Digging up old threads?

Discussion in 'The Rant Section' started by lovinglyxx, Aug 20, 2008.

  1. lovinglyxx

    lovinglyxx Well-Known Member

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    not really a rant, but just wondering i thought we're not supposed to be digging up old threads? or we'll get banned or sth... so why are ppl still doing it? i read a thread, post sth and realised the thread started in like 2007 or something lol
     
  2. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    One can post in an old thread, if the reply is relevant.
    They key here, a "series" of old threads.
    If we see a pattern and it looks like the user is spamming, ban.

    Knoc
     
  3. dim8sum

    dim8sum ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪....

    yeh just aimed at people trying to up their post counts....
     
  4. ProjectD

    ProjectD VIP yay :]

    yeah i mean ppl are digging it up but eh... as long its not a stupid answer and their not consistently doing it
    it should be fine
     
  5. lovinglyxx

    lovinglyxx Well-Known Member

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    ohhhh right thanks guys, that's cleared up things for me~
     
  6. xmichelly

    xmichelly Well-Known Member

    it'll be really ironic if someone digs this thread up ...
     
  7. Aoes

    Aoes Well-Known Member

    not rly... lol i'd dig it up :p
     
  8. reno

    reno Well-Known Member

    u'd do anything... lol
     
  9. jklee369

    jklee369 Well-Known Member

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    Are we allowed to post in a series of threads, but where something constructive is added that may have been omitted, or something where we feel that there is something that can be said to enhance the convo?
     
  10. Phil

    Phil 香港 PA 社團 揸Fap 人

    lol you just cant, go back to last page, and dig up like pages of old threads, lol,
     
  11. jklee369

    jklee369 Well-Known Member

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    Ok one more question then, how would you define old threads? Atm I'm restirciting myself to within the last 2 days, apart from the odd occasion where i see a title of a thread that i just cant resit to add something to in (Within the last week max) Is that alrite or not then? lol
     
  12. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    You can go past a week or even a month, however, keep this in mind when doing so: replies must be relevant and not one word. Use your own discretion and don't just throw in one word replies. If we see a pattern and you are just spamming to increase post count, then you will get banned. However, if there are a few threads you genuinely want to reply too that are even a few months old, go for it.
    The key here is relevant replies.

    Knoc
     
  13. like if there is a topic you really wish to discuss and you do a search on the forum for the topic and its and old thread you are welcome to reply to the thread just don't do it so often...
     
  14. jklee369

    jklee369 Well-Known Member

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    Thx for the clarifications, much appreciated
     
  15. MunMun

    MunMun Well-Known Member

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    i was wondering what you would consider an old thread... now i know ^.^ i thought anything past a week was considered an old thread >.<
     
  16. Phoenix

    Phoenix *~Though she be but little, she is fierce~*

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    aiiiii.....amy digged up an old thread :p

    @ OP...people dig up to either spam to increase their post count or they just wana post something constructive an relevant to the topic....
     
  17. ralphrepo

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    Personally, I think that any thread older than a year should be locked. If someone reads something of interest and wants to reference that thread then a link could be provided with a new message on the same topic. While imperfect, it would at least give people a guideline of where the cut offs should be.

    Ralph
     
  18. kontradictions

    kontradictions Well-Known Member

    What really annoys me is when some idiot bumps a thread that's years old to say some stupid shit like "lol" or "this movie came out years ago". NO FUCKING SHIT JACKASS. Here's a fire go DIE in it.
     
  19. brown_bear

    brown_bear ☆‧° ☆﹒﹒‧ ☆ ﹒﹒‧☆‧° ☆

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    hahahaha......so funnnny.....!!!!....
     
  20. where did ur caps go bbear? :p