Author Topic: Please check for existing topics before creating a new one ...  (Read 18548 times)

Offline jcf

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Just as it sez folks, please use the search function to see if a subject already exists before
creating a new topic.

Thanks.
“Conspiracy theory’s got to be simple.
Sense doesn’t come into it. People are
more scared of how complicated shit
actually is than they ever are about
whatever’s supposed to be behind the
conspiracy.”
-The Peripheral, William Gibson 2014

Offline Logan Hartke

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Re: Please check for existing topics before creating a new one ...
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2015, 12:11:01 PM »
*resists temptation to create a identical new thread about existing topics*

Cheers,

Logan

Offline perttime

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Re: Please check for existing topics before creating a new one ...
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2015, 06:04:08 PM »
Some forums strictly discourage resurrecting "old" threads. For "old" a couple of months is enough... Doesn't make much sense to me.

Better keep stuff relating to a specific topic in one place.

Offline Volkodav

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Re: Please check for existing topics before creating a new one ...
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2015, 08:01:34 PM »
Just as it sez folks, please use the search function to see if a subject already exists before
creating a new topic.

Thanks.

Makes sense and is what I endeavour to but each time I get a message from the site pointing out that it is an old topic and I should be starting a new one, maybe it would be possible to change that message?

Offline perttime

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Re: Please check for existing topics before creating a new one ...
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2015, 09:38:56 PM »
Many forums seem to have these warnings about responding to 147 days old topics, or something. Elsewhere, a moderator or administrator once hinted that there is a technical reason why "resurrecting a zombie thread" is bad for the functioning of forum software (and then he locked the  less than year old thread).

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Re: Please check for existing topics before creating a new one ...
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2015, 09:42:45 PM »
Many forums seem to have these warnings about responding to 147 days old topics, or something. Elsewhere, a moderator or administrator once hinted that there is a technical reason why "resurrecting a zombie thread" is bad for the functioning of forum software (and then he locked the  less than year old thread).

Is this thread based on my reviving the "I watched a good movie yesterday" post?
Work in progress ::

I am giving up listing them. They all end up on the shelf of procrastination anyways.

User and abuser of Bothans...

Offline GTX_Admin

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Re: Please check for existing topics before creating a new one ...
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2015, 10:41:24 PM »
Just as it sez folks, please use the search function to see if a subject already exists before
creating a new topic.

Thanks.

Makes sense and is what I endeavour to but each time I get a message from the site pointing out that it is an old topic and I should be starting a new one, maybe it would be possible to change that message?

What message is that?
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Offline Volkodav

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Re: Please check for existing topics before creating a new one ...
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2015, 11:26:28 PM »
"Warning: this topic has not been posted in for at least 120 days.
Unless you're sure you want to reply, please consider starting a new topic. "

In a red box above the text box when you click reply on a topic that hasn't been posted on for a period of time.

Offline GTX_Admin

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Re: Please check for existing topics before creating a new one ...
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2015, 11:46:41 PM »
Just do what I do...ignore the message!
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Offline Volkodav

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Re: Please check for existing topics before creating a new one ...
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2015, 02:13:16 AM »
Just do what I do...ignore the message!

I do ignore it, I was just being pedantic in pointing out that there is a message that contradicts jcf's common sense recommendation.

Offline GTX_Admin

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Re: Please check for existing topics before creating a new one ...
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2015, 03:47:50 AM »
The warning message is something hard wired into the software.  Mind you, if you look at what it says "Unless you're sure you want to reply, please consider starting a new topic." it should be fairly obvious what to do.  If it is one of our long term discussions, then all you are doing is replying.
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Offline Volkodav

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Re: Please check for existing topics before creating a new one ...
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2015, 07:04:56 PM »
True, I wondered about it being hard wired although there are other sites I belong to that do frown on thread necromancy.  It is a bit different here as half the fun is playing with old ideas and researching for new projects.

Offline jcf

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Re: Please check for existing topics before creating a new one ...
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2015, 12:15:28 AM »
Thread age function is now disabled.

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“Conspiracy theory’s got to be simple.
Sense doesn’t come into it. People are
more scared of how complicated shit
actually is than they ever are about
whatever’s supposed to be behind the
conspiracy.”
-The Peripheral, William Gibson 2014