boy howdy, are these old threads interesting.

[Macfanforever]

What I think.All of us are board to hell until Stevie hits the pavement in two months.Nevermind sitting at the edge of out seats waiting for tour dates to be annouced plus waiting for a DVD to get released.If It does at all.I can't blame the west coast ledgie's getting hot under the collar in waiting to see if Stevie books west coast dates.In the meantime If I offended anybody on here.I 'm sorry If I did.It is getting nutty here Nathan.I agree.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by windbecame

thank you for the lol Nathan... and, to be honest i thought the same thing. For me it's up there with THERE, THEIR, and THEY'RE....or TO, TOO, and TWO .

How about Sea, See, and C

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by David

Any old thread with a contribution from Yours Truly in it is worth raising from the dead, don't you think?

as dead - best to remain that way, lol!

[Travisevian]

Originally Posted by Nathan

I think this is just a mix-up of words, that's all...

Pastime - pas·time/ˈpasˌtīm/
Noun:
An activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment rather than work; a hobby.
Synonyms:
amusement - recreation - entertainment - diversion - fun

See? For example: His favorite pastimes were shooting and golf.

You said 'past time', because your sense of board order is disrupted by people talking about things that happened in PAST TIMES. Or perhaps it was simply a Freudian autocorrect on your part.

Anyway, we haven't got time for my sarcasm - the threads are running WILD!!! And there's a TOUR STARTING!! Everyone - look serious!

Nathan, you haven't changed.

[David]

Originally Posted by michelej1

However, thread bumping as a sport, when there's nothing really new to say, except "I liked that," should be discouraged.

I'm a lot more cranky when it comes to starting threads with polls, and then locking the thread when the poll is over. That's ridiculous. The idea of a thread--any thread--is to allow replies. If you don't want any more replies to a poll thread, put the poll results somewhere else on the site and remove the thread. Don't let it sit there for all eternity. If it's locked but left sitting in the forum, that's ridiculous.

And why do very old threads need "new information"? If I want to say something galvanizing or sexy or fascinating about the topic of an old thread, isn't it worth my going ahead and saying so? Old threads never die--so long as people like me are around and want to add something to them.

Everything in moderation. Bumping threads from ten years ago willy-nilly, dozens per day, is poor forum behavior, and illiterate replies of "i like that" or "i agree" are foolish and annoying in any thread, old or new.

[sodascouts]

I'd rather people bump an old thread to discuss a topic than create an entirely new thread discussing the same topic over and over again. It helps avoid repetition to bump the old thread instead. For instance, I was temped to express my loathing of "Gypsy Beggar" in the "Worst Stevie Demo" thread, but then I saw that I had already done so in 2006 and refrained.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by sodascouts

I'd rather people bump an old thread to discuss a topic than create an entirely new thread discussing the same topic over and over again.

Yes, I love to merge threads when they are repetitive. It not only makes reading easier now, but for archival purposes, if you want to look back on something. It's helpful then too, because we may have had more collective knowledge and information about a subject a few years ago than we do now and it's always good to be able to find everything in as few places as possible.

Michele