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Old Threads: Please Check Dates Before Replying

Recently we have seen an increase in the number of threads which have been brought back up the board from around July, August time - when the thread is effectively dead, and it would be more effective to start a new one.

When these threads appear, after being bumped back up, can I please urge other members not to go straight to replying to the most recent reply, but indeed check the date (and relevence) of the thread.

Things such as "What were your GCSE results?" were clearly for in and around August 21st 2003, and have little purpose now.

Key give aways folks, are threads which say they have been started by Unregistered (!).

Lets use a little bit of common sense please.

Our jobs are already difficult enough.

Expression
On behalf of the Moderation Team

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Reply 1
Expression
Recently we have seen an increase in the number of threads which have been brought back up the board from around July, August time - when the thread is effectively dead, and it would be more effective to start a new one.

When these threads appear, after being bumped back up, can I please urge other members not to go straight to replying to the most recent reply, but indeed check the date (and relevence) of the thread.

Things such as "What were your GCSE results?" were clearly for in and around August 21st 2003, and have little purpose now.

Key give aways folks, are threads which say they have been started by Unregistered (!).

Lets use a little bit of common sense please.

Our jobs are already difficult enough.

Expression
On behalf of the Moderation Team

i second, and carried!
Reply 2
I third, and lifted!
Reply 3
Expression
Recently we have seen an increase in the number of threads which have been brought back up the board from around July, August time - when the thread is effectively dead, and it would be more effective to start a new one.

When these threads appear, after being bumped back up, can I please urge other members not to go straight to replying to the most recent reply, but indeed check the date (and relevence) of the thread.

Things such as "What were your GCSE results?" were clearly for in and around August 21st 2003, and have little purpose now.

Key give aways folks, are threads which say they have been started by Unregistered (!).

Lets use a little bit of common sense please.

Our jobs are already difficult enough.

Expression
On behalf of the Moderation Team

i got very confused.When lh went to cyprus in september and someone bought it back up i replied thinking he was going that day :frown:
Reply 4
Only if the moderation team are more careful about deleting "new" threads.
Reply 5
Bigcnee
Only if the moderation team are more careful about deleting "new" threads.

and we have a comeback
Reply 6
alert alert alert alert

spammer on the lose (and it aint me) Tinner is spamming the boards
Reply 7
eric bischoff
alert alert alert alert

spammer on the lose (and it aint me) Tinner is spamming the boards


yup she/ he is...its getting annoying.
Reply 8
curryADD
yup she/ he is...its getting annoying.

are mods listening.It is time to do something useful
Reply 9
All traces of him have disappeared (all his posts have gone). Thanks mods.
Reply 10
eric bischoff
are mods listening.It is time to do something useful


Alright. He's gone. I got rid.
Tidy up operation to begin.
Reply 11
Bigcnee
Only if the moderation team are more careful about deleting "new" threads.


If thats a threat youth, then I'll get rid of you at the same time.
Reply 12
Notice that expression did the work. Whilst Ollie was just prancing around.
Reply 13
Expression
Alright. He's gone. I got rid.
Tidy up operation to begin.

thanks expression
Reply 14
Expression
If thats a threat youth, then I'll get rid of you at the same time.


thank you expression, almighty of mods! :biggrin:
Reply 15
curryADD
thank you expression, almighty of mods! :biggrin:


yes, well done for being here before a thread on the summer holidays could be resurrected :smile:
Reply 16
Agreeed.


Apart from : what if someone wants to start a thread about GCSE results? Is the ideal thing to a) restart an old thread or B) post a new thread about something there once was? Hmmmm??wq
Reply 17
I have a question here... if a mod deleted the spamming post, would the the thread drop boack down the list again?

lou xxx
Reply 18
lou p
I have a question here... if a mod deleted the spamming post, would the the thread drop boack down the list again?

lou xxx


Yes back down to the hellish place it came from !
Reply 19
lou p
I have a question here... if a mod deleted the spamming post, would the the thread drop boack down the list again?

lou xxx

it should because of the date set