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blueeyedclimber
Dec 4, 2009, 3:13 PM
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What is it with people ressurrecting posts lately? It seems that every other thread I enter is from like 5 years ago.
You see, this is what happens when you tell people to do a search. From now on, if you have a question that is not answered by a search than post it up, and all those internet wisenheimers can eat it. I for one, do not get annoyed by people posting stuff that's been discussed before. If you do, then you have too much time on your hands, in which case why don't you do something productive, like donate your time to a charity. If that's not your bag, than go climb. If your not really a climber and all you know how to do is to flame people on the internet, then carry on. I guess everyone's got to have a niche.
Josh
p.s. I predict someone will tell me to do a search, because this has been discussed before. 
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johnwesely
Dec 4, 2009, 3:36 PM
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I do not have a real response to this right now. However, wait five years and I will blow everyone away with my insight.
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dlintz
Dec 4, 2009, 3:52 PM
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blueeyedclimber wrote: What is it with people ressurrecting posts lately? It seems that every other thread I enter is from like 5 years ago. You see, this is what happens when you tell people to do a search. From now on, if you have a question that is not answered by a search than post it up, and all those internet wisenheimers can eat it. I for one, do not get annoyed by people posting stuff that's been discussed before. If you do, then you have too much time on your hands, in which case why don't you do something productive, like donate your time to a charity. If that's not your bag, than go climb. If your not really a climber and all you know how to do is to flame people on the internet, then carry on. I guess everyone's got to have a niche. Josh p.s. I predict someone will tell me to do a search, because this has been discussed before.
It would be nice if the option to display search results chronolocially was added to this site.
Mods/programmers? Could this be added?
d.
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qtm
Dec 4, 2009, 4:00 PM
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blueeyedclimber wrote: What is it with people ressurrecting posts lately? It seems that every other thread I enter is from like 5 years ago. You see, this is what happens when you tell people to do a search....
Is it from search results or from hitting [>>] instead of [>] in the list of threads? Going to the last page, where everything is unread, thinking they're all new posts.
Why not some script keyed off "Post Reply" that looks at the date of the message you're responding to, and if it's more than a couple weeks old, pop up a window that says something to that effect?
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blueeyedclimber
Dec 4, 2009, 4:13 PM
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Arrrrrgghhh!
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subantz
Dec 4, 2009, 4:47 PM
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Quit your damn cryin.
I need something to do to take up time in this miserable place.
Now go get your bottle and Similac it up
Mr. crappypants
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blueeyedclimber
Dec 4, 2009, 4:52 PM
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subantz wrote: Quit your damn cryin. I need something to do to take up time in this miserable place. Now go get your bottle and Similac it up Mr. crappypants
You want something to do, come paint my house. Or at the very least, get a better grasp of the English language before commenting to a 7 year old post.
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dudemanbu
Dec 4, 2009, 5:11 PM
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Josh-
It's being done intentionally by people who think they're being cute.
ed: It makes me a little sad seeing posts from people who have since passed on, but other than that, I don't really have an opinion.
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shockabuku
Dec 4, 2009, 5:30 PM
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dudemanbu wrote: I don't really have an opinion.
There's something you don't hear of everyday.
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markc
Dec 4, 2009, 5:38 PM
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This is something that's been discussed on other boards I frequent. If people keep rehashing topics, people tell them to do a search and to bump old threads. If people bump an old thread, people cry about threadsurrection.
Basically, new people wanting to discuss a frequent subject are damned regardless. It seems the best tactic is to start with, "I searched some old threads, but I still wonder if..." Then finish with some self-effacing comment.
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adatesman
Dec 4, 2009, 5:45 PM
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johnwesely
Dec 4, 2009, 5:59 PM
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Majid might not need to send you those bolts at all. You guys are obviously one in the same.
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bill413
Dec 4, 2009, 6:01 PM
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adatesman wrote: dlintz wrote: It would be nice if the option to display search results chronolocially was added to this site. Mods/programmers? Could this be added? d. Its already an option, but not available when you use the search box in the upper right corner of the screen (red arrow). If you use the link to the Search page (green arrow in pic above) you'll get the option to sort by date or relevance (red and green arrows in pic below). A bit annoying that the quick search doesn't default to date, but it is what it is.
Ooo - I didn't know that. And with arrows too!
Thanks Aric.
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climboard
Dec 4, 2009, 7:18 PM
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Learn something new every day...
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dlintz
Dec 4, 2009, 7:59 PM
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adatesman wrote: dlintz wrote: It would be nice if the option to display search results chronolocially was added to this site. Mods/programmers? Could this be added? d. Its already an option, but not available when you use the search box in the upper right corner of the screen (red arrow). If you use the link to the Search page (green arrow in pic above) you'll get the option to sort by date or relevance (red and green arrows in pic below). A bit annoying that the quick search doesn't default to date, but it is what it is.
Damn! 7 years on this board and I've never clicked on that other search button. Thanks Aric.
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bigjonnyc
Dec 4, 2009, 8:48 PM
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blueeyedclimber wrote: subantz wrote: Quit your damn cryin. I need something to do to take up time in this miserable place. Now go get your bottle and Similac it up Mr. crappypants You want something to do, come paint my house. Or at the very least, get a better grasp of the English language before commenting to a 7 year old post.
You told him to get a better grasp on the English language? In you original post you said:
blueeyedclimber wrote: ...If that's not your bag, than go climb...
Good job!
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moose_droppings
Dec 4, 2009, 8:50 PM
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I did a search for "searching" and it linked me to here.
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blueeyedclimber
Dec 4, 2009, 11:05 PM
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bigjonnyc wrote: blueeyedclimber wrote: subantz wrote: Quit your damn cryin. I need something to do to take up time in this miserable place. Now go get your bottle and Similac it up Mr. crappypants You want something to do, come paint my house. Or at the very least, get a better grasp of the English language before commenting to a 7 year old post. You told him to get a better grasp on the English language? In you original post you said: blueeyedclimber wrote: ...If that's not your bag, than go climb... Good job!
Touche.
I also spelled resurrection wrong. My comment to subantz was more about his usual jibberish, but thanks for playing assface. 
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shrek71
Dec 5, 2009, 3:36 AM
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qtm wrote: Why not some script keyed off "Post Reply" that looks at the date of the message you're responding to, and if it's more than a couple weeks old, pop up a window that says something to that effect?
Something even better. If the forum software supports it, how about locking threads 30 days from the original post date. I would hope that any given topic will have been thoroughly beaten to death within that time span.
Cheers
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adatesman
Dec 5, 2009, 3:47 AM
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jakedatc
Dec 5, 2009, 4:20 AM
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adatesman wrote: shrek71 wrote: qtm wrote: Why not some script keyed off "Post Reply" that looks at the date of the message you're responding to, and if it's more than a couple weeks old, pop up a window that says something to that effect? Something even better. If the forum software supports it, how about locking threads 30 days from the original post date. I would hope that any given topic will have been thoroughly beaten to death within that time span. Cheers Perhaps this suggestion would be better suited to the Suggestions and Feedback forum? But perhaps if you had done a search you'd have known that...  
which will have the same non-effect as every other suggestion that has been ignored for the past ___ years. they are still "working on" route database, photos and kill file. but throwing out ugly ass colors and stupid design changes that people don't want or like instead.
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erick
Dec 5, 2009, 5:25 AM
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bigjonnyc wrote: You told him to get a better grasp on the English language? In you original post you said: blueeyedclimber wrote: ...If that's not your bag, than go climb... Good job!
shiiiiiiiiit, son!
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bill413
Dec 5, 2009, 5:44 AM
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shrek71 wrote: qtm wrote: Why not some script keyed off "Post Reply" that looks at the date of the message you're responding to, and if it's more than a couple weeks old, pop up a window that says something to that effect? Something even better. If the forum software supports it, how about locking threads 30 days from the original post date. I would hope that any given topic will have been thoroughly beaten to death within that time span. Cheers
But we repeatedly beat topics to death just to make sure!
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