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Zobie threads why do mn hq allow

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ZackyVengeance · 26/02/2017 22:58

6 year old threads to be restarted? Especially when the origianl is goady in the extreme?

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ALemonyPea · 27/02/2017 09:55

Why can't threads be locked after a certain time, and only be restarted by the Op? A note where you post to tell people to start a new thread, or how to start one for newbies as well might help, rather than them rehashing year old threads.

People are getting frustrated by all the shit stirring goady trolls, and having to defend things they defended years ago.

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LornaMumsnet · 27/02/2017 09:52

Just dropping in to quickly answer the question about having a zombie thread warning at the top of threads.

We did actually have exactly this back in the dim and distant past but feedback from users was that it was off-putting, especially to new members arriving on a thread, perhaps via Google, for the first time.

It made people feel like they couldn't or shouldn't get involved with a thread, it seemed. So we decided then to move the warning to the end so you only saw it if you were actually posting on a zombie thread.

We do see the argument for warning at the top of threads, too, but just thought you might be interested to know how that came about.

We will pass your other suggestions over! As ever, we can't make any promises.

WaitrosePigeon · 27/02/2017 07:46

Threads should be locked after a year of starting. That's what I've always said.

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ZackyVengeance · 26/02/2017 23:44

its ok, mn hq should sort this out

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WicksEnd · 26/02/2017 23:43

MNHQ
Can we please have the zombie warning at the start of the thread??????

Also the site is sooooo slow on safari on an iPad, it's taken me 5 minutes to post. No problem ever with any other sites, it's always MN which is the problem.

Sorry for posting about it on your thread OP but I fear I may be here all night if I try and start a thread of my own!

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ZackyVengeance · 26/02/2017 23:29

very,
the tread is so old I am now socking on it lol

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Dawndonnaagain · 26/02/2017 23:26

it puts some of us in a very vulnerable position.

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