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ed
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1st Dec 11 at 14:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've noticed on a few forums that posts in certain areas die/decay/delete after a certain timespan. Should this be something Corsasport should implement? In sub-forums such as general chat or projects this wouldn't be appropriate because the archival information provides value to the forum, but what about in off day?

Just a thought I wanted to discuss
James
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1st Dec 11 at 14:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What's the benefit?

I'm guessing most would argue that it gives you a smaller, more efficient database. But I don't think we need that on CS?
ed
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1st Dec 11 at 14:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just for user privacy, is there a reason a post on the internet should last forever and ever?
Brett
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1st Dec 11 at 14:54   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I like how everything's there historically tbh. If a user wants to delete his own post then he can, plus he shouldn't say it in the first place if it's going to be an issue at some point.
Sam
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1st Dec 11 at 19:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Some forum systems give you an option to have forums auto-pruned or auto-locked over a certain period of time, I think the latter would be useful here for those that like to revive threads from 5 years ago for example.

[Edited on 01-12-2011 by Sam]
Ian
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1st Dec 11 at 19:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Easy to do but does make things more complicated.

There are no speed concerns with the current data.
JonnyJ
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1st Dec 11 at 20:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Think you should just tell SteveW his leaving CS post will last forever. Unfortunately for him.
Steve
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1st Dec 11 at 20:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Lol I was thinking that obviously some people are embarrassed by there previous behaviour, best tip is don't act like a weirdo in the first place
Sam
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1st Dec 11 at 20:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
best tip is don't act like a weirdo in the first place


How ironic
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Alright then, a weirdos weirdo

 
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