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"locking" old threads - csgray - 01-20-2009 Rob, Is there an easy way to "lock" old threads so they can be read but not dredged back up for comments? I just had to scroll through pages of a 2 year old thread looking for new pertinent info, only to discover there wasn't any, just a tangentially related snippet of information. There is a point when threads become outdated, useful for back research but not fruitful to start back up. Sometimes brand new members go through the archives and comment on a whole slew of old threads that many people here have already thoroughly hashed over with a few bruised toes and egos. Sometimes it is a nuts and bolts issue with formerly helpful information that just isn't relevant anymore which gets brought back up. It seems like it would be better if people would just start a new thread. I don't know anything about how forum sites run, but I wondered if there could be an automatic time limit on the life of a sleeping thread. Mahalo for your patience and hard work for all us Punawebbers. Thanks for all you Carol RE: "locking" old threads - Menehune - 01-20-2009 csgray - great post - I agree! Mahalo! "Each thing I do I rush through so I can do something else" - Cemetery Nights/Stephen Dobyns RE: "locking" old threads - Rob Tucker - 01-20-2009 There is a method of locking topics. It is all a value judgement and I lack time to go back and assess 2,000+ topics as to their expiration dates. I mostly depend on people to use some degree of judgment. That doesn't always work. Punaweb moderator RE: "locking" old threads - EightFingers - 01-21-2009 "... I mostly depend on people to use some degree of judgment. That doesn't always work. ..." I'm a moderator on a 79,000+ member forum and I can attest to that! RE: "locking" old threads - StillHope - 01-21-2009 Hey,Eghtfingers,which forum? And being a moderator is a dangerous job -that's how you lost your 2 fingers? |