Don't Revive Ancient Threads!

[lovegrov]

Hi, folks. I'm posting this strictly as my own opinion.

Recently we've seen several threads that were more than six years old revived because somebody had a thought to add to them. New thoughts on any topic are always welcome, but when you revive a a thread from 2004, you're often reviving very old and inaccurate information, particularly since that was before the allergen labeling law. I realize that some of the folks who have done this are new to the board, but I thought I'd post this request anyway. Before you add to a topic, check its age. If it's really, really old, consider starting a new thread to air your thoughts.

thanks

richard

[Lunabell]

Is there a way for mods to close the old threads, but still leave them up for reference? It might solve the problem. I have a small mom's forum and we sometimes do that, though it is usually spammer dredging up old threads for us.

[psawyer]

The moderators have the capability to lock any topic at any time. However, it is not our policy to do so except in very rare circumstances. There are less than ten locked topics on the entire board.

[modiddly16]

THANK YOU! For posting this!!! It's such a pain when threads come up and the date is 2006 or 2008 and people are still commenting. Things change so quickly and I'd hate for anyone to get wrong information because the assumption is made that its up to date information. I don't know that I'd want anything to be deleted because its nice to search back and see what was discussed but I'm sure something old from 2006 doesn't apply to anything in todays' celiac standards!

[GlutenFreeManna]

The problem is that it's usually someone who is not a regular member here doing a google search that finds an old post here and revives it. Then a few people on the board see it and comment without realizing it's old. It would be better to just comment on it that "this post was started in 200X..." to let people know it's old and the info may have changed. I try to do that when I see one. To be honest though I don't mind the old posts. They are not always full of outdated info. Product info and restaurant menus may change but people's experiences/responses to the diet don't change. Sometimes they are about things I've wondered about myself and I learn something new from them.

[Lisa]

If a last post is four years old, it might make sense to lock it. It still can be view.