luigi bros Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I know what necro-posting is (It means posting in a dead topic, right?) but how long does a topic have to be dead beforre it becomes a rule violation to post in it? There's a topic about this but it may be necro-posting to post there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanarkin Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I belive that if a topic 2 month old or older is bumped the one responsibles get's warned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florete Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 1-2 month gaps are fine if you add something relevant. Anything past that and it's best just to create a new topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uguu Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Wait a minute. So you didn't post in the topic that tells you the necro posting limits asking the necro posting limits because that would be necro posting, but it would be pointless because that topic tells you the limits so posting this is driven to pointless spam. Did I catch that right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bros Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 Wait a minute. So you didn't post in the topic that tells you the necro posting limits asking the necro posting limits because that would be necro posting, but it would be pointless because that topic tells you the limits so posting this is driven to pointless spam. Did I catch that right? I didn't understand that topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Spoon Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 What if the dead topic is yours, and you have relevant information >_> Basically, use common sense. Unless of course, you don't have any. Which I wouldn't doubt in today's world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torifae Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 This is kinda off-topic but why is this term called "necroposting"? I kinda don't get what it means, can't we just call it bump threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Tarrasque Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Necroposting BUMP is usually for threads that aren't months old and still require an answer, usually done by the thread starter. Necroposting is completely pointless and done by people who forget to look at post dates... Edited January 27, 2009 by Levin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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