In an attempt to clearly explain the 30 day cutoff on threads.
While it is always better to start a new thread, as a general rule, the 30 day cutoff only really applies to review threads. Personally, I would enforce a no bumping of a thread which is not a review thread if I think that too much time has gone by to warrant it being bumped. I figure that 3 months should be a standard for non review threads to no longer be able to be bumped. Think that would be a fair point?
Originally Posted by brutusbluto
No I don't! We've been subjected to too many closed threads lately, Rule 13 specifically states:
#13 - In our review forums, be mindful of the 'maturity' of threads you are posting to, ie. the date of the last item posted. We ask that you refrain from posting to a review in which the last post was made 30 or more days ago. Some exceptions may apply if you are providing relevant, valuable or updated information about the provider, but as a general rule of thumb, this can best be accomplished by writing a new review altogether and avoiding the bumping of old ones. This applies to our review forums, in particular, as discussion threads are often allowed to flow for an unspecified length of time.
jymie/brutusbluto let's not get too arbitrary even with a ninety day rule. The only thing wrong with the thread was that a whiny bitch complained!