Get rid of the old label thread, its not working

I also noticed that some newer threads in the last day or two.... had the "old thread" label on them.
A couple weeks ago someone (can't recall who) posted saying stop adding the "old thread" label to old threads the are still being posted on by members.

It seems there are no clear rules or rhyme or reason, in regards to what gets the "old thread" label and what doesn't.
It can be quite confusing on what does or doesn't get tagged "old".

Exactly. We have a pretty good idea who is childish enough to pull that type of stunt.

I still wish our threads would automatically lock after a period of time with no response. That would keep all current threads active, and if someone wanted to revive an old thread they could still start a new one and just link to the old one, but not post there.

I hope the admin can provide some clarification, in regards to what is considered an old thread.   

Since the "old thread" label was activated several months ago, I marked a couple threads that were a couple years old (figuring if a thread more than a year old, then it was considered "old"), and someone unlabeled them. I thought maybe I was doing the labeling wrong. I labeled the same thread three times in one day, and someone kept removing it. I was trying to be helpful to let the others know it was an old thread, and finally gave up.

I've noticed the same thing with the "politics label" It comes and goes on the same thread.

From what I am reading on this thread, it seems someone is intentionally labeling and un-labeling various threads, just to be an ass....is that correct?

Thanks for the explanation.
I unlabeled a couple of the 2023 threads, thinking someone had accidently labeled them "old". I didn't know someone was doing it on purpose.
Then they were re-labeling them. Repeat. Repeat. Etc... I literally thought I was doing the un-label wrong.....because I am technology challenged. 
Good grief, some people are troublemakers.
Never a dull moment at the pea pod!

You're so over dramatic...good lord.

The idea is a good one but so often happens, is being spoiled by a few.

FFS, how old are you people?

It just takes 2 clicks to remove it again if it isn't applicable.
You want "rules" for something this basic...seriously?


Yes and to alert people that it may have been bumped by a scammer and to not click on their links.

The bots may have "moved on" for now, but they'll be back. They always are. 

The original intent of "old thread" (as people have already pointed out) was to alert people when a scammer bumped an old thread and provided a link. Like an old thread about "help me find some comfortable shoes"... the scammer would provide a link and say "here are my favorite shoes!" Then someone else might click on it without noticing how old the thread was and how the one who provided the link only has one post here. The link might have been to the scammer's business, or might have been a virus.

But, an old thread, even one a couple of years old, could be also a current discussion. Maybe someone wants to keep talking about whatever it was and thinks that discussion was interesting and now wants to add to it. 

And in the end, just ignore it if it bothers you. Or take off the label. Why does it really matter anyway? 

I wonder why it doesnt show who made the change in the metadata of the thread. For instance, Monklady123 must have edited her thread, it shows at the bottom of her post. I guess bc the original post wasn't "updated" when the label was selected, that info wasn't captured.

At the end of the day, I have to say I just don't really pay attention - to me it's just a warning of old or politics, and if it's right or wrong, it doesn't matter. If I don't have anything to add or don't want to read anymore, I just close out of the thread...

More drama than a drag queen convention!

That's already there, in the created by column but you have to be using desktop to see it.   It gives the name of the original poster and when the first post was made.

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Quote >> The old label is there to warn us that someone has resurrected an old thread not to say an active thread is old.

This is what I read too, when the "old thread" feature was added. 
I thought it was for any old thread that was reappearing. I figured anything more than a year old would be considered "old".

More than once an old thread resurfaced, and I didn't realize it was "old" and replied, not realizing that I had replied one or two or three years prior when the thread was new.

There seems to be different perceptions and understanding of how the "old thread" label is meant to be used.

As I've already mentioned above, I have more than once labeled or un-labeled a thread because of the original post date was more than a year old.....thinking I was being helpful. My helpfulness was based on what I read and understood it to mean, in the original "old label" post.