Ok to start new threads

MTK · 04-26-2011, 10:10 AM

Just a reminder that it's ok to start new threads, no need to bump year old threads especially when there have been new developments to a story or if the story is entirely different than the existing thread you're thinking of bumping.

Bumping old threads gets confusing and we'd like to cut down on the mega threads we've had lately.

Also, I should specify the importance of quality thread titles too. You know, punctuation, spelling, capitalizing, etc. These threads get sent out via Facebook and Twitter, so let's remember that when you are creating content for the site, let's dot our I's and cross our T's.

Thanks

hooskins · 04-26-2011, 10:31 AM

It's so funny that posters always go to the extremes. I recall a few years back we had issues of duplicate threads or people creating new threads for updates a few days later.

Now people bump threads that are 3-4 years old lol. There is a middle ground folks!

jdlea · 04-26-2011, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Just a reminder that it's ok to start new threads, no need to bump year old threads especially when there have been new developments to a story or if the story is entirely different than the existing thread you're thinking of bumping.

Bumping old threads gets confusing and we'd like to cut down on the mega threads we've had lately.

Also, I should specify the importance of quality thread titles too. You know, punctuation, spelling, capitalizing, etc. These threads get sent out via Facebook and Twitter, so let's remember that when you are creating content for the site, let's dot our I's and cross our T's.

Thanks

Thanks goodness, I don't post all that often anymore anyway, but I was starting to avoid this place just because I didn't feel like navigating to page 254 of a thread to find out what the latest news on a story is.

Thank you for this PSA, Matty. Hopefully, it'll make it easier to keep up with things around here.

mredskins · 04-26-2011, 11:14 AM

Know you know and knowing is half the battle.

mredskins · 04-26-2011, 11:16 AM

I can't wait for the day when folks start creating way to many threads and someone bumps this thread; hopefully it will be like 2014.

Schneed10 · 04-26-2011, 11:18 AM

While neither extreme is fun, I'd much rather have duplicate short threads than only like 5 active mega threads.

Thanks for this, it makes discussion so much easier to follow.

Monkeydad · 04-26-2011, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schneed10

While neither extreme is fun, I'd much rather have duplicate short threads than only like 5 active mega threads.

Thanks for this, it makes discussion so much easier to follow.

Agreed. Headlines are more effective than unabridged documentary threads.

Dirtbag59 · 04-26-2011, 04:49 PM

You spelled okay wrong in your subject heading. 4 month ban.

tryfuhl · 04-28-2011, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schneed10

While neither extreme is fun, I'd much rather have duplicate short threads than only like 5 active mega threads.

Thanks for this, it makes discussion so much easier to follow.

This

SirClintonPortis · 04-28-2011, 06:51 PM

Haha, never been a problem for me. Some sports forums are actually quite nice. Other forums often punish members for necroposting and the thread gets auto-locked.

EARTHQUAKE2689 · 04-28-2011, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schneed10

While neither extreme is fun, I'd much rather have duplicate short threads than only like 5 active mega threads.

Thanks for this, it makes discussion so much easier to follow.

In that case time to go back to 2007 Earthquake.

Dirtbag59 · 04-28-2011, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

In that case time to go back to 2007 Earthquake.

Quake! Good to have you back brother.

04-26-2011, 10:10 AM	#1
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 52 Posts: 99,569	Ok to start new threads Just a reminder that it's ok to start new threads, no need to bump year old threads especially when there have been new developments to a story or if the story is entirely different than the existing thread you're thinking of bumping. Bumping old threads gets confusing and we'd like to cut down on the mega threads we've had lately. Also, I should specify the importance of quality thread titles too. You know, punctuation, spelling, capitalizing, etc. These threads get sent out via Facebook and Twitter, so let's remember that when you are creating content for the site, let's dot our I's and cross our T's. Thanks __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

04-26-2011, 10:31 AM	#2
hooskins Most Interesting Man in the World Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chantilly, VA Age: 37 Posts: 8,606	Re: Ok to start new threads It's so funny that posters always go to the extremes. I recall a few years back we had issues of duplicate threads or people creating new threads for updates a few days later. Now people bump threads that are 3-4 years old lol. There is a middle ground folks! __________________ Vacancy

04-26-2011, 11:14 AM	#4
mredskins Gamebreaker Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 12,873	Re: Ok to start new threads Know you know and knowing is half the battle. __________________ When life gives you paper jams, turn them into paper footballs!

04-26-2011, 11:16 AM	#5
mredskins Gamebreaker Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 12,873	Re: Ok to start new threads I can't wait for the day when folks start creating way to many threads and someone bumps this thread; hopefully it will be like 2014. __________________ When life gives you paper jams, turn them into paper footballs!

04-26-2011, 11:18 AM	#6
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 45 Posts: 12,426	Re: Ok to start new threads While neither extreme is fun, I'd much rather have duplicate short threads than only like 5 active mega threads. Thanks for this, it makes discussion so much easier to follow. __________________ God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.

04-26-2011, 04:49 PM	#8
Dirtbag59 Naega jeil jal naga Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Atlanta, Georgia From: Silver Spring, Maryland Age: 39 Posts: 14,750	Re: Ok to start new threads You spelled okay wrong in your subject heading. 4 month ban. __________________ "It's nice to be important, but its more important to be nice." - Scooter "I feel like Dirtbag has been slowly and methodically trolling the board for a month or so now." - FRPLG

04-28-2011, 06:51 PM	#10
SirClintonPortis Pro Bowl Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,052	Re: Ok to start new threads Haha, never been a problem for me. Some sports forums are actually quite nice. Other forums often punish members for necroposting and the thread gets auto-locked. __________________ Analysis using datasets (aka stats) is an attempt at reverse-engineering a player's "goodness". Virtuosity remembered, douchebaggery forgotten. The ideal character profile shoved down modern Western men and women's throats is Don Juan.

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