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Why is there 6,592 (and counting) pages of deals?

I mean, after two years I would think the deal is pretty much over. Seems pointless to keep them past a month.

by octaveman
asked 4 months ago

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Go through and tattle on all of them. Think of what it will do for your rep.

ruger9mm
4 months ago

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Pointless? Hmmmm, why yes it is. Maybe deals is trying to get on "The (Online) Hoarders."

gmwhit
4 months ago

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Because Woot is that awesome!

dtarules
4 months ago

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@dtarules: Wondering why you think 1,000's of pages of dead deals is awesome? Maybe that explains why I don't understand the "Awesome" meter. ;-)

gmwhit
4 months ago

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I agree that some of the deals are far too old, but it is not generally true that they expire in a month. I do keep tabs on deals I have added and RIP them when they are dead. Some hang on A LOT longer than I thought they would. How about a) better rep for RIP'ing your own deals AND b) providing a slot for expiration dates when the deal is added (many deals are "today only")? this would clean up a lot. Oh, and "archiving" all the RIP'd deals so we don't have to see them unless we really want to search through them?

caron7
4 months ago

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I've actually gone through and tattled on some of the older deals just to try and clean those pages up, and I have found some are still active. I've also found that most link to sites that aren't around anymore. Personally I think anything older than 6 months should just be removed. I'd rather have someone repost again than try to find a deal from a year ago.

minxa1
4 months ago

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