let me know please, there are a lot of old threads I'd like to reply to. Just curious, thanks.

**Nubli** · 10-30-2005, 02:17 AM

Any old threads that are revived, I close and give a warning to the reviver (assuming I see the thread.) No, it is not ok to revive old threads. It's your responsibility to check the date before posting.

**pyrocrow** · 10-30-2005, 02:19 AM

No!!! That's one of the rules of the forum. Those who haven't been warned recently are ubër-lucky

http://www.blizzsector.net/Warn.php?do=ViewMyWarnings click that and scroll down for a list of all the stuff you can't do in general threads. Reviving is about 1/2 way down.
Edit: I didn't know nub posted that, i was trying to load a paint I had of the screeenshot with revival highlighted in the warning things. Sorry.

**qweeve** · 10-30-2005, 03:32 AM

I actually knew that it is a no-no, I was kind of just trying to bring it to the attention of the mods.

**Fuggle** · 10-30-2005, 09:41 PM

Theres been like 20 revived threads from Mid 2004 or earlier.

**Obfuscate** · 10-30-2005, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Fuggle

Theres been like 20 revived threads from Mid 2004 or earlier.

When people started to revive old threads in Tech I just went back and closed every thread on every page except page 1. So far it seems to have kept the revival of old threads to nill.

**Spitfire** · 10-31-2005, 05:48 AM

I'll see about modding the forums so they give you a message "this topic is old. you should consider making a new thread instead" yada yada and not let a person post.. Like before

**qweeve** · 10-31-2005, 09:57 PM

is there any way to put a timer on a thread so that if it goes unanswered for say, 2 weeks, it will auto close? kinda like the polls do.

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Fuggle Status: Viva La Revolucion! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 4,495 Credits: 208 Spent time on board: 3 Days and 19:22:57 Hours Rep Power: 13	Theres been like 20 revived threads from Mid 2004 or earlier. __________________ Nobody can handle the leetness of this sig.

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10-30-2005, 01:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
qweeve Status: Forum Elder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: western, pa Posts: 524 Credits: 0 Spent time on board: 1:11:07 Hours Rep Power: 5	Is it O.K. to revive old threads now? Because I see a ton, I mean a ton of old threads being revived. Mostly it's being done by new members, but I'm not seeing warnings. If it is O.K. now let me know please, there are a lot of old threads I'd like to reply to. Just curious, thanks.

10-30-2005, 02:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nubli Status: *** Slave Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: California. Posts: 6,691** Credits: 60 Spent time on board: 18:52:07 Hours Rep Power: 18	Any old threads that are revived, I close and give a warning to the reviver (assuming I see the thread.) No, it is not ok to revive old threads. It's your responsibility to check the date before posting.

10-30-2005, 02:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
pyrocrow Status: I am purgatory Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Everywhere and Nowhere Posts: 1,439 Credits: 110 Spent time on board: - Rep Power: 6	No!!! That's one of the rules of the forum. Those who haven't been warned recently are ubër-lucky http://www.blizzsector.net/Warn.php?do=ViewMyWarnings click that and scroll down for a list of all the stuff you can't do in general threads. Reviving is about 1/2 way down. Edit: I didn't know nub posted that, i was trying to load a paint I had of the screeenshot with revival highlighted in the warning things. Sorry.

10-30-2005, 03:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
qweeve Status: Forum Elder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: western, pa Posts: 524 Credits: 0 Spent time on board: 1:11:07 Hours Rep Power: 5	I actually knew that it is a no-no, I was kind of just trying to bring it to the attention of the mods.

10-31-2005, 05:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
Spitfire Status: Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 4,650 Credits: 803 Spent time on board: 1 Week, 1 Day and 12:32:33 Hours Rep Power: 15	I'll see about modding the forums so they give you a message "this topic is old. you should consider making a new thread instead" yada yada and not let a person post.. Like before

10-31-2005, 09:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
qweeve Status: Forum Elder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: western, pa Posts: 524 Credits: 0 Spent time on board: 1:11:07 Hours Rep Power: 5	is there any way to put a timer on a thread so that if it goes unanswered for say, 2 weeks, it will auto close? kinda like the polls do.