Author Topic: Is there a rule against Necro-Posting? (Read 13768 times)

LuigiBros · « **on:** February 13, 2009, 10:05:57 PM »

I've seen on a few sites that there's a rule that if a topic is over 1-2 months old it shouldn't be posted in and it's better to just start a new one; is that the case here?

BP · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2009, 10:12:07 PM »

You'll get yelled at by angry doofuses, but bumping is really not that big of a deal. Go ahead and post wherever you want, as long as the post is worthwhile. If it's not worthwhile you can go to Forum Games.

* Bird Person was shot by Forum Gamers

LuigiBros · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2009, 10:16:57 PM »

I would think it would make more sense to start a new one. What if it's months old? Isn't it better to just make a new topic instead? I also think if it's really old you'd have to go back pages and pages to find the old one.

BP · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2009, 10:29:23 PM »

Why would it be better to have two threads about the exact same thing?

LuigiBros · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2009, 10:31:25 PM »

Quote from: Bird Person on February 13, 2009, 10:29:23 PM

Why would it be better to have two threads about the exact same thing?

For a discussion about the game's mechanics or something it would't make sense. If it's a poll people's opinions could have changed over time.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #5 on:** February 14, 2009, 09:52:37 AM »

Well if you want to, go ahead, but don't be surprised if you get a lot of links to preexisting threads thrown at you.

Black Mage · « **Reply #6 on:** February 14, 2009, 10:29:29 AM »

If you really want to make people ~~mad~~ mad, go through their post history and go post in their first thread. For a side of extra anxiety, repeat for any "prominent" member.

TEM · « **Reply #7 on:** February 14, 2009, 12:47:10 PM »

The title of this thread made me think horrible things.

Boo Dudley · « **Reply #8 on:** February 14, 2009, 04:31:24 PM »

Quote from: Black Mage on February 14, 2009, 10:29:29 AM

If you really want to make people ~~mad~~ mad, go through their post history and go post in their first thread. For a side of extra anxiety, repeat for any "prominent" member.

I'm a changed man, consarnit!

dc804 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 14, 2009, 04:59:46 PM »

Quote from: TEM on February 14, 2009, 12:47:10 PM

The title of this thread made me think horrible things.

Why? Does it have to do with the Necromancer?

Anyway, there is no rule here, but I wouldn't bump a thread that hasn't been posted in for a few months. I would advise no one to post in threads that have been dead for over a year. btw, most of us acted like dorks, failures or just abnormal sometime in our life. And we might have acted like that while posting on these forums. And no one likes it when someone digs through their old posts and reminds everybody how much that he/she used to spam.

So in some cases, if it is REALLY old, a new thread should be made. In some cases, it is okay to bump.

LuigiBros · « **Reply #10 on:** February 14, 2009, 06:10:16 PM »

Another reason is if it's really old it would take forever to find it.

Bigluigifan1.0 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 14, 2009, 06:12:18 PM »

I imagine you can post a new topic if you can't find an old one.

If the moderators or administrators find it fitting, they'll find the topic themselves and merge it if a previous topic was actually made.

Boo Dudley · « **Reply #12 on:** February 14, 2009, 08:19:58 PM »

Quote from: Luig bro on February 14, 2009, 06:10:16 PM

Another reason is if it's really old it would take forever to find it.

If only the forum had some kind of "Search" feature.

ShadowBrain · « **Reply #13 on:** February 14, 2009, 08:39:21 PM »

...that worked better.

LuigiBros · « **Reply #14 on:** February 14, 2009, 09:17:45 PM »

Quote from: Boo Dudley on February 14, 2009, 08:19:58 PM

If only the forum had some kind of "Search" feature.

So should I spend a while looking for the topic or just make a new one?

Boo Dudley · « **Reply #15 on:** February 14, 2009, 11:06:47 PM »

What do I care? I'm no mod/admin. I barely frequent these forums.

So trust your gut or whatever.

Kojinka · « **Reply #16 on:** February 16, 2009, 12:56:44 PM »

It's fine as long as you feel your contribution is worthwhile.

Sapphira · « **Reply #17 on:** February 16, 2009, 04:20:40 PM »

I've always preferred reviving old topics vs. creating new ones. A couple months isn't that old. Five years? Well, okay, maybe.

People will react either way. Revival leads to shock and "WHY DID YOU BUMP THIS?!", whereas creating a new one leads to linking to other topics and "DON'T YOU SEARCH?!" (...Actually, every once in a rare while people are happy when a topic's revived.) So if you're looking to avoid a reaction, you'll have no luck. ;)

While there's no rule against "Necro-Posting" (except bumping for the sake of bumping), my advice is to search for the topic, and if you can find one already made (especially if had a bunch of activity in it), just revive the topic, assuming you have something relevant and worthwhile to say. If there are multiple topics about it, just post in the most recent one and/or one with the most activity. Of course, if you can't find anything, just make a new topic.

If it's a poll that's been done before, make your poll different somehow if you're not content to revive the old one. Also, polls can always be added to non-poll topics if you ask a mod or the topic creator.

The Chef · « **Reply #18 on:** February 16, 2009, 08:07:51 PM »

Sapph just posted...

...Sapph just posted. @_@

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #19 on:** February 16, 2009, 09:32:48 PM »

There's a necro-post for you!

LuigiBros · « **Reply #20 on:** February 16, 2009, 10:09:19 PM »

Quote from: Chupperson Weird on February 16, 2009, 09:32:48 PM

There's a necro-post for you!

I thought Necro-posting was a pointless post in an old topic.

Suffix · « **Reply #21 on:** February 17, 2009, 07:32:32 PM »

Heheh, he means necro-post as in a post by something dead.