PSA: please stop bumping old dead threads

[DivideBYZero]

REPOST

Oh the irony...

 

[PoPPeR]

bump

 

[PoPPeR]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
why is this a problem?

if something is topical what does it matter how old it is?

a joke is just as funny in Feb 04 as it is in Feb 05

Is "All Your Base" still funny to you?

 

[Reel]

Originally posted by: Ilmater

Originally posted by: Ime
Well isn't this nice.

Start a new thread when it's been posted previously and the repost police bust ya.

Bump an old thread instead of posting a new one to avoid the repost police, the the old thread bumping police bust ya.

Guess no one can post anything anymore.

The point is, if you're going to resurrect an old thread, have a reason. Have something to add or ask for follow-up... something. Don't just post mindless crap (see threads linked at top for examples).

Plus, if you notice wchou's posts, it's not like she was going to start a new thread if those posts didn't exist. Those people already have their packages or have the problem resolved. After her response, people won't notice that the problem was over months ago and is irrelevant now. It will take up useless space on the front page.

Thanks.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Torghn
taged so I can bump this thread a month from now.

 

[gigapet]

PSA: idots post PSA's


DOH!

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
REPOST

Oh the irony...

beat me to it

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: Ime
Well isn't this nice.

Start a new thread when it's been posted previously and the repost police bust ya.

Bump an old thread instead of posting a new one to avoid the repost police, the the old thread bumping police bust ya.

Guess no one can post anything anymore.

If the only thing related is old, start a new thread. If there's already a recent thread for it, then stay in that thread since there's no reason why you need a new thread all to yourself. The only time this should be changed is if it's a story or something else that needs a conclusion, otherwise the posters in the now-dead thread have reached a conclusion they can agree with(i.e. none see a reason to need to post anything further in the thread) and it needs to stay dead. Unnecessarily resurrected threads do nothing more than clutter the forums by pushing down new threads that should be commented on.

On a related note, I now know how the old Usenet gurus felt when AOLers got Usenet access.

 

[Arkitech]

*bitch slaps* everyone who complains about bumping threads