For a while I have been thinking this but never got around to saying it. As we all know hijacked threads is a big problem and the solution that came to my mind was perhaps to setup a function where all threads that are older than two years are automatically marked as closed and can only be reopened by the topic owner. Do you think this would be possible to do as it would make it impossible to hijack old threads.
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Jump to Postthat wont solve most of it. most thread hijacking occurs in current threads. And while this is annoying, it is easy to deal with. simply tell them to make their own thread and ignore them afterwards. the issue self resolves.
what's more of a problem is how every other …
Jump to PostSome bumps are worth reading.
But what you can't see is the dozen of posts deleted by moderators on that thread, all asking for help, promoting signature-links, or mee-too'ing.
But you're right, some bumps are worth reading. The problem is that most of them aren't :(
Jump to PostUpon reflection, I suppose it wouldn't be the end of the world if that thread had been automatically closed. It appears that only me and The Dude had anything good to say about bumping old threads, so I guess I'll bow to the majority and withdraw my objection. I swear …
Jump to Postbecause if we closed them after a period of inactivity, we'd miss gems like this.
Posts deleted. Next time please use the "flag bad post" link instead of replying here. It saves me some time when I don't have to read each and every thread on DW. :icon_wink:
Jump to Postwait, what?
someone on the internets is being a jerk?
hold the phone...
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eh, it's not clear where the majority is. some are just noisier than others :P anyhow, i was using the term "fake sigs" too loosely.
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