New Rule suggestion

[Jirohnagi]

Can we please add a new rule about Duplicate posts, these days with the stagnation going on (I.E lack of new threads) and the rule of necroing a Duplicate post should be allowed to float around for a week before being merged into the old (if it can be found) this way at least some discussion occurs and as was once pointed out to to me some people have new thoughts about old things.

 

[Jimmu]

I'll have a look at what we've currently got and look into drafting something more clear in the next few days. Feel free to add suggestions here and I'll look at them when I'm thinking about the rule.

 

[Jirohnagi]

Thank you Jimmy.

 

[Dio]

Can we please add a new rule about Duplicate posts, these days with the stagnation going on (I.E lack of new threads) and the rule of necroing a Duplicate post should be allowed to float around for a week before being merged into the old (if it can be found) this way at least some discussion occurs and as was once pointed out to to me some people have new thoughts about old things.

Yeah I got spanked for posting double in things that are on your mind once. Well I do have multiple things on my mind per day/week. So why should we have to wait for someone else to post before doing so again on something completely different?

 

[Jimmu]

Can you clarify if you mean duplicate posts in the same thread or duplicate threads of the same topic?

 

[Jirohnagi]

Duplicate threads of the same topic. I.E We have the big ol thread dedicated to the Nintendo Directs, but couldn't find it which lead to a new posts giving details about the recent Direct, was then reported and merged despite the fact it was generating discussion.

 

[Lily]

You mean you want to be able to make new Threads and have them fuse with older Threads of the same topic that have since died? Just to be able to talk about the topic without too much clutter or having to search the depths of the forum for the former Thread.

 

[Jirohnagi]

Considering the fact that no one bothers to go look at the old ones anymore and the rule about necroposting exists yes. Because at least this way there might be some discussions again about older games.

 

[Dio]

I seem to have misunderstood this thread.

I thought this was about double posting in threads. So say there was a topic which I was the last poster in and then I had new information on the topic unrelated to my last post a week or a day later. I should be able to make a new post in the same topic to revive it rather than editing my old one to include the new information.

 

[Zachie]

I seem to have misunderstood this thread.

I thought this was about double posting in threads. So say there was a topic which I was the last poster in and then I had new information on the topic unrelated to my last post a week or a day later. I should be able to make a new post in the same topic to revive it rather than editing my old one to include the new information.

You didn't understand the thread.

He means that there's a current Nintendo Direct thread, but when a new Nintendo Direct comes around we should make another topic and keep them seperate for a while.

 

[Dio]

You didn't understand the thread.

He means that there's a current Nintendo Direct thread, but when a new Nintendo Direct comes around we should make another topic and keep them seperate for a while.

Right. Well in that case I'm all for each Nintendo direct having a separate thread each time. I don't see why a megathread needs to exist which only gets revived when a new direct comes out.

 

[Jirohnagi]

I think you both are missing the point. I used that one as a example, I am on about all supposed dupe threads where people make new threads that seem similar to old ones dating back ages back it either gets merged or trashed due to being a dupe. What i am on about is letting them float around and see what discussion is made, because where the point in posting in a thread you know is gonna be merged into one of the backlog or just trashed.

 

[Jimmu]

Perhaps it would be good to say that new threads won't be merged into an old thread (excluding sticky topics) if the old thread has gone more than x months without a reply? (maybe three months?)

 

[Zachie]

I think you both are missing the point. I used that one as a example, I am on about all supposed dupe threads where people make new threads that seem similar to old ones dating back ages back it either gets merged or trashed due to being a dupe. What i am on about is letting them float around and see what discussion is made, because where the point in posting in a thread you know is gonna be merged into one of the backlog or just trashed.

I was also using an example. We know what you mean.

 

[Jirohnagi]

Perhaps it would be good to say that new threads won't be merged into an old thread (excluding sticky topics) if the old thread has gone more than x months without a reply? (maybe three months?)

This ^, i am crap at phrasing things but this.

I was also using an example. We know what you mean.

Ahh ^^ fair nuff