PSA: Beware of the Necro Threads

[Iscah]

This is even worse. What's the point? There's no limitations on how old something can be before replies aren't allowed.
You're talking like this is some mismanaged 90's style special interest BBforum or something.

There's a clear difference between reviving a thread because you want to continue the discussion, and reviving ten threads in quick succession with such insightful comments as "you can reply with a quote by clicking 'Reply With Quote'."

[Saefinn]

I disagree.
If an issue was brought up 5+ years ago, and someone decided to contribute, this would mean there is still merit to adding points of talk to the discussion at hand.

While the original topic creator may not be around to see your posts, someone might.

Whilst that's a plausible reason for somebody to do it. I don't think the necroing the OP is referring to counts.

See exhibit A:

I am so sorry this happened to you. If you need someone to talk to feel free to PM me

That was on a 3 year old rant thread from a new player who got kicked out of a dungeon for being new.

Exhibit B:

You can easily tell there are no more players joining the game by how empty The Goblet is.

A 1 year old thread about the population of the game that was necro'd.

Exhibit C

You can reply to your thread by clicking "Reply to Thread."

A necro'd thread from 2014. That funnily enough was about a necro debate.

And these are all necrobumps from a resident troll who is well established as being a troll. It seems after finding many of his troll threads haven't gotten good bites and that almost everybody realises that he's a troll that he's taken to being a nuisance instead.

[Malmstrom]

SOUND THE ALARUM, HE HAS ESCAPED GENERAL DISCUSSION!

[Arngrim_Greyashe]

Going to take a concerted effort by many here to deal with him. Suggest in the report that moderation check the offending parties post history to see how he's been necro'ing threads which has only been getting worse.

That's a fantastic idea! I'll add that to future reports!

[Nicodemus_Mercy]

It's basically just TitanMen/BroFists necroing these threads. I suggest reporting them every time they do it until SE decides they need a forum vacation.

[Keddera_StormMoon]

I don't understand why forums just don't just auto-close dead threads after a certain point to keep them from being necroed, but I digress.

But yes, it's going to take a concerted effort to get those two characters a much deserved vacation.

[Anienai]

I agree with the cat with the cool shades. I'm not going to report someone over a necro'd thread.

[Arngrim_Greyashe]

I disagree.
If an issue was brought up 5+ years ago, and someone decided to contribute, this would mean there is still merit to adding points of talk to the discussion at hand.

While the original topic creator may not be around to see your posts, someone might.

Like I can't tell you how often I'm doing my best google-fu on some obscure tech issue, to find a lone post on a small message board that had the same problem. With the only reply is just "Ah I figured it out thanks" and it's old and closed and I have no way to bring it up again asking him to actually post the dang procedure lol.
I could create a new topic on it but why not use the one that already exists? The guy that have made it might get an alert or something. It's my best lead and it's locked, it's a bit frustrating lol.




This is even worse. What's the point? There's no limitations on how old something can be before replies aren't allowed.
You're talking like this is some mismanaged 90's style special interest BBforum or something.

If the person in question actually had merit to things, it would be different. They have a track record. They're necroing specifically to fill the front page of the forums with old posts, some with intent to start arguments. It's annoying and it's spam.

[TheHyperFusion]

I wish there was an easier way to report someone on these forums for the repeated trolling. There's a couple of them, and I feel like just reporting their individual posts would seem a bit useless.

[Nandrolone]

Some threads need to be necro’d though. For example, the Hempen racial unlock thread. Plus, SE said they prefer us to post on a single popular thread rather than create multiple brand new ones on the same subject.