NFHS End-of-Period mechanic

[Rich]

If your area does it, do it.

If not, don't.

95% of this entire thread is pointless.

[JRutledge]

Tell us how you really feel.

Peace

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by Rich

If your area does it, do it.

If not, don't.

95% of this entire thread is pointless.

I'm surprised you didn't lock it since it was resurrected after 6 months dormancy.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by SC Official

I'm surprised you didn't lock it since it was resurrected after 6 months dormancy.

I am wondering why does anyone really care how old a topic is, if we are discussing a current situation? Having been on other forums similar to this one, people bring up several-year-old topics often. After all, what was said before does kind of apply to today on some level, doesn't it? Why does it matter at all if someone comments, unless they are being totally disrespectful or doing something unprofessional? Did the ideas of this topic change in 6 months?

Peace

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I am wondering why does anyone really care how old a topic is, if we are discussing a current situation? Having been on other forums similar to this one, people bring up several-year-old topics often. After all, what was said before does kind of apply to today on some level, doesn't it? Why does it matter at all if someone comments, unless they are being totally disrespectful or doing something unprofessional? Did the ideas of this topic change in 6 months?

Peace

I don't necessarily disagree with you. My point was that the mods generally lock a thread that's revived after being idle for awhile.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by SC Official

I don't necessarily disagree with you. My point was that the mods generally lock a thread that's revived after being idle for awhile.

I was not really asking just you, but those that would know. Bob was once a moderator. What is the big deal about a 6-month-old thread?

Peace

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I was not really asking just you, but those that would know. Bob was once a moderator. What is the big deal about a 6-month-old thread?

Peace

Agree.

In fact, continuing in an old thread of the correct topic probably makes things easier for people to follow rather than having 10 different threads about the same thing with the same questions/issues being discussed again and again.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Agree.

In fact, continuing in an old thread of the correct topic probably makes things easier for people to follow rather than having 10 different threads about the same thing with the same questions/issues being discussed again and again.

Except that 99% of the time, a thread is resurrected by someone (usually a "newer" member who just adds essentially a "me too" comment).

If there was new / changed information, then that might be useful -- but it rarely happens.

I first posted something like this back on the McGriff's board (I think), but threads should be locked after x days of no activity, or after x posts (either we have a consensus by then, or there's none to be reached and the thread just degenerates into a re-hash of the various opinions). And, no pictures (they rarely add anything), and an individual should only be able to post once per thread per period of time.