At what point does a thread become necro?

[Stormonu]

Some boards are more strict on necro'ing a thread than others; ENWorld seems fairly lax - as long as it isn't something from the Edition Wars era, I suspect.

My personal answer would be is if it's sat for around 3 months without anyone adding to it, posting to it would be a necro. Overall, I don't think there's an absolute answer and it's just going to depend on the size of the thread and folk's impression of how long "old" is.

 

[J.Quondam]

How long does a thread have to be dormant to be considered necro, in your opinion.

Around here? I'd say "a year" or so, maybe more or less depending on the evergreenness of the topic. Other forums have different thresholds, depending on their culture and how active they are.

Whether it's a "good" necro or a "bad" necro depends on the topic and nature of the rezzer. It's "bad" when it's a bot posting irrelevant link-spam or something. It's usually good - and often a lot of fun - when it's rezzed by a poster (new or old) replying honestly to the topic. Overall, there's nothing especially wrong with thread necros, imo, since it doesn't happen a whole lot.

 

[cranberry]

Yep, this. I was on a board years ago that listed necro'ing a thread as bannable offense in the rules. Problem was, they didn't provide any time frame as to what they considered necro.

Some boards are more strict on necro'ing a thread than others; ENWorld seems fairly lax - as long as it isn't something from the Edition Wars era, I suspect.

 

[SewerSquirrel]

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[Dioltach]

Here's an idea. How about we let this stagnate, then come back in a week. Then leave it for a month. Then three. Then six. See at what point it feels like a necro.

Is everyone with me? Great, see you all next week!

 

[J.Quondam]

Here's an idea. How about we let this stagnate, then come back in a week. Then leave it for a month. Then three. Then six. See at what point it feels like a necro.

Is everyone with me? Great, see you all next week!

Ah, the "sniff the milk carton" approach to thread necromancy analytics. Excellent!

 

[trappedslider]

Yep, this. I was on a board years ago that listed necro'ing a thread as bannable offense in the rules. Problem was, they didn't provide any time frame as to what they considered necro.

feel better now that you got a serious response here?

 

[Tonguez]

Yea, I wasn't looking for a definitive answer, I was just asking for opinions

thread necromancy doesnt exist, I've participated in threads that are 20 years old because the question is again interesting.

 

[Yora]

It's only necromancy if the thread is still dead after raising it.

Otherwise it's resurrection.

 

[Zardnaar]

This sounds like it should be a poll?

Sure we can find an older one.

Wouldn't be surprised if people Google a they're title and jump to the end. Not 100% innocent of that but it's rare for me at least.