Regarding the Life of Threads

[Jester David]

I think so long as the thread is not on the first page or two of the forums it’s fair.

 

[jgsugden]

I have noticed there are a few gatekeepers around these parts.

Stop using past perfect tense, challenging the right of others to nitpick, and using vagueries like "these parts."

And don't even get me started on your letter count per post. And this thread is about the lives of threads, so if you want to discuss people's behavior you should really start your own thread.

And your font is unimaginative.

And stuff.

 

[Eubani]

Stop using past perfect tense, challenging the right of others to nitpick, and using vagueries like "these parts."

And don't even get me started on your letter count per post. And this thread is about the lives of threads, so if you want to discuss people's behavior you should really start your own thread.

And your font is unimaginative.

And stuff.

Don't forget to lock up and to turn the lights off after you close up......

 

[Shiroiken]

Hmm, I'll think about this and respond in about 6 months.

My first thought was how this will look when someone necro's it

 

[Eubani]

I do not expect this thread to get a gentle repose.

 

[Henry]

Stop using past perfect tense, challenging the right of others to nitpick, and using vagueries like "these parts."

And don't even get me started on your letter count per post. And this thread is about the lives of threads, so if you want to discuss people's behavior you should really start your own thread.

And your font is unimaginative.

And stuff.

Jgsugden, we’ve already discussed the discussion of gatekeeping before HERE, so go necro that thread if you wish to discuss the discussion of the discussion.

 

[GameOgre]

This thread is old as crap! it was made at 10 am this morning? Geez people beat a dead horse....beware Necromancers!

 

[mrpopstar]

My first thought was how this will look when someone necro's it

A lich of a thread from the start!

 

[Li Shenron]

Here's my thought on the topic: it's like entering a room and starting a conversation with some folks, and then having a third person walk up to you all and demand that you stop having that conversation because *they* had that conversation with somebody yesterday.

If somebody is having a conversation you've already had, or are bored of, or whatever, then just move on and have a different conversation. The fact that something has been discussed before doesn't mean that nobody is allowed to discuss it again.

The concession I make to this is that if there is an identical topic currently active on the first page, then we'd probably merge them for convenience.

So, yeah, do what you want. There's no rules about it. Whatever makes sense to you at the time.

This is what a good forum should be!

A forum is not a "knowledge repository" where conclusions are reached and truths are established, but rather a place for discussions. If someone wants static knowledge, that could better be a wiki.

Besides, one of the biggest pests in technical forums on the web is very much the habit of redirecting people to years-old answers, ignoring the fact that in the meantime the relevant technology has already changed many times and the old answers just won't work.

 

[Seramus]

Better to Necro a thread so that Google can find it more easily. It helps the entire D&D community to keep things in easily findable locations.

Unless patches or errata have changed the rules and the thread is no longer relevant.