It bothers me when someone goes out of their way to rain on someone else's parade. Maybe you meant it as a joke but these posts are often of the 'OMFG NOT ANOTHER NECRO YOU N00B' variety. THAT behaviour is what I find eye-rolling.Why does it bother you? Every time someone points out a thread necro it is done in fun IME, yet it seems to offend you. Why not just let that go?
D&D 5E Durable Feat is weak, Healer feat is too strong
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DND_Reborn
The High Aldwin
Most of them IME are not of that sort, so maybe it is just you reading more into them than what was actually written.
My post wasn't "raining on someone else's parade". I even had a "smile" after it. The poster I responded to also stated how they don't get how this thread came up given what they were searching for IIRC.
Anyway, since that wasn't my behavior (bolded), I don't expect an eye-roll.
As I said in the post you're quoting, I don't think you're in the "non-smile" camp. We're good! I don't think you're a jerk, honestly.Most of them IME are not of that sort, so maybe it is just you reading more into them than what was actually written.
My post wasn't "raining on someone else's parade". I even had a "smile" after it. The poster I responded to also stated how they don't get how this thread came up given what they were searching for IIRC.
Anyway, since that wasn't my behavior (bolded), I don't expect an eye-roll.
I still think it's weird that people will see a necro-ed thread and feel bothered enough by it that they go out of their way to point it out (whether in a friendly way or not). But hey, that's people.
FarBeyondC
Explorer
A potential problem with bringing back a thread that hasn't been touched for months (or years) is that even if the given topic hasn't run its course, the people who've participated in the original discussion have long since moved on. Bringing the topic back in this way, even when there's a development that would fundamentally change the discussion, can (or will, depending on how the forum in question works) drag people who are no longer interested in the subject back in, which is annoying at best.
An unfortunate actual problem with thread necromancy is that far too often, the person bringing the thread back doesn't actually add anything of worth, thereby potentially dragging people back to something they thought was done with for no reason, which is as infuriating as it is technically trivial.
I'm not following how participants in the original discussion are being dragged back in. Or if they are, how that is annoying. This sounds like you're making up a problem to justify the action honestly.
I'm not pointing fingers or accusing you of anything. Just neutrally stating that your statement doesn't hold up to scrutiny for me.
DND_Reborn
The High Aldwin
This is the reason I nearly always "Unwatch" a thread I no longer have interest in. Then if it gets necroed, often I won't notice.
In this case I didn't realize it was a necro until I opened it, checked the OP and last post dates, etc.
In this case I didn't realize it was a necro until I opened it, checked the OP and last post dates, etc.
I love necro threads. As long as the information being discussed hasn't been made irrelevant by updates or patches, I think it's much better for new and existing players to be able to find information easily and in just a few locations.
Any potential irritation from posters being 'drug back in' or posting without noticing the thread has been necro'd is well worth the tradeoff of keeping things centrally located for newbies.
Any potential irritation from posters being 'drug back in' or posting without noticing the thread has been necro'd is well worth the tradeoff of keeping things centrally located for newbies.
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