Autolock Ancient Threads

[Shannon Apple]

On most forum softwares, there is a built in feature in the ACP to allow admins to decide if they want to automatically close threads that haven't been posted in for x amount of time. I think this feature should probably be implemented on the CC forums given the amount of childishness and rude commentary from certain members of the forum over certain people necroing old threads.

How will this benefit the site:

No more childish bickering among posters over who necro'ed a thread and whether or not their reasons were and I quote "retarded."
New discussions created.
Less headaches for community team

[Thorthoth]

On most forum softwares, there is a built in feature in the ACP to allow admins to decide if they want to automatically close threads that haven't been posted in for x amount of time. I think this feature should probably be implemented on the CC forums given the amount of childishness and rude commentary from certain members of the forum over certain people necroing old threads.

How will this benefit the site:

No more childish bickering among posters over who necro'ed a thread and whether or not their reasons were and I quote "retarded."
New discussions created.
Less headaches for community team

• Mods already can lock threads and they do so far too often.
• A thread and it's discussion is new & current when a new post is added, regardless of the date of the first post in that thread.
• n****bumping does really exist. It's just a mean-spirited slur.
• The best way to reduce 'headaches' is to strongly discourage these banning/blocking witch hunts. Siding with the censors ultimately will impoverish everone's experiences.

[IcePack]

Good idea +1

[Thorthoth]

Good idea +1

Thanks for agreeing with me, Icy. Maybe there is hope for you yet.

[riskllama]

don't lock them, just ban people who necrobump the stupid ones for no apparent reason.

[Thorthoth]

don't lock them, just (unfairly) ban people who *meaningless insult* the (arbitrary value judgement) ones for (poster's admission of his limited ability to reason).

[mrswdk]

Agreed. Ban T.

[Thorthoth]

Agreed. Ban T.

T = tranny = mr. swdk, so yes indeed, ban swdk.
He/she/it can't even play forum games right.

[Shannon Apple]

Icy wasn't agreeing with you Thorth. LOL!

Thorth, If you see a discussion from 2006 that you think could make a great topic right now. You know what you do? You remake the thread in your own way, leaving the historical thread alone.

Most forums have a policy against posting in a thread that hasn't been posted in for 6 months, or 12 months, depending on how active that forum is. They encourage people to make new threads bringing more activity to the site. Necroing old threads doesn't have that effect here, it just results in lots of trash talking and crying at mods for being unfair when they say stop.

Does this thread really have to dissolve into the same flaming (namecalling) BS as well.

[2dimes]

Shannon... You are suggesting they throw away a bag of rice at the same time as the bananas.

One has gone bad, the other is perfectly fine.

Of course we don't want to see the thread about ronaldinho treating an ingrown toe nail in 2008. On the other hand it is wonderful to read Great Beers of the World, South America edition, sometimes adding a small comment is also very enjoyable.

[iAmCaffeine]

I know this is strange, but I agree with Shannon. I'm now going to drink Carex, cya.

[Thorthoth]

This Carex?

Click image to enlarge.

Carex is also the genus of sedges.
Anyway, that obscure hand sanitizer reference was the only worthwhile part of Coffy's post.

[DirtyDishSoap]

Shannon... You are suggesting they throw away a bag of rice at the same time as the bananas.

One has gone bad, the other is perfectly fine.

Of course we don't want to see the thread about ronaldinho treating an ingrown toe nail in 2008. On the other hand it is wonderful to read Great Beers of the World, South America edition, sometimes adding a small comment is also very enjoyable.

Why not lock the ones that generate almost no discussion, the ones where there's barely a page or only a few replies?

The ones being bumped recently didn't need to be bumped. I can't think of anyone that actually thoroughly enjoyed seeing ":)))))))))))))))))))" or the other threads bumped. The only exception to the rule of ancient thread locking would be the longest thread thread, CC is in decline and whatever else that still get's replied sporadically.

[Shannon Apple]

Shannon... You are suggesting they throw away a bag of rice at the same time as the bananas.

One has gone bad, the other is perfectly fine.

Of course we don't want to see the thread about ronaldinho treating an ingrown toe nail in 2008. On the other hand it is wonderful to read Great Beers of the World, South America edition, sometimes adding a small comment is also very enjoyable.

Why not lock the ones that generate almost no discussion, the ones where there's barely a page or only a few replies?

The ones being bumped recently didn't need to be bumped. I can't think of anyone that actually thoroughly enjoyed seeing ":)))))))))))))))))))" or the other threads bumped. The only exception to the rule of ancient thread locking would be the longest thread thread, CC is in decline and whatever else that still get's replied sporadically.

Autolocks generally don't lock threads by start date, they lock threads by last post. I've used them myself in the past on a forum I was managing. We set it to lock all threads that hadn't been posted in for 6 months. If the thread was something with a specific reason for needing to be unlocked, the user could request to have it re-opened. 99% of the time, people just make brand new discussions.

So to answer that one concern, it wouldn't affect those kind of threads that are an ongoing thing. That's assuming that CC admins actually want to do something like that.

[Thorthoth]

Your bizarre control obsession is a real drag...

[riskllama]

autolock vegetable lasagne.

[mrswdk]

[Thorthoth]

swdk, you and the llamo should discuss your seinfelching recipes only in your PL brothel, never in the Suggestions Forum.