Necro Threads?

[Neal]

It all depends on the thread TBH. If it's something that has a newer current thread and you bump an old thread then it's frowned upon. If it's an old thread showing off an animal or something I don't see them having an issue with it.

[Craiga 01453]

I'm perfectly cool with bumps of old threads, as long as the OP is still active and the thread is still relevant.

It's the ones that are months+ old and the OP hasn't been active since and then a user chimes in...
or it's a time sensitive issue that's months+ old and a user chimes in...
...but even then, it's nothing more than a minor inconvenience. I'm sure we've all got bigger problems in our lives than a bump of an old thread.

Don't sweat the small stuff, people.

[MasonC2K]

Noun. thread necromancy (uncountable) (Internet, slang) On an Internet forum, the act of posting in a thread that is already considered dead or/and out of discussion.

It really depends on the thread. If someone asked a question, and it was answered YEARS ago. There is no need to add another answer. I see this A LOT. Sometimes I will see a title with like 15 pages at the top of list and I start reading and it gets heated and I get heated and then I wanna reply and then I realize it is from YEARS ago and someone just replied to it as if it were posted yesterday. That's what really grinds my gears.

Threads that are meant to updated time to time are fine. Threads that died without a conclusion and someone asks "Hey whatever happened to this?" are OK.

The short of it is, look at the date of the last post in a thread before you post yourself. Make sure it is appropriate.

Sincerely, your friendly neighborhood thread necro police. .

[Valyrian]

I'm just curious, there's a lot of push back on this site when someone bumps up an older thread. Why is necro'ing such a bad thing?

There's a UK reptile forum where it seems every other question posted gets shot down and they're referred to the search function. Why bother having a forum if people aren't allowed to talk on it? Lol.



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[Zincubus]

There's a UK reptile forum where it seems every other question posted gets shot down and they're referred to the search function. Why bother having a forum if people aren't allowed to talk on it? Lol.



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It's something I can't get my tiny mind around as well !!

I really enjoy it when someone bumps a real old thread as they're usually full of great bits of advice !!

It's Iike comparing a new album with a 'greatest hits' one !!

There's room for both , in my humble opinion ..


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[RickyNY]

Oh come on people! This thread is from last month!! Let it go already...

[Stewart_Reptiles]

There's a UK reptile forum where it seems every other question posted gets shot down and they're referred to the search function. Why bother having a forum if people aren't allowed to talk on it? Lol.



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You can ask away however by bumping old threads, asking your own question in them you will likely be passed over as most people do not care about reading through them.

New thread means more view means more answers, as for being shut down I have no idea what that forum you are describing is but I can understand some of it too depending on the question, some people would rather not search and be spoon fed which can be annoying, it's all about balance show that you make an effort and people will help, come to be spoon fed and that will likely not work.

[dr del]

That's because we do occasionally change the answers. One particular old tip used to be withholding water then offering a sopping wet F/T to "entice" the bp to eat. I didn't like it at the time and hate it now. Also the practice of "chaining" feeders by shoving it in the snakes mouth as it is about to finish the prey item it was feeding on.

Necro's run the risk of putting outdated info on the front page and, to be honest, I'm in favour of auto-locking threads after 24 months or so just to avoid it.

Sometimes it's good info - sometimes it is well out of date. What if they bumped a thread where everyone was denying female deserts have any issues?