forgetting about trying to figure out a way to delete old dead posts. that isn't the way to deal with the issue, lol. my suggestion is that there should be a sticky (posted in very bold font) that would suggest that reading the date of the first post in the thread would be a decent suggestion and a great indication as to whether or not it (the post) should be still considered "live". of course no one would read the sticky either, but.......................lol (i'm sorry, i just couldn't resist posting that. i guess those that expect an answer from a 10 year old post get that they deserve, lol)