:confused: Why can't old threads be started up again? Not many people bother looking at all the old ones. We could miss out on some vital info or funny stuff!

Why dont you go and find some. The Mods encourage us to continue old threads so they will be happy. :clap:

Because if you go back to old threads no-one seems to respond and I'm not narcissistic enough to only want to talk to myself, I could do that by looking in the mirror if I so desired!:suspect:

Ahh ok. Point taken.

Originally posted by tulip
Because if you go back to old threads no-one seems to respond and I'm not narcissistic enough to only want to talk to myself, I could do that by looking in the mirror if I so desired!:suspect:

I reatarted an old "breakfast" thread.

:)

To be honest I have restarted a number of old threasd but I have also been known to talk to myself.

I talk to myself too but it gets boring because I always know what I'm going to say next and if I ask myself a question I know EXACTLY what the answer will be. Even if I argue with myself I end up agreeing - it's useless!:D

Restarting an old thread is a guaranteed way to wind up in conversation with t020 - Voice of Experience :D

Ever tried searching for an old thread? It's not easy........ and why not just start again. There's a fair turnover of people on any forum and similar topics are bound to come up again and again.

Originally posted by Strix
Restarting an old thread is a guaranteed way to wind up in conversation with t020 - Voice of Experience :D

;)

Actions say it all...

Originally posted by PottShrigley
Ever tried searching for an old thread? It's not easy........ and why not just start again. There's a fair turnover of people on any forum and similar topics are bound to come up again and again.

On the contrary. Searching for an old thread is very easy! Please people, search before posting a new thread. The Mod's are all unpaid volunteers, and as such we get a bit miffed wasting our time merging when people havn't searched properly.

Ta

K

Originally posted by tulip
Because if you go back to old threads no-one seems to respond and I'm not narcissistic enough to only want to talk to myself, I could do that by looking in the mirror if I so desired!:suspect:

maybe because the regular posters can't be bothered to go over the same points and arguments involved for a second time.

I don't agree! You might be unpaid volunteers but you must do it because you want to. Tell us how searching for an old thread is easy? You have to word it almost the same as the last thread or it comes up with something totally unrelated. Also when you censor words like **** you make it unrecognizable sometimes and it confuses people. If I put in **** it gets changed to s****, it doesn't have 5 letters. I'm not a swearing kind of person but sometimes it's relevant to a thread. Even the tabloids get away with it.

Originally posted by Cyclone
maybe because the regular posters can't be bothered to go over the same points and arguments involved for a second time.

So don't get involved and leave it for the people who DO want to discuss it :rolleyes:

StarSparkle

Originally posted by StarSparkle
So don't get involved and leave it for the people who DO want to discuss it :rolleyes:

StarSparkle Well said! No-one is twisting anyones arms up their back are they, forcing them to talk about stuff they don't want to!

Ohhh not this again :( Cant you lot find something new to talk about

The thing is us new'ish forum members, want to talk about everything, and the older-wiser members have already been there and done it and dont want to be going over old ground, so my point is - chat if you want, dont if you dont want to! I for one read loads of old threads and find that most of the points i want to make etc have already been made.

Originally posted by tulip
I don't agree! You might be unpaid volunteers but you must do it because you want to.

True, but that doesn't mean I should be happy to clear up the mess created by people who can't be bothered to behave responsibly. To draw a parallel, I'm sure a Monther enjoys looking after her family, but would be annoyed if her kids dropped rubbish on the floor rather than the bin etc.

Originally posted by tulip
You have to word it almost the same as the last thread or it comes up with something totally unrelated.

You just need to search for a couple of keywords. It's very similar to searching the internet for information. Again, users can help by making thread titles as clear as possible.

Originally posted by tulip
Also when you censor words like s**** you make it unrecognizable sometimes and it confuses people. If I put in s*** it gets changed to s****, it doesn't have 5 letters. I'm not a swearing kind of person but sometimes it's relevant to a thread. Even the tabloids get away with it.

Swearing is not permitted on site - simple as that. If you feel you really need to swear, I'd suggest posting somewhere without a family friendly policy.

K

Inspired bythis thread, I went searching for a poll I created a while ago on TV's sexiest weather girls....

:suspect: damned if I can find it!

:suspect: come on MODS where's me sexy tv weather girls poll gone????

So now your "mothering" us ? Delusions of grandeur

Originally posted by tulip
I don't agree! You might be unpaid volunteers but you must do it because you want to. Tell us how searching for an old thread is easy? You have to word it almost the same as the last thread or it comes up with something totally unrelated. Also when you censor words like **** you make it unrecognizable sometimes and it confuses people. If I put in **** it gets changed to s****, it doesn't have 5 letters. I'm not a swearing kind of person but sometimes it's relevant to a thread. Even the tabloids get away with it.

You seem to have answered your own confusion about why mods don't like to waste time chasing around after people. I had to edit 3 parts of your post. You didn't prove any point, you just merely wasted a minute of my life and yours.

Originally posted by AJ sheffield
So now your "mothering" us ? Delusions of grandeur

Grandeur? Nappies and baby sick? Grandeur?

Maybe where you live it is...

Originally posted by Tony
You seem to have answered your own confusion about why mods don't like to waste time chasing around after people. I had to edit 3 parts of your post. You didn't prove any point, you just merely wasted a minute of my life and yours. I don't want to row with you Mr Mod! I don't get it thats all. I don't swear, I was trying to prove a point - I DIDN'T swear and you are making it look like I have a foul mouth. I DID NOT WRITE A FOUR LETTER MINOR SWEAR WORD BEGINING WITH 'S' 3 TIMES HONESTLY. Why are you picking on me? Do you like making a grown woman cry , you big bully!

Originally posted by Tony
You seem to have answered your own confusion about why mods don't like to waste time chasing around after people. I had to edit 3 parts of your post. You didn't prove any point, you just merely wasted a minute of my life and yours.
Instead of looking at it as wasting a minute, why not consider it as sharing a minute with her.
I am sure there are worse things to be doing...considering you took the moderators job on.

Why is he being so horrible to me!

Originally posted by tulip
Why is he being so horrible to me!
He aint being horrible to you :D

OK, OK, calm down!

For what it's worth I think that re-activating old threads is analogous to revisiting a subject of conversation with friends. For example, I have a couple of friends who I see every few weeks and we always start off by discussing the same subjects time and time again. But with a different slant.

Where I have a few problems is where we get in to situations where a new user may post something and then just be set upon by users who already feel that the subject has been done to death already. At that point I would prefer it if folks who've previously posted on the thread just said 'See what I said earlier' rather than take it upon themselves to, figuratively speaking, rip the throat out of someone who's just made maybe their first post!

If you don't have anything new to add to an old thread, it's not compuslory to post to it even if you have done before. Sometimes just reading what new thoughts have been added might give you a new set of thoughts!

Joe

Originally posted by JoePritchard

Where I have a few problems is where we get in to situations where a new user may post something and then just be set upon by users who already feel that the subject has been done to death already. At that point I would prefer it if folks who've previously posted on the thread just said 'See what I said earlier' rather than take it upon themselves to, figuratively speaking, rip the throat out of someone who's just made maybe their first post!
Joe
Well said JP
Edit: Not that I always agree with the mods mind you;)

Originally posted by StarSparkle
So don't get involved and leave it for the people who DO want to discuss it :rolleyes:

StarSparkle

The comment I was replying too was that when someone does resurrect an old thread, no one replies. Which is because people (including me) are doing exactly what you suggest. I was just explaining why it happens.

So by all means go ahead and resurrect them, just don't moan that no one jumps right back into the topic

Originally posted by Cyclone
So by all means go ahead and resurrect them, just don't moan that no one jumps right back into the topic

I don't believe I was moaning - I was suggesting that if you can't be bothered/don't want to take part again in an old thread, that's your choice, but don't be surprised that others do.

StarSparkle

Originally posted by AJ sheffield
Not that I always agree with the mods mind you;)
Steady on - that's not in the SF rules. ;)

Tulip, sorry I didn't want to make you cry. By all means ressurect old threads. I personally like to hear what different people have to say.

Mod. Note

This thread got very silly Friday evening. Rather than leave permanently delete it I've cleaned it up and re-instated it. Now, ground rules.

If you want to question the moderation of the thread, do it through Contact Us.

If you want to get bitchy, do it through PM or forget about it.


Now, if we can get back to a reasoned and sensible argument about the pros and cons of restarting threads I'll be very grateful. If we can't then I'll ban people and close the thread.

All posters on thread, please take this as a warning.

OK?

Thanks,

Joe

Originally posted by StarSparkle
I don't believe I was moaning - I was suggesting that if you can't be bothered/don't want to take part again in an old thread, that's your choice, but don't be surprised that others do.

StarSparkle

and I don't believe StarSparkle that my comment was aimed at you. Clearly others don't join back in, hence this thread and the OP's comments.

Originally posted by tulip
Because if you go back to old threads no-one seems to respond and I'm not narcissistic enough to only want to talk to myself, I could do that by looking in the mirror if I so desired!:suspect:

Yes, bitchiness is so pointless and childishness a complete waste of time. I was concerned when someone restarted an old thread about panic attacks. A lot of people are afflicted by them. When the 'threads merge' something is lost. I think resurrecting those kind of threads should be perfectly acceptable. It's just my point of view, there is nothing to say everyone has to read every thread - I don't think there are enough hours in a day to do that and I have to do other things sometimes or my body would seize up and my vision be permanently blurred!:cool:

Er, Andy78's panic attack thread is only a couple of weeks old :confused:
It was just well responded to :)

Sorry if there's a confusing bit where I get involved - there were a few PMs back and forth that night too! It got a bit difficult to remember what bit was what :(

Because I like a 'chin-wag' late at night, I often find myself trawling through old posts to see if there is anything to talk about.


Most things have been talked about in one way or another before (and not just here). Let's just enjoy the interaction we get on these message boards.

I love the way SF is a bit gossipy and a bit disposable at times (no disrespect meant to anybody).

Let's face it; we are the 'Heat Magazine' generation, armed with laptops!

God help us all.

Yeah. I like the nights best on here - they're usually less emotive :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Deavon
Because I like a 'chin-wag' late at night, I often find myself trawling through old posts to see if there is anything to talk about.


Most things have been talked about in one way or another before (and not just here). Let's just enjoy the interaction we get on these message boards.

I love the way SF is a bit gossipy and a bit disposable at times (no disrespect meant to anybody).

Let's face it; we are the 'Heat Magazine' generation, armed with laptops!

God help us all. Thats exactly how I feel!

Originally posted by Deavon
Let's face it; we are the 'Heat Magazine' generation, armed with laptops!

:help: :shakes: Let me out!!!! :suspect:

Originally posted by Strix
Er, Andy78's panic attack thread is only a couple of weeks old :confused:
It was just well responded to :)

Sorry if there's a confusing bit where I get involved - there were a few PMs back and forth that night too! It got a bit difficult to remember what bit was what :( It was a different thread I was referring to. I don't remember the persons name but I think it was a girl.

Doesn't this 'quote' thing encourage people to talk to each other on a personal level? Even though the posts are there for everyone, it's nice to respond to someones comments.:suspect:

Originally posted by tulip
It was a different thread I was referring to. I don't remember the persons name but I think it was a girl.

I remember another thread that was quickly merged with Andy's. I think Andy's was 'anxiety attacks' and the other was 'panic attacks', but they're all one thread now

I have allways wondered this? :confused::confused:
It says when you are about to post a new thread search as this thread might be already started :huh: :huh::huh:

I have allways wondered this? :confused::confused:
It says when you are about to post a new thread search as this thread might be already started :huh: :huh::huh:

I wondered how long it would take you to resurrect one.......hmmmm just over a two year one, not bad Craig. :D

I wondered how long it would take you to resurrect one.......hmmmm just over a two year one, not bad Craig. :D

Ya got me Dib dob :(:(

:confused: Why can't old threads be started up again? Not many people bother looking at all the old ones. We could miss out on some vital info or funny stuff!

Have to disagree with you there. The trouble with old threads is that they often feature contributions from people who've long since left the forum and if they appear on an active thread it can get confusing. Much better to start a new thread.