Do You Think Old Threads Should Be Locked?

[anthony]

My exact point is being proven right now by member @Eppi by bumping 2008 and 2011 threads, answering them...

https://www.myptsd.com/threads/hello-everyone-im-new-to-the-forum.20329/
https://www.myptsd.com/threads/hello-new-to-the-forum.5106/
https://www.myptsd.com/threads/hello-new-to-forum.4523/

 

[Tanishq]

Oh man! We reached the conclusion I think.

 

[nursenurse]

Lock.

 

[Sammyiam]

@nursenurse

I love your reply short and to the point. It made me giggle I love it :D

 

[anthony]

We reached the conclusion I think.

Most likely... but I will still rather this runs for 24hrs to get a definitive conclusion from members who want a say in how this place operates.

 

[Friday]

Locked, cocked, ready to rock it is. :tup:

 

[Lucycat]

I'm all for the lock option.
It is frustrating to read a thread and then discover it has been re-activated from years ago with no real reason.
As the read/ quote/ link functions will all still be available we lose nothing and gain a more streamlined, uncluttered forum.

 

[shimmerz]

When EMDR was first being used to treat complex trauma, it had devastating results which led to many people being far worse retraumatised than treated.

I feel like this is a very important point. The thing I don't quite understand (and I am in the lock camp) is how locking will allow negative experiences to be clarified in an old post. Would it not be best to be able to go back to the EMDR posting 2 or 3 years later and refer to documentation, experiences etc that warn others of new experiences?

 

[anthony]

New content does that already. It is impossible to sift through the past content here to do such a thing.

 

[shimmerz]

Got it. So the best thing to do when researching is continue looking for updated content.

 

[shell]

I think it's a great idea to lock old threads, It's confusing for new members who answer a member who is no longer on the forum, where as a new thread is likely to get more response from all members.

 

[Sandstone]

hat is exactly one of the issues. When EMDR was first being used to treat complex trauma, it had devastating results which led to many people being far worse retraumatised than treated. Those discussions are outdated now, as EMDR has evolved to treat complex trauma very effectively today. That is just one example. PTSD is a pretty stagnant thing, though opinions certainly change, and some facets have also changed / evolved.

Isn't that an argument in favour of leaving the thread open? So someone can comment on it and point out that ideas are now outdated?