Pruning The Forums

[Bob Schroeck]

I recently discovered a function in my control panel that will let me delete posts made before a certain date. Given that we have well over 10,000 individual posts here, I have to admit I am somewhat tempted to clear things out a bit. However, I know people may not feel the same. So I'm soliciting opinions. Should I, or should I not, nuke any of the older posts, and if so, how old should they be before they go bye-bye?
Thanks.
-- Bob
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...The President is on the line
As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by...

[Morganite]

Is it... cheaper or something if you have fewer posts?
If not, I'm not certain what the gain is. '.'
-Morgan, is one of those people who likes pulling up and looking through old things at random. '.'"I have no interest in ordinary humans. If there are any aliens, time travelers, or espers here, come sleep with me."
---From "The Ecchi of Haruhi Suzumiya"
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[Bob Schroeck]

Actually, no, it doesn't change what it costs me to run the boards. That's determined entirely by the amount of traffic I get.
-- Bob
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...The President is on the line
As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by...

[robkelk]

In that case, I'd say "keep them all". Remember how upset everyone got when the Big Erasure happened earlier this year?

-Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Bob Schroeck]

Last year, but yeah...
-- Bob
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...The President is on the line
As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by...