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Serack:
I've seen it floating around, and I have no problem with, the fact that topics that haven't been active for 30 days get auto locked to prevent topic necromancy (good thing imo).  I have also seen mod's mention something about such locked topics being deleted 90 days later but I am not sure if that trait is specific to certian "boards" like the more social ones.

The reason why I am concerned about this, is that in the DF spoilers board, the ultimate interview compilation stickie has replies with links to additional in board topics that are our only record of certain JB interviews/Q&A sessons, and they have not been replied to since May 1st and it would be a crying shame if these were to "decay" and be deleted so I was hoping someone would clarify this policy for me in hopes that my concerns will be aleviated.

The one (link in sticky to a locked thread) that brought this to my attention is:

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,7822.msg543639.html#msg543639

Priscellie:
Thanks for the heads-up!  I've moved it to the "Word of Jim" board, which doesn't decay.  You can nominate threads for preservation in the Display Case Contenders sticky.

Serack:

--- Quote from: Priscellie on August 25, 2010, 01:42:40 PM ---Thanks for the heads-up!  I've moved it to the "Word of Jim" board, which doesn't decay.  You can nominate threads for preservation in the Display Case Contenders sticky.

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So would it have "decayed"?

Edit:  Btw I like how the old link in the ultimate interview colleciton thread goes to the new location.

Shecky:
It belonged with WoJ regardless, don't you think?

Serack:

--- Quote from: Shecky on August 25, 2010, 02:16:33 PM ---It belonged with WoJ regardless, don't you think?

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I've been quoting it as WoJ.  However it is a summary so I don't consider it 100% word for word cannon.

You've read my topic where the origional asker of one of the questions wrote:


--- Quote from: laura118b on August 23, 2010, 08:01:14 PM ---I can answer to the veracity of the second quote, I asked him the question :)
The full question was if he had stated in the past, during an interview, that Elaine also was a candidate to have the potential to wield power over Outsiders.  His longer answer was yes, he had said that before, that Harry and Elaine are just a few months apart age wise so for all intensive purposes the same age.  He then told me that was one of the reasons that Justin had picked both of them to adopt, it wasn't just random kids with power.  The key word in my question and his answer was potential.

I mostly asked this to settle a debate around here.  A handful of us remembered reading the interview but none of us could find it anymore, so some other members wondered if it had ever been said or was just an example of people reading others saying it so often they thought they had really read it.  So I asked him to settle the debate once and for all. ;)

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With reguards to the "summarized" Q&A from the now WoJ'd thread:

--- Quote ---Q:  Is Elaine another candidate to wield power over Outsiders (the way Harry supposedly is)?
A:  Yes.  There’s a reason Justin picked the two of them.
--- End quote ---

I may make use of Priscillie's display case contenders for that WoJ clarification though.  Although the sticky does say to nominate it after it's been locked.

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