Auto deletion of old posts sucks.

[Andrew Vanis]

trying to find one of MY old posts for reference on something I did and shared with the community and it no longer exists.

I am saddened by the historical knowledge that has been lost by auto deleted timed out posts especially since the gurus are aging and dying and us newbies won;t have their knowledge.

[posplayr]

Just imagine how tough it was when, you had to write everything on papyrus with a stick and the rains came.

[TxGSrider]

Just imagine how tough it was when, you had to write everything on papyrus with a stick and the rains came.

I'm not old enough to remember those days....

However, apparently that stuff holds up pretty good if you put them in clay pots and hide them in caves. lol

[Andrew Vanis]

the question is why are we deleting them anyway? the old argument of storage space is no longer an issue with today's ridiculously cheap storage.

[bccap]

I'm not sure I understand what you are talking about. I just checked my subscribed to threads and I've got ones saved from 2011 that I started and saved for future reference. As far as I know the only threads that get ejected are in the Vortex and campfire after lack of use for some time............

[posplayr]

I'm not sure I understand what you are talking about. I just checked my subscribed to threads and I've got ones saved from 2011 that I started and saved for future reference. As far as I know the only threads that get ejected are in the Vortex and campfire after lack of use for some time............

The forums that get ejected are listed somewhere.

Given the search capability, it might effectively be all forums.

[Andrew Vanis]

so a couple data points

under the "activity" tab of my profile, I see only posts from today (my next most recent posts from 9/2016 are not on the list)

if I search for my user name I see (most) posts going back to 2013 (I was a member prior to 2013)

in the name search I am missing posts (so I'm also assuming the topic) corresponding with the seller for the ES I got in Toronto in 2015.

[Andrew Vanis]

I've got ones saved from 2011 that I started and saved for future reference.

I believe it is the last reply that triggers the deletion so it would be interesting , though started in 2011, when the last reply was.

[bccap]

Give a couple of seconds and I'll look at a couple..........

[bccap]

Okay. Here's one where I ask a really stupid question in the same month I joined and hadn't learned anything yet. It starts and ends in the same month......

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?177750-Multimeter&p=1441231#post1441231

[bccap]

Actually I just took a second look and it starts and ends on the same day..............

[dorkburger]

I thought the technical forums were saved, while Campfire, Vortex, for sale / wanted threads were deleted. Not sure of the others.

Add.... I have Routes and Destinations, and a GS Stories threads from 2013 still hanging around, plus my first technical question from 1/13 also- still unresolved

[Nessism]

Just found this in the "Thread: For those who can't login and are too lazy to read the FAQ"

Why did my posts disappear?

In order to keep the database to a manageable size, various forums on the site are regularly purged to delete old posts. These forums are GS Motorcycle, Off Topic, The GS Meetingplace and all For Sale and Wanted forums."

[Andrew Vanis]

These forums are GS Motorcycle...

what is that?

is it http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...iscussion-Area

that seems like a common place to discuss GS stuff and a better thing to purge may be other bikes

again "manageable size" ????

I get for sale and off topic.

Glad the technical stuff stays