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When is a thread considered expired?
I know the rule of thumb is one month but I'm confused as to what that means? This is basically a two-part question:
1) Is a thread considered "expired" when it's been one month from the day the thread was created or when it has been one month since the thread has been posted. 2) How long is a month? Month lengths vary from 28 to 31 days so this is somewhat confusing. P.S. This part is unrelated but we should sticky one the questions where someone asked if we can change our usernames so newer members can get their answer without having to make a new thread. |
It depends on the moderator; most take from XXth day of one month to XXth day of the next as a whole month.
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Same as Ninja Caterpie said. But if you posted a day before, it would be counted as bumping it too.
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When I posted on a thread just before a month had passed, a mod said this: That's spam buddy. Try not to do that again in another thread. |
1) Is a thread considered "expired" when it's been one month from the day the thread was created or when it has been one month since the thread has been posted.
Does anyone know about this part of my question. And I posted in a thread that was like a day or two shy of a month and a moderator told me since it wasn't a full month yet, there was no offense commited. |
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It's one month since the thread was posted in--the thread's actual creation has no bearing on the rule.
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In light of this consideration, it might be in better interests that the staff work consistently according to... EST (GMT-5?)? I'm not sure where the server is based, but yeah. Doing this would be a bit over the top for such a small thing, so it's just a little thought. |
^ Doesn't matter. :/ The post before it would have an updated (to the mod's time) timestamp so no matter what timezone it is for everyone involved, there should be no issues with the time displayed on the posts. It's either within a month or it isn't.
If a thread was closed in error before the month was up (and/or a warning/infraction handed out), just contact the mod and point it out. If that gets you nowhere, bring it to the attention of a higher staff. Chances are it was just a mistake. (In regards to the deleted post, I guess we could technically count 30 days from whatever the day was but that's tedious. :s Much easier to just go by the date & time. If something was last posted in on February 28th and got another post on March 29th, we'd probably close it just for consistency's sake.) |
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