It may not interest anyone, but first thing I do when one of those threads is brought back to life: check the calendar to see how close to a full moon we are.
It is uncanny! 
:lol:
Here, here, I agree with you totally. I thought this was a āTrain Related Siteā.
I just ignore those threads.
Youāre rightā¦it doesnātā¦
Nah, we can blame it on the summer heat! Iām tired of only being able to work on the layout from 6-9 a.m.!
Its been suggested that I add a feature that, if youāre commenting on a post more than (some number) of days old, youāll get some kind of āare you sure you want to do this?ā message.
Comments?
Why make more work for yourself Bob??? If the topic is one that is not conforming to your standards of what this site should be addressing then just lock it up!! Sometimes I myself have not seen a topic and then do come across it and want to respond. The religion, and politics should NEVER be brought up here periodā¦ Anyways itās your site you can do what you want to, just like us running our layouts, and trains. Hah LOL Regal
Bob McCown said:
Its been suggested that I add a feature that, if you're commenting on a post more than (some number) of days old, you'll get some kind of "are you sure you want to do this?" message.Comments?
yes, that would be nice. - but not essential.
if itās easy to implement, do it - if not, nobody will die because of a thread revival.
Bob McCown said:
Its been suggested that I add a feature that, if you're commenting on a post more than (some number) of days old, you'll get some kind of "are you sure you want to do this?" message.Comments?
Doesnāt really seem necessary, as it is really not going to happen accidentally.
Bob McCown said:
Its been suggested that I add a feature that, if you're commenting on a post more than (some number) of days old, you'll get some kind of "are you sure you want to do this?" message.Comments?
It would be an unnecessary, added step on threads like Bruceās recent looooong build log. It happens infrequently, and only the sissies really get upset. As you said, this is a āPublick House,ā with you as the bar tender, and conversations can sometimes get intense. If you donāt like the conversation, just ignore it and move on.
Those of us who sometimes do participate, do so because we enjoy a good argument, in the nicest sense of the word, and always leave the Tap Room of the āPublick Houseā with virtual arms around each otherās virtual shoulders. Donāt we, Tony and HJ?
Bruce Chandler said:Bob McCown said:
Its been suggested that I add a feature that, if you're commenting on a post more than (some number) of days old, you'll get some kind of "are you sure you want to do this?" message.Comments?
Doesnāt really seem necessary, as it is really not going to happen accidentally.
I agreeā¦
Iād just say add the original post date to the title line
Iām with Bruce & Kenā¦ Just leave it aloneā¦ Someone is always going to bring up an old topic sometime, itās human natureā¦
Not worth spending the time onā¦
I agreeā¦no need.
Bringing up old threads can be interesting and even informative. No harm done.
To some, itās like dragging out the old photo album
Ralph
Bob McCown said:
Its been suggested that I add a feature that, if you're commenting on a post more than (some number) of days old, you'll get some kind of "are you sure you want to do this?" message.Comments?
If you do, just amend the warning to āFred: are you sure you want to do this?ā
Jon Radder said:You forgot "DON'T BLAME THE ROOSTER"!!!!!!!!!
If you do, just amend the warning to "[b]Fred:[/b] are you sure you want to do this?" :D
David Russell said:As usual, you have it backwards :)Jon Radder said:You forgot "DON'T BLAME THE ROOSTER"!!!!!!!!!
If you do, just amend the warning to "[b]Fred:[/b] are you sure you want to do this?" :D
āIf all else failsā¦blame the Roosterā
How about an example of āwarming over.ā
While objections to āflogging to deathā a topic certainly makes sense, Iām unclear as to what constitutes a āwarmed overā thread.
Now, if a reader has new or ādifferentā information, and returns to the same post title, is this warming it over?
If this is the case, is using a new posting title the groupās preference?
Wendell
Steve Featherkile said:
...... and only the sissies really get upset. As you said, this is a "Publick House," with you as the bar tender, and conversations can sometimes get intense. If you don't like the conversation, just ignore it and move on.Those of us who sometimes do participate, do so because we enjoy a good argument, in the nicest sense of the word, and always leave the Tap Room of the āPublick Houseā with virtual arms around each otherās virtual shoulders. Donāt we, Tony and HJ?
Funny you should mention that, I just donāt get to the Tap Room of the real Public Houses often enough, either. Must be my sheltered life.
On the other hand, reading a warmed over thread gives me the same general feeling as warmed up, leftover food. Something to do with the episode of food poisoning during my military training, which has me toss a lot more stuff in the garbage than the āaverageā consumer.
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:If you stepped in dog sh*t..............would you give up walking? Ralph
On the other hand, reading a warmed over thread gives me the same general feeling as warmed up, leftover food. Something to do with the episode of food poisoning during my military training, which has me toss a lot more stuff in the garbage than the "average" consumer. ;) :)