Designating "vintage" threads.

[auld argonian]

Is there any way to distinguish some of these months and years old threads that manage to resurface because of god only knows what reason?

I mean, it's not that I have that much of a problem with the threads themselves...I do, however, fully expect to see a resurfaced thread marked "Hamish: post #1 featuring a young and dark haired Ham's photo of himself in his first kilt and asking "What do you think? Should I maybe buy a couple more?".

The posts remonstrating the people who revive the old post for having revived the old post are probably more weird than the posts reviving the old post!

Is there some forum trick that would, maybe, color code anything over ninety days old or sumat like that?

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AA

[Bugbear]

The date on the first post, or last for that matter, is fairly clear to me. No comment on the color coding.

The other side of that is if someone sees an old informational thread and chooses to start a new one to ask a question, the person usually gets told to use the search feature... You cant win, so you just wait for someone else to goof up and post in an old thread, or ask an old question...

[McMurdo]

All you really need do is check the Date above the name or Avatar of the Original Poster, why that is so difficult is beyond me. Of course, as Ted notes, we cold be talking about those who have been told to use the Search function and therefore think it's better to add to a 4 year old thread than to start a new one.

[ardchoille]

All you really need do is check the Date above the name or Avatar of the Original Poster, why that is so difficult is beyond me. Of course, as Ted notes, we cold be talking about those who have been told to use the Search function and therefore think it's better to add to a 4 year old thread than to start a new one.

I think what Ted was trying to say is that if I post in a really old thread, someone comes along and say something like "please check the date of the thread before posting". And if I post a new question that is already included in a really old thread, someone comes and says "use the search feature, there is a thread about that already".. so I feel that Ted is correct, you can't win either way.

Just my opinion.

[auld argonian]

I only note this because I participate in another forum where the typeface for older threads reverts to a smaller font after thirty days or so. Didn't know if that was part of the software for this forum...guess not.

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AA

[Mike1]

Every time we add a bit of code to do something special, we simply add more queries to the database and more data to transfer on page loads. All of which slows the forum down.

We're always trying to streamline the code, minimize database queries and keep from transferring unnecessary data, so the forum will be as responsive as possible, even at peak times of the day.

And whilst this seems to be a function that could come in handy at times, I don't see it is necessary enough to add more baggage to the database.

[pdcorlis]

Its great to read old threads but the thing that pulls them back to the top of the heap is adding a comment. I often wonder why bother? I mean really - what earth shattering new insight can anyone really to add to a thread that ran its course three years ago?

[Hamish]

Is there any way to distinguish some of these months and years old threads that manage to resurface because of god only knows what reason?

I mean, it's not that I have that much of a problem with the threads themselves...I do, however, fully expect to see a resurfaced thread marked "Hamish: post #1 featuring a young and dark haired Ham's photo of himself in his first kilt and asking "What do you think? Should I maybe buy a couple more?".

The posts remonstrating the people who revive the old post for having revived the old post are probably more weird than the posts reviving the old post!

Is there some forum trick that would, maybe, color code anything over ninety days old or sumat like that?

Best

AA

Sorry AA, but cameras had not been invented when I got my first kilt!!

Take care,
Ham.

[auld argonian]

Sorry AA, but cameras had not been invented when I got my first kilt!!

Take care,
Ham.

Pictish stone carvings, perhaps?

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AA

[Aldisimo]

... what earth shattering new insight can anyone really to add to a thread that ran its course three years ago?

I've noticed that not every response that's added when a thread is current isn't earth-shattering, so I don't expect the same of a revival comment.