Zombie thread revivals?

[MacDaddy]

 

IIRC threads dormant for over a year - excepting Feedback threads and some others - were meant to be automatically deleted to save server space (or something)?

As there are often threads revived, whose last post was years ago, I assume BC now has more server space than it knows what to do with?

[Kiwi]

Old threads still give the site visibility via search engine hits, even if the membership isn't interested in them.  It's why we keep the classifieds visible too.

[tauzero]

4 hours ago, MacDaddy said:

 

IIRC threads dormant for over a year - excepting Feedback threads and some others - were meant to be automatically deleted to save server space (or something)?

As there are often threads revived, whose last post was years ago, I assume BC now has more server space than it knows what to do with?

 

It would be a shame to lose old threads if it's not necessary, they can often be useful references. I've found a few answers to things I wanted to know in threads which have been dormant for ten years or more.

[MacDaddy]

31 minutes ago, Kiwi said:

Old threads still give the site visibility via search engine hits, even if the membership isn't interested in them.  It's why we keep the classifieds visible too.

 

I Googled a question about something bass related and the first result was a Basschat thread that I started! 😆

[Reggaebass]

I’ve come across quite a few old ones while looking for vintage precions and jazzes on google, it’s an eye opener when you see the prices then and now 

[lemmywinks]

I'm gonna play the long game and bump this thread in a few years.

[Happy Jack]

[Woodinblack]

On 21/11/2024 at 21:47, MacDaddy said:

IIRC threads dormant for over a year - excepting Feedback threads and some others - were meant to be automatically deleted to save server space (or something)?

 

No, not threads, Adverts that were open and had had no activity for over a year were, but I haven't got round to it!