topic clean up

[sven]

iv noticed that some topics that i saw a few months ago seem to get erased, is this just me, if not, after how long does a topic get removed

[XtremeMaC]

they don't get erased

they are just hidden from the list there is a limit on the invision power boards which the admin can set.

its usefull for bandwidth I suppose..

but if u search for a topic it'll come up....

[prathapml]

but if u search for a topic it'll come up....

Especially when you remember to "Search posts from..." = "Any date".

[sven]

ok, so its just invition board who hides them. thanks for the info

[Aaron]

Topics don't get hidden/deleted on MSFN. If you can't find a topic, it was probably moved to the trash can away from public view due to recent flaming, warez or idiocy.

[XtremeMaC]

well the board has a built-in function that's

"Default date cut off for topic display"

go to admin center

go to forum control

go to manage forums

go to settings of any forum look for

"Default date cut off for topic display"

well in other words every forum has its cut-off date. which u can alter.

look at the bottom of the page and find

showing * of * topics sorted by * in * from * [go]

after the "from" change the drop list to "the beginning" and u'll see all the previous topics

this is what I meant..

[newdles]

That's just more work on the database than necessary too.