Do you like or not like when old threads are resurrected and brought back up to the top?

SanctionII

Just curious.

Some resurrected threads are a treat to revisit; and some others are not.

NewEnglandRarities

Exactly as you said, when I see a thread resurrected with a title of “I have a 1982 penny that is gold” I’m always a little eye roll to that. However when it’s a thread that says, “my collection of Libertas Americana medals” I am quick to click the thread. Personally, I think there was an unwritten rule about “dead” threads being resurrected when it comes to someone continuing from 4 years ago about a Lincoln cent, however when a great numismatic topic, I personally find the reopening a true welcome. Many times I don’t remember or didn’t open the original thread!

Edited to add: using the regular search bar, the topics come up in no particular order. Many people on other forums are confused (meaning non-coin people). Often times they are “yelled” at for not searching and continuing a thread in many forums, others chastise touching a “dead thread”. Hard for new people to know what is acceptable here

Coin Finder

I have no problem with it. I like to see where it started and how updates have come in..

coinbuf

I think @NewEnglandRarities is on the money, I would love to see the all the old "I have a 64 SMS Kennedy" put down. But there are many old posts with real numismatic value that are great to reread or read for the first time.

erscolo

Let sleeping dogs lie. I am my sixties, and some of the resurrected threads started when I was in my forties. I just ignore them and realize they will not go away, unfortunately.

Slade01

Yeah, I've been a mod at Tomshardware for a very long time, and the policy there has always been to lock necro threads that get resurrected by a poster who doesn't understand that a new thread is better for worthwhile topics.

Manifest_Destiny

I have a feeling this thread will pop back up in 5 years.

Cougar1978

Like - a good break from certain borish threads

Raybo

Is this one of them?

Catbert

When resurrecting an old thread, there should be something the new poster adds to the thread topic to make it meaningful. Further, that the poster should post an alert that it is an old thread so that the new readers realize its age. Depending upon what the poster wishes to convey, a new thread creation may be more appropriate.

yspsales

There has been a good run recently of worthwhile bumps.

How you find them is beyond me.

BLUEJAYWAY

No issue with them. Ones that provide education surely outweigh the empty ones.

Bochiman

Unless it is EXTREMELY pertinent, then, no.

TomB

Hey you crazy fans of necroposting...here's a 1964 SMS Lincoln cent thread resurrected by someone who apparently has "all 48 SMS Lincoln cents"!

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1070615/is-this-a-1964-sms-new-to-this-so-no-idea-links-to-images-are-below

PerryHall

I enjoy seeing the old threads to see the forum members who are no longer with us due to being banned, death, or a loss of interest in coins. It's a real trip down memory lane. I also enjoy reading posts that I made several years ago.

Onastone

Agreed, some ancient posts are rubbish, but some are gold. I've been duped a few times reading what I thought was a current topic, only to find myself reading concerns from years ago. Too bad there isn't some kind of Forum Filing System where any string resurrected from six months back appears with a red title.

sellitstore

Nobody wants to see the posts that are 95% bickering with nothing to answer the O/P question or outrageous claims again UNLESS there is is proof of the original claim or a concession by the O/P as to the actual established factual status of their item.

Old educational threads can be quite useful, informative and interesting. And they can be found easily by using the search function, so go ahead and search and revive a few educational ones. Use the assets available here to improve this thing that we all enjoy-the CU discussion boards.

TwoSides2aCoin

It all depends. We cannot tell exactly how old the coin is, without a date, any more than we can tell how old a pair of jeans are, by looking at the stitching close up. Somebody starts engaging dead people and it can be a little weird ...yet, somehow I'm going to have fun with it, numismatically...... as long as I can, if possible.

How about those prognostication threads ? Like what will buy more food in five years ?
Bitcoin or gold ? Neither. It's gonna cost an arm an a leg.

Cougar1978

Like, highly recommend - Can be refreshing like somebody opening a window - especially when get tired of the CAC threads where they going around and around.

CRHer700

@Cougar1978 said:
Like - a good break from certain borish threads

Here's the only reason that you have to worry about these old threads.

SanctionII

I like to see certain old threads brought to the top of page 1; or alternatively I like to see new threads posted as updates to certain old threads.

Certain threads are gems (MS65 or better), with great content, topics, discussion, varied opinions, solid advice and photographs.

I understand that an update (either though a TTT; or through a new thread based upon an old thread) of a gem++++ thread from many, many years ago is forthcoming.

I am looking forward to that update very much.

UpGrayedd

@Manifest_Destiny said:
I have a feeling this thread will pop back up in 5 years.

I've added this thread to my saved list. If I'm still around in 5 years I'll try to remember to resurrect it.

oih82w8

Yes, I have only been here for 12 years and I may have missed something.

BStrauss3

When the new post has something to add that is relevant to the original thread, yes.

When its just some newbie trying to find a place to put something that isn't relevant, no.

OAKSTAR

I have no problem with it. As long as you can add some value to what's already been said.

IkesT

@OAKSTAR said:
I have no problem with it. As long as you can add some value to what's already been said.

Ditto.

Raybo

There is no value to this thread but for some reason I just can't help going back to it every once in a while.

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/819143/my-wheat-cents-hoard/p1

P0CKETCHANGE

I generally dislike it unless there is a very good reason for doing so. If one must resurrect a very old discussion, I’d prefer a new thread that (if necessary) summarizes and links to the old one.

The worst thing is when the second or third response is from a deceased forum member, and there is a moment of shock and confusion before my brain realizes I’ve opened an ancient thread.

The definition of “old” matters, too. A few weeks or months? No big deal. Years or even decades? Rarely a good idea.

That said, I’ve set a calendar reminder to bump this thread in 2032

BryceM

@UpGrayedd said:

@Manifest_Destiny said:
I have a feeling this thread will pop back up in 5 years.

I've added this thread to my saved list. If I'm still around in 5 years I'll try to remember to resurrect it.

Amateurs! I’ve set a notice for 10 years from today.

Onastone

Currently threads go back to July of 2002, and at 50 threads per page, and a whopping 6388 pages, that's over 319,000 conversations. If you read ten a day, you'll catch up in just over eighty seven years.

oih82w8

@Onastone said:
Currently threads go back to July of 2002, and at 50 threads per page, and a whopping 6388 pages, that's over 319,000 conversations. If you read ten a day, you'll catch up in just over eighty seven years.

...provided no one creates a new thread.

lkenefic

Like most, I think it depends upon the reason. If I start a thread about beginning a new numismatic project , and then pop in every few months (or years) to give updates, that's fine... Or, if someone started a thread years ago, but some new discovery can add to the dialogue and someone else resurrects it, I think that's acceptable too.... Or, even if a newbie reads an old thread in doing some research and resurrects it with a legitimate question, I think that's OK.

However, some old threads are kick started for not so obvious reasons... possibly malicious... I don't know. Those are a bit annoying... But based on my experience on this Forum, unless it's a real Troll performing The Resurrection and the thread sticks around because some of us are more than willing to oblige the Troll, old threads typically disappear off the front page quickly. Just don't engage...

Tibor

Once a thread lies dormant for a year or more a warning flag should pop up when it is resurrected.

PeakRarities

It doesn’t make a difference to me at all, the first thing I do when I open a thread is check the timestamp. Also, I can tell pretty quickly when I see several avatar pics that I’ve never seen before.

I really enjoy reading some of the old threads here, especially when you compare the perspective between then and now. I just get frustrated that all of the old pictures are gone, so many of them are now rendered useless.

Walkerfan

I like revisiting old threads, especially, if they are interesting and ones that I didn't catch the first time around.

kiyote

I’ve always been fine with it.. there’s still some really good timeless info out there

OAKSTAR

If anyone does resurrected any old threads, they should make sure you can see all the original pictures posted in that thread. For whatever reason, many of the pictures posted in these old threads seem to drop out or die off. They probably weren't compatible with this new systems format.

lkenefic

A lot of the old pictures are gone because we had to use a third party host for image files... like Photobucket. Many of those links are broken when the accounts went away.

TomB

@OAKSTAR said:
If anyone does resurrected any old threads, they should make sure you can see all the original pictures posted in that thread. For whatever reason, many of the pictures posted in these old threads seem to drop out or die off. They probably weren't compatible with this new systems format.

In the past we couldn’t drag-and-drop, but instead had to host the images ourselves. Many chose Photbucket, but over time images get deleted from accounts or private hosting ends.

OAKSTAR

@TomB said:

@OAKSTAR said:
If anyone does resurrected any old threads, they should make sure you can see all the original pictures posted in that thread. For whatever reason, many of the pictures posted in these old threads seem to drop out or die off. They probably weren't compatible with this new systems format.

In the past we couldn’t drag-and-drop, but instead had to host the images ourselves. Many chose Photbucket, but over time images get deleted from accounts or private hosting ends.

Yep, got it. That makes sense.

crazyhounddog

It doesn’t bother me at all.

lcoopie

I prefer them greatly to the posting of gutter cents from new members.

crazyhounddog

@lcoopie said:
I prefer them greatly to the posting of gutter cents from new members.

Thank you for my hard laugh of the day👌

Sapyx

I'd agree with the "Adding pertinent information" comments.

If the original and often long-gone poster's questions were all answered correctly, then resurrecting the thread with a comment along the lines of "Hey, I've got one of these too" or, even worse, "nice coin", is unwelcome.

On the other hand, if someone posted a mystery item ten years ago and no-one back then gave a definitive answer, then someone posting "Hey, I've got one of these too" is indeed pertinent, since it proves there's more than one of the things, and perhaps newer members might see the old thread and provide an answer for "both" coins (even if the OP is now long-gone).

Likewise, if an old thread has "answers" that were all wrong or incomplete, I'd have no problem with a new-member expert resurrecting an old thread to post correct information, especially if the old thread is actually giving false or misleading information.

Posting a new thread, and then posting a link to the old information, is perhaps preferable in many circumstances, but that's more work than simply posting a reply, so I don't fault people for doing it.

If a poster is doing it repeatedly, maliciously, or just bumping their post count for no real reason, then feel free to click that "Flag" button and let the Mods deal with it.