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San Antonio Gal
Posts: 16,765
Registered: ‎05-18-2017

Re: Why Are Old Threads Kept Around?

‎04-19-2019 02:12 PM

@Mj12 wrote:

A day or two ago, I saw an old thread (8 year old thread) bumped up by a long time poster.  I kept thinking, how did she even find that?

@Mj12  - If it's the same one I'm thinking about, the poster was responding to a 8 year old thread.  The older poster was looking for a fashion item and the new poster said she found it.  She said "I know it's been quite awhile, but I found....". 

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Re: Why Are Old Threads Kept Around?

‎04-19-2019 04:07 PM

@Mj12 wrote:

A day or two ago, I saw an old thread (8 year old thread) bumped up by a long time poster.  I kept thinking, how did she even find that?

   Easy.   I did a forum search yesterday for a subject I know has been brought up once or more annually.  The search yielded multi threads on this subject, going back to at least 2012.

Maybe further back, I didn't open them all.

 

I replied to a bumped up old post when I was new. Lesson learned. Since doing that I keep my wits about me and glance at the dates.

 

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MarieIG
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Re: Why Are Old Threads Kept Around?

‎04-19-2019 09:20 PM

I am totally fine with old threads.  Sometimes I reference them for information.  I typically look at the date of the thread.

 

IMHO it is really not a big deal if someone posts on an old thread.

Do the math.
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