New or old threads. What do you prefer?

[Symphony]

I sometimes bump some old threads, if I feel that I have something new to add, or I would like to read the opinions of the many mewer members.

But now that I've been thinking of bumping one of my old threads, I've been thinking if that's the best way of doing it.

If you're a new member here, do you prefer a brand new thread for you to reply to, or are you okay with a thread that may be a year or more old, and has several pages already?
And if you're a longtime member, do you get tired of seeing some of the same topics being started again and again, and would it make you less interested in posting your views if you've already done so a couple of times in different threads?
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[Shadow_Twisted]

If you are asking out of curiosity as to whether or not you should continue to dust off older threads, that's really a matter you need to decide for yourself.

As for me, I'm usually one to understand both sides of an issue. On one hand, you may have brand new topics made that actually are a repetition of something that was rather old, but since the person making the topic and likely a few people responding to it wouldn't know of the older thread, then it really doesn't seem to hurt anything.

The only time this gets on my nerves is when a new topic is created on an almost identical topic as another thread that still appears on the first page.

On the other hand, you have the older topics that lay long forgotten on page 2 (or further, but it is surprising how fast a topic that falls to page 2 is lost for good). Some of the topics include posts from members that may no longer be active or less active than they once were, and this can thus provide a link to the new members to the voice of someone new, even though the person's account is actually quite a bit older.

I say continue polishing off the old ones. It is important to remember those that came before us and I would shudder to think what this place would be like if we were to lose the voices and opinions of the older members.

[Symphony]

I agree that a lot of threads are forgotten once they drop off the first or second page. Not many seem interested in looking through all the pages of this forum. Perhaps some think it might not be welcome to resurrect a very old thread. I probably wouldn't bump an old thread that I hadn't posted in when it was active either. I think I'd feel silly for responding to someone who may have left a long time ago, or feel that I wasn't part of the conversation, since so many others had already voiced their opinions.

I don't mind bumping my own old threads, as I've done that several times. I do wonder, though, if bumping an old thread would make others less likely to respond, as opposed to if I instead created a brand new thread. What I mean is if older members might be more likely to post their opinions once more(perhaps with something new they've thought of), as they hadn't already posted in the thread. Or if some new members would be more interested in being part of the thread right from the start.

Something I've noticed, though, is that a bumped thread that already has several pages, seems to be getting many more "new" views than a new thread that's just a single page long. Okay, it might count as a new view each time you go to the next page in a thread, but it has still made me wonder if threads with many comments are more interesting than threads with few comments.
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[xivk]

Must say, you guys make resurrecting an old thread alot more complicated than I thought of just posting (bump) on it. @_@

I have no problem with it though, just I would think of something to get peoples attention stead of just bumping it.
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[Shadow_Twisted]

Curiosity is always likely to get the better of us. A topic with several pages must be worth the read, as there was definitely something about it that people liked for it to get so long. Of course there is likely a page or two of off-topic antics, but those are usually just as much fun to read. This also leads into a reason some newer threads garner less attention. People don't always like to repeat themselves. Older members remember the topics that mentioned the same thing as the random new one. As such, they aren't always so inclined to repeat what they said before, just for the sake of a new member. Not all of us have the time to reply to something we've already voiced our opinion on.

Also, just because the person that started a topic isn't around anymore doesn't mean no one would be interested in what you had to say on the matter. Part of posting here is to let people get to know your opinion, what you think and how you feel. If you really want to let people know what you think, then speak up and make that post! So what if the person that started it isn't here, you still have the rest of us. I would prefer it if you posted your opinions more often, Symphony, as you usually have some really good points and offer some food for thought.

[Symphony]

[Leaf]

I suppose I am more of a "new thread" guy. It's mostly because of my experiences in other forums where sometimes a person bumps an old topic without adding anything relevant.

Although I occasionally write in old threads just to say how I feel on the topic it is discussing.
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It depends on the thread, I think.
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[Kasumi]

I'm kind of mixed in feeling.

New threads are nice in that the topics are easily reviewed for somebody that missed the conversation so there's not a lot of pages to re-read.

Older threads are okay to bump, but I think that there should be a limit to how frequently you bump threads. After 5 pages, a thread starts becoming unwieldly and hard to read.

Then again, the biggest thing that I've seen on this forum is that few threads stay focused on one topic or the subject line. Somebody will put in a snarky comment as their fursona, and then it quickly converts into a RP thread.

[AlainDaishar]

I actually enjoy reading some of the older threads. Occasionally i'll skip waaaayyy back to page 20 or so and pick out a random thread and read it. It's a great way to learn more about the people on the forum (wether or not they're still taking part). As for commenting, i rarely comment on most stuff to begin with, so really I'm indifferent on that one.

One suggestion that I have is if one of us newer members start a topic that many older members have already responded to, maybe just bump that old thread up to the first page. I for one, would be okay with that, cause I would get the answers to my questions, and all of the older members wouldn't have to waste time restating their positions.
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[Shadow_Twisted]

If I know that there was a pre-existing thread and I feel so inclined, I will respond to the new thread with a link to the older thread.

[Wallstreet]

If the thread has multiple pages, it means (hopefully ) the conversation is good.

If it sinks, I am never upset to see it rise up again. The conversation is still just as good.
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[LabrnMystic]

Looks like you have Cheescaked to battle coming up with good threads Symphony.

(I know I know, I finally came on about 4 days after I figured I would. ^^
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