Hey everybody,
Just a quick question about the rule on not reviving old threads: what exactly qualifies as an old thread? Is it an amount of time without any new replies, just determined on a subjective case-by-case basis, or something else?
I ask because occasionally I’ll see a post that is interesting but a month or more has passed since the last reply and I have wondered if reviving it would seem appropriate or not.
Generally if a thread is 2 or 3 months old or longer or you have to search for it to find it, then it’s probably not worth bringing back. A lot can and will change in the Halo Universe in that time so what was mentioned in the first few posts might no longer be relevant. I often find that people don’t read past the first few posts as well, so rather than reviving an old topic and potentially confusing users with old, outdated or misinformation, it’s better that new topics are started with fresh conversation. You can of course reference an old thread in your new one.
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> Generally if a thread is 2 or 3 months old or longer or you have to search for it to find it, then it’s probably not worth bringing back. A lot can and will change in the Halo Universe in that time so what was mentioned in the first few posts might no longer be relevant. I often find that people don’t read past the first few posts as well, so rather than reviving an old topic and potentially confusing users with old, outdated or misinformation, it’s better that new topics are started with fresh conversation. You can of course reference an old thread in your new one.
Right on, that makes sense. Thanks for the answer!