"Read Only" Threads

EdInk · March 10, 2011, 11:33 AM

How about locking threads that are inactive for more than a certain period of time, so that they are "read only" so new (and old) members don't resurrect stuff from 5+ years ago. It's happening quiet often lately and the little "inactive thread notice" seems to go unnoticed by them.

In the past week alone, I can think of two examples of this happening. One was a guy offering to buy a Colt Grizzly from another member that posted a pic in a thread from 2004-ish. The second was about the FBI issued pistol from 9 years ago. People don't seem to may attention to the dates.

**Mike Irwin** · March 10, 2011, 11:41 AM

Nope, some people don't. They'll resurrect a thread without any real reason to do so.

On the critical annoyance meter, it's about a .1, and given the amount of traffic at TFL it's NOT that common occurrence.

Sometimes there are valid reasons for resurrecting an old thread. If all of the old threads were locked, though, that wouldn't be possible.

Frankly, we'd rather deal with the occasional misressurection than locking everything down.

**tyme** · March 10, 2011, 01:44 PM

There's already a warning box that has to be checked when people reply to a thread that's older than some limit... I think it's 30 or 90 days. I think that's a good middle ground.

March 10, 2011, 11:33 AM	#1
EdInk Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2009 Posts: 3,968	"Read Only" Threads How about locking threads that are inactive for more than a certain period of time, so that they are "read only" so new (and old) members don't resurrect stuff from 5+ years ago. It's happening quiet often lately and the little "inactive thread notice" seems to go unnoticed by them. In the past week alone, I can think of two examples of this happening. One was a guy offering to buy a Colt Grizzly from another member that posted a pic in a thread from 2004-ish. The second was about the FBI issued pistol from 9 years ago. People don't seem to may attention to the dates. __________________ Sic Semper Tyrannis

March 10, 2011, 11:41 AM	#2
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Nope, some people don't. They'll resurrect a thread without any real reason to do so. On the critical annoyance meter, it's about a .1, and given the amount of traffic at TFL it's NOT that common occurrence. Sometimes there are valid reasons for resurrecting an old thread. If all of the old threads were locked, though, that wouldn't be possible. Frankly, we'd rather deal with the occasional misressurection than locking everything down. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

March 10, 2011, 01:44 PM	#3
tyme Staff Join Date: October 13, 2001 Posts: 3,355	There's already a warning box that has to be checked when people reply to a thread that's older than some limit... I think it's 30 or 90 days. I think that's a good middle ground. __________________ “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)