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Do old threads/posts linger forever?
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:11 pm
by puma guy
This may have been asked and answered, but I was curious if old threads stay around forever or is there a process that deletes them after a while. I see some old ones resurrected from time to time, but how far back can one go?
Re: Do old threads/posts linger forever?
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:15 pm
by hillfighter
This is the oldest one I found.
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Re: Do old threads/posts linger forever?
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:19 pm
by jmra
hillfighter wrote:This is the oldest one I found.
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Just read that one. Must have done the same thing you did after reading the OP.
Re: Do old threads/posts linger forever?
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:22 pm
by jmra
Looks to me like they stay open and can be posted to indefinitely unless it is locked. I know Admins have the ability to edit/delete individual posts. I assume they could also delete an entire thread if there was a need.
Re: Do old threads/posts linger forever?
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:27 pm
by hillfighter
I found an earlier one but it's locked.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Do old threads/posts linger forever?
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:30 pm
by Pawpaw
jmra wrote:Looks to me like they stay open and can be posted to indefinitely unless it is locked. I know Admins have the ability to edit/delete individual posts. I assume they could also delete an entire thread if there was a need.
Threads can & have been deleted when there is good cause. Handog's original thread, when he was arrested, was deleted at his request.
Re: Do old threads/posts linger forever?
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:31 pm
by jmra
hillfighter wrote:I found an earlier one but it's locked.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Hopefully everyone on the forum has read that one.