Unnecessary-ness

March 7, 2007 7:00 PM

What happened to the thread of photos off the p2p networks? Did that link get removed for any particular reason? Was it to make room for the Zelda/Golden Ratio thread? Hmm. I am kind of disappointed.
posted by kuatto to etiquette/policy at 7:00 PM (15 comments total)

Posted previously.
posted by mathowie at 7:04 PM on March 7, 2007

It was deleted because it was posted before... 3 years ago?

Ceci n'est pas une double.
posted by euphorb at 7:05 PM on March 7, 2007

Does this have anything to do with your previous inquiry?
posted by puke & cry at 7:17 PM on March 7, 2007

You guys are sooooooo mean. I demand an inversitagation!
posted by dame at 8:13 PM on March 7, 2007

Thanks puke & cry, that is a very funny read.
posted by peacay at 8:14 PM on March 7, 2007

It was deleted because it was posted before... 3 years ago?

Thus it has ever been. Letting doubles stand because they're old is the exception and not the rule, and has usually been owed to (1) the thread having been alive and kicking for a very long time before it's caught, and/or (2) significant changes or additions to the linked site or the context provided in the post.

And oh man! Heh!
posted by cortex at 8:16 PM on March 7, 2007

so hey guys. how's everyone doing?
posted by shmegegge at 8:38 PM on March 7, 2007

Who likes puppies? I like puppies.
posted by cmonkey at 10:07 PM on March 7, 2007

See? It just supports my Modest Proposal.
posted by wendell at 10:27 PM on March 7, 2007

My Modest Proposal
posted by wendell at 10:28 PM on March 7, 2007

Who likes puppies? I like puppies.

what wine do you serve with them?
posted by pyramid termite at 6:35 AM on March 8, 2007

YOU'RE SOAKING IN FUCKING MOONJUICE YOU GODDAMN OVERRIPE MOONBERRY.
posted by languagehat at 6:40 AM on March 8, 2007

no, not moonjuice ... you serve this with puppies
posted by pyramid termite at 6:42 AM on March 8, 2007

Letting doubles stand because they're old is the exception and not the rule...

Not according to the official FAQ:

There is no hard and fast rule on when a post is not a double anymore. For an identical URL and a site that hasn't changed in content "a few years" is a good guideline.

Maybe the FAQ needs changing then.
posted by euphorb at 9:10 AM on March 8, 2007

Ooh, interesting.
posted by cortex at 9:12 AM on March 8, 2007