Delete Old Posts

Shotgun12 · February 24, 2006, 11:08 PM

Could I recommend something .... how about deleting the "For Sale, or Want to Buy" ads, that are more than a few months old - since most (or all), will be invalid anyway. It would save us all, much time, and save quite a bit of 'space'.
Thanks

xrageofangelsx · February 25, 2006, 12:06 AM

+1, ya lazy bums!

TheBluesMan · February 25, 2006, 07:10 AM

I like having the older "For Sale" threads as a reference when researching the value of something I have for sale or am interested in buying.

I don't know how it could save anybody time if the older threads were deleted. If you are searching the "For Sale" forums for a particular item, set the search parameters to "3 months ago" and "newer" to eliminate old threads from your search.

-Dave

Shotgun12 · February 25, 2006, 02:57 PM

The problem is with those who aren't familiar with using these forums .... they will often "resurrect" an old thread from months, or years back, which will show up as "new". Sometimes I don't realize that I'm looking at a 3 year old post, until I've already read it .... I don't always remember to check the date on the darn things.
I've just found that it's a lot easier to look at the New Posts .... and not have to do a 'search', to look for items that may still for sale.
I know what you mean, about using them for reference .... could they be "archived" in some way?

xrageofangelsx · February 25, 2006, 03:33 PM

Are prices of firearms 3 and 4 years ago really reflective of the worth of the same firearm today?

My guess would probably be no.

**Mal H** · February 25, 2006, 10:44 PM

Shotgun12, your idea has merit, but so does TheBluesMan's reason for keeping them around. I would add to his reason the fact that the member who originally sold or bought an item here might want to see the thread at a later date for reasons of their own.

Instead of deleting the threads, I think a good compromise would be to close them to further posting. I do agree with you that having a 3 or 4 year old thread resurrected for no really good reason is annoying to say the least.

I'll see if closing the old threads is doable.

**tyme** · February 26, 2006, 06:27 AM

There is a vbulletin mod installed that at least forces people to check a box when posting to an old (>30 days, currently) thread.

**Mal H** · February 26, 2006, 10:46 AM

Yep, and I think that helps a lot.

There is no easy way to mass close all the old threads within the normal tools available to us. We can close them a page full or two at a time, but that would take a long time and the problem is not so severe that it would be worth it.

We can mass delete them, but we don't want to do that. So we'll have to let it go and just ignore the few that threads that get resurrected.

GlocksRfun · February 26, 2006, 04:08 PM

That check mark thing saved me a few times back when I had no clue.

February 24, 2006, 11:08 PM	#1
Shotgun12 Junior Member Join Date: August 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5	Delete Old Posts Could I recommend something .... how about deleting the "For Sale, or Want to Buy" ads, that are more than a few months old - since most (or all), will be invalid anyway. It would save us all, much time, and save quite a bit of 'space'. Thanks

February 25, 2006, 12:06 AM	#2
xrageofangelsx Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2004 Location: Ohio, Indiana and sometimes Kentucky. Posts: 410	+1, ya lazy bums! __________________ Caution: Author suffers from foot in mouth disease.

February 25, 2006, 07:10 AM	#3
TheBluesMan Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 15, 1999 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,558	I like having the older "For Sale" threads as a reference when researching the value of something I have for sale or am interested in buying. I don't know how it could save anybody time if the older threads were deleted. If you are searching the "For Sale" forums for a particular item, set the search parameters to "3 months ago" and "newer" to eliminate old threads from your search. -Dave __________________ -Dave Miller ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ! NRA Certified Instructor: Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Home Firearms Safety, Personal Protection. Tick-off Obama - Join the NRA Today - Save $10

February 25, 2006, 03:33 PM	#5
xrageofangelsx Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2004 Location: Ohio, Indiana and sometimes Kentucky. Posts: 410	Are prices of firearms 3 and 4 years ago really reflective of the worth of the same firearm today? My guess would probably be no. __________________ Caution: Author suffers from foot in mouth disease.

February 26, 2006, 06:27 AM	#7
tyme Staff Join Date: October 13, 2001 Posts: 3,355	There is a vbulletin mod installed that at least forces people to check a box when posting to an old (>30 days, currently) thread. __________________ “The egg hatched...” “...the egg hatched... and a hundred baby spiders came out...” (blade runner) “Who are you?” “A friend. I'm here to prevent you from making a mistake.” “You have no idea what I'm doing here, friend.” “In specific terms, no, but I swore an oath to protect the world...” (continuum) “It's a goal you won't understand until later. Your job is to make sure he doesn't achieve the goal.” (bsg)

February 25, 2006, 02:57 PM	#4
Shotgun12 Junior Member Join Date: August 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5	The problem is with those who aren't familiar with using these forums .... they will often "resurrect" an old thread from months, or years back, which will show up as "new". Sometimes I don't realize that I'm looking at a 3 year old post, until I've already read it .... I don't always remember to check the date on the darn things. I've just found that it's a lot easier to look at the New Posts .... and not have to do a 'search', to look for items that may still for sale. I know what you mean, about using them for reference .... could they be "archived" in some way?

February 25, 2006, 10:44 PM	#6
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Shotgun12, your idea has merit, but so does TheBluesMan's reason for keeping them around. I would add to his reason the fact that the member who originally sold or bought an item here might want to see the thread at a later date for reasons of their own. Instead of deleting the threads, I think a good compromise would be to close them to further posting. I do agree with you that having a 3 or 4 year old thread resurrected for no really good reason is annoying to say the least. I'll see if closing the old threads is doable.

February 26, 2006, 10:46 AM	#8
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Yep, and I think that helps a lot. There is no easy way to mass close all the old threads within the normal tools available to us. We can close them a page full or two at a time, but that would take a long time and the problem is not so severe that it would be worth it. We can mass delete them, but we don't want to do that. So we'll have to let it go and just ignore the few that threads that get resurrected.

February 26, 2006, 04:08 PM	#9
GlocksRfun Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 423	That check mark thing saved me a few times back when I had no clue.