Necro Posting?

[ScrewYouGumby2]

4. Do not grave-dig/necropost: Posting on old threads that serve no purpose is unnecessary and gives people unneeded alerts.

• If a thread has gone one month without any new posts, it is considered old and posting on it will be considered necroposting.
• If the thread is still relevant and important, necroposting on it is allowed.
• If the thread has a new update, necroposting on it is allowed.

That excerpt is taken directly from the rules, there several occasions where I see people post on "still relevant" threads but then people still call it necroing and it eventually gets locked by a mod.

So what is the point of this thread? I could a staff member explain this rule, since it seems that the thread is locked every time, regardless of whether or not the thread remains relevant.

 

[FuSioN]

True, mods do lock threads for necroposting, even if they're still relevant.

 

[Logan1111]

It really depends on weather or not we believe the thread is still relevant or not, some threads may be relevant but there may be new threads with the same topic replacing them. Lots of the time it is just a thread reported to us by a user for necroing and we don't really check to see if it is still relevant or not.

 

[Gamer101luke]

I can't wait until some troll necro-posts this thread in a few months.... xD

 

[The Arena Master]

Very true, but very rarely do I see a post that really contributes to the original threads purpose.

 

[HalfSquirrel]

That may be true most of the time, but there are definitely a few necro's that aren't locked because they are relevant.

we don't really check to see if it is still relevant or not.

That's your problem right there. I think it's your duty, as a member of the staff and as the person locking the thread, to make sure that the thread is no longer in use, there is no relevant discussion going on, and to solve any issues people are having with the resurrection of the thread.

 

[ScrewYouGumby2]

It really depends on weather or not we believe the thread is still relevant or not, some threads may be relevant but there may be new threads with the same topic replacing them. Lots of the time it is just a thread reported to us by a user for necroing and we don't really check to see if it is still relevant or not.

Well, this is sort of the response I was looking for. I wasn't sure if it was just a rule that wasn't followed or what.

 

[Logan1111]

That's your problem right there. I think it's your duty, as a member of the staff and as the person locking the thread, to make sure that the thread is no longer in use, there is no relevant discussion going on, and to solve any issues people are having with the resurrection of the thread.

Lots of the staff are fairly new to the server and most if not all or vary rarely on the forums. Many do not know the rule of "necro posting" and therefore just do the reported item. I will try to get the word around about it though.

 

[ShaunDepro]

I don't because I'm a forum guru. If it's a necro like "necro" or "ok" in reply to an old post then... locck.

 

[illumina1337]

I can't wait until some troll necro-posts this thread in a few months.... xD

Me too!

 

[Mlpoknzaba]

I can't wait until some troll necro-posts this thread in a few months.... xD

I can wait.









For a few months.

 

[Logan1111]

If the thread is still relevant and important, necroposting on it is allowed. That is all.