Thread necromancy

ccs · Mar 4, 2018

So what's with all these "Do you ______" threads from 2006 being dug up?

Is it possible to set some limit where a thread will just be auto-locked? That way you can dig it up & read it if you like, even link to it if its somehow relevant. But you can't reply.

Jacob Lewis · Mar 4, 2018

What! No poll? I was fully prepared to cast most vote answering the question "Do you practice thread necromancy?"

CubicsRube · Mar 5, 2018

Honestly it bugs me. If a post is a few years old, then start a new one.

Dont know why but it irks me reviving old threads. Id like it if we could lock out threads that have been inactive for a while

CubicsRube · Mar 5, 2018

And it looks like its been the same member that has dug up every one. Why? I don't know

UngainlyTitan · Mar 5, 2018

CubicsRube said:
And it looks like its been the same member that has dug up every one. Why? I don't know

Time traveller

Imaculata · Mar 5, 2018

Sometimes old threads get revived and I don't mind at all. Such as our endless random encounter thread.

Morrus · Mar 5, 2018

We don’t have a rule about replying to old threads. I don’t see any harm in it myself.

Blue · Mar 5, 2018

ccs said:
Is it possible to set some limit where a thread will just be auto-locked? That way you can dig it up & read it if you like, even link to it if its somehow relevant. But you can't reply.

I asked in the Meta forum if there can be a way to highlight that a thread is old for this reason, but I wouldn't want to lock it. For example we have character guides that were started when 5e came out and still have active discussion.