Why do ancient posts keep coming up?

3katz4me

8 years ago

This seems to be frequent now that it's Houzz.

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8 years ago

The date of the initial post is shown. It is there in the list of posts before you open it (at least in my view). And it is at the top next to the initial poster's name, just below the title of the post.

i don't think this is solely a houzz issue, though perhaps it is worse now. One of my very early gardenweb posts was on a garden forum about ground cover and I had it set to email me follow ups. I got continued inquiries bumping that post to the top for years. I answered questions but eventually we moved away from that house and people kept asking how my ground cover was doing. I eventually turned off the notifications so for all I know it's still popping up a decade later.

Some people hate it when an old post pops up, but others see it as a legitimate continuation of the conversation. When it's spammers, I think it is annoying. But when some one is asking how a kitchen countertop material has held up, it doesn't seem irrational to me to reply to an old post. It potentially notifies the orginal poster of your question and it allows others to give input too.

I have seen posters scolded for not searching before they post many times. So some people may be posting to relevant old threads after searching to avoid being scolded

Trying to sort out forum etiquette can feel like damned if you do and damned if you don't.

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eld6161
8 years ago
I agree. Very annoying when you realize it is from years ago.
sushipup1
8 years ago
Usually spam that gets deleted. But when not, I assume that when someone googles "ikea kitchen" or whatever, they get a link to Houzz. And they respond, not knowing that the issue in that thread was old. And not smart enough to start a new thread. Or too annoying and they post "Me, too!" It is very annoying!
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sushipup1
8 years ago
Oh, and the people who simply must reply to half a dozen old threads in a forum... I've noticed several of those today. Always new people, I notice. New people are always welcome (except for spammers) but I wish they'd take time to actually read the forum posts first.
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8 years ago
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maire_cate
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I don't always realize it's an old thread and I'll be reading along and suddenly notice a poster who is no longer active - then I check the date.

It would probably be fairly simple for houzz to include the date of the initial post - either in the subject line or right beneath it - then that would alert us to old posts.

Edited to add that crl is right - I never noticed the date there!
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
8 years ago
I remember that the old Gardenweb site encouraged folks to search &/or check FAQs before posting a query, to see if it had already been answered.
Bunny
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I still believe that a thread inactive for X number of days should be closed to further comments. The number of days should be liberal, but not years. There have been several threads about this and it always surprises me how many people want to keep all threads open for posting. I don't understand. One can search the old threads, and then be free to post new threads, adding a link to the old.
Bunny
8 years ago
I just fell prey to responding to an old thread (2012). I didn't look at the creation date, only the last response. It was about whether it was okay to use grout that you've had a while. I have direct experience with that and, sadly, the answer is a big NO!!!

But...happy ending. After I posted I realized it was an old thread and I deleted my post. It didn't even break my heart. :)

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