The system has ups and downs. I think now that the subscription system is in place (remember back when threads basically vanished as soon as they weren't "hot"?) posting to old threads is good, since it puts them back on "recent" but also old subscribers/posters with auto-sub can come back to it and weigh in. But sometimes (and I have done this) while searching for a different topic, you'll come across something that you can't help but respond to, only to realize that it's a three year old post on a topic that no longer applies (like weird, old errata or a different version of a game than you thought it was) and no one in the thread is an active user anymore... and well, it's not likely a contribution to the site that will have any effect.
And then there's the geeklists, whose themes are bound to be repeated, and a dozen people suggest old similar ones... Which always defeats the purpose, because i'd argue the objective of a geeklist is to make the front page in hotness, and have a discussion *now*, not add appropriate entries to some odd list a year ago. If only to get different perspectives on games than the first time around!* * I'm just rambling, but I suppose I mean to say that I think 'rezzing' old posts is okay, but I also think that starting new threads is fine in most circumstances (maybe not the same question someone asked a couple days ago in the rules forum...) The only types of comments I really hate are empty dismissals of the poster's opinion (when good discussion could be had instead)--since those are the posts that often get the most thumbs in a thread and they're not helpful at all. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bgg_down/-/7bijRva-TtsJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bgg_down?hl=en.
