pistonhater

I think the warning is a great idea - especially in cases where the thread is SEVERAL years old.

The warning could help people stop for a sec to realize that responding to that thread might not be a good idea after all, hence preventing potential clutter.

Jedi54

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RIWWP

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If he has an objection to the suggestion I'm entirely open to hearing what that objection is.

Trying to rag him for how he comes across all the time gets no one anywhere.

AZ R3

I suppose you're right.

This message is hidden because TeamRX8 is on your ignore list.

Ahh, much better

alnielsen

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I just found a noob had replied to a thread that was dormant for 9 yrs. I don't think anybody in the thread are active anymore or if they are, they wouldn't care.

TeamRX8

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I stated what it was and it disappeared. Let me try again. IMO you are making mountains out of grains of sand. There are more worthy issues that occur with more frequency, like starting threads without searching properly. This inconveniences people who actually do search and have a valid reason for bumping an old thread. What you are seeking to prevent happens. I just don't see it as a problem worthy of the attention being devoted to it here, let alone the end result. There is no free lunch. Everything has a price. Just like the bubbleheaded politician who thinks the answer to everything is to add a new law on the books, you simply aren't looking far enough ahead to see what it is.

RIWWP

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My counterpoint, if you care to have a discussion about it:

No, I am not. I actually do not find this incredibly important. Simply useful. The simple fact that I created a thread about it really isn't enough to determine the level of importance that I place in it.

100% agree. My efforts toward assisting newbies and providing the basic starting resources should speak for me about the issues I DO find important, and what I do about it.

"Inconvenience" is a rather strong word for having to select a single check box in addition to typing the post and clicking "Submit Reply". And if you look more closely at the example screenshot I posted, it does NOT prevent someone from bumping an old thread. Simply adds a note about the age, an a single easily accomplished action that indicates that yes, they were aware of the age and are posting anyway.

While I do not know what level of administration is required to make this type of change, I suspect that it is at Elara's level or something IB has to do. If it is at IB's level and their time is consumed trying to keep the server's hampster alive, then yes I would entirely agree with you that this is inferior to that priority. There are additionally many other enhancements or improvements that could be made to the site that I would place ahead of this. Most, if not all, of those have already been suggested in other threads here, so creating a new thread to suggest the same thing isn't something I am inclined to do.

On the other hand, I also know that these types of additions to the site are literally no more than a handful of lines of code, and are usually built in already. Just something that needs to be 'turned on' in order to put in place. Think about the change to the edit duration, how you can no longer edit posts made more than 2 weeks old. Zoom44 (I think it was Zoom) 'turned on' that option and set the time out. This is basically the same principle in terms of the amount of effort required to make it active. So no more than a few minutes of time by the person that has the requisite level of administration.

I'd even say that you posting your responses in this thread has consumed more time and energy than it would take to turn on such a feature, assuming that the structure is already in place (as I suspect it is). If it is not in place, then yes, it would be largely too involved for too small of an impact and I would agree that it isn't important enough to waste time on.


If you found that your left front tire was 1psi higher than optimal, would you simply ignore it because it's a minor weakness compared to trying to improve the line you are driving? Or would you take the short moment to get the tire to the right pressure?

TeamRX8

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try this on for size

and if that's over your head:

RIWWP

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I don't think further bickering over what people think about each other serves any point in a suggestion thread. Closing this. Admins can still respond if it is something they address at a later date. Open a month without an Admin's comment, so it's likely not going anywhere any time soon.

ASH8

Just for the record...

You cant not call out a member for "searching" finding information and or then posting or bumping an old thread.
They are doing what we ask.

I personally don't give a dam how old the thread is, or if the original posters are no longer active, so what?, if it is relevant and accurate go for it, whether you are a noob or not.

So instead of reviving an "older" thread with the information the person is looking for you would rather they start a new thread?...that just leads to even more 'clutter'.....


And while I am at it, I though archiving of old threads was not active on this forum and I would hate to see this happen, some forums archive after 1 year/inactivity and no longer allow posting to said thread(s).

Is IB is looking for server room or disc space?

Pearl, I have used the 'system' in your first post and yes it makes you think, but see what I said above....I don't want to stop members posting here...does anyone else?