GenTheSnail
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So while I don't spend hardly any time on reddit, during the time that I have spent, I noticed that essentially all of their old threads are locked. I presume it's to prevent thread-necro/bump trolls from being trolls.
I don't necessarily think that we should lock all of our old threads, but I think that maybe attempting to post on a thread with a year or two of inactivity could activate a pop up message (or something) that said something like:
I just saw someone posting in a 2009 thread about center caps popping off being DNFs ask if skewb applied as well. The message that would pop up could've directed them to realize that the most recent post probably was made before they were born. They might also find the WCA Regulations thread and then ask the question there, where it will be met with actual answers instead of facepalms and passive -aggressive, half-hearted responses.
Also, maybe for sub forums with a specific set of rules (like no questions or help requests), a pop up message could appear when it's the user's first post in the sub forum, just saying something like "as this is your first post, we can't be sure that you're familiar with the rules. These are the important ones:
Sorry for any weird spelling things, I'm doing this on mobile.
I don't necessarily think that we should lock all of our old threads, but I think that maybe attempting to post on a thread with a year or two of inactivity could activate a pop up message (or something) that said something like:
- Hey! This thread hasn't been posted on since (x date), are you sure that you want to post here? There may be a more recent thread which is discussing something similar, and the person to which you're asking a question may no longer frequent this site.
I just saw someone posting in a 2009 thread about center caps popping off being DNFs ask if skewb applied as well. The message that would pop up could've directed them to realize that the most recent post probably was made before they were born. They might also find the WCA Regulations thread and then ask the question there, where it will be met with actual answers instead of facepalms and passive -aggressive, half-hearted responses.
Also, maybe for sub forums with a specific set of rules (like no questions or help requests), a pop up message could appear when it's the user's first post in the sub forum, just saying something like "as this is your first post, we can't be sure that you're familiar with the rules. These are the important ones:
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Sorry for any weird spelling things, I'm doing this on mobile.