# Suggestion for SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 7, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666 "2019-03-07T01:22:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GMANCANADA](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gmancanada/32/2837_2.png) [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666/1 "2019-03-07T01:22:53Z")
I think it might be interesting to posters, especially some of the long term term posters, to create an official “zombie thread of the week”. Some of the moderators/ leads like Tubadiva who’ve been here the longest could personally select some very old & interesting threads, I’m imagining ones from year one of the the SDMB. Topics maybe have new info since the posts or benefits of hindsight or pop culture discussions that are now funny or nostalgic in retrospect. Just a thought. - GmanCanada ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666/2 "2019-03-07T18:29:56Z")
I actually have a file of old “Threadspotting” links. Here’s an example (selected at random off the list): > **[Save your relationship before it goes in the toilet](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=430166)** > > Many marriages end up in divorce these days, and I think too much emphasis is placed on the superficial causes for breakups (money, sex, respect, communication, etc.), and not enough emphasis is placed on the REAL problem: toilet paper. There are... I can see if I can’t find a place to post 'em, maybe do one a day, would there be any interest in that? Jenny your humble TubaDiva Administrator “There’s a future in the past.” ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666/3 "2019-03-07T19:47:00Z")
heres a q why don’t we see if they can let the sdab empty the mail bag?? im sure theres a million and one unanswered questions in it ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666/4 "2019-03-07T19:50:46Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I actually have a file of old “Threadspotting” links. > > Here’s an example (selected at random off the list)… OK, I laughed a lot, but that’s 40 minutes of my life I won’t get back. Not sure I can afford that every week. At my age. j ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666/5 "2019-03-07T20:15:59Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I actually have a file of old “Threadspotting” links. > > Here’s an example (selected at random off the list): > > [Save your relationship before it goes in the toilet - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=430166) > > I can see if I can’t find a place to post 'em, maybe do one a day, would there be any interest in that? > > Jenny > your humble TubaDiva > Administrator > “There’s a future in the past.” I would absolute love this. Maybe in MPSIMS, make it a weekly thing like the MMP. Maybe change the original title with something to indicate it’s part of the weekly zombie roundup. Like: “[March 7, 2019 zombie resurgence thread] original thread title” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666/6 "2019-03-07T22:19:09Z")
I just want to note that not a single person in the linked thread has been banned in the last 12 years. It must say something about. . .something. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666/7 "2019-03-07T22:38:04Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I can see if I can’t find a place to post 'em, maybe do one a day, would there be any interest in that? Yes! Threadspotting was how I found the dope. I’d love to revisit some of those old threads! ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666/8 "2019-03-08T15:44:28Z")
Here’s another one: [Scriptwriting: The Final Frontier.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=422397) Jenny your humble TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666/9 "2019-03-08T16:12:22Z")
Do you want us to respond to these official zombie threads, and/or will you giving an in-thread explanation that these were not revived by some spammer you cornfielded? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666/10 "2019-03-08T18:18:22Z")
Yeah, I should do this in a more organized fashion. I should also let the mods know what I’m up to. My bad. Jenny ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666/11 "2019-03-09T20:31:52Z")
> [@GMANCANADA](#): > > I think it might be interesting to posters, especially some of the long term term posters, to create an official “zombie thread of the week”… Just wanted to add my vote and say that I LOVE this idea! It’s happened many times, I’ll be reading a fascinating thread and I notice an old poster: “Huh, **Otto** has a good point… whoawaitaminute…” Sure nuff, it’s a Zombified Thread. But still really interesting. And even if I’ve read it before I learn something (and even if I notice “Now THIS guy has a good point, and a great sense of humor, and his name is… let’s see… **digs**. Whoawaitaminute…”)