Do you think RallyPoint should discontinue discussion threads after a certain amount of time?

SFC Douglas Duckett — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:03:19 -0400

Response by SSgt Joe V. made Apr 20 at 2015 4:14 PM

SSgt Joe V. — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:14:36 -0400

Archive...I agree that newer members would benefit from older discussions and then don't have to reinvent the wheel!

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Apr 21 at 2015 9:46 AM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:46:26 -0400

I agree that there needs to be a time when discussion threads are "closed" to further comment. I am sure that I am not the only one who --- in their early days here on RP --- found themselves responding to a comment in a discussion thread that was a year or so old. I also think that the closed discussions should be archived and kept accessible to future RP generations.

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Apr 21 at 2015 10:07 AM

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:07:16 -0400

I think 30 days after the last response is reasonable.
And archive them if possible.

Response by TSgt David L. made Apr 21 at 2015 10:14 AM

TSgt David L. — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:14:31 -0400

As a new RP member, I am guilty of whipping a dead horse here, but unless a post is closed I look to see if I have something of value (not just getting my two-cents in) to add to the issue at hand, not just the shelf life date. Maybe I'm a minority.
Dave

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 21 at 2015 10:16 AM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:16:23 -0400

Other: when everyone gets unanimously sick and tired of hearing CPT Private RallyPoint Member's infamous 'should 2lt salute 1lt' post. And I have a feeling it's still making waves

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Apr 22 at 2015 10:04 AM

Capt Richard I P. — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 10:04:17 -0400

Nah, if you see repetition highlight it to member admins to merge. If you have thoughts on an old enduring topic, have at it!

Response by SGT Michael Touchet made Apr 27 at 2015 11:46 PM

SGT Michael Touchet — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:46:22 -0400

Sometimes its nice to go back and read older threads especially when you see hints of old discussions showing up in new threads. Its helps to educate yourself on what appears to be inside jokes that you missed.

Response by SGT Curtis Earl made Apr 29 at 2015 10:32 AM

SGT Curtis Earl — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 10:32:46 -0400

What's the upside of closing threads? Closing threads would force multiple discussions on the same subjects by users that joined later.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 29 at 2015 11:26 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:26:41 -0400

Here is my thing in reality, 30 days is more than adequate. It's just sometimes people get busy, and then they don't get on for a while and so they respond to old threads late. Great idea to archive them, then people can look through them if they want to answer old threads.

Response by Capt Walter Miller made Nov 27 at 2015 6:23 AM

Capt Walter Miller — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 06:23:15 -0500

The very first thread I did on RP, I believe, was the one where I said that Bush and Cheney were grossly incompetent at best, in their conduct of OIF.

Poof. Nothing. Not one reply. I wondered what I had done wrong. A few months later it just exploded and got quite a bit of play.

So leaving the threads alone seems good to me.

Walt

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Nov 27 at 2015 10:35 AM

CSM Charles Hayden — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 10:35:56 -0500

SFC Douglas Duckett Rather than establishing a thread shelflife, I would close threads after, say 200 responses. Who has the motivation to go back to eternity on a thread?

Response by PO1 John Miller made Nov 27 at 2015 11:30 AM

PO1 John Miller — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 11:30:25 -0500

Leave them open. Sometimes new members will be browsing threads and find one that perks their interests and respond to it. Who knows? After so many months, or even years, that person may be able to shed some new light on that topic.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Nov 28 at 2015 7:48 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 19:48:37 -0500

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Response by SSG Tim Everett made Nov 28 at 2015 8:45 PM

SSG Tim Everett — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:45:24 -0500

Never, leave them up... however, I don't think Rallypoint has any business leaving shit-post threads up that are thinly-veiled excuses to promote bigotry.
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Response by SN Greg Wright made Dec 22 at 2015 2:02 PM

SN Greg Wright — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:02:31 -0500

SFC Douglas Duckett RP is building a body of knowledge with every post. Future members will be able to access a LOT of wisdom.

Keep it all.