Designating "vintage" threads.

[McMurdo]

All you really need do is check the Date above the name or Avatar of the Original Poster, why that is so difficult is beyond me. Of course, as Ted notes, we cold be talking about those who have been told to use the Search function and therefore think it's better to add to a 4 year old thread than to start a new one.

[ardchoille]

All you really need do is check the Date above the name or Avatar of the Original Poster, why that is so difficult is beyond me. Of course, as Ted notes, we cold be talking about those who have been told to use the Search function and therefore think it's better to add to a 4 year old thread than to start a new one.

I think what Ted was trying to say is that if I post in a really old thread, someone comes along and say something like "please check the date of the thread before posting". And if I post a new question that is already included in a really old thread, someone comes and says "use the search feature, there is a thread about that already".. so I feel that Ted is correct, you can't win either way.

Just my opinion.

[auld argonian]

I only note this because I participate in another forum where the typeface for older threads reverts to a smaller font after thirty days or so. Didn't know if that was part of the software for this forum...guess not.

Best

AA

[Mike1]

Every time we add a bit of code to do something special, we simply add more queries to the database and more data to transfer on page loads. All of which slows the forum down.

We're always trying to streamline the code, minimize database queries and keep from transferring unnecessary data, so the forum will be as responsive as possible, even at peak times of the day.

And whilst this seems to be a function that could come in handy at times, I don't see it is necessary enough to add more baggage to the database.