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qf789 wrote:Furthermore I do not see why reporting November 2017 traffic figures in the 2018 is a big deal. Its not. In practically most of these threads things from 2017 are carried over to the 2018 thread without an issue being raised.
scbriml wrote:qf789 wrote:Furthermore I do not see why reporting November 2017 traffic figures in the 2018 is a big deal. Its not. In practically most of these threads things from 2017 are carried over to the 2018 thread without an issue being raised.
IMHO, this simply doesn't work for some threads.
The classic "Airbus & Boeing sales" and respective delivery threads should not be locked as soon as the calendar ticks over to January of the next year. In a couple of years' time when I want to review 2017 orders, I should only need to look at one thread, not wonder if there are some gems of information in the 2018 thread because the moderators decided to lock the 2017 thread before it needed to be.
In principle I agree with the logic of having yearly discussion threads, but please let's not lock them before the discussion is finished, that just doesn't make sense.
scbriml wrote:qf789 wrote:Furthermore I do not see why reporting November 2017 traffic figures in the 2018 is a big deal. Its not. In practically most of these threads things from 2017 are carried over to the 2018 thread without an issue being raised.
IMHO, this simply doesn't work for some threads.
The classic "Airbus & Boeing sales" and respective delivery threads should not be locked as soon as the calendar ticks over to January of the next year. In a couple of years' time when I want to review 2017 orders, I should only need to look at one thread, not wonder if there are some gems of information in the 2018 thread because the moderators decided to lock the 2017 thread before it needed to be.
In principle I agree with the logic of having yearly discussion threads, but please let's not lock them before the discussion is finished, that just doesn't make sense.
qf789 wrote:Furthermore I do not see why reporting November 2017 traffic figures in the 2018 is a big deal. Its not. In practically most of these threads things from 2017 are carried over to the 2018 thread without an issue being raised.
LJ wrote:I can understand the new policy, as it would generate a more clarity (and I applaud this move as it makes searching for relevant news better), but then why lock the old one? I don't think anyone will post someting 2018 related in a 2017 thread. If locking is needed as people keep on putting messages then somewhere around mid-February would be the berst time.