Re^2: Do we ever want to freeze threads?

Since you've replied to a near 20 year old thread about thread freezing and no thread freezing has occurred, I think it's safe to say that threads aren't going to be freezing any time soon.

Note that if thread freezing had become a thing, you, nor I would be posting on this frozen thread ;)

If anything, if the date that the original post could be placed beside it when viewing threads, it would provide a mechanism to allow the reader to decide if they want to delve into an old post that someone recently updated.

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Re^3: Do we ever want to freeze threads? by marto (Cardinal) on Jul 28, 2023 at 12:10 UTC
I suspect they only saw this because it was necrobumped a few hours previously.	[reply]
Re^3: Do we ever want to freeze threads? by hippo (Archbishop) on Jul 28, 2023 at 13:25 UTC
If anything, if the date that the original post could be placed beside it when viewing threads, it would provide a mechanism to allow the reader to decide if they want to delve into an old post that someone recently updated. When replying we already see this: In reply to Re^2: Do we ever want to freeze threads? by stevieb in thread Do we ever want to freeze threads? by talexb I think just appending a loud (bold, standout colour) "which is more than n years old" to each of those where appropriate should be flag enough. Readers (as opposed to commenters) probably don't overly care about the age of posts and if ever they do, the ages are easy to find as it is. 🦛	[reply]
Re^3: Do we ever want to freeze threads? by harangzsolt33 (Deacon) on Jul 28, 2023 at 13:35 UTC
Oh wow. I didn't notice that. When I visit PerlMonks website, I usually just click on the "Recent Threads" link at the top and see what's new. This thread appeared at the very top which is why I assumed it was new.	[reply]
Re^4: Do we ever want to freeze threads? by hippo (Archbishop) on Jul 28, 2023 at 14:38 UTC
I usually just click on the "Recent Threads" link The title of the page it takes you to is the slightly more verbose "Recently Active Threads". This thread has been recently active but it is far from being new. It is a subtle but occasionally important distinction. 🦛	[reply]