I thought the 2003 megathread on UA was one of the older ones. Today I saw one from
2002 that was bumped up and had posts merged into it.
For comparison, a similar topic on AA had 9 posts and was not merged with any threads from 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2009, or 2010.
UA 2002 thread:
It's so depressing to see that zero.... [Merged Threads]
AA 2011 thread:
Account "YTD" now reset to 0/0/0
Again, I don't see what value comes to any forum by dredging up a megathread from 9 years ago. Both the UA and AA threads have rolled back to page 3. If the UA thread hadn't been merged it would probably be even further back.
As a start, can we just apply the TOS to these megathreads? We have to start somewhere. I recognize that direction will need to come from the
Community Director.
Avoid Bumping Very Old Threads -
link to this guideline
Unless there is a compelling reason, avoid bumping threads that are more than two years old. Often the information is out-dated and it clogs the forums, making it difficult to find current threads.