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[nicole0612]

I learned something here a long time ago that's been helpful....If want to search something using multiple words, I can use google, put in the search + purse forum.....often get a result that way that I wouldn't get just searching on PF

I do the exact same thing. Usually that turns up much better results!

 

[A1aGypsy]

Newbies sometimes don't "get" forum etiquette at first

Totally fair and I would never criticize out loud (although, isn’t it just common sense that someone who asked a question in 2007 might not still be hopelessly waiting for an answer?)

 

[Vlad]

I do the exact same thing. Usually that turns up much better results!

Google's got the search thing down pretty well...

 

[nicole0612]

Totally fair and I would never criticize out loud (although, isn’t it just common sense that someone who asked a question in 2007 might not still be hopelessly waiting for an answer?)

I think they probably just search for something on Google (or similar) and tpf results come up very high for certain topics. They click on it and join (or maybe they joined awhile back and participate infrequently) and they just ask a question. I am not a member of Reddit, but it also comes up in my Google search results like tpf does, and it seems like they have this mentality; a lot of very similar threads that people add to willy nilly until they are closed.

 

[sdkitty]

I think they probably just search for something on Google (or similar) and tpf results come up very high for certain topics. They click on it and join (or maybe they joined awhile back and participate infrequently) and they just ask a question. I am not a member of Reddit, but it also comes up in my Google search results like tpf does, and it seems like they have this mentality; a lot of very similar threads that people add to willy nilly until they are closed.

what is the harm? If someone has a question about something in an old post, maybe someone will respond

 

[r luvs h]

Threads that have not been responded to in over a year now have this warning in the reply box:

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Thank you for doing this!

 

[nicole0612]

what is the harm? If someone has a question about something in an old post, maybe someone will respond

It doesn’t bother me at all

 

[Swanky]

what is the harm? If someone has a question about something in an old post, maybe someone will respond

It doesn’t bother me at all

Agreed! Unless it's a thread asking for which bag to buy tomorrow from like 2006 lol, clearly expired!

 

[sdkitty]

Agreed! Unless it's a thread asking for which bag to buy tomorrow from like 2006 lol, clearly expired!

a few months ago I saw an older style Botkier bag for sale I didn't recognize. after some searching, I found people talkiing about the style. I don't recall whether I asked any questions or got any responses but I did find some useful info

 

[Traminer]

Some topics don’t expire really, so closing old ones just based on age would result in identical threads popping up

that is my opinion exactly,

reviving such polls is interesting for many

and no harm to any others