Reviving old threads

[Yamaneko]

Here, I'll make it easy for you guys: you can't revive old threads because we said so. Obey or perish.

[Agent Proto]

*revive threads older than 2 months

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Four months is my limit, actually.

[Vyk]

See, I think therein lies the problem. Now a threat of punishment is lingering over people's heads, and they have no idea what's acceptable. To post in a thread that hasn't had much life in a month? Or make a new one about a topic that's only been dead for two weeks? Depending on the mod, it's likely to get locked in either case. And if this member is unfortunate enough to stumble across this problem multiple times? I know you guys aren't the borg, so consistency needn't be an issue. I think this maybe got blown a little far out of proportion. Need there be threats of punishment laid down when in either case it could be argued they were thinking and doing what they thought was the best choice :D

What I mean to say is, people are going to read this and get paranoid. I know what you guys are trying to say though.

[Del Murder]

That's why it is a case by case basis. If you don't think a thread is too old, post in it. If it gets closed you'll know that you were wrong, and not to do it again in a similar situation. You won't get in trouble as long as you don't do many at once.

[kikimm]

I'll let you all know now: if a thread gets revived in the X-2 forum, I will always, always close it. Other threads in other forums have more of a chance. Because I am a dirty dirty mod who likes playing favourites.

[Del Murder]

Stay away from the X-2 Forum. It is too beautiful for you to taint it.

[rubah]

How about this: if it actually takes effort to find to post in, it's not worth it.

[Leeza]

Well, that won't always work either, rubah, because in General Chat even the third page will have threads that are only a couple of weeks old at times and should be investigated before posting a new thread on a similar/same topic. So that takes a little effort.

[Destai]

I honestly don't see anything wrong with reviving a thread that had no replies for a few months, but when it's say... from last year, and started by a member who hardly posts nowadays, it can confuse the current members.

So, let's say a thread started by... HOOTERS got revived. This will likely confuse several members thinking he got unbanned and started posting, but when they open the "new" thread, they find out it's a revived thread. So they got excited over nothing. That's another reason why reviving old threads is bad.

"omg whos HOOTERS? Was he here before? Is this a threat from the CK's or something? Im scared and confused!"

[Meat Puppet]

I saw a thread a while ago that HOOTERS had posted in, and it was still active and didn't get closed.

[Destai]

Stay away from the X-2 Forum. It is too beautiful for you to taint it.

I wish Future Esthar did X-2 theorys. The day he starts will be all my birthdays come together at once.

[rubah]

For a bunch of 'woohoo let's revive threads!' people, you sure aren't letting this one die.