Here's something I've been thinking lately: If I wanted to discuss something here, but that thread had died a long, long time ago, should I make a new thread or necro-bump the old one? The rules clearly say that you shouldn't necro-bump: However, surely it is better to keep everything in the same thread rather than having multiple smaller threads which discuss the same thing (I can't see anything in the rules that say not to do this). Anyway, what is the right thing to do?
I think the rule is that as long as it's relevant to the topic it's fine. If the topic is about pizza, I nerco post about pizza and not something random.
However, if the thread is many months old, and you feel like it needs a fresh start, I'd personally have nothing against a new thread.
If it's many months old, you'll probably never end up finding it. Anyway thanks everyone for answering.
We've discussed this in our new rule revisions. There will be no official necro-post rule. If the topic is months old, and someone wants to bring it up, as long as the post is relevant, it's perfectly fine. This gives a thread a 'second chance' and also allows new members a fair go at discussion as well. If the post however is random, and was posted just to bump the thread, that would fall under the spam rule.
I'm weird, I find cool old threads while doing my weird things all the time :3 and I'm a vry good searcher, If I want to post a new thread I can find if it had already existed
agreed. I'm also in that if post is relevant for topic that rather post it in existing topic (even if it's old) than to make multiple threads for same topic. Better have everything in same place, and also, some of older posts in said topics could help in some info for the topic, that wouldn't be there if new thread was made.
