Necroposting

[SamF]

I suggest making necroposting against forum rules. It is a pretty standard rule on most forums and it is weird that the rule is adopted here... for those that don't know necroposting is posting on a old topic bringing it to the top of the page... causes annoyance and confusion and any time where the old topic may be relevant it is easier for the thread poster to post a link to the old topic rather than each person who reads the thread reading messages not knowing they are old/having to search through the entire thread to find the new posts.

Another problem is topics going off topic to the point where they are an entirely different subject to that in the subject title.. there are several times where someone posts a new thread in the stanley forums relating to topic x only to be told it was already being talked about in the thread titled topic y.

These are just basic message boards rules that make the forums more functional for all and are generally pretty standard.

[cashman]

disagree sam theres quite a few on here don't know how to post a link, i only learned about 12 months ago. its a local forum, they aint all whiz-kids ya know.

[Mancie]

Necroposting..nice one Sam...I thought it was about the letters peolpe get from Royal Mail 10 days late!

[pipinfort]

I thought it meant sending letters or emails to dead folk........

[Mick]

Originally Posted by SamF

I suggest making necroposting against forum rules. It is a pretty standard rule on most forums and it is weird that the rule is adopted here... for those that don't know necroposting is posting on a old topic bringing it to the top of the page... causes annoyance and confusion and any time where the old topic may be relevant it is easier for the thread poster to post a link to the old topic rather than each person who reads the thread reading messages not knowing they are old/having to search through the entire thread to find the new posts.

Another problem is topics going off topic to the point where they are an entirely different subject to that in the subject title.. there are several times where someone posts a new thread in the stanley forums relating to topic x only to be told it was already being talked about in the thread titled topic y.

These are just basic message boards rules that make the forums more functional for all and are generally pretty standard.

Old threads are New threads to new members and they are entitled to post in them, if they cant see the date top left of every post then they need glasses.
As for thread wandering that does happen and we let it go to some extent but do keep it in check so i really cant see a problem
the site has been going for quite a few years now and we have not had problems with members bringing up old threads its just part of the forum and is nice to see some of the old threads brought back up, there are some very good and funny threads lurking in the past that are worth bringing back now and again sorry but i really cant see a problem here
nobody has been confused over a thread as the date of each post is there to see
if your having problems please contact one of the mods/admin by pm and you can discuss your problem with them and sort something out that's what the staff are here for not just to annoy members with edit/delete/moving threads we do help occasionally

there are several times where someone posts a new thread in the stanley forums relating to topic x only to be told it was already being talked about in the thread titled topic y.

if the member that posts the second thread cant check if there is already a thread running on the subject then that's there problem and other members are just letting them know there is a thread already on going,
there is a search facility
its pointless having 2 threads on the same subject running at the same time and takes room up on the forum which is a waste
the mods in that section can merge the two threads into one if they have been running a while before reporting or noticed by the mod in that section
The thread that was started first is always the dominant thread and a second thread even if its started a minute later will be merged with the first thread

[LYNX1]

Must admit mick it has never been a problem before (bringing up old threads) or necroposting, it's sometimes quite good seeing some of the old posts resurrected, brings back memories of when we used to have fun on here

[MargaretR]

I like it too

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

I like it too

And me Anyway you don't have to wade through the whole thread yo can get the gist from the first couple then click on first unread post which I do every time I log on

[flashy]

i love reading old posts, they make me laugh, especially when its something that Garinda has wrote about his baby Tindi...classic thread

[BERNADETTE]

Originally Posted by cashman

disagree sam theres quite a few on here don't know how to post a link, i only learned about 12 months ago. its a local forum, they aint all whiz-kids ya know.

Well said young man, I don't know how to post links On the subject of old posts it is great when they bob up again. In fact quite often people search for them

[churchman phil]

Also, if the topic already exists why start a fresh one? Everything that can be said probably already has been said and if not can be added to the old thread.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Old posts aren't 'dead' posts....they are just hibernating, waiting until the interest in them resurfaces again..perhaps due to a news item....local or national.
As for thread wanders, well it is a strange conversation that doesn't meander along, touching other subjects along the way......it is a natural way of conversing.......I have to say that over the years some of the thread wanders have been as interesting as the original topic.

No......I like the forum just the way it is.

[accyman]

Originally Posted by SamF

I suggest making necroposting against forum rules. It is a pretty standard rule on most forums and it is weird that the rule is adopted here... for those that don't know necroposting is posting on a old topic bringing it to the top of the page... causes annoyance and confusion and any time where the old topic may be relevant it is easier for the thread poster to post a link to the old topic rather than each person who reads the thread reading messages not knowing they are old/having to search through the entire thread to find the new posts.

Another problem is topics going off topic to the point where they are an entirely different subject to that in the subject title.. there are several times where someone posts a new thread in the stanley forums relating to topic x only to be told it was already being talked about in the thread titled topic y.

These are just basic message boards rules that make the forums more functional for all and are generally pretty standard.

Originally Posted by SamF

I suggest making necroposting against forum rules. It is a pretty standard rule on most forums and it is weird that the rule is adopted here... for those that don't know necroposting is posting on a old topic bringing it to the top of the page... causes annoyance and confusion and any time where the old topic may be relevant it is easier for the thread poster to post a link to the old topic rather than each person who reads the thread reading messages not knowing they are old/having to search through the entire thread to find the new posts.

Another problem is topics going off topic to the point where they are an entirely different subject to that in the subject title.. there are several times where someone posts a new thread in the stanley forums relating to topic x only to be told it was already being talked about in the thread titled topic y.

These are just basic message boards rules that make the forums more functional for all and are generally pretty standard.

Originally Posted by SamF

I suggest making necroposting against forum rules. It is a pretty standard rule on most forums and it is weird that the rule is adopted here... for those that don't know necroposting is posting on a old topic bringing it to the top of the page... causes annoyance and confusion and any time where the old topic may be relevant it is easier for the thread poster to post a link to the old topic rather than each person who reads the thread reading messages not knowing they are old/having to search through the entire thread to find the new posts.

Another problem is topics going off topic to the point where they are an entirely different subject to that in the subject title.. there are several times where someone posts a new thread in the stanley forums relating to topic x only to be told it was already being talked about in the thread titled topic y.

These are just basic message boards rules that make the forums more functional for all and are generally pretty standard.

over quoting is my pet hate but i live with it

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by accyman

over quoting is my pet hate but i live with it

Nice one accyman

[mattylad]

Contrary to what Sam has said, I have been a member of many forums and some of them get really uppity if you do not search for a topic to post to instead of creating a new one.

It often saves having to re say everything that has already been said.