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July 18, 2013 3:33:00 PM

I noticed that some of the "Read Before Posting" FAQ's have not been updated since 2010 and older. In computer terms this is slightly out of date.
But who is suppose to update locked threads? or is Tom on holiday still?

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July 19, 2013 6:13:49 AM

If you are referring to these threads.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/282333-31-read-first
There is no need to update them, the forum rules have not changed from them.

If you mean a thread like this.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/274745-31-step-step-g...
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/245454-33-crossfire-f...

These are created by the community, not commissioned by site administration. If you feel that they are outdated, you can always write your own and from there contact a member of the mod team. If its good enough, we will replace the current FAQ/Sticky with yours.
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July 20, 2013 1:15:50 AM

manofchalk said:
If you are referring to these threads.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/282333-31-read-first
There is no need to update them, the forum rules have not changed from them.

If you mean a thread like this.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/274745-31-step-step-g...
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/245454-33-crossfire-f...

These are created by the community, not commissioned by site administration. If you feel that they are outdated, you can always write your own and from there contact a member of the mod team. If its good enough, we will replace the current FAQ/Sticky with yours.


sorry I should have given a link but it was about RAM and mentions the top end DDR2 1333 and noticed it was written 3 years ago. (I'm having info overload and cant find the page, may not be important and just thought I would mention it.)

Ps It's an awesome site
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July 20, 2013 2:29:12 AM

You could also PM the author and see if they are able to update it. There are people who lurk around here but don't often post, including authors of some stickies. Of course others vanish after a while and never come back. Such is the nature of a forum.

If the sticky is so old as to be irrelevant then it might not be worth keeping, but some still contain useful general information and just need to have the outdated references to older hardware updated or removed. In rarer cases those old stickies are downright dangerous because they make recommendations or outline procedures that simply don't apply any more. I had to remove one of my own for that very reason.
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