Resolved The "Is this already being discussed" feature

[blaseblase]

Since the upgrade that happened earlier this year, every time you create a thread this feature pops up to show you older threads that it believes are similar. I don't have an issue with this feature on its face. My issue is that if you actually take advantage of this feature and bump an old thread, it is highly likely to get locked for being an old thread. So what is the point of this feature exactly? If the staff doesn't want us bumping old threads this feature should be removed. If they do want us bumping old threads instead of creating new ones then mods should stop locking old threads that get bumped. Which one is it?

 

[Valhoven]

Since the upgrade that happened earlier this year, every time you create a thread this feature pops up to show you older threads that it believes are similar. I don't have an issue with this feature on its face. My issue is that if you actually take advantage of this feature and bump an old thread, it is highly likely to get locked for being an old thread. So what is the point of this feature exactly? If the staff doesn't want us bumping old threads this feature should be removed. If they do want us bumping old threads instead of creating new ones then mods should stop locking old threads that get bumped. Which one is it?

We've updated the matchmake parameter since upgrading where no threads are pulled and populated older than 6 months for this reason.

Now, if said bump in even newer threads is one-word cheeky content, this in itself is grounds to lock thread, so ensure the bump on any recommended thread is relevant and/or original to you as poster.

If you feel something has been prematurely locked, report it or DM Staff by ticking Start a Conversation and we'll absolutely have a second look.