(Forum Question) WHEN to answer an OLD POST and WHEN to open a new thread ?

[Lt_Nicolas]

TLDR: Help me change my mind. I don't understand some forum rules regarding old posts, but want to and will comply regardless.



Hello there! I have little activity on TW forum despite having visited it for several years. I admit I'm a bit of a dum-dum regarding furum's criteria (read: rules), and I want to be wololo'd about it.

I'm playing a lot of BW and VC, old games, naturally. So it's only natural to come across several posts dating from several years ago. Ranging from questions to conversations that I'd like to engage but last post is from, say, 2017 if not earlier. Rummaging through the forums form example, I happen to find unanswered questions around 10 years old for which I have the answer OP is looking for. Of course the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure ) is to open a new thread and not post on threads too old. However in my humble opinion I don't believe the question involved deserves a new thread since it's a simple "question-answer" petition. This is what I'd like to be wololo'd.

O top of that, I found an explanation of a mod in a "force-edited" post (maybe the user said something inappropiate, since it was banned) saying "OP will probably not see it, it's been too many years". While reasonable, and with the authority of a mod saying it (hey come on, a moderator if a figure of authority) I found myself asking "but yet after many years I am here; and I had this question in the past."

Another thing I'd like to be wololo'd about is what's the need for a new thread vs answering an old thread.

I will not go against the forums' rules. On the contrary, I want to comply with full conscience. But I need a hand in developing criteria on it. How old is too old? for example: Reddit is 6 months, IIRC.


Well that is all. In case I wasn't clear (enough): I'm not complaining, I'm not saying there's anything wrong. On the contrary, I believe I am in the wrong and I'm literally asking to.show me. Most likely it's because of my, let's call it poor forum culture.
Also, Don't be afraid of doing me the maieutic. I believe there's a chance the answer is in my very own post and that I'm not seeing it.


Edit: minor wording and typos.

 

[Eärendil Ardamírë]

I'm playing a lot of BW and VC, old games, naturally. So it's only natural to come across several posts dating from several years ago. Ranging from questions to conversations that I'd like to engage but last post is from, say, 2017 if not earlier. Rummaging through the forums form example, I happen to find unanswered questions around 10 years old for which I have the answer OP is looking for. Of course the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure ) is to open a new thread and not post on threads too old. However in my humble opinion I don't believe the question involved deserves a new thread since it's a simple "question-answer" petition. This is what I'd like to be wololo'd.

If you have a direct answer, feel free to revive that old thread. It is more that we don't want to see old threads revived with a non-sense post which was not necessary. I also responded once to a 8 year old thread, asking for more details at the problem because I have had some slightly different goal and it became a helpful discussion afterwards with which I could solve my scripting problem. If it is a good response, the age of the thread does not matter.
Mind that I speak solely for my moderation section (The Forge and all Warband related mods) and that's how I would see things. I don't think though that the other moderators will handle this in a different way.

O top of that, I found an explanation of a mod in a "force-edited" post (maybe the user said something inappropiate, since it was banned) saying "OP will probably not see it, it's been too many years". While reasonable, and with the authority of a mod saying it (hey come on, a moderator if a figure of authority) I found myself asking "but yet after many years I am here; and I had this question in the past."

Can you give me a link to that one, please?

Another thing I'd like to be wololo'd about is what's the need for a new thread vs answering an old thread.

I think I have answered it at my first passage. Feel free to ask for more details if wanted.

 

[Lt_Nicolas]

Thank you for your answer, that sure helps me in developing some criteria.

Regarding that edited post, I tried browsing the forums but at least in the BW forums I didn't find it again. I apologize if It sounded like I threw a bomb lightly around, I only wanted to say is that since I saw information coming right from a moderator I took it as solid information, for me trying to develop said criteria; yet at that time I couldn't find out if it only applied to that context/thread only or was forum conduct in general. The fact that I saw it from an edited comment from a presumably inappropriate user was secondary to me.
Nevertheless, if you still want I can share it if I happen to find it again.