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And here's the definitive response about City-Data's view on resurrecting old threads from one of the senior moderators. It answers your "why" question.
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Originally Posted by Marka
We don't see that as a problem, actually. A lot of other people may just find the info useful.
apparently the many posters who ask -" why are you reviving an old thread"--seem to think it's a problem.
There's no denying that reviving old threads bothers some people.
I can assure you from reported posts I've handled that there are also members who dislike seeing new threads made about old topics. Some of them are represented in those threads I linked. Others are quiet about it on the board but will dependably report posts to let a moderator know that Thread Y is on the exact same subject as Thread X from 2 months ago.
AFAIK, nobody ever reports a revival of an old thread, unless it's done without new information. In that case, it's a bump and bumps are against the TOS.
Obviously, if we're considering a post saying: "Hi, I'm visiting X city tomorrow, do you know what the weather will be like?" from May 2007, it would be ridiculous to reply now. If, however, between the given OP and the reviving post there is an old discussion about climate changes in the X area, a new post in 2010 may very well add some interesting information.
The point is, we won't set an arbitrary rule for closing old threads because each case is different. If it bothers you, just don't look at threads marked with this icon:
Oddly enough, posters who gripe because an old thread is re-visited by a new member...are the same posters who gripe because there are more than one thread covering the same topic. They are chronic gripers.
When first coming to CD after I found the info I needed on the state I was searching for I went into the old threads. Just to see what CD was all about and felt more comfortable posting in an older thread than a newer one. Seems the newer ones I went into folks were mean spirited towards other poster's opinions.
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