Jackass Pacific
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Post by Jackass Pacific on Jul 6, 2020 6:33:22 GMT -5
just curious as to why its such a HUGE deal when an older thread gets topped. like, does it really matter that much? i guess apparently it does since they get locked/deleted pretty quick. i've noticed it especially on the classic wrestling board, but definitely happens throughout the rest of the forum.
to piggyback on that, soooo many other threads get locked/deleted and its silly.
to be honest, i lost my train of thought midway through. long story short, some people treat this place way too seriously. in closing, "in before the lock"
edit: just remembered my other point i meant to make...
the catch 22 with threads. someone tops an old thread to add something new, they get told to not top old threads. but if someone makes a thread about a subject thats been previously talked about, they get told "there was a thread for this before, you should've posted in there". so which is it...top an old thread or make a new one? it seems like both are frowned upon.
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Jul 6, 2020 6:41:07 GMT -5
My guess would be just to avoid newer threads getting pushed down. As for the others itβs usually with good reasons, arguing and the like.
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Post by Jackass Pacific on Jul 6, 2020 6:56:31 GMT -5
My guess would be just to avoid newer threads getting pushed down. As for the others itβs usually with good reasons, arguing and the like. but if the newer threads are still active, it isn't very hard to find them... and with the other point, its the internet. arguing happens.
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Post by rowdy1971 on Jul 6, 2020 8:19:17 GMT -5
I never understood it either. So they are old threads, does that mean newer people here can't add their opinions to it? And if newer people do make a thread about something that was done already, there is always that one who says "Do a search! We already had this! DUHHHH!!!"
If it's such a crime, maybe at the end of every month just delete the previous months threads for good so they can never be found again.
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Post by JC Motors on Jul 6, 2020 11:49:35 GMT -5
Chicago did a pretty good job of locking all of the old threads in the Mattel Board so they don't get bumped. Actually Bumping old threads isn't good forum etiquette.
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Post by CM Poor on Jul 6, 2020 13:24:14 GMT -5
On the Lounge? They're not. This used to be one of the most active boards on WFigs, but those days are long, long gone. It'd be one thing if The Lounge was the hotbed of activity it was in the early to mid 2000s, or even as active as the WFT or WWE boards, but when the oldest thread on page 1 hasn't seen a response since the beginning of May, locking anything that comes up from below, especially when it's, more often than not, somebody from those early days like Eternal or Chase chiming in after a prolonged absence, just comes off as petty.
The "it pushes other threads down the line" argument loses even more stock when you consider that the locked thread is just going to sit there until however many new threads, which this board isn't exactly swimming in, are able to push it back down.
Easily one of this board's weirdest preoccupations.
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Post by Jackass Pacific on Jul 6, 2020 13:36:21 GMT -5
On the Lounge? They're not. This used to be one of the most active boards on WFigs, but those days are long, long gone. It'd be one thing if The Lounge was the hotbed of activity it was in the early to mid 2000s, or even as active as the WFT or WWE boards, but when the oldest thread on page 1 hasn't seen a response since the beginning of May, locking anything that comes up from below, especially when it's, more often than not, somebody from those early days like Eternal or Chase chiming in after a prolonged absence, just comes off as petty. The "it pushes other threads down the line" argument loses even more stock when you consider that the locked thread is just going to sit there until however many new threads, which this board isn't exactly swimming in, are able to push it back down. Easily one of this board's weirdest preoccupations. agreed. considering the point of a forum is for conversation, it seems weird to stifle conversations just because they're considered "old" and they'll clutter stuff up. its not a garage or a basement...who really cares if the board is "cluttered"
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Post by CM Poor on Jul 6, 2020 13:46:27 GMT -5
On the Lounge? They're not. This used to be one of the most active boards on WFigs, but those days are long, long gone. It'd be one thing if The Lounge was the hotbed of activity it was in the early to mid 2000s, or even as active as the WFT or WWE boards, but when the oldest thread on page 1 hasn't seen a response since the beginning of May, locking anything that comes up from below, especially when it's, more often than not, somebody from those early days like Eternal or Chase chiming in after a prolonged absence, just comes off as petty. The "it pushes other threads down the line" argument loses even more stock when you consider that the locked thread is just going to sit there until however many new threads, which this board isn't exactly swimming in, are able to push it back down. Easily one of this board's weirdest preoccupations. agreed. considering the point of a forum is for conversation, it seems weird to stifle conversations just because they're considered "old" and they'll clutter stuff up. its not a garage or a basement...who really cares if the board is "cluttered" 15 years ago, I'd say I get it. I modded The Lounge back in 2002 or 2003 when the mod slots were rotated on a monthly basis, and at the time, it was something that required pretty frequent attention in order to do right. I'm on these boards in the background of whatever's going on enough to know that that simply isn't the case anymore. That's not a knock on the boards themselves or the individuals manning them or anything, it's just the state of the internet today. Social media killed the message board star. I can't even remember the last time anyone had a serious go at legitimately upsetting the flow of this place.
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Post by Jackass Pacific on Jul 6, 2020 13:50:28 GMT -5
agreed. considering the point of a forum is for conversation, it seems weird to stifle conversations just because they're considered "old" and they'll clutter stuff up. its not a garage or a basement...who really cares if the board is "cluttered" 15 years ago, I'd say I get it. I modded The Lounge back in 2002 or 2003 when the mod slots were rotated on a monthly basis, and at the time, it was something that required pretty frequent attention in order to do right. I'm on these boards in the background of whatever's going on enough to know that that simply isn't the case anymore. That's not a knock on the boards themselves or the individuals manning them or anything, it's just the state of the internet today. Social media killed the message board star. I can't even remember the last time anyone had a serious go at legitimately upsetting the flow of this place. i miss the old days of this place. back when it was fun and members were more helpful towards each other. now it seems like just complaining and having to be the first/only person to get a new figure/series. i would get rid of my account, but honestly...i've been here almost 20 years. this place is just one of my standard internet stops
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Post by Chicago on Jul 6, 2020 14:47:54 GMT -5
just curious as to why its such a HUGE deal when an older thread gets topped. like, does it really matter that much? i guess apparently it does since they get locked/deleted pretty quick. i've noticed it especially on the classic wrestling board, but definitely happens throughout the rest of the forum. to piggyback on that, soooo many other threads get locked/deleted and its silly. to be honest, i lost my train of thought midway through. long story short, some people treat this place way too seriously. in closing, "in before the lock" edit: just remembered my other point i meant to make... the catch 22 with threads. someone tops an old thread to add something new, they get told to not top old threads. but if someone makes a thread about a subject thats been previously talked about, they get told "there was a thread for this before, you should've posted in there". so which is it...top an old thread or make a new one? it seems like both are frowned upon. I can't speak for my fellow mods or the admins of this forum, but in my experience, it's not the act of bumping old threads that is the problem, it's the inevitable responses pointing out said act which quickly derail any hopes of continuing the original discussion. For the past couple of years, I've been locking threads six months or older on the Mattel board because it was suggested to me by a fellow board member who thought it might cut down on the number of threads like that, and it has. Most of the time, an old thread would get bumped and the person who initiated it never had anything substantial to add the discussion. It was almost always a one word or one sentence reply, and then everyone would jump on their case about it. I got tired of cleaning up those threads. There was only so much I could do to make a five year old thread appear presentable without addressing the elephant in the room. I've always said I'm willing to unlock an old thread if the OP or someone else has a legitimate reason for doing so. If someone wants to create a new thread to reference an old topic, that's fine with me. I don't want to get in the way of discussion, but sometimes decisions have to be made so that we can look out for the best interests of the board.
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Jul 6, 2020 14:51:50 GMT -5
just curious as to why its such a HUGE deal when an older thread gets topped. like, does it really matter that much? i guess apparently it does since they get locked/deleted pretty quick. i've noticed it especially on the classic wrestling board, but definitely happens throughout the rest of the forum. to piggyback on that, soooo many other threads get locked/deleted and its silly. to be honest, i lost my train of thought midway through. long story short, some people treat this place way too seriously. in closing, "in before the lock" edit: just remembered my other point i meant to make... the catch 22 with threads. someone tops an old thread to add something new, they get told to not top old threads. but if someone makes a thread about a subject thats been previously talked about, they get told "there was a thread for this before, you should've posted in there". so which is it...top an old thread or make a new one? it seems like both are frowned upon. I can't speak for my fellow mods or the admins of this forum, but in my experience, it's not the act of bumping old threads that is the problem, it's the inevitable responses pointing out said act which quickly derail any hopes of continuing the original discussion. For the past couple of years, I've been locking threads six months or older on the Mattel board because it was suggested to me by a fellow board member who thought it might cut down on the number of threads like that, and it has. Most of the time, an old thread would get bumped and the person who initiated it never had anything substantial to add the discussion. It was almost always a one word or one sentence reply, and then everyone would jump on their case about it. I got tired of cleaning up those threads. There was only so much I could do to make a five year old thread appear presentable without addressing the elephant in the room. I've always said I'm willing to unlock an old thread if the OP or someone else has a legitimate reason for doing so. If someone wants to create a new thread to reference an old topic, that's fine with me. I don't want to get in the way of discussion, but sometimes decisions have to be made so that we can look out for the best interests of the board. I know when Joker modded the Classic Wrestling board, his policy used to be that as long as the new post added to the discussion bumping old threads was fine.
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Post by Chicago on Jul 6, 2020 15:25:24 GMT -5
I know when Joker modded the Classic Wrestling board, his policy used to be that as long as the new post added to the discussion bumping old threads was fine. That's fair. Ideally, that's where I'd want us to be. Self-governing, so to speak. The hardest part would be to convince everyone that bumping is not the work of Satan lol.
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Post by TheLastDude on Jul 6, 2020 15:31:22 GMT -5
I know when Joker modded the Classic Wrestling board, his policy used to be that as long as the new post added to the discussion bumping old threads was fine. This. Nothing like someone bumping a five year old thread about a custom just to say "cool", or someone asking the OP a question in a thread from eight years ago, and then you look into the OP's profile and see that he hasn't even posted here in the last six years.
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Post by PJ on Jul 6, 2020 18:01:46 GMT -5
The last thread locked on the Classic board was a stupid post that had absolutely nothing to do about Classic wrestling. Nor did the responses. And the one prior to that was someone bumping a 10 year old post to answer a question that didnβt get a replay by the prison the question was asked of. And honestly besides posts attacking other members are the only type of posts I lock.
I mean if you need to go 3 or 4 pages deep on the board to find a topic to reply to means that topic was talked out at least 1-2 months ago by the members already so let those threads die. That or start a new thread so members wonβt message us to complain about people bumping old threads.
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Post by JC Motors on Jul 6, 2020 19:21:21 GMT -5
I know when Joker modded the Classic Wrestling board, his policy used to be that as long as the new post added to the discussion bumping old threads was fine. This. Nothing like someone bumping a five year old thread about a custom just to say "cool", or someone asking the OP a question in a thread from eight years ago, and then you look into the OP's profile and see that he hasn't even posted here in the last six years. Or when the OP says Deleted instead of username
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Post by Mongo Bears on Jul 6, 2020 21:16:17 GMT -5
βDonβt bump old threads,.. This I command!!β
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Post by Retrospect on Jul 6, 2020 21:18:01 GMT -5
I can see someone bumping this thread in 5 years just to be an ass.
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Post by Jackass Pacific on Jul 6, 2020 21:25:24 GMT -5
I can see someone bumping this thread in 5 years just to be an ass. oh please, it''ll be locked or deleted long before that
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Post by bWo on Jul 6, 2020 22:13:47 GMT -5
I recently got heat for replying to too many posts. Apparently I was "spamming" threads. I've never seen a message board with this kind posting mentality.
Reading what you guys are talking about as it pertains to old threads is even more bizarre. Why would someone be against messaging on a message board?
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Post by Mox on Jul 6, 2020 22:30:24 GMT -5
I'll keep my opinion to myself. I'd rather not get banned. I need the WWE cards thread in my life.
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