Bumping topics
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Bumping topics
So, I was browsing old topics as I was bored. I came across some I found interesting so I responded to them with valid non trivial responses. They were then locked so I am quite confused. The reason was Necromancy, but this clearly is not the case as I am not posting a reply just to bring it to the top of active threads. I am genuinely responding to a thread I found interesting.
Now if they are going to stay locked, should I just create a new thread on the same subect as it is something I would like to talk about and I feel is still relevant now?
Now if they are going to stay locked, should I just create a new thread on the same subect as it is something I would like to talk about and I feel is still relevant now?
I've been wondering when this was going to become an issue.
Honestly, if the rules want to prevent users from thread necromancy, the forum should be configured to autolock topics after the restricted number of days.. say, 90 days. (Very few topics are really active after 90 days).
It happens fairly often (or else we wouldnt need a rule for it, yes?), and people seem to get bored often.
Personally, I don't look five posts back to see if the thread was necro'd.. if its an interesting topic, and there is a post on it, I reply. As a result, if there aren't active mods locking at will, it can get messy fast. Thats why the autolock would be a great mod to add.
Just my two cents.
Honestly, if the rules want to prevent users from thread necromancy, the forum should be configured to autolock topics after the restricted number of days.. say, 90 days. (Very few topics are really active after 90 days).
It happens fairly often (or else we wouldnt need a rule for it, yes?), and people seem to get bored often.
Personally, I don't look five posts back to see if the thread was necro'd.. if its an interesting topic, and there is a post on it, I reply. As a result, if there aren't active mods locking at will, it can get messy fast. Thats why the autolock would be a great mod to add.
Just my two cents.
Yes, i think this is all down to common sense IMO. No need to have a rule for the smallest thing like this.
For example, we dont explicitly have a rule for refraining from posting in ALL CAPS, but we dont allow it, as many other forums don't. It's netiquette and common sense all rolled into one nice package.
For example, we dont explicitly have a rule for refraining from posting in ALL CAPS, but we dont allow it, as many other forums don't. It's netiquette and common sense all rolled into one nice package.
The difference between common sense and a rule?Pimptastic wrote:Yes, i think this is all down to common sense IMO. No need to have a rule for the smallest thing like this.
The need to enforce it.
The fact that it happens here about twice a week lends itself to being an issue there should be a rule for, as its clear that this bit of "common sense" isn't that common (at least among our readers).
The threads in question were the perfect counter-example. Because the movie was popular ("Office Space"), the lack of the original posters had little impact.. plenty of new people were/are willing to discuss it. Thats the danger with necrothreading - because the topics are popular, they can pop back up over, and over, and over again.Sami wrote:You can't have a conversation with 3 year old accounts that don't login.
Thats why many of the forums with rules against it have a mod that autolocks them. Its a control that enforces the rule.
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Personally, I'm glad Feyd lock the "OOP" thread last night because I almost replied to that one ... 
Someone else seemed to be necromancing yesterday but I noticed those threads weren't locked. Do celebrities get special consideration? Not that I'm complaining, I was hoping for some insights into PHP security.
Someone else seemed to be necromancing yesterday but I noticed those threads weren't locked. Do celebrities get special consideration? Not that I'm complaining, I was hoping for some insights into PHP security.
hmm I'm more along the lines of ... who cares
I've been using these forums since February and topic bumping doesn't seem to be much of a major problem. I think the current rules are A-OK
I've been using these forums since February and topic bumping doesn't seem to be much of a major problem. I think the current rules are A-OK
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If we go with common sense then what is the reasoning for locking threads simply because they are old? As long as they are still relevant and current posters find it interesting should it not not matter how old it is? And in most boards it is usually worse to create a topic that already exists in the database.
And these past old topics that came up is not necromancy. At least not necromancy as defined by Wikipedia. Necromancy is bumping a very old thread for the sole purpose of bringing it back to the top by either using the word 'bump' or making a trivial reply. I did neither as my sole purpose was to reply to a topic I found interesting.
I always enjoy looking near the back of a forum as you find some off the most interesting topics that were forgotten a long time ago, but are still relevant today. This is the first time in my life I have seen a topic locked simply because it was too old.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_necromancy
And these past old topics that came up is not necromancy. At least not necromancy as defined by Wikipedia. Necromancy is bumping a very old thread for the sole purpose of bringing it back to the top by either using the word 'bump' or making a trivial reply. I did neither as my sole purpose was to reply to a topic I found interesting.
I always enjoy looking near the back of a forum as you find some off the most interesting topics that were forgotten a long time ago, but are still relevant today. This is the first time in my life I have seen a topic locked simply because it was too old.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_necromancy
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