suggestion of WIN

Kissa · Jun 26, 2010, 04:02 PM

I'd like to suggest archive sections made. All posts made and ended in 2007 would go in the 2007 archive, where everything in that archive is viewable by everyone but no one can post. Thus avoiding situations like we had recently with the 2+ year necro post. This isn't hard to do, and though somewhat time consuming it's not like everything would have to be archived in one day. Right now, to be honest, your forums look messy and unprofessional. There is really no reason why a newbie should be able to wander in and necro post a post last commented on in 2007.

Relics · Jun 26, 2010, 04:25 PM

NO D: <

Kissa · Jun 26, 2010, 04:27 PM

Shuush Relics no one asked you xD
You know it's a good suggestion, you even agreed with me on msn that it was a good suggestion a few days ago, you're just saying no cause you know you're prolly the one that's gunna end up archiving everything since you're the most active on the forums.

Relics · Jun 26, 2010, 04:31 PM

then it's a good reason for me to say no.. now is it xd

Kissa · Jun 26, 2010, 04:33 PM

Pft no it isn't. Stop being lazy, put your cube down and archive a few posts. Like I said, it doesn't have to be archived over night. Especially if the task would be left up to only one person.

Aside from simply being too lazy to take the time to archive things there is really no good reason for this suggestion to be shot down. And in all honesty if this suggestion is shot down because the staff is too lazy to archive things that really doesn't make the staff look very good.

LemonCrosswalk · Jun 26, 2010, 04:49 PM

Hell, change it to a year. You can't change the stupidity of people, you just make sure they CAN'T be stupid. If they want to refer to something over a year old, they can always just make a new post and refer to the archived one in a link.

Kissa · Jun 26, 2010, 05:08 PM

Disclaimer: I'm generalizing and saying how it would come across to other ppl. I know you aren't lazy Relics, considering how much you have on your plate on a day to day basis you still manage to be the most active staff on the forums. You know I love ya boo

That being said, even if archiving is too much work for you guys than maybe locking dead topics would be a good idea. I still say that someone being able to necro post a thread from 2007 is ridiculous.

~Minstrel~ · Jun 26, 2010, 08:25 PM

hmm I thought people reply to 06-09 post in the recruitment section seems there was alot of old post people were posting in. But days back i saw another old topic being answered

Tom~ · Jun 27, 2010, 10:18 AM

This is a good idea. Just today we've had two necro'd threads, one being the biggest necro i've ever seen <.<

/support

Kaezar · Jun 27, 2010, 10:26 AM

I don't even know why people overreact to necro'd threads.

It's not as if RMS gets 100 new posts a day.

Green · Jun 27, 2010, 11:57 AM

Because we like being right.
Publicly and loudly.

Kissa · Jun 28, 2010, 10:47 PM

Nice to see that yc was online and failed miserably at responding to this thread.

yC · Jun 28, 2010, 11:04 PM

Relics have answered you the same way that I would like to answer. He's a staff after all and his answer should deserve the authority in this case when you think I simply ignored your topic.

There might be good reason to reply to a topic that is considered "old", depend on what is being brought up and is it worth the talking again. More important discussion will get ahead of any bumped topics as more posts are created for the discussion. If there's meaningless bump we should get report on them and the post would be deleted while the topic can go back to rest. We are not having problem with necro at this state, it's the daily routine of any forum.

Kissa · Jun 28, 2010, 11:12 PM

Quote from: yC on Jun 28, 2010, 11:04 PM
Relics have answered you the same way that I would like to answer. He's a staff after all and his answer should deserve the authority in this case when you think I simply ignored your topic.

There might be good reason to reply to a topic that is considered "old", depend on what is being brought up and is it worth the talking again. More important discussion will get ahead of any bumped topics as more posts are created for the discussion. If there's meaningless bump we should get report on them and the post would be deleted while the topic can go back to rest. We are not having problem with necro at this state, it's the daily routine of any forum.

Funny cause I've talked to Relics since than on msn and he thinks that if anything autolocking old topics would be a good idea. Furthermore if some topics are ok to be necroed, excuse my language, but than why the hell is necro posting against forum rules? And really? No problem with necro posting lately? Guess you just never saw it because Relics took care of it when you weren't online. Ppl haven't been mentioning 2+ year old necro posts for the fun of it, it's because it's been happening.

edit: in case you missed the jump in dates on this post... pay attention to the dates

http://www.ratemyserver.net/forum/general-chit-chat/lets-talk-about-the-world-cup/msg111052/#new

GorthexTiger · Jun 29, 2010, 03:56 AM

Quote from: Green on Jun 27, 2010, 11:57 AM
Because we like being right.
Publicly and loudly.

No, GREEEN. God DAMN IT. How can you NOT remember to mention that by doing such, it also boosts our pseudo intellectual penises?

Jesus, get it RIGHT. Pppffftttt.

To be honest, I think it'd just be easier to turn on a setting somewhere in SMF where it auto locks the topic after a month or two. Done deal and no more necro, kapeeche?