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In most forums I know the long running threads are mostly the "tell a joke" threads, which collect some off topic posts. Most other discussions are short lived
by johannes1234321 3y ago
In most forums I know the long running threads are mostly the "tell a joke" threads, which collect some off topic posts. Most other discussions are short lived as elsewhere.
The main difference to me is that most forums are harder to find, thus more intimate groups where reddit invites others to stumble in.
- pjerem 3y agoIt’s more complicated. Topics in a forum are ordered by last answer. So, if usually most discussion are short lived, any topic can also can be revived at any time.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoWhich is usually called "necroposting" and is universally frowned on for... some reason. I never really got why, but on-line communities are strange beasts, and most tend to have a culture actively opposing accumulation and surfacing of knowledge.
- ehPReth 3y agoyeah, that especially annoys me when I come across a dead thread that somehow made its way to SERP or something and someone helpfully provided a correct answer. maybe forums need a 'don't bump' checkbox enabled by default or something for old threads
- epolanski 3y agoI literally posted forums with years-long discussions (or threads), and those are mostly topic-specific.