Why is it taboo to reply to an old thread?
hey guys...
Thanks for the diligence in raising the dead....
It's nice to search, and read the old posts, but lets be careful when replying to them....
BTW, Hello and Welcome vanographics...nice first post
First off, ditto on the excellent post, Vanographics!
Now, Tim... Please explain the admonition regarding replying to old posts. I mean, seriously I would be curious to know what is behind that. I'm not trying to be a jerk by asking. I've read the terms of agreement. I've browsed the FAQ and saw no topic in the "General Forum Usage" section or "Reading and Posting Messages" section that would seem to instruct us against resurrecting old posts. If it is there and I missed it, please provide a link. I could have missed it. If it's not, then please explain... Is it just "understood"... an unwritten rule? All of the replies were on topic, except your comment about raising an old thread from the dead (and now my reply to that). And I'm not being critical of you for saying it... Many others would have said the same thing but with a hateful tone to it (You only used the subtlety of the sarcastic rolling eyes smiley). But I'm only saying that those who replied in 2008 were on topic, so what difference does it make if the topic is 5 years old? I'd imagine there are still theft problems 5 years later. Even those who replied directly to the o.p. (who hasn't been around since 2003, but we all make mistakes) provided info or humor, and if anything, added to the topic.
Also, I am not multilingual... I don't read smiley. If there are English subtitles (like with the sarcastic one when I hover over it with my mouse), I can understand. Is the one that you added as an attachment stabbing a thread? If so, I get it. Well.... I still don't get it. But I mean that I comprehend what he is doing.
Thanks in advance for clearing this up.
joe