Re the changes in the BB regarding long standing threads

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

Why can't they just make a special forum for them and call it "Classic Threads" or something like that? I don't get the reason for closing them out. If they are in their own forum, I can't see that being an issue for anyone.

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

I have zero problem with the longstanding friendship posts and doubt that any actual posters did.

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

On 8/4/2014 tansy said: I have zero problem with the longstanding friendship posts and doubt that any actual posters did.

They surely never bothered me either.

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

On 8/4/2014 tansy said: I have zero problem with the longstanding friendship posts and doubt that any actual posters did.

Hi tansy,

I'm with you on this one.

hckynut(john)

scotttie · ‎03-09-2010

I don't see why they have to do ANYTHING with the longstanding threads. There are not that many of them on VP. Can't understand why people who aren't interested cannot just scroll on by. None of the threads interest everyone so what's the beef?

stilltamn8r · ‎03-14-2010

They don't bother me one bit..however, I didn't answer the survey...heck, I didn't even KNOW about the survey.....

sunala · ‎03-09-2010

What survey?

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dooBdoo · ‎06-27-2010

I have no problem with the longstanding threads. They're not just here in Viewpoints, btw, they're in the other forums, too. I've seen complaints about them before and can only guess that a large number of survey participants mentioned them as a problem or maybe a distraction? I've seen other chat boards/forums move threads such as those to a special sub-forum, just as they also generally move all "O/T" threads to another category, simply to try and keep each forum more organized and on-track -- that's sort of a moderation standard practice.

Re: the survey, I think they made a huge mistake by NOT making it prominent that a survey was taking place and by NOT allowing it to be active for a longer period of time. It appears to me a lot of posters didn't know about it and, thus, didn't participate.

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