- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Mattbluhalofan
Posted by: Carnage Kaiser
Heres some thought, we have millions of records and books, that date back all thorugh history, but if we did what your proposing, we would burn every book when it ages over a month, a year, etc. Reguardless, if that were the case, Humanity would be clueless of it's past.
You cannot compare those two. One is historical events and happenings that everyone should know, the other is threads on a website that are inactive, dead, taking up space, and can be easily recreated.
And here's some thought, too. Suppose you collect plants. If one dies, it dies, but you still keep it. And you get more and more, and eventually, you've got a collection of dead plants just taking up space. It's time to get rid of them. Same goes for forum posts.
Ah, but there is a search box. It is used to look back at old threads, to answer questions one might have. There would be no use if old threads would only be deleted. It's good to keep old threads, it's like a library.