Old Threads

[Cheddar]

I've got a question about old threads. Let's say there was a discussion on... let's say Super Smash Brothers, but it was buried by other threads and is now on the 7th page, posting in it considered Thread Necromancy. Yet if you were to create anther thread on this game, people would say "There is already a thread about this" and redirect you to the old discussion.

My question is, in that scenario, would you revive the thread, create a new one, or feel sorry for yourself that you missed out?

 

[Ghan]

I would say it depends on what the content of the original thread was. If you would add something along the lines of what was being discussed in the other thread, then go ahead and post in it. If people don't want to use that old thread, just create a new one. I doubt anyone will yell at you too much if you post in an old thread about the same topic.

 

[AceHart]

Older than, let's say, a week? New thread.

 

[Ghan]

> Older than, let's say, a week? New thread.

Why does it sound like you just made up that rule?

A week it is, then.

By the way, does that go for WE help threads, as well?

 

[AceHart]

"Rule" would be pushing it.
I'm slightly more forgiving if the tread necromancer is the original poster.

Besides, about 98.7% of all "w3" threads that get closed because "there already is one" should look rather familiar to you...

 

[Ghan]

> Besides, about 98.7% of all "w3" threads that get closed because "there already is one" should look rather familiar to you...

Indeed. But I do that when it's the same person posting a thread about the same question. I don't usually close the thread when someone new posts something that's already been asked. Then I just tell them to use search.

 

[DM Cross]

Thread Necromancy? What is this, CAD Forums? We really don't have "rules" against this, unless it is years upon years old. [Well, try months]

Seriously, though. We don't go by what page it is as much as the date of the last post and relevance the conversation can still have.

 

[Sim]

Just create a new thread if it's that old.

 

[Whitesock]

If it's past 5 pages then you probably should post a new thread, and if people redirect you you can post in the old thread, because people know it's there.

The only real thread necromacy I've seen was a person who bumped the "Welcome to (forumname) forum!" thread in GD? Or was it humor zone?