Re^3: Do we ever want to freeze threads?

> Originally my thought was to prevent people from replying to a node that was a year or more old

Excellent thought talexb!

Only last week a Perl newbie made a most unfortunate boo boo, making an ill-advised reply to a random old post instead of posting a new one. Sadly, perhaps feeling shamed by the opening blunder, our eager new Perl monk seems to have vanished, perhaps never to return. :-(

Given that I wrote Necroposting Considered Beneficial (and how far you are behind in the race to Chancellor of the Exchequer :) I felt obliged to make a necropost response to your excellent (and deserving of an upvote!) discussion post of 2004. :)

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Re^4: Do we ever want to freeze threads? by talexb (Chancellor) on Jul 28, 2023 at 14:20 UTC
Yeah, this made me laugh out loud -- a 2004 discussion about freezing threads .. with an update almost twenty years later. :D Also interesting to note that just asking the question (my root node) garnered a significant number downvotes. :/ Well, everyone has their own opinion. Alex / talexb / Toronto Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.	[reply]
Re^5: Do we ever want to freeze threads? by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Jul 28, 2023 at 23:19 UTC
> Also interesting to note that just asking the question (my root node) garnered a significant number downvotes. :/ I think the unfortunate downvotes simply reflect a (positive IMHO) change in Perl Monks culture over the years. I doubt that would happen if you posted that node today. To illustrate my point, On Interfaces and APIs in 2006 garnered a significant number of downvotes ... which I doubt would occur if I posted it today ... of course, it would also receive far fewer upvotes. :) The blockbuster centurion nodes at Perl Monks appear to be a thing of the past: Terrifying Beauty - though Erudil wrote only thirteen nodes in eight years, every single one of them earned 100+ rep! Update: see also: Experience Point References and Pranks	[reply]
Re^4: Do we ever want to freeze threads? by jdporter (Paladin) on Jul 28, 2023 at 22:32 UTC
Only last week a Perl newbie made a most unfortunate boo boo, making an ill-advised reply to a random old post instead of posting a new one. tbh I'm a little disappointed that no one thought to consider it for promotion to root node. :-( Today's latest and greatest software contains tomorrow's zero day exploits.	[reply]