Designating "vintage" threads.

[robthehiker]

Sorry AA, but cameras had not been invented when I got my first kilt!!

Take care,
Ham.

Here it is!



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[turpin]

I see no problem using the info in an old thread to illustrate or ask a question related to it. It's when people read the years-old thread and then respond to the original posts that begs the question.

[Monkey@Arms]

As one who often suggest using the search feature, I practice what I preach. I used the search feature extensively when I started kilt wearing, and found the answer to almost every important question: manufacturer's reputation, kilt etiquette, how to manage in bathroom stalls. I mean seriously, why ask a question like, "What do you think of kilts made by Matt Newsome?" when a quick search would provide the answer in voluminous detail?

IMHO the problem with adding your two-cents to a years-old thread, is that the orginal parties to the conversation have often moved on. If you have something to say thats relevant to your own life, why not start a new one?

Best regards,

Jake

[Mike1]

Its great to read old threads but the thing that pulls them back to the top of the heap is adding a comment. I often wonder why bother? I mean really - what earth shattering new insight can anyone really to add to a thread that ran its course three years ago?

Phil, we can extend that argument to the point where it is safe to say we've touched on nearly every kilt topic there is, in the last 400,000+ posts. So why have the forums open to posting, at all?

And if someone is not adding any 'earth-shattering new insight' to an older thread, what are they possibly bringing to the table in a new thread?

I think you'll see people's thoughts and perceptions can often change over time, so sometimes it can be interesting to see how those positions have changed.

I agree, there's no need to welcome a member that joined two years ago. But we don't want to stop people from posting in threads that are relevant to their current situation or position.

[Jerry]

To quote Mike1:

..."I agree, there's no need to welcome a member that joined two years ago. But we don't want to stop people from posting in threads that are relevant to their current situation or position".....

Perhaps, Welcoming new member threads could be made read only after, say, 30 days. My policy on posting in the welcoming threads is that if there are more than two pages in the thread, I don't post to it. That doesn't mean that the new member is unwelcome in my view, just that I don't feel that all of our several thousand members need to post welcome messages for every new member.

Here is another suggestion. Maybe a new position similar to the "House Chairman" could be created to welcome our new members Say, call them "official greeters" or something. They could post something like;

"On behalf of our forum administrators, moderators and our several thousand members, Welcome to Xmarks The Scot" Then the greeter could go on to explain the forums purpose and say something like please be sure to read our rules before posting to any other topic.

[Friday]

Two thoughts for this discussion;
1) There is a local newspaper that used to use the advertising line - "If you haven't read it it is still news" or there is something that can be learned from even yesterdays newspaper. As said about there are almost half a million posts here. How long would it take to read everyone if you did nothing else for 10 hours a day? So the member may have been on the forum for years and never have come across an old thread. I do agree that when coming across a tread try to read all posts before adding additional comments.

2) The search features of this forum is very good, but, like a looking up a word in a dictionary if you don't know how it is spelled it is not that easy to look up. that same if true of the search feature of any product. How many of you knew what fell or seeking was when you joined the forum. I wonder how many new member think that horsehair refers to the facial hair worn by many members.

[Mike1]

Perhaps, Welcoming new member threads could be made read only after, say, 30 days.

We've already implemented that step. If you scroll back through the newbie forum, you'll see the older threads are locked down.

As for having designated greeters with a canned welcome message, I am of the opinion that loses the personal touch for the new member. Some people are hesitant about posting on a new forum and to receive welcomes from different people with different thigs to say can be a real ice-breaker.

The search features of this forum is very good...

Did someone at vBulletin pay you to say that?

[davedove]

Sorry AA, but cameras had not been invented when I got my first kilt!!

Take care,
Ham.

Here it is!



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So, Hamish, what was Moses really like?

[SteveB]

Recently some "old" threads were brought back to life, even though the person that started the thread is not currently active on the board. I read every post and found that the attitude expressed byt the members that first posted was different than the current members that posted. For me it was a very pleasant way to see the changes in Society, one kilt at a time.....

[Larry124]

Wa’ [Topic] Act of Union?
Dinna ken.