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Colour code zombie threads?

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quoteunquote · 29/04/2013 19:10

I unwittingly contributed to a thread that had for some reason (best known to the person that did it),been resuscitated,

Could you add, a colour bar where the title is, or on the side, that indicates how old a thread is, blue for current, green a week old, yellow a month, orange six, and red year and beyond,

Then people would be instantly aware when joining in with a thread as to when it was started, as clearly a lot of us don't spot the year when on these threads, and some times people carefully choose threads that the day and month match to resuscitate.

Anyway it would be a simple way of stopping the annoying problem, and for people like the person who started the thread in the above link, they wouldn't have to have something they probably rather forget jump out at them, I hope the OP of that thread is happy now.

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magimedi · 09/08/2013 17:54

Tee - scroll down to the reply box.

magimedi · 09/08/2013 17:54

Brilliant!

I just need to know who the artist is! The pencil wielding artist, not the piss artist as that's all of you lot !

Gin time

Tee2072 · 09/08/2013 17:53

I just looked at a post from Feb 05 and see nothing...

Fiderer · 09/08/2013 17:53

V good

Tee2072 · 09/08/2013 17:52

I'll be right back...

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 09/08/2013 17:50

@YoniBottsBumgina

Ooh!

But how are we supposed to see the new solution if we don't go around making zombie threads?

You can see it without making a zombie thread. Promise.

Just find a thread where the most recent post is six months old or older.

And then close it down nicely - and come and report back.

magimedi · 09/08/2013 17:49

Could someone please tell me what the solution is?

I may be being very thick - but I can't see it!

YoniBottsBumgina · 09/08/2013 17:44

Ooh!

But how are we supposed to see the new solution if we don't go around making zombie threads?

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 09/08/2013 17:41

@quoteunquote

severely walloped around the head with a rucksack

You are very very very norty.

I may have to send the undead round.

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quoteunquote · 09/08/2013 17:38

severely walloped around the head with a rucksack

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MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 09/08/2013 16:41

@FancyPuffin

I love it!!!

FancyPuffin · 09/08/2013 16:36

I love it!!!

MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 09/08/2013 16:22

Right. We have released a solution for this. Hope you like it.

STERN NOTE: this is not permission to go around making zombie threads. Anyone who does will be severely walloped round the head with an OF rucksack.

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quoteunquote · 05/08/2013 13:47

thanks, it really would help.

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MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 05/08/2013 10:59

@quoteunquote

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/property/1664229-Should-you-clean-the-house-youre-moving-out-of

just a bump of this zombie thread to point out they are around again, can't believe I read right through one, someone had put zombie thread, but I didn't want to give it another bump.

OH, hows the thinking coming on MNHQ?

Still working on it! Promise to update you all when we're closer to something concrete. We def haven't forgotten, though.

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quoteunquote · 04/08/2013 19:16

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/property/1664229-Should-you-clean-the-house-youre-moving-out-of

just a bump of this zombie thread to point out they are around again, can't believe I read right through one, someone had put zombie thread, but I didn't want to give it another bump.

OH, hows the thinking coming on MNHQ?

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MNHQ

HelenMumsnet · 29/06/2013 18:09

Hello. Thanks for all your posts.

We'll put our zombie-thread thinking caps on. (Or should that be rucksacks?)

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quoteunquote · 29/06/2013 16:44

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/477224-interfering-mil-or

yawn

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MissStrawberry · 28/06/2013 20:06

I spent ages reading a worrying one today to find out it was years old and there was no update.

MissStrawberry · 28/06/2013 20:05

I am so very very sorry

I didn't see your thread

great minds think alike

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quoteunquote · 28/06/2013 20:02

Another problem with zombie threads is the sense of Déjà vu you get, people could end up superstitious.

It is worth bumping one the "how do we avoid inadvertently posting on a zombie thread" when you spot one, then anyone who uses active conversations gets a heads up to be cautious.

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quoteunquote · 28/06/2013 19:38

So Misssssss Strawberry is my thread not good enough for you.

Did anyone ever tell you MissStrawberry you are a genius.

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MissStrawberry · 28/06/2013 19:18

I just started a thread with the same suggestion today .

AndWhenYouGetThere · 26/06/2013 21:52

If we do do colour coding, please explain the colours there and then.
Bumping is often done by newbies who don't know the "mumsnet way".

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quoteunquote · 18/06/2013 12:00

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1671713-to-be-so-bothered-by-reborn-dolls-and-this-ebay-situation?msgid=39760706#39760706

Zombie threads all over the place.

if I bump this thread and people see it on active then they may check the OP date on threads today, I still forget and it clearly annoys me.

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