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[Agent Proto]

Sure there is. How long does it take to make a thread "dead?" We can all agree that a thread that hasn't been active for months is pretty much classified dead, but a week?

[RubyLapiz]

I was thinking about this the other day. How weird it is when someone posts in a thread that I had mentally classified as 'gone' even if it had only been a week or two.

If there's no one bound to contribute anything grand to it, I'd say it's dead.

[Yamaneko]

This is General Chat we're talking about. A week's time pushes a thread to the third page probably. No one should be looking that far back.

[God]

I believe Leeza has finally gone mad with power. Someone stop her before it's too late.

[Her Majesty's Agent Umaro]

Yeah, let's totally forget about history. It's not important.

Well, actually, all the good threads are archived. :|

[edczxcvbnm]

Originally Posted by Dr Unne

I believe Leeza has finally gone mad with power. Someone stop her before it's too late.

I MEAN!

Anyways, I think this is one of those times where you can create a line. If a thread is x amount of days old or on page x then it can not be revived. That way there is no question about it.

[NeoCracker]

Let Leeza do his thing, At times its quite funny,

[Raistlin]

Unne:

Proto: there is no distinct line. The line is very arbitrary and depends mostly on the staffers' judgment and the circumstances (such as in this case, with Sora! being spammy). If you want to debate a specific thread being closed, that's fine and dandy, but debating the general rule of "when is a thread dead?" is pointless as the answer is "whenever the staff says it is." As it should be.