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    [Suggestion] Warning message when posting into an old thread

    I was over at sitepoint, just about to reply to a post, when I got this -
    Warning! You are replying to a thread which is more than 2 months old. Please consider creating a new thread instead.
    I thought, yikes, I was about to reply to an issue that was mths old. So what a great idea that warning message is.

    Maybe this is something that WHT could implement?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aussie Bob
    I was over at sitepoint, just about to reply to a post, when I got this -

    I thought, yikes, I was about to reply to an issue that was mths old. So what a great idea that warning message is.

    Maybe this is something that WHT could implement?
    I second this motion!

    I've done this a few times
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    I thought old threads were trashed after a few months or something?

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    Quote Originally Posted by joshcrick
    I thought old threads were trashed after a few months or something?
    Are you on drugs (just kidding)

    But seriously...WHT doesn't trash threads unless they break the rules
    Big things coming soon

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    *anon-e-mouse heads over to vBulletin

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick H
    Are you on drugs (just kidding)

    But seriously...WHT doesn't trash threads unless they break the rules
    They should. maybe then the search function would be more effective. DO we really need 400 threads on overselling that all say the same thing?
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    Just shows people don't search if there are 400 threads about it

    Either of these would be good

    http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=110320
    http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=96850 <<---downloaded!

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    Quote Originally Posted by anon-e-mouse
    Just shows people don't search if there are 400 threads about it

    Either of these would be good

    http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=110320
    http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=96850 <<---downloaded!
    Yay!
    Big things coming soon

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    Life is once again pleasant here in the WHT house.


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    Quote Originally Posted by SoftWareRevue
    And installed.
    Thanks Dennis, Jan and crew!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aussie Bob
    Thanks Dennis, Jan and crew!!
    Thanks to you Bob - great idea!

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    Right now off to find an old thread to reply to.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SoftWareRevue
    And installed.
    What is the time frame that you have set for members to be notified on old threads?

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    It's set to 90 days right now. We'll see how that works out and tweak as/if needed.
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    Hopefully it will stop a few old thread bumps

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    Quote Originally Posted by SoftWareRevue
    It's set to 90 days right now. We'll see how that works out and tweak as/if needed.
    sweet.

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    HO-COME-ON....I was just about to post a old thread.

    Fdc Turned Off By Cogent!!! ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... Last Page)
    Umpire 10-30-2002 11:30 PM
    by teck 730 49,230 Dedicated Server Forum

    <<< not needed >>>

    LOL......
    Last edited by SoftWareRevue; 10-28-2006 at 10:51 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by music
    HO-COME-ON....I was just about to post a old thread.

    Fdc Turned Off By Cogent!!! ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... Last Page)
    Umpire 10-30-2002 11:30 PM
    by teck 730 49,230 Dedicated Server Forum

    <<< not needed >>>

    LOL......
    Why would you even try to post to a closed thread?

    Moderator Notes / Thread Summary:
    Thread closed by teck on 10-31-2002 12:30 AM.
    This hack is about replying to old threads. Not old and closed threads.
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    I saw a VBB site 1 time where you couldnt reply to a thread older then X amount of days at all (It was restricted to the staff) (I told Jan about it )

    Seems kinda pointless...... If ya see a topic you like from 2002 why start a new thread when thees one already started??

    I dunno.....





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    Quote Originally Posted by The Dude
    I saw a VBB site 1 time where you couldnt reply to a thread older then X amount of days at all (It was restricted to the staff) (I told Jan about it )

    Seems kinda pointless...... If ya see a topic you like from 2002 why start a new thread when thees one already started??

    I dunno.....
    Because it's from 2002. The people in the thread as well as some of the views in the thread or the situations demonstrated in the thread have probably changed. Why bring up stuff from the past when you can just make a new thread and get a ton of new input?


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    Personally, I'd say close the thread if it's 90 days, warn if it's 30, but that's just me opinion
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    The warning doesn't appear to be deterring them I have unbumped at least six threads since this feature was added and I have no doubt others have also.

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    I was actually trying to reply to a thread without looking at the dates yesterday and saw the feature. I was curious about that...and today I saw Bob thread
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    I just grabbed that plug-in. See if it works on my mboard...
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