posting when the post has been posted before, repeat topics. Options

[sadolakced acid]

yea. repeat topics. how old should a topic be before you say "that's too old, we can have a repeat topic"?

should you ever be able to do that?

[*incoherent*]

usually mods are more leniant if the old topic is over a year old.

[Fabio.]

But on the flipside, if a topic is even six months old and you post in it, everyone yells at you for "bringing back old topics."

I agree; make a date cutoff.

[racoons > you]

also, something which links to this topic - if a repeat topic is posted, we do NOT need everyone to post and tell people 34314234 times. if a topic has been posted, and is a repeat, let ONE person tell them. after that, stop posting

i think repeatedly telling people should fall under the heading of spam - it serves no purpose

[*mipadi*]

This isn't really a "by-laws" sort of issue. Besides, I don't think we need an official rule—leave it up to the judgement of the moderators.

also, something which links to this topic - if a repeat topic is posted, we do NOT need everyone to post and tell people 34314234 times. if a topic has been posted, and is a repeat, let ONE person tell them. after that, stop posting

i think repeatedly telling people should fall under the heading of spam - it serves no purpose

I would suggest that we don't need anyone posting that it is a repeat topic—it is much more effective to PM a moderator, rather than posting in the thread.

[racoons > you]

true... but it gets more annoying directly in proportion to the number of times its posted in one thread

[Smoogrish]

I'd say a good cutoff is within the last few months. I don't think this really applies to the lounge anymore, since the mods are being much more lenient.

[*Zatanna*]

^ Bumper.

Yes, I believe that the more easy going approach to modding in The Lounge should alleviate the majority of concerns regarding bumping older topics. Use your best judgement. And consider (as Michael would put it) *time sensitive* topics. Those should generally not be bumped. :)

[silent whisper]

isn't there a topic on this? lol JK.

well i definitly agree, i made a topic on something argh i forget, anyways i made a topic and there was one already like it but it was like a year and a half old, and everyone was like "use the search button; Theres already a topic on this; then the mod closed it"

eh.. i don't think its that fair, altleast when the other topic is a a year and a half years old

coughhowrudecough

[Paradox of Life]

I agree. What should the cutoff be then?

[juliar]

maybe six, seven months? no one really remembers that far back anyway, and those topics are usually in that range wehre no one really wants to press "next" so many times for. i hope that sounded...readable.

[demolished]

Actually, yes. It really depends on people's opinion about the oldness of the thread base on the last post.

I truly think, it's better to have duplicated threads. Everyone is different, we like to refresh our thoughts and NOT go back in the old thread to read our filthy posts. We are still at a "young age", want to discover something new ... and share our new experiences. We want people to quote them too! cB is like ... a getaway to expressed ourselves without limit. (In a positive way)


Unlike ... old threads. I despised old threads with countless of posts...

Let just say ... there's a thread about, "top 10 vacations". Everyone made their posts in it. After a couple of months, our opinions or thoughts began to change. We no longer want to visit "that" place because we discover “something new” from our interests, heart, discovery, inspirations, dream, or anywhere.

Trust me; it is more fun that way.



I know, my post sounds … wierdddd but you know what I meant.


i think having a new duplicated thread should be base on how old is the post in "that" thread. 5 months is good enough to start a new one.