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Scott Martin
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iconnumber posted 01-26-2017 09:53 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Periodically I scan the New Members' Post Here forum looking for threads that need to move to a more appropriate forum.

As the years have progressed this process has become more and more cumbersome because there are so many posts/threads that are missing photos, info and/or under developed.

We have seen old posts like the above come back to life for one reason or another. Also the posts shows the new members' history of posting. So we really don't want to delete the posts unless they are truly nonsense.

I want to move such posts to a separate forum..... Where I could use some suggestions is about what to call this new forum???

Perhaps: NMPH Legacy

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asheland

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iconnumber posted 01-26-2017 10:50 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for asheland     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
How about "New Members Reference Forum" ?

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Scott Martin
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iconnumber posted 01-26-2017 11:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for the suggestion. I wonder if "Reference" might be misunderstood.
    Reference - provide (a book or article) with citations of authorities.

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Scott Martin
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iconnumber posted 01-26-2017 11:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Perhaps better than NMPH Legacy would be NMPH Latency
    Latency - the state of existing but not yet being developed or manifest

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Scott Martin
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iconnumber posted 01-26-2017 12:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
New Members' Latency Posts
Missing info or undeveloped posts

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agphile

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iconnumber posted 01-26-2017 12:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for agphile     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Latency would not make it self evident what the forum is about and I don't think it fairly describes the threads or posts I think you have in mind. While some may be dormant (latent with possibilities) others, perhaps most, will prove to be dead.
Why not just call it new members' archived posts? Or perhaps dormant posts, even though some will never awake? Or am I somehow missing the point?

[This message has been edited by agphile (edited 01-26-2017).]

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Scott Martin
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iconnumber posted 01-26-2017 12:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
agphile,

Thanks, I like your suggestion.

New Members' Archived Posts

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asheland

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iconnumber posted 01-27-2017 10:04 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for asheland     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
That looks good too. smile

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Kimo

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iconnumber posted 01-27-2017 10:42 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kimo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
How about "The Phoenix Posts" Or, "Building on Oldies but Goodies" Or "Play it Again Smp" Or to be a bit tongue in cheek but definitely attention grabbing "Vampire Posts"

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Scott Martin
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iconnumber posted 01-27-2017 02:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Scott Martin     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I thought I'd try it out....
I like it even though it might be too much.

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Vetdaddy

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iconnumber posted 01-28-2017 10:31 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Vetdaddy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
One thought- "NMPH Recycle Bin"

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