[MrBS]

I've said it before and it looks like I'll have to say it again, PLEASE auto-lock topics that are some number of days old. On the Mac OS X board and the software board we really don't need to have threads that are over a week-old be bumped up to the top. It's usually bumped by accident, someone looking through threads that are a result of a search or someone who doesn't have much experience with webboards thinks people are still discussing something from october and responds "Yeah, that's right, I really hate that too!", and then a lot of people re-read the first 45 posts thinking it seems pretty familiar.

If someone actually INTENDS to dredge up ancient threads, they can just put a link to it and say In <link> this thread</link> Jim said <quote>Something from a long time ago</quote>.

On some lower-traffic boards a longer time-limit would make sense, but still there should be something.
~BS

[rjenkinson]

isn't this basically done when forums are archived?

-r.

[MrBS]

Originally posted by rjenkinson:
isn't this basically done when forums are archived?

-r.

No. Something thread dependent (with a board dependent ttl). Here 's one example of a problem. It usually happens a few times a week (haven't been reading much lately, but it was a pretty common thing before).

~BS

[reader50]

I sometimes go back to correct or update older information threads. Older threads are a resource for everyone to search through. Very useful if you have had a system meltdown, and need an answer *NOW*, rather than wait hours (or days) for good replies.

It would be unfortunate if we could not go back and fix bad or out-of-date info.

[scaught]

1 vote for bumping the old thread instead of making a new one.