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Steve H

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A Dead Thread?
« on: May 17, 2019, 06:26:36 AM »
Might I suggest a single, pinned thread for people to mention clog-poppers, to avoid the multiplication of "Fred Bloggs dead"-type threads? On another forum, we had one called "The Dead Thread". When it moved to a new platform, the new version was (and is) called "Clog-poppers".

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Re: A Dead Thread?
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2019, 08:01:47 AM »
Possibly, although in some cases a separate thread might be thought appropriate. As an example when the Queen falls off her perch.
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Re: A Dead Thread?
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2019, 08:32:02 AM »
Given we are not overrun with threads, this seems a pointless and naff approach.

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Re: A Dead Thread?
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2019, 09:46:29 AM »
Given we are not overrun with threads, this seems a pointless and naff approach.
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so 'naff' is an acceptable term on the forum then ?  :o

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Re: A Dead Thread?
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2019, 01:02:59 PM »
Possibly, although in some cases a separate thread might be thought appropriate. As an example when the Queen falls off her perch.
Quite - it wouldn't preclude separate threads for major mortal-coil-off-shufflings, such as Madge, or a prime minister or president snuffing it while in office.

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Re: A Dead Thread?
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2019, 06:22:34 PM »
Quite a good idea. The only thing is that, sometimes, the discussion around a recently dead person get quite involved. In such situations, we'd probably need to split the thread.
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