Sorry for the mishap...

[veritas honus]

Don S,

You closed this thread, http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=447613&p=3617811#post3617811, to which I'd responded. I didn't do any kind of search to pull it up. I simply came across it in "Boating Topics", and responded. I didn't realize how old it was, as I never looked at the date it was posted. I never thought about the age of the thread and didn't give proper attention to the date. I never even thought about it.

Sorry for the trouble. I'll certainly pay more attention in the future, when responding to any thread or post.:redface:

 

[sasto]

Re: Sorry for the mishap...

OH!....I've never done that! :facepalm:

 

[ngt]

Re: Sorry for the mishap...

I'll bookmark this thread and bump it in 5 years so you'll feel better

 

[lncoop]

Re: Sorry for the mishap...

Sorry for the trouble. I'll certainly pay more attention in the future, when responding to any thread or post.:redface:

See that you do. Troublemaker.

 

[oops!]

Re: Sorry for the mishap...

i think iboats has "gremlins" in the archives.

i have responded to a post that was just replied to minits before me.

i look back at the post, the person that bumped it is gone, and it looks like i bump a 10 year old post

 

[dockwrecker]

Re: Sorry for the mishap...

See that you do. Troublemaker.

Coming from YOU Coop, that's pretty funny....

 

[dlindeblad]

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It makes perfect sense not to bump a thread older than three months. One would never want similar information in a "single" thread. It is much better to have the similar information contained in multiple threads. It makes it so much easier to search to learn.

Sorry for being cynical, but some rules are just silly.

 

[lncoop]

Re: Sorry for the mishap...

Coming from YOU Coop, that's pretty funny....

Instead of sniping at perfectly innocent iboaters you should be over here helping me with my brakes, mister.

 

[ezmobee]

Re: Sorry for the mishap...

It makes perfect sense not to bump a thread older than three months. One would never want similar information in a "single" thread. It is much better to have the similar information contained in multiple threads. It makes it so much easier to search to learn.

Sorry for being cynical, but some rules are just silly.

dlindeblad, I don't entirely disagree with you. And we do recognize that we operate a bit differently than a lot of other forums. In many forums you catch hell for starting new threads instead of posting to old ones on similar topics. However, what we've found here is too many people would dig up old posts concerning similar problems with their boats and the people helping them would get confused on what was their problem and what were the previous posters problems. For people to get the best advice, we want new threads started with all the details pertaining to your specific problem. We've tried to be even handed in enforcing this throughout the forum.

 

[sasto]

Re: Sorry for the mishap...

I'll bookmark this thread and bump it in 5 years so you'll feel better

Good one, ngt!

 

[sweet addiction]

Re: Sorry for the mishap...

As I type this I am wondering if this thread is too old to reply to. At what point does a thread become too old and we need to just start a new one? The way I see it we should keep "bumping" old ones if someone has a point to make on that particular topic. It will make things easier to "search" for and it keeps topics going. I found myself "bumping" some topics today. I did it because I had a fix to the problem and wished I could have my info that I produced today 3 years ago. You never know! Think about the millions of people who search this absolutely awesome forum every day. Think how they will use it. Just my 2 cents.

 

[64osby]

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.............. We've tried to be even handed in enforcing this throughout the forum.

Everyone needs an ambidextrous slap in the face one in while.

I like the format of new threads, yes info gets repeated sometimes, but every problem or solution may be specific to that person, their skills, their resources, and even their motivation.

The use of the search function allows one to research their specific issue / question and how others have addressed it.

Other boards I visit are often hard to follow, the end result gets lost in the multitude of new posters.

 

[RogersJetboat454]

Re: Sorry for the mishap...

As I type this I am wondering if this thread is too old to reply to. At what point does a thread become too old and we need to just start a new one?

Per forum rules, 3 months (which is generous IMHO), unless its the O.P. who can reply as late as they like.

I don't agree with bumping threads just for the sake of keeping the thread dates recent, unless the person posting genuinely has more info, or a different point of view.

You haven't seen it yet Sweet, but this can become a hopping place in the summer.
If that practice were to take place regularly (especially in the summer), you would have a ton or middle aged, elderly, and what should be dead threads obscuring lots of new stuff. That is why the search button exists. You can look at threads as far back to the inception of Iboats forums, and study them like a book at the library. If your research has not answered your questions, its time to ask them, and hopefully it isn't a question about oil, oil additives, or ethanol fuel. :-D

 

[gus-gus]

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I am on both sides here and see an easy fix, a soaking corner. After 3 months of inactivity, move them to it! Then New and Old are separated and creating no issue at all. I mean, COME ON, old information is relevant far more often than not. It quite often answers questions and separates uninformed (rehashed/rehashed/rehashed) questions that are answered with attitude since it is asked every three months for the last 10 years, confusing and chasing off good people.

 

[Don S]

Re: Sorry for the mishap...

1. If you find an old post and want an update on it, PM the original poster. Most times, they haven't come back since that post.
2. If it's an old post and doesn't answer your question, start a new thread of your own and ask. You can always post a link to an old thread for reference.
3. If it's just a comment, too late, the thread is old and inactive.
4. Many old threads are opened by a new member that is actually just hijacking that question and turning it into his. Posting your problem at the end of someone elses thread makes it even harder to notice. So might as well start your own thread. Besides, just because you have a similar problem, doesn't mean the cause or the cure is the same.
5. In the summer when things are very busy, why should people get their post moved off the first page because of someone commenting on a 10 year old thread? That happens a lot.

The rule in our forum rules forum. It states:

12. Please do not post to threads that have been inactive for more than 3 months UN-LESS you are the original poster. We have very active forums and any thread that remains inactive for that long should be considered "dead". It is especially confusing when there is an entirely new question posted to an old thread. This is considered a hijack. Please start a new thread of your own.

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