sambum Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 How long does it take the admin/mods to decide to close an ageing topic? There have been several instances recently when prior the the current post, the previous comment was several months ago. One thread that I have just looked at was originally posted on June 16 2017, the previous last post was on June 18 2017, and now somebody makes a comment on 17 Feb 2018! The post in question is not exactly ongoing news, such as the latest state of the plans for an election, or a possible appeal by the convicted Koh Tao Burmese men:- "Tokyo business man just ten minutes into first trip to Pattaya - now 50,000 baht lighter" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 The old threads are the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 19 minutes ago, StreetCowboy said: The old threads are the best. That's what I used to say about my Levi jeans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Threads do get archived, and hard to find. Try looking for the thread about taking your ferret for a walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 22 minutes ago, StreetCowboy said: Threads do get archived, and hard to find. Try looking for the thread about taking your ferret for a walk. Now that would be a sight for sore eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCor Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 4 hours ago, sambum said: How long does it take the admin/mods to decide to close an ageing topic? There have been several instances recently when prior the the current post, the previous comment was several months ago. One thread that I have just looked at was originally posted on June 16 2017, the previous last post was on June 18 2017, and now somebody makes a comment on 17 Feb 2018! While a MOD can close a topic to further posts, they are reluctant to do so. A ThaiVisa system administrator might set a task to archive older topics that don't have current activity ...but there are many topic older than 2012 (or even older) that can still be replied in. If a topic has been archived, you'll see the following banner posted above the topic title: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 29 minutes ago, RichCor said: While a MOD can close a topic to further posts, they are reluctant to do so. A ThaiVisa system administrator might set a task to archive older topics that don't have current activity ...but there are many topic older than 2012 (or even older) that can still be replied in. If a topic has been archived, you'll see the following banner posted above the topic title: Yes, I realise that, thank you, but it just seems a bit pointless to keep a topic open where there has been little or no activity for months, but when a topic becomes "heated" they close it almost immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCor Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Some topic material becomes 'stale' in hours or days. Other topics, say something with staying power like farming, can be active for years with just dribs and drabs of posts adding to the collective data of the topic. To say all topics should automatically be closed after a certain time of inactivity would result in the loss of some continuity on certain topic posts. Luckily the forum is designed to present you with only the newest posts on any topic, so most older topics fall away as newer posts take the top locations. Older topics can only resurface if you search for them or someone tacks on a new post. Only forum etiquette dictates when/if someone shouldn't add a new post to an old topic. No forum is perfect. No forum has perfect members. Especially this one. Some people just don't know when to shut up. Wait, who said that! Show yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissie Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Several months ago? How about several years ago! TVF surely must pay a lot of money for "server-space". And TVF is old. Older than the internet skills of many participants. Surely, with some effort, one could find some old threads on TVF going back to "William the Concueror", the ancient invadors/soldiers complaining "What a boring place this London is, we should have invaded Pattaya instead". Seriously, any thread older than 2 months should no more be accessible by anyone. If a thread is of interest, within 2 Months, all the opinions/views have been voiced. To make room for new assessements of an existing or a new situation, as the case may be. In a fast moving world, a 2 month old thread is just "water under the bridge". Cheers. PS: By "water under the bridge": I am not trying to connect this expression with the sewage disposal efforts taking place in Pattaya. Haeaven forbid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I wish they would have kept the "cheapest farang in Bangkok" thread open. The one where one guy monopolized a seat in one of the Emporium restaurants (the Oriental coffee shop?) and did all kinds of crazy stuff. I always wondered what happened to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 12 hours ago, RichCor said: A ThaiVisa system administrator might set a task to archive older topics that don't have current activity ...but there are many topic older than 2012 (or even older) that can still be replied in. If a topic has not been posted on for 2 years it s automatically archived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCor Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 22 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: If a topic has not been posted on for 2 years it s automatically archived. Some topics seem to be hiding from the archivist process when it runs... How Much Red Wine Can Cause Alcoholism ? By THAIPHUKET, January 16, 2012 in I drink too much Forum last post: November 22, 2014 Top 10 Foods That Americans Miss While Abroad By Jingthing, January 24, 2013 in Western Food in Thailand last post: January 2, 2015 ...but, yea, for the most part older topics have been marked as 'Archived' and posting disabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Does it really matter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 It matters if I (accidentally/not looking) response to a post that has revived a three year old thread and scatter some likes on the thread Happened some days ago and members might be puzzled about the late likes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 2 hours ago, RichCor said: Some topics seem to be hiding from the archivist process when it runs... There a few sub forums and subforums that are setup to not automatically archive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamesgplayemail Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Good question. I will never understand the idiots who complain when we bump an old thread. We do it because we hope that some of the posters will see the new question related to the OP. And in my opinion if any forum didn't want that we bump old posts, it is not difficult to automatically close them earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 2 hours ago, gamesgplayemail said: Good question. I will never understand the idiots who complain when we bump an old thread. We do it because we hope that some of the posters will see the new question related to the OP. And in my opinion if any forum didn't want that we bump old posts, it is not difficult to automatically close them earlier. I think some people are just embarrassed about the nonsense that they have posted, and want the thread to go away to hide their shame. SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Doctor Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Ive just started indexing all the posts again so some peals should be found again soon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 On 17/02/2018 at 8:41 PM, swissie said: Seriously, any thread older than 2 months should no more be accessible by anyone. If a thread is of interest, within 2 Months, all the opinions/views have been voiced. To make room for new assessements of an existing or a new situation, as the case may be. In a fast moving world, a 2 month old thread is just "water under the bridge". @swissie With respect, I disagree. I posted on the thread below in December 2017, and just updated it today, as I said I would in my last post. I think it's still relevant and will still be in 6 months from now. Not all topics are created equal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Removed an off-topic post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 On 2/18/2018 at 7:15 AM, Ulysses G. said: I wish they would have kept the "cheapest farang in Bangkok" thread open. The one where one guy monopolized a seat in one of the Emporium restaurants That must have been back in 2011 , when I lived in BKK. Happy days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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