What is with the plethora of old posts?

[FOMOGO]

Don't recall ever seeing so many of them, and having them stay up for so long. Mike

 

[higgite]

Don't recall ever seeing so many of them, and having them stay up for so long. Mike

Usually new members not noticing the dates and reviving long dead threads. Some rekindle the subject and get more responses. Some just roll over in their graves and go back to sleep.

Tom

 

[Mauzinette]

Imo reviving old threads is better than starting new ones. E.g. we have at least three different topics dedicated to file sharpening.

 

[woodchucker]

Yep, sometimes adding to a thread is better than a new one. Especially when it's new stuff. Not asking someone on an 8 year old thread if their equip is still avail. Sometimes I'm guilty, where someone bumps an old thread and I don't notice the date... it happens.

It's not all bad.

 

[C-Bag]

Yep, sometimes adding to a thread is better than a new one. Especially when it's new stuff. Not asking someone on an 8 year old thread if their equip is still avail. Sometimes I'm guilty, where someone bumps an old thread and I don't notice the date... it happens.

It's not all bad.

It’s often surprising to me that it is so relevant and I don’t remember it. And the most surprising is I’d replied to it, DOH!

 

[woodchucker]

It’s often surprising to me that it is so relevant and I don’t remember it. And the most surprising is I’d replied to it, DOH!

???

 

[FOMOGO]

One example is the (what did you buy today thread). Since it went up a while back I haven't seen any current posts, which seems unusual. Mike

 

[wnchstrtnfldvlle]

Don't recall ever seeing so many of them, and having them stay up for so long. Mike

There are a lot of forums where you will get lambasted if you ask a question that already has a thread. They'll cry and tell you to use the search function, lol. I usually just tell them I'm here for the interaction as much as the information. Or else I would just use Google.

 

[Mauzinette]

I usually just tell them I'm here for the interaction as much as the information.

And end up with what… a forum full of short lived threads with zero new information? Such behavior also screws up the search function for those capable of using it.

The day I’m made a forum moderator, I’ll start merging duplicate threads mercilessly

 

[C-Bag]

There are a lot of forums where you will get lambasted if you ask a question that already has a thread. They'll cry and tell you to use the search function, lol. I usually just tell them I'm here for the interaction as much as the information. Or else I would just use Google.

I’ve been on some forums like that and every single one their built in search was non functional for me. Not so here on H-M. When I do a search I almost always find what I’m looking for.