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Dragging up a nine year old thread

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    #62
    Gone West
    Registered Users Posts: 6,374 ✭✭✭Gone West


    So the summary is that mord got too stoned and mixed up his spacebar and return carraige keys.


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    #63
    Stark
    Registered Users Posts: 20,994 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    OMG, my keyboard has a Return and an Enter key. *Excitement* Ever since the days of me with my Spectrum and my friend with a Commodore 64, I've dreamed of having both.

    /goes to seek 9 year old threads on Spectrums and Commodore 64s...


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    #64
    Kazuma
    Registered Users Posts: 558 ✭✭✭Kazuma


    Stark wrote: »
    OMG, my keyboard has a Return and an Enter key. *Excitement* Ever since the days of me with my Spectrum and my friend with a Commodore 64, I've dreamed of having both.

    /goes to seek 9 year old threads on Spectrums and Commodore 64s...
    Weeeell, as long as you don't post...


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    #65
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    It's a harsh ban. It's not the hippy way. ;_;


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    #66
    R0ot
    Registered Users Posts: 4,473 ✭✭✭R0ot


    Kinetic^ wrote: »
    How will after hours benefit from not not banning the user?

    How will after hours benefit from not not not banning the user? :pac:


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    #67
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    So, any chance the OP will get the ban lifted? I think the ban was far to OTT.


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    #68
    meditraitor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,207 ✭✭✭meditraitor


    Who is Carol anyway?


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    #69
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    tallaght01 wrote: »
    One man's bollix thread is another man's interesting thread.
    And it's up to the mod to judge whether or not the majority of forum users will find it interesting/bollix.


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    #70
    Kazuma
    Registered Users Posts: 558 ✭✭✭Kazuma


    R0ot wrote: »
    How will after hours benefit from not not not banning the user? :pac:
    How will after hours not benefit from not not not banning the user?


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    #71
    R0ot
    Registered Users Posts: 4,473 ✭✭✭R0ot


    Kazuma wrote: »
    How will after hours not benefit from not not not banning the user?

    You ruined it, get out.


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    #72
    tallaght01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,778 ✭✭✭tallaght01


    Gordon wrote: »
    And it's up to the mod to judge whether or not the majority of forum users will find it interesting/bollix.

    Well, if someone posted a thread on the molecular properties of arginine in biology+medicine, most users probably wouldn't find it interesting, but it would be pretty harsh to close the thread.

    But that may be just because I think thread closing and bans should be absoloute last resorts.


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    #73
    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    I agree with the lock.
    Tallaght01, and anyone else: it's silly because the information is outdated. So what? Well, it'll save people mistakenly believing that it's a newer thread and reading through the crap, or it may have been done to deliberately embarrass another poster, or just to spam ... bah, it has been explained.
    A ban (even an infraction) seems OTT unless the user has done it to be a deliberate pain in the arse, or several times and doesn't get the hint.


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    #74
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    if another mod wants to unban the Op that's up to them, but I stand by my judgement that dragging up 9 year old threads is worse than genocide.

    manties also banned btw


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    #75
    oleras
    Registered Users Posts: 2,724 ✭✭✭oleras


    I know its not a major issue with old threads being posted to after x amount of time, allbeit an issue with the OP.

    Why not autolock them after 12 months, like so many other forums if the admins dont want them dragged up. Then if someone wants to say in 9 years time " see, i told you so...." they could just link to in in their new thread ?


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    #76
    Kazuma
    Registered Users Posts: 558 ✭✭✭Kazuma


    R0ot wrote: »
    You ruined it, get out.
    Whaddya gonna do, ban me? =P


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    #77
    tallaght01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,778 ✭✭✭tallaght01


    Karoma wrote: »
    I agree with the lock.
    Tallaght01, and anyone else: it's silly because the information is outdated. So what? Well, it'll save people mistakenly believing that it's a newer thread and reading through the crap, or it may have been done to deliberately embarrass another poster, or just to spam ... bah, it has been explained.
    A ban (even an infraction) seems OTT unless the user has done it to be a deliberate pain in the arse, or several times and doesn't get the hint.

    Well, I don't agree that an old thread neccessarily contains outdated information or opinions. But at least we can agree on the bizarreness of the ban, which is probably more important.


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    #78
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    tallaght01 wrote: »
    Well, if someone posted a thread on the molecular properties of arginine in biology+medicine, most users probably wouldn't find it interesting, but it would be pretty harsh to close the thread.

    But that may be just because I think thread closing and bans should be absoloute last resorts.
    Each mod has their own views.

    Here is a thread that would be better off not dragging up (in my opinion) for example, unless of course the LIDL microscope still exists.


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    #79
    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    |-*SxyDubGrrl93*-| wrote: »
    if another mod wants to unban the Op that's up to them, but I stand by my judgement that dragging up 9 year old threads is worse than genocide.
    If a group of people ever claim you as one of theirs, I'll wipe 'em out. Then you can compare.
    Ban lifted until then.
    Kazuma: Please don't drag up old threads.
    manties also banned btw
    *shrug*



    In the context of Bragain Alert (As an example): Dragging up an old thread really is usually pointless, and just damn annoying.
    In After Hours, where there's little fact and all crap: it's still damn annoying - posters may not even be around any more, the topic may just upset other posters, and really- it's AH- a thread doesn't die just because it should. It requires a good staking. Dragging up a thread on the subject, and adding a worthwhile update can be a good thing. It really depends on the sitatuation. This situation: it's a locking. There's only addition to my argument is: DUH.


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    #80
    tallaght01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,778 ✭✭✭tallaght01


    Gordon wrote: »
    Each mod has their own views.

    Here is a thread that would be better off not dragging up (in my opinion) for example, unless of course the LIDL microscope still exists.

    That thread would be fine, as it's about a microscope with particular specs. You'll stil get microscopes with those same specs. My original point is that ithe thread would just die out,as the natural order of things kicks in. That's not always the case, and discretion should be used. Of course it should. But automatically closing ressurrected threads is, to my mind, silly.

    Banning for it on a first offence is equally silly, IMO.


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    #81
    Kazuma
    Registered Users Posts: 558 ✭✭✭Kazuma


    Karoma wrote: »
    If a group of people ever claim you as one of theirs, I'll wipe 'em out. Then you can compare.
    Ban lifted until then.
    Kazuma: Please don't drag up old threads.


    *shrug*
    Not going to, just didn't know that people didn't like it, a warning would suffice.
    Thanks for the unban!


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    #82
    Marksie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,395 ✭✭✭Marksie


    Gordon wrote: »
    Each mod has their own views.
    .

    Also depends no the forum, the subject and who is dragging it up.

    Dragging up a nine month thread in PI titled "am i pregnant" would be pretty pointless.
    Even three month threads would be useless. With the exception being the op getting back with an update.

    LOL..perhaps a time capsule forum where threads could automatically be bumped to embarrass all the posters with what they said 10/ 20 etc. years ago. :D


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    #83
    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,556 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    I think the ban is harsh if the user didnt know any better, however i will stand with mordeth because he once had a beard which was cool, but then shaved it... - coolness

    i worked as a moderator on a forum and i know that threads can be autolocked after a significant period of time, but it seems on many boards never to be done why????????


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    #84
    Hobbes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    Kazuma wrote: »
    Whaddya gonna do, ban me? =P

    Please don't taunt the happy fun ball.

    .. [wiki]Dragging Up Old Posts[/wiki]


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    #85
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,636 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    Hobbes wrote: »
    Please don't taunt the happy fun ball.

    .. [wiki]Dragging Up Old Posts[/wiki]

    That wiki was so old it has been archived! :p

    "Safari can’t open the page “http://wiki.boards.ie/wiki/Dragging%20Up%20Old%20Posts” because it can’t find the server “wiki.boards.ie”."


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    #86
    eVeNtInE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭eVeNtInE


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    #87
    javaboy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,094 ✭✭✭✭javaboy


    Marksie wrote: »
    Dragging up a nine month thread in PI titled "am i pregnant" would be pretty pointless.

    9 months on, the OP might be able to give a conclusive answer in fairness. :D


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    #88
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,224 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Without Zombie Threads whats the use of the Zombie Survival Forum? Hmm?


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    #89
    Onikage
    Registered Users Posts: 1,451 ✭✭✭Onikage


    snyper wrote: »
    i worked as a moderator on a forum and i know that threads can be autolocked after a significant period of time, but it seems on many boards never to be done why????????

    +1

    Was going to create a new thread, but then thought "why bother"?


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    #90
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,422 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    tallaght01 wrote: »
    It's a discussion board. That's what it is. If someone wants to comment on an old topic, why can't they? If no-one else wants to engage, the topic will die. "Just the way it is" thinking is very backward looking.

    We should leave a lot more things alone, and let the dynamic of the message board take it's course, IMHO.
    I think the only time an old thread should be dragged up is when there is a good reason to drag it up.

    This is an epic example of what not to drag up: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=230280


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    #91
    Silverfish
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,696 Mod ✭✭✭✭Silverfish


    Oh my good god.


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