some what odd thread necromancy by single digit posters

[TerraDave]

This has now happened in a few threads.

Don't know what to think about it...but there is some sort of pattern.

 

[Morrus]

Yeah, I've noticed it too. I haven't figured out why yet.

 

[Umbran]

You could ask them!

Note that the "related threads" list that appears at the bottom of most pages may be leading them to old threads, and they probably aren't bothering to check the age of the thread.

 

[frogimus]

#1 - [MENTION=177]Umbran[/MENTION] hit on part of it

#2 - low post counts may be the RPGers in their 40's or 50's that don't post on any forum and aren't aware of the insane fear of necroposts that grips some forumites.

#3 - most current threads have degraded into a 10-page argument about something that barely resembles the original topic.

 

[SkidAce]

I have no problem with anyone necro'ing threads.

If they are not relevant, they will die again. If they are not interesting, I won't read them.

No worries.

 

[TerraDave]

yeah...it was not just one or two threads with one or two single digit posters, its a few more threads, a few more single digit posters...and one thread with a wave of single digits.

Could just be a coincidence.

 

[darjr]

links?

 

[TerraDave]

All seemed to happen within a few days, though many answers seem like serious ones (by single digit posters)

Most conspicuous is this one

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?98283-Favorite-D-amp-D-books/page6

But also

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?208908-Favorite-2e-modules/page5
http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?201669-Elusive-Target-Feat-Questions/page2
http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?241828-1001-Mysteries/page6
http://www.enworld.org/forum/showth...ut-what-Kinkos-did-to-My-1e-AD-amp-D-UA/page2

This may just be spam

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showth...o-4th-edition-like-Desert-of-Desolation/page2

 

[darjr]

looks like some of them are from the invincible overlord folks, probably dropped by to announce the kickstarter and then stuck around for old threads. bledsaw being one of the kids of the founder, I think.

The others seem to be stumble upons. I wonder if some change in google is kicking up older enworld threads.

Very weird.

 

[darjr]

I talked to one of the other posters and they were just perusing thread titles.