# teenage son

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenage-son/69097>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 17, 2001, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenage-son/69097 "2001-06-17T04:59:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenage-son/69097/30 "2012-07-28T05:11:34Z")

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The REAL reason we need to put the OP date on the thread list page!

See [HERE](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=658295) for the latest ATMB thread, wherein we reprise the canonical rantings about zombie threads.

> [@Zombie threads, can anything be done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-threads-can-anything-be-done/628005/83):
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> Yes, we need to put the OP date on the thread list page so the relevant people have a better chance of seeing it before re-animating a zombie.
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> See [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=74645), started in 6/16/2001, dormant since 6/17/2001, re-animated today (7/27/2012) by [see thread to see who (and why)] in Post #9.
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> Q.E.D.

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