I was surfing through MPSIMS, and noted a “TV Questions” thread that had started back in November 2000, was revived in May 2001, then revived again in September 2001. In terms of moderating, board resources, etc., etc., is it better to start a new thread in such circumstances, or revive an old one?
Well, if you start a new thread, someone’s going to come in and post links to previous threads of the same topic with a, “This topic is SO six months ago”. But I’ve also seen people complain about bumped threads.
::shrugs::
You can’t win 'em all.
My own personal rule is that I will not bump pre-vB threads because the posts aren’t all in order and the coding is real annoying.
I’ve noticed that people sorta seem pissy if anyone dare ask a question that has been asked before, or re start a thread. I’ve never, as far as I know, done either, but I think if the original thread was very long, it makes more sense to start a new one.