This site should delete older posts

[indianajones1]

I am new to the blu ray culture and this forum. I am reading posts that are at least 2 years old (and older). The original posts from 2 years ago are warranted- dont get me wrong...however, times change in the ever changing blu ray world. Lets keep up with only the current posts within the past one year.

[Jwilly019]

I disagree. Sure some info gets outdated, but for users interested in purchasing used gear, older threads may hold a wealth of info. In addition, some of the technical discussions (such as Big Daddy's set-up guides and other somewhat HT 101 stuff) stay relevant over time.

Typically, older threads will fall off the main page of whichever sub-forum you are in. If you are searching for something in particular, you just have to be careful to check the date of the last post. Though don't feel like you can't bump an older thread up if you have a legitimate reason for doing so.

Finally, welcome to BD.com!

[Clark Kent]

There is immense value and information in the older posts, why should they be arbitrarily deleted?

[detective392]

I agree and disagree it's really annoying to see 3+ year old threads get bumped because someone answers a question that was solved years ago or just replies something stupid. On the other hand there are a number of old threads with useful information that shouldn't go.

[HDMe]

Threads older than 1 year with no recent activity (say 6 months) should probably just be closed so no one can resurrect them from the dead.

But they should NEVER be deleted just because they are old.

[crazyBLUE]

I totally agree with Clark.

[Johnny Vinyl]

And I'll 3rd Clark's comments!

John

[naturephoto1]

Originally Posted by John72953

And I'll 3rd Clark's comments!

John

I'll 4th Clark's comments.

Rich

[Blu-Benny]

we should def. keep the older threads, if anything, only close them, but NOT delete them.

[Canada]

I agree with Mr. Kent aka Kal-El and HD Me. No post should be deleted but posts that are more than a year or two old should be closed and or moved into a sub folder and named older posts.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

we should def. keep the older threads, if anything, only close them, but NOT delete them.

Some site software closes threads past a certain age, maybe 6 or 9 month close date would work?

[indianajones1]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

There is immense value and information in the older posts, why should they be arbitrarily deleted?

If someone is in the market for a new BD player- why should they read reviews from 2 years ago? Are you for real??Get with the times Jethro !

[indianajones1]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

we should def. keep the older threads, if anything, only close them, but NOT delete them.

The Blu ray technology is ever changing / evolving .....why should people study posts from 2 year old technology? If thats the case then most people will keep their current DVD players.

[Jwilly019]

Originally Posted by indianajones1

If someone is in the market for a new BD player- why should they read reviews from 2 years ago? Are you for real??Get with the times Jethro !

Originally Posted by indianajones1

The Blu ray technology is ever changing / evolving .....why should people study posts from 2 year old technology? If thats the case then most people will keep their current DVD players.

This site is about more than just BD players and Blu-ray in general. Yes, we are all fans of Blu-ray here, but many of us are also HT junkies, always looking for more information about speakers, subs, amps, processors, receivers, etc. Even if they aren't the absolute latest product.

If the admins want to close threads after a year of inactivity, I'm ok with that. A member could start a new thread if they had a question about a past product, but I don't see the necessity to just blindly delete every thread after a certain amount of time has passed.

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by indianajones1

If someone is in the market for a new BD player- why should they read reviews from 2 years ago? Are you for real??Get with the times Jethro !

And if someone has a BD Player that is 2 or 3 years old And is starting to have a problem with it he can possibly find an older thread that might help !

As Justin said ~ There is a lot more to this site then Just Blu-ray & it's technology changing times & advancing. That is why it would be a bad idea to just delete old threads !

[MrFattBill]

I have been asking for SOMETHING to pop up (asked in new features and improvement thread) if you are replying to something that has been buried for a while. Most of the time the person digging said post is a new member and doesn't bother to pay attention to the last post date they are responding too.

Bill

[detective392]

Originally Posted by MrFattBill

I have been asking for SOMETHING to pop up (asked in new features and improvement thread) if you are replying to something that has been buried for a while. Most of the time the person digging said post is a new member and doesn't bother to pay attention to the last post date they are responding too.

Bill

Yeah it's so annoying when a 3+ year thread get's resurrected from a new member or even sometimes a regular member for nothing at all really. One forum I used to go on when you clicked on an old thread you would get a pop up saying the thread is old and not to post a reply.

[HDMe]

Originally Posted by indianajones1

The Blu ray technology is ever changing / evolving .....why should people study posts from 2 year old technology? If thats the case then most people will keep their current DVD players.

So I guess nobody should be watching movies from 2 years ago either... I mean, old=bad automatically, right?

[My_Two_Cents]

Originally Posted by indianajones1

If someone is in the market for a new BD player- why should they read reviews from 2 years ago? Are you for real??Get with the times Jethro !

And insulting contributing members that have been around here for quite awhile is NOT a good way to start your membership.

As for the OP, just where are you finding all of these 2 year old posts? Only if you go looking for them are you ever going to find something that old that has not been kept current for whatever reason. Deleting "old" posts is simply an unwise idea. There are many older threads on this site that are still applicable today and offer tons of good information. If people would use the search function more often, they'd find answers in these threads and prevent the ever present duplicate threads from being started.