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30th September 09, 07:07 PM
#1
You've got to be kidding!
Seriously? You've locked all threads older than, what? two months?
At any moment you must be prepared to give up who you are today for who you could become tomorrow.
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30th September 09, 07:18 PM
#2
Actually it was supposed to be 6 (six) months after the last active post.
I'll go back and look at the settings.
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30th September 09, 07:27 PM
#3
How about two years? Is reviving threads that big of a problem? Is there nothing of value older than six months that might be worth someone's interest?
At any moment you must be prepared to give up who you are today for who you could become tomorrow.
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30th September 09, 07:49 PM
#4
Six months does seem too short to declare a thread dead. Maybe 18 months?
Best regards,
Jake
[B]Less talk, more monkey![/B]
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30th September 09, 08:18 PM
#5
Not that this is a democracy, but I'd vote for six months after the last post. New threads can be started, and they can refer to old threads.
Ron Stewart
'S e ar roghainn a th' ann - - - It is our choices
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30th September 09, 08:21 PM
#6
 Originally Posted by Monkey@Arms
Six months does seem too short to declare a thread dead. Maybe 18 months?
Ditto!
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30th September 09, 08:58 PM
#7
Locking a thread after six months only prevents further posting. This will help prevent some unintended resurrections of ancient posts. If necessary, a new thread can contain a reference to an older thread.
This new policy should make obsolete:
::dead::
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1st October 09, 03:02 AM
#8
Closure after 6 months after the last active post seems fair. Very often, a thread reaches a natural conclusion. Everybody has said what they want to say; the events have happened; the experiences have been shared; everything that can or should be said about that particular set of events has happened.
Emotions are transient. It is very hard to sustain the anger and indignation of an insult years later. In all things, people move on and attitudes change. It is really not fair of us to force people to hold the same opinions that they held 2 years ago.
The 6 month closure after last active post is a fair policy to everybody. If there is a desperate need for a particular thread to be revived for a Health and Safety, or legal, or economic issue, then I am quite sure that the Mods can do that. All it takes is a PM.
Regards
Chas
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1st October 09, 03:34 PM
#9
 Originally Posted by Chas
Emotions are transient. It is very hard to sustain the anger and indignation of an insult years later. In all things, people move on and attitudes change. It is really not fair of us to force people to hold the same opinions that they held 2 years ago.
Chas
I'll have you know I can sustain anger and indignation for as long as I think it is necessary.
Just kidding as I agree with the six month decision.
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1st October 09, 03:09 AM
#10
Steve, I agree with your decision, as long as the old thread can be viewed when someone asks a question which has been brought up and thoroughly covered in the past. This, although it sometimes seems impolite to newbies, saves the same discussions being hashed out over and over again. But, as I have said many times, "we are just guests here, and we agree to abide by the rules and the decisions of the mods and Admin".
"A day spent in the fields and woods, or on the water should not count as a day off our allotted number upon this earth."
Jerry, Kilted Old Fart.
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