ChipTalk Time Capsule idea

[pltrgyst]

You could put the "Have chips jumped the shark?" thread in there for two years or so and then re-open it...

[BGinGA]

"Remember way back, when we had M2M sales and a Classifieds section around here? Man, those were the days...."

Okay, just kidding. Sorta.


I like the idea in theory, but can see how the thread/forum could easily get pretty muddled and hard to navigate in a hurry. I think maybe having just one-liners that link to important chip-related topics, headlines, or threads throughout the year may be a way to keep it manageable but yet still pertinent.

I'd run it for year, then bury it (on 21-March) for a couple of years. I like the idea of resurrecting the latest 2-year-old thread at the same time the current one goes away. Example: 2011 thread gets buried on 21-Mar-2012, and a new one starts (no old thread to resurrect). 2012 thread is buried on 21-Mar-2013, a new one starts, and still no old thead to resurrect. 2013 thread is buried on 21-Mar-2014, new one starts, and the 2011 thread (buried for two years since 21-Mar-2012) is brought back. And so on......until the end of days. Unless that happens to be 21-Dec-2012.

I don't think being gone for just a year is long enough, and five years seems too long. Two years is about right, as the content will be anywhere from 2-3 years old - plenty long enough to be forgotten (some of it), and short enough that many folks will still remember it from back then.

[chipNAchair]

What about including some if the funniest threads ever created? Might be kind of cool to have all those in one place!

[bergs]

Can we put Silks in there? No? That violates several laws? OK, forget I asked.

[pug_in_chip]

I'm puzzled and , what does this mean? Thinking in finnish here again.

[Starem Down]

I like the idea but seems like alot of work to manage.

i've been taking a look at the way back posts of 06 and, wow. Not only have the names of CT'rs changed, and collections, but pretty much everything custom chip-wise has changed. There were sooo many posts on dice chip labeling that even I was, like "what the hell were you thinking!!??". I'd like to see how those posts float in here today! lol

[jjbcentral]

Originally Posted by Starem Down

i've been taking a look at the way back posts of 06 and, wow. Not only have the names of CT'rs changed, and collections, but pretty much everything custom chip-wise has changed. There were sooo many posts on dice chip labeling that even I was, like "what the hell were you thinking!!??". I'd like to see how those posts float in here today! lol

I was reading a thread the other day from a bunch of years (05 or 06 I think) ago when someone was asking if the chip bubble had broken. I had to laugh because that was brought up again. I wish I could find it.
I always go back and read old threads so I think this is a pretty good idea.

[EmptyPocs]

no need to lock anything up --i stumble into new 'old stuff' here all the time, like just now