Supporters Rogerborg Posted June 20, 2019 Supporters Share Posted June 20, 2019 Idea pinched from other forums: It might be handy to warn users with an "Are you sure...?" when they're about to necro-post to a thread that hasn't had a comment on it for quite some time. Also, when a thread does get necroed, it would be great to have a visible flag at the point of the necro and/or top of the page to clue in further commentards that they're piling into a zombie thread. Prompted by this corker of a 5 year necro. vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Adolf Hamster Posted June 20, 2019 Supporters Share Posted June 20, 2019 sounds like a great idea, a wee popup that says "are you sure, this thread hasn't been used in x years" would be great. not sure about warning other people though, part of the fun of forums is trying to be the first to spot a necro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommikka Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 It would depend on the wording of the warning. A necro post that advises someone what they should have bought 5 years ago is a bit pointless, but following on in line with an existing old topic could be reasonable. At least it shows that a new user has searched threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted June 20, 2019 Author Supporters Share Posted June 20, 2019 Sure, I'm only suggesting a "This is an old thread, are you sure you want to bump it?" style notification just to verify that it's deliberate rather than inattention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Moderator Jedi_Master Posted June 20, 2019 Head Moderator Share Posted June 20, 2019 Please check the dates on threads before posting. This topic is quite old. If the topic starter would like this thread reopened, please PM me with a link back to this topic. This is a general message which helps us speed up forum moderation. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Moderator Jedi_Master Posted June 20, 2019 Head Moderator Share Posted June 20, 2019 @Rogerborg we do not have an automatic warning based on the date of the last post. We do already have a Moderator prompt for Necro posts that simply locks the topic (as my post above). It is not often used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin proffrink Posted June 20, 2019 Root Admin Share Posted June 20, 2019 Can do this. Will implement over the weekend if I'm not being too lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin proffrink Posted June 24, 2019 Root Admin Share Posted June 24, 2019 Was lazy, didn't do it. Maybe this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tackle Posted June 24, 2019 Moderators Share Posted June 24, 2019 On 24/06/2019 at 13:25, proffrink said: Was lazy, didn't do it. Maybe this week. Expand 😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators djben9 Posted June 25, 2019 Moderators Share Posted June 25, 2019 On 24/06/2019 at 13:25, proffrink said: Was lazy, didn't do it. Maybe this week. Expand Will remind you later! i'll forget now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin proffrink Posted July 1, 2019 Root Admin Share Posted July 1, 2019 I finally did it. After 90 days threads will show the following warning when going to post: Quote This thread is over three months old. Please be sure that your post is appropriate as it will revive this otherwise old (and probably forgotten) thread. Expand Any thoughts on the wording? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Crystal Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 That should do the trick well. Although it is quite a long warning to read through... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators djben9 Posted July 2, 2019 Moderators Share Posted July 2, 2019 On 02/07/2019 at 06:43, Crazy_Crystal said: That should do the trick well. Although it is quite a long warning to read through... Expand Sometimes not matter what is written, some users ignore it!! maybe an image! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin proffrink Posted July 2, 2019 Root Admin Share Posted July 2, 2019 On 02/07/2019 at 06:43, Crazy_Crystal said: That should do the trick well. Although it is quite a long warning to read through... Expand You're right. I'm hoping they just read the bit in bold at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted July 2, 2019 Author Supporters Share Posted July 2, 2019 Looks good to me. Of course, other forums use spiders and tombstones and such as a visual aide-mémoire. The <blink> tag will rise again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin proffrink Posted July 2, 2019 Root Admin Share Posted July 2, 2019 On 02/07/2019 at 09:10, Rogerborg said: Looks good to me. Of course, other forums use spiders and tombstones and such as a visual aide-mémoire. The <blink> tag will rise again. Expand Blink tag has been dead for a long time. It's time to move on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert James Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 01/07/2019 at 21:53, proffrink said: I finally did it. After 90 days threads will show the following warning when going to post: Any thoughts on the wording? Expand Should it not say This thread is completed? I find it rolls off the tongue more.... The above is something I'm waiting to hear rather than my actual opinion... 10 points for a correct guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin proffrink Posted July 3, 2019 Root Admin Share Posted July 3, 2019 Nah, people do actually bump old threads with cause. Otherwise we'd just auto-lock them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators djben9 Posted July 4, 2019 Moderators Share Posted July 4, 2019 yep, did one yesterday in places to buy, where many can be months old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert James Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 On 03/07/2019 at 23:39, proffrink said: Nah, people do actually bump old threads with cause. Otherwise we'd just auto-lock them Expand On 04/07/2019 at 06:34, djben9 said: yep, did one yesterday in places to buy, where many can be months old Expand I know, I was trying to reference the time when there was a long convo about using the word completed or something for a sale option and someone kept bringing it up with the proff... I didn't deliver I'm sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin proffrink Posted July 4, 2019 Root Admin Share Posted July 4, 2019 Oh I see. That wording still keeps me up at night, but I still don't know how to improve it English has failed us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators djben9 Posted July 4, 2019 Moderators Share Posted July 4, 2019 THE THREAD YOU ARE ABOUT TO REPLY IN IS OVER 3 MONTHS OLD, ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO RESURRECT IT?. HAVE A THINK AND COME BACK IN 10mins...... tbh i don't have an issue with general topics as its saves new topics being created and keeps the info. in one place, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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