Forum posts deleted?
Hello,
Are posts in these NCARB forums ever deleted? Posts that I had bookmarked as having great info for exams I hadn't taken yet but am now starting to dive into are gone. I'm pretty sure it's not on my end, as other websites are working just fine. I click on the bookmarked link and it takes me to a "this page doesn't exist" screen.
Has anyone else noticed this?
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Hey Caitlin,
Good question! See the post lifespan section of the Community Guidelines.
A post or thread will remain on the Community for one year from the creation date if there is no recent activity or two years from the creation date if there is recent activity.
This is a policy to ensure that only the most recent and accurate ARE information is available to community members. Many of the older posts contain outdated or incorrect information.
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Thanks for the quick response! It's a shame that stuff gets deleted regularly and after a relatively short amount of time. I always take into account the date something was posted/published when I do research so it never occurred to me that older posts might be removed just because of age and regardless of the content.
From now on I'll make sure to save any good info I find as more than just a bookmarked link if it's from 2019. Thank you for letting me know! I missed that part of the Guidelines.
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I also agree with Caitlin and Michael. I ran into this today where a great post I was referring to is now gone. I think 1 or 2 years is too short of a lifespan for posts. Is there a way NCARB can reverse this policy? I have passed 4 of the exams and have 2 more to go. Having resources drop off the forum is not helpful.
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That's great news! Please send to kwalton@arkitex.com and cc kathrynlwalton@gmail.com for good measure
Thanks so much.
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