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Long-dead topics keep coming back

Zombie topics? brb imma get my boomstick

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If a topic is so worth discussing then let posters make a new topic, stop leaving old topics open for years and years, it's untidy and needlessly clutters up the Recent Posts view when someone chips in on a topic that was over a long time ago.

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Reply #26 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MarvinKosh, reply 19
These topics have served their purpose.
End of MarvinKosh's quote

Actually, that *is* their purpose, to a degree. Otherwise users would be creating new threads on the same dead subjects.

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 24
Both are authored by Frogboy so it's a brave lad who'd be willing to cull them...
End of Jafo's quote
"Brave" may not be the appropriate term. ;)

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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Uvah, reply 16
Kinda like Curried Cabbage eh. Whatever happened to the WB I wonder.
End of Uvah's quote

might have been flushed down the lavatory X(

Reply #29 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 25

And yet you yourself have posted on the last pages of BOTH ...doing your own bit to keep them from dying a death.

And...

Both are authored by Frogboy so it's a brave lad who'd be willing to cull them....

 

You CAN be your own worst enemy....
End of Jafo's quote

One of them is a sticky and the other is the top result for a search on 'multiplayer' so even if nobody replies to them for months they're still more likely to be replied to than a fresher, more recent discussion on multiplayer.  It doesn't matter that I've replied to them, I would still be on the last page for months at the current random posting rate.

Also, the 'hot topic' icon appears besides topics that have been dormant for ages, so you can't rely on that as a reliable indicator of whether the topic is really hot or not, all it says is there are lots of replies.

Basically your forums favour old topics that go on for years, even if forum users might be better served by a new topic which highlights the important and relevant points from the older topics and moves on from there.  I'm not saying that anyone will actually do that, but it would be pointless for them to do so when the old topics still attract the occasional post because they scream to the top of the search.  Catch-22.

Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Still cannot see your problem....;p

Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting 2of3, reply 31
https://forums.wincustomize.com/168081
End of 2of3's quote

Quoting 2of3, reply 32
My Throbber's Broken!
End of 2of3's quote

Look, if you're gonna resurrect a thread, make a proper job of it.....

I am Bichur of Borg and my throbber's been replaced with an implant. :w00t:

Reply #34 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Now that you mention it, have a look at this:

https://forums.galciv2.com/35315

It looks as though the replies are being cut off and/or some tags are not being handled properly.  If it's a known issue that isn't going to re-occur then fine, I just noticed it and thought 'that's weird!'

Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Long live the...dead topics! :beer: :pizza: