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Zombie warning

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BeyondDoesBootcamp · 26/01/2015 11:09

Could it possibly pleeeease last longer than two posts? It only takes a newbie posting twice (easily done, once because they didnt know and once cause they missed something in the first post) and we have the same situation as the warning is supposed to prevent! Grin

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cozietoesie · 26/01/2015 23:40

Why not just cull some of the (unwanted) threads after a certain period - say 6 months? This board alone has 275 pages and Geeky Stuff has 245. There must be so much outdated information on those two boards alone.

magimedi · 26/01/2015 15:30

On another (yes, ther are others) forum I use if you press the reply button on a 'zombie' thread a box comes up within the reply box that says something like:

Warning: This thread has not been posted on for xxx days.
Are you sure you want to post on it?
Please consider starting a new thread.

It comes up in red type & seems to stop Zombie threads.

Seeline · 26/01/2015 14:26

Agree that the zombie warning should be at the top of the thread. If you don't notice the date straight away and have read to the end of the thread only to discover the new post is really not related and the rest of the thread is three years old it is really annoying!!
And yes keep the warning for 10 or so posts.

badgerhammock · 26/01/2015 14:13

How about if a post hasn't been posted on for x amount of time the Zombie warning goes on as usual in red. If it gets reactivated by someone posting the warning could change to show the date of the original OP ("This post was created on y date, are you sure you want to post?" Or similar) so if it is reactivated subsequent posters can make a judgement as to whether it's been reactivated by mistake or not.

magimedi · 26/01/2015 13:52

Would it also be a good idea to have a Zombie alert at the start of the post as well as the end?

Or could pots of over a certain length of time have a different colour or black border or something?

AnnieLobeseder · 26/01/2015 13:26

I definitely agree. I get so annoyed when I get taken in by a zombie thread that has run for a few posts so there's no warning any more. Maybe a zombie stickie post that stays as part of the thread at the point where the time warp happened?

LongDistanceLove · 26/01/2015 13:24

Indeed, it seams that at one point last week there were more zombie threads than new threads in active conversations.

Zombie at the top would be good.

InternetFOREVER · 26/01/2015 13:21

Yeah that would be good... even better would be if the zombie warning could be at the top of the thread so I don't get to it after reading the whole thing Grin

PlumpingUpPartridge · 26/01/2015 13:20

Yes!

Maybe with a 'DANGER - Zombie is awakening!' gif? Grin

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RebeccaMumsnet · 26/01/2015 13:19

We aim to please

Anyone else think this would be a good idea?

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BeyondDoesBootcamp · 26/01/2015 11:14

Yeah, i know what you mean. I'd only suggest something like four or five posts instead, just a little less likely to happen by accident?

Would it be possible (realise i might be making this ridiculously complicated!) if it were the op updating, if they were somehow able to override the warning?

And wow, thank you for an amazingly quick response! Grin

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RebeccaMumsnet · 26/01/2015 11:11

Hi Beyond,

How long would you suggest?

It's a tricky one because sometimes a thread can be reactivated for a valid reason and the zombie warning would get annoying if it went on for too long.

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BeyondDoesBootcamp · 26/01/2015 11:11

This one for eg... www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1540653-To-make-a-complaint-about-DWP
Vicky posted twice, therefore the zombie warning disappeared...

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