How does one unarchive a thread?

[fugue]

The whole idea of the thread (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=890951&mesg_id=890951) was that people could add to it as they had new good news, but now it's untouchable. And yet I just saw one thread that got resurrected after months. How's it done?

[Maddy McCall]

You can't.

When a thread falls to the archives, it's gone.

[Dookus]

1. sorry, you can't

once a thread falls into the archive, it stays there.

Some forums move a lot more slowly than others, though. A thread in GD or GD04 can fall into the archive in a matter of hours. A thread in a less-visited forum can go for months before hitting the archive.

[jono]

2. You can't.

Once a thread has gone to the archive, it's archived for good. You may want to post to a slower forum. General Discussion and GD Campaign (as well as the lounge) move quite quickly and threads get archived within a couple days. Threads can usually hang out in some of the slower forums for months before they drop to the archive.

[skooooo]

3. Sometimes a priest can exorcise archived posts..

...but the juju has to be just right.

[fugue]

4. Peachy . . .

It's not really appropriate for the slower forums.

Gah. I like the people at this site but I loathe the software.

Edit: My apologies, I should've thanked you all for responding. I was just so unhappy with the news that I forgot. But it's better to know than to wonder.

[NoPasaran]

5. Just step into the Wayback Machine

And mess with the timeline as you desire...

Personally, I'd advise Howard Dean to take Maureen Dowd's phone call.