What's up with the expiration date on thread police?

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kelly_e_montana
kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
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What is up with all of the people bashing people posting in old threads and then beating themselves up for it too? Is this just an internet etiquette issue that makes no sense in terms of functionality? I think so.

Why shouldn't people tack on to an existing thread if they want to bring the issue back up? Seems to make more sense than posting loads of duplicates threads where you can't keep all the info in one spot. If no one wanted to talk about it, they wouldn't respond to the bumping.

If it was that big of a deal, wouldn't MFP just delete old threads? I personally would rather see information consolidated than spread out in 5000 threads each about eating less than 1200 calories per day, 30 Day Shred, starvation mode, eating late, or drinking water.
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  • _DaniD_
    _DaniD_ Posts: 2,186 Member
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    Awesome thread. Great work.
  • AngryDiet
    AngryDiet Posts: 1,349 Member
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    None. The thread police provide eternal vigilance.
  • SeaRunner26
    SeaRunner26 Posts: 5,143 Member
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    I'm sorry, this topic has already been discussed. You'll have to come with me to the station, ma'am.

    - Thread Police
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
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    0_o
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
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    We should keep this thread going forever
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 33,963 Member
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    This thread is too new. I'll come back in a year. It will still be topical. :flowerforyou:
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    Awesome thread. Great work.

    agreed
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
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    I'm going to bump this thread in 9 months
  • _DaniD_
    _DaniD_ Posts: 2,186 Member
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    I'm going to bump this thread in 9 months

    Well I'm gonna bump it in 8!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    I'll get back to you in six months.
  • BossBich
    BossBich Posts: 65 Member
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    lmao!!!!!!!!!!
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
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    I'm going to bump this thread in 9 months

    By then it will have given birth to triplet threads.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    I'm just posting here to see who will bump it first after it falls off.
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
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    I'm just posting here to see who will bump it first after it falls off.

    This. I'll just lurk when it does though.
  • _DaniD_
    _DaniD_ Posts: 2,186 Member
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    I'm just posting here to see who will bump it first after it falls off.

    I put a reminder in my Outlook. I have nothing better to do with myself.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,248 Member
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    Bump an old thread: Get accused of forum necromancy.

    Start a new thread: Get told to use the search function.

    Solution: Ignore wankers.
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
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    I like handcuffs
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
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    This thread is too new. I'll come back in a year. It will still be topical. :flowerforyou:

    Cat fight!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    Bump an old thread: Get accused of forum necromancy.

    Start a new thread: Get told to use the search function.

    Solution: Ignore wankers.
    The bumping old threads annoys me when it's someone asking a relationship question or something and it's 15 pages long already. As though the OP is still even concerned with advice on that particular issue.

    And then I don't notice it was an old thread and I post and then feel like an idiot.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
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    BUMP!

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