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Which do you prefer, or which makes more sense?
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jrjones9933
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20 Sep 2011, 9:33 am

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
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How about: "If you revive it, you have to have read the whole thing"?



What if it's this thread? http://www.wrongplanet.net/postp4028063.html#4028063 :?:


Irony justifies every exception, IMO.


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20 Sep 2011, 11:25 am

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What if it's a light hearted thread that's 40,000 pages long from 1947?


If the last post was in 1947, I don't see why not if it was light hearted, but that's just my opinion.
I'm sure that if it was so much of an issue to bump something, a moderator would then lock it at their discretion.


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16 Oct 2011, 1:50 pm

What's the rationale for not bumping old threads even if previous members are long gone. I've noticed that most forums in general don't allow or discourage this but I don't know why?



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16 Oct 2011, 3:23 pm

jackbus01 wrote:
What's the rationale for not bumping old threads even if previous members are long gone. I've noticed that most forums in general don't allow or discourage this but I don't know why?


Mainly because the members are not around to respond and/or the conversation may be irrelevant.


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16 Oct 2011, 5:21 pm

PM wrote:
jackbus01 wrote:
What's the rationale for not bumping old threads even if previous members are long gone. I've noticed that most forums in general don't allow or discourage this but I don't know why?


Mainly because the members are not around to respond and/or the conversation may be irrelevant.



or the issue had been resolved or long over with. Or the drama had been over with so no need to bump it and have it start again because newer members get heated up with the old responses and respond to them.