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Mogul:
I have moved a number of minor topics to the archive section.

Mogul:
Manually removal is of course a better choice.  :Q


--- Quote from: Feral on Wed, Mar 22, 2006, 11:03 ---[..] Opening the archives to casual guests would, I think, serve little purpose--unregistered members cannot post anywhere but the Coral Sea Cafe.
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I was thinking of the possibility to read the old posts in archives, of course!  O:) It can very well happen that a visitor might become interested in a very old topic to such a degree that he feels urged to register and post a reply by himself. With hidden archives we are in danger that the forum appears empty despite of a plentitude of old posts.  :+

Feral:
I wasn't thinking of having the process automated--manually and on a case-by-case basis has worked up to now just fine. I just wanted to remind people that the archives exist, and that the topics there can still be posted on if someone has something to add.  ;D

Sticky topics like the FAQ should stay just where they are.

Opening the archives to casual guests would, I think, serve little purpose--unregistered members cannot post anywhere but the Coral Sea Cafe.

Mogul:
Ahem, still want remind you that certain old topics are important:  :+ In case we choose the automated removal of old topics, we should retrieve at least the FAQ's manually. ;) The next point is that the archives contain now not only the old topics, but also lots of unnecessary trash (re-directs etc). Is it possible to remove all the rubbish while keeping old topics there? I also would suggest that we make the archives open for visitors then - maybe some would like the old stuff.

Feral:
As things currently stand, if a topic has not been posted in for two months, it gets manually moved to the Archives board. These topics are not dead, however. Should a topic merit continued discussion, feel free to locate it in the Archives and post on it. Thereafter, it will be moved back into the appropriate area of the regular forums.

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