Clean up the forums

[Isaiah]

That would be a terrible idea. In fact, if you were to do that, I would promptly leave this forum and never return again. I enjoy using the "search" feature for topics, successes and failures etc. It would take the fun out of this, removing allthe old posts. They are documents of the past, and do have a purpose. They are the best bits of the forum. Ignore the original poster of this thread please, and PLEASE do not delete old topics. Bad idea!!

Isaiah

[omgitscaro]

It's a so-so idea.

IMO I mean there are some useful threads that need to stay (of course!), but I do agree with removing the:

"DELETE" threads.

LOCKED threads (like the abundant "not enough posts to sell" threads, etc)

[dobie516]

I'm not a big fan of this idea. I like looking at past posts to get an idea what has happened before. Like someone said above, pruning them would be the best bet.

I also don't think Admin would want too many of the pages cut. It affects the site's Alexa rating with google.

[ursha]

Posts that were posted in past are very useful...This is how I find out if there are any chances I'll get something back if I enclose only SAE (that's what I rarely do but sometimes this is the only way...), if someone signs or what address to use to write to someone (you can't always find one at the database and sometimes it was posted before on here). And sometimes the useful posts are those that were posted in 2005. So I do not agree with you.

[packrat]

Actually, any reports of successes/failures over a year old are virtually useless. I only go by recent successes myself since people move, change agents, and signing habits. All the other stuff gets repeated constantly even though most of it is in a FAQ thread. No need to keep those around either.

[BossC]

I like the idea but I do understand the hesitations because of all the work and time needed for this.

What about keeping the celebritie's feedback page only a page? Some people (Keira Knightly for example) have pages of feedback. What about deleting the older ones to leave her feedback only on one page? That way if the lesser known people only have 1 or 2 feedbacks, they will be left alone, no matter how old they are.

Still, I understand this will be a big project and might not need to be done, but at least get the "Please delete" topics deleted.

BossC

[countrygal23]

i would gladly volunteer to help clean the forums. and like delete all the topics that say delete. p.s. Merry christmas!!

[Beau]

I think this topic will always be an issue, I agree that some of the older posts can be deleted, be I can why it's not being done.

[omgitscaro]

What about removing the "SOLD OUT!" threads in the for sale/exchange forums?

[khackdrums]

What about removing the "SOLD OUT!" threads in the for sale/exchange forums?

The moderation team chooses to keep these “Sold” threads instead of deleting them. Why? It's all due to how the reward points sytem currently operates. In order to reward points, members need to include a link to the original thread as proof that a transaction took place. In the case that problems arise in the future concerning points rewarded, these original threads need to be accessed. If we deleted these threads, we would be unable to do this. I agree, the points system needs a complete overhaul.

Khackdrums