Admiral "Bull" Halsey Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 (edited) As you can see, there's been recent bumped threads going on lately and it's really rather getting annoying to see topics that are like dead for 4 months or so. What do you staff think we should enforce? Edited December 13, 2008 by Namie Amuro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wist Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 At the moment it's considered a warnable offense to bump a thread without adding any new or relevant information because it's spam. Outside of that, there hasn't yet been a decision on how old a thread can be before it should not be bumped, but yeah, four months is a bit much. What do you think might be a suitable expiration time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Tyler Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I think a two week limit is long enough to revive a dead topic. For the "Creative" section, I saw about two months to post new works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Two weeks? I thought one month sounded short enough XD Don't mind me, just saying ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tino Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Thirty to sixty days seems like a good limit to me. And I think the topic creators of galleries, stories and hacks are allowed to update their galleries, stories and hacks if they decide to pick up their work again. (and the same goes for debates, if you ask me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deity Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 And what penalties will be enforced to those who violate the forest laws? Warnings, bannings? XD Dont get me wrong, I dont revive old topics, but I do hate it when I see them revived. Why not just make a new topic or somn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 And what penalties will be enforced to those who violate the forest laws? Warnings, bannings? XD I'm assuming just the usual. Warns when they get serious, and bannings if they're crazy enough to continue, like... 10 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufasa Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I think Necro-posting is fine. I mean, yeah it's annoying for people to just "Bump" a topic from months ago just because they can, but if it's somewhat relevant to what the person has to say about the topic, then I think it's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Tyler Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Two weeks? I thought one month sounded short enough XDDon't mind me, just saying ^^ Well, a lot of forums I go to have a "Two-Week Limit" rule! So I'm use to that! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatrie: Guns Blazing Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 no bumping even in fftf??????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekkah Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I mean, yeah it's annoying for people to just "Bump" a topic from months ago just because they can, but if it's somewhat relevant to what the person has to say about the topic, then I think it's fine. I don't really like people bumping "favourite ___" topics from like months ago only to add their opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral "Bull" Halsey Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 I think Necro-posting is fine.I mean, yeah it's annoying for people to just "Bump" a topic from months ago just because they can, but if it's somewhat relevant to what the person has to say about the topic, then I think it's fine. Necroposting is certainly not fine. When you have a topic that's like 4 months dead or more it should stay dead since it looses all it meanings and peoples point of view may have change then. Which people don't want to talk about. Suffice to say, if they want to talk about something they may as well make a new topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florete Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Necroposting is certainly not fine. When you have a topic that's like 4 months dead or more it should stay dead since it looses all it meanings and peoples point of view may have change then. Which people don't want to talk about. Suffice to say, if they want to talk about something they may as well make a new topic. The bolded part is another reason for me. I've seen topics necroposted where I said something that I no longer agree with or no longer about. A new discussion is better than one four months old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 If you want to talk about something, I'd say it's better to create a new topic than it is to hunt down an old one and recycle it. Personally, I'd rather post in a fresh topic than one filled with stale posts that may no longer be relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defeatist Elitist Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 As long as you have something to contribute to the discussion, why not Necro Post? I mean, personally, I find it better to continue the use of an old topic, instead of starting a new one. It's like recycling. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YokaiKnight Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I don't like the idea of coming up with a cutoff for necroposts. It's understandable that there are situations where bumping old threads is just annoying, but I think an occasional bump from a member is fine; maybe there should be consequences for consistent necroposts. Worthless necros can be dealt with just like any other spam. Making necroposting itself a rule violation can punish members for making decent posts. In my forum experience, it definitely happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Envoy of the Beginning Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Why not just delete old threads then (except for those in Creative and Rom-Hacking sections)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YokaiKnight Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Why not just delete old threads then (except for those in Creative and Rom-Hacking sections)?Old threads are often useful resources. Autopruning threads can delete good discussions & information, and having mods delete threads is wasting their time with cleanup duty.Does deleting posts affect postcount, btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 No, it doesn't. That's why members can't delete their own posts. >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnd Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 (edited) Why not just delete old threads then (except for those in Creative and Rom-Hacking sections)? I agree with YK, they're useful resources. However, if possible, auto-closing/locking could be great. Edited December 14, 2008 by TheEnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I don't see what's wrong with it. If the poster has something relevant to add to the topic, then it's all good. What's the point in making a new topic on a subject if there's already one floating around elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tino Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 What's rather bothersome is opinions being quoted from months ago. Opinions that might have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekkah Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I don't see what's wrong with it. If the poster has something relevant to add to the topic, then it's all good. What's the point in making a new topic on a subject if there's already one floating around elsewhere? What use is it if someone bumps a 5 month old thread just to say he voted for Fiona in a "fav female cav" poll? Relevant, sure, but also quite useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 (edited) Thirty to sixty days seems like a good limit to me.And I think the topic creators of galleries, stories and hacks are allowed to update their galleries, stories and hacks if they decide to pick up their work again. (and the same goes for debates, if you ask me). I believe those should be the only topics allowed to be bumped, and possibly some pinned topics. The whole, "it's in the far from the forest section!" argument is rather pointless. Sure it may not bring up post count, but it clutters the already cluttered section. If a topic is two months old, and no one has said anything, you feel the need to talk about it again, just make a new one in the Far From the Forest section. That way it doesn't up post count, and you aren't necroposting. Edited December 14, 2008 by Cynthia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tino Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Regarding Far From the Forest, it seems rather useless to me anyway to bump a useless topic with a probably even more useless post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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