u/expropriated_valor

I'm just a sometime contributor to this subreddit—not a moderator—so hopefully this meta discussion is allowed.

I really enjoy this subreddit as it is. That being said, the rule in this subreddit for what is considered "old" news has been pre-1990s since at least 2013. Given that 12+ years have passed since then, should what is considered "old" not also shift?

I find that the quality of news in the 1990s still has a markedly different quality than now, even with the entrance of early internet news during that time period. I'm not even necessarily saying the acceptable time period should keep shifting momentarily. For example, maybe there should be a hard cutoff at the 2008–09 financial collapse. Or is there a reason that 1990 should remain the hard cutoff?

I'd be very curious to hear other people's opinions: mods, contributors, commenter, and lurkers. Cheers.

Actor lives inside a Seattle coffee billboard for a month [1987]

Prompt Succor Pastor Plans Parish Directory [1968]

VCR Industry Now Resembles An Old Shoot- 'em-Up Western [1981]

Students enter 2 countries to get to school [1989]

Animation club devoted to films with feeling [1988]

The C5: Fun or dangerous? [1985]

Teen charged in slingshot incidents arrested again over snowball case [1987]

Allegedly drunk Mickey Mouse slams child against a wall at Disney World [1985]

The War Is Suddenly Grim for the B-52 Fliers on Guam [1972]

Claims many bicyclers use drugs [1978]

Tales of a Daring Dog: Bill Goldberg [1988–1989]

Famed boat racer, designer Don Aronow gunned down outside of his marina [1987]

Boy gets wish to play on girls volleyball team [1979]

Expulsion Possible: Southwestern Louisiana Hopes to Stay in NCAA [1973]

A Pickoff That Wasn't [1982]

Not Integrationist, Says Local Citizen [1960]

New Dodge Especially for Women [1955]

Computerized animation a powerful graphics tool [1989]

Should the threshold for old news still be pre-1990s?

Homecoming princess quarterbacks Philomath team to sparkling record [1981]