topic Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads in Community Chat

I have noticed many resurrected old threads

LilacTree — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:27:16 GMT

So even with all the new formatting, they can't stop that?

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

Puzzle Piece — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:30:57 GMT

@LilacTree wrote:
So even with all the new formatting, they can't stop that?

I've noticed as well. Yet things that are 'current events' and news are prevented here. Like the drone strike that took out the ISIS leader. I think there are lots of savy gals here who enjoy discusssing the current news events. All the inane threads are just that. Some recouped threads are long since old news and just plain dead.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

LilacTree — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:36:02 GMT

@Puzzle Piece wrote:
@LilacTree wrote:
So even with all the new formatting, they can't stop that?
I've noticed as well. Yet things that are 'current events' and news are prevented here. Like the drone strike that took out the ISIS leader. I think there are lots of savy gals here who enjoy discusssing the current news events. All the inane threads are just that. Some recouped threads are long since old news and just plain dead.

I keep CNN on mute so I can check out the news. I don't expect to find it here anymore. Surprised to find even the post about that disgusting doctor on here today. "The worst medical malpractice event in history" is what CNN is calling it.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

colliegirls — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:42:54 GMT

Some of the posters who are resurrecting are long time posters. What is up with that????

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

Moonchilde — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:46:25 GMT

It's a form of rebellion/trolling to deliberately dig up old threads just for the purpose of digging them up. There certainly are people who deliberately try to annoy both QVC and forum members. There will always be people who spend their time doing that.

Trollers are finding out that what cannot be posted is getting them routinely deleted, or exposed as bullies and trollers. They're having to dig deep to come up with new ways to disrupt the forums they're determined to bring down.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

HisElk — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 15:51:59 GMT

Thanks for this thread; I was reading in wellness and after clicking on thread, it was started back in February.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

Shorty2U — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 16:18:56 GMT

Yes, and I am getting a bit confused as to whats new and what isn't because I don't see dates of original posts. (Am I missing something?).

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

NickNack1 — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 16:22:58 GMT

@Shorty2U wrote:
Yes, and I am getting a bit confused as to whats new and what isn't because I don't see dates of original posts. (Am I missing something?).

The date is right under the title of the post you are reading.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

esmerelda — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 17:02:40 GMT

I've only noticed and posted on one old resurrected thread...about wind chimes.

I think it's a timely topic and didn't notice and don't care that it's "resurrected." I don't remember posting on it before, so I had a chance to do that today.

Unless they are unpleasant threads...and with the good work of the mods currently, they are not...I see no reason why they can't be "resurrected" for new posters or old posters who missed them earlier to post on.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

betteb — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 17:18:19 GMT

@Puzzle Piece wrote:
@LilacTree wrote:
So even with all the new formatting, they can't stop that?
I've noticed as well. Yet things that are 'current events' and news are prevented here. Like the drone strike that took out the ISIS leader. I think there are lots of savy gals here who enjoy discusssing the current news events. All the inane threads are just that. Some recouped threads are long since old news and just plain dead.

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Posters can discuss any current events here that are not political or religious. The key word here is discuss...not argue, squabble, belittle those that hold an opposing opinion, etc, etc, etc.

Maybe there are posters who aren't capable of that, or perhaps they just don't see any point in having a conversation if they have to be nice.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

NoelSeven — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 17:27:06 GMT

We've been discussing current events for more than a week. Long threads that don't get taken down.

Bette is correct, it's all about doing it in a civil way. If someone tries to start something, and that's happened, IGNORE THEM.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

Himi lover — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 18:16:08 GMT

I actually replied to one yesterday for the heck of it. It seemed the poster was new and had just one post. I thought, let me see if this person answers or is in fact a troll. There were no more posts after mine. That's how interested she/he was in the answer. The OP was from 2014. 😳

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

AuntG — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 23:46:41 GMT

It's summer -- time for reruns.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

lolakimono — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 23:55:01 GMT

@esmerelda wrote:
I've only noticed and posted on one old resurrected thread...about wind chimes.

@esmerelda

The SJP tights one is old too.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

oceantown — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 00:16:57 GMT

The date of the original post is not posted on the forum page. It only shows when I click on the actual subject.

For instance, to get here I clicked on community chat. Then found this topic. The date of the original post is not listed. If I clicked on the far right on the date and time of latest post, it takes me to the current post. In order to see the date and time of the original post, I would have to get back to the original post. Or, instead of clicking on last post, click on the thread title to see the date of when the thread started.

Unless I am missing something, this is not set up right. The date and time of the original post should be listed by the thread title on the forum listings.

There is no reason for so many things here to take extra steps.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

oceantown — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 00:47:55 GMT

I was just thinking more about my comments on the earlier post, specifically my last sentence.

I was pondering why we have to use more steps to get to where we want.

Hmmmm. Maybe that is the point. I am not very knowledgeable on tech stuff, or especially websites. But, I know there is website traffic and google searches, etc. There is such a thing as bounce back rates. and other ways that website traffic is measured.

Maybe they want us to have to click around here much more than we used to.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

italia8140 — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 00:58:57 GMT

@Moonchilde wrote:
It's a form of rebellion/trolling to deliberately dig up old threads just for the purpose of digging them up. There certainly are people who deliberately try to annoy both QVC and forum members. There will always be people who spend their time doing that.

Trollers are finding out that what cannot be posted is getting them routinely deleted, or exposed as bullies and trollers. They're having to dig deep to come up with new ways to disrupt the forums they're determined to bring down.

Major overreaction to something SO TRIVIAL.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

HappyDaze — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 01:02:55 GMT

There was an old WEN post from 2011 recently resurrected. Seriously, 4 year old thread where the OP had only one post, never to return to the thread and somehow it ended up on the first page of the forums.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

tansy — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 01:18:12 GMT

The Q is trying to deal with the troll/s who spammed the boards with 100s of old posts overnight. More power to them.

Re: I have noticed many resurrected old threads

Moonchilde — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 01:24:33 GMT

I was never part of the righteous hysteria over the spam in the old forums, so I'm hardly likely to care deeply about it now. But I call it as I see it, as far as what may be behind this little outburst of it. JMO.