Originally Posted by clueless There are ways to set how far back a thread can be posted and still be considered "new." Right now I think it's set at around 2 weeks. That sounds reasonable. Anything posted longer than two weeks ago really can't be considered recent activity. I know from visiting other forums that if the posts are old and/or never answered I am reluctant to post anything myself. It's my hope that by keeping things alive here that others will be tempted to join in and help bring this forum ...
Updated 01-24-2011 at 02:33 PM by clueless
Believe it or not having your own blog has some advantages over just being able to post in the forum. This is one of the reason I created a second level. When you log in as a registered user (perhaps I should rename it New Member) you don't see the "create post" when you come to the blog page. You only get to read what's here and maybe post a comment. I needed to get something in here so that it will show up on the front page. Off on the right there is a widget that keeps track of new ...