Holy war against thread necromancy

[Castellon]

No, the war will continue until the undead scourge are stamped out.

Reviving a dead thread where the original participants may no longer be around to respond to the comments is kind of pointless, it is also a big job for anyone that wants to enter a thread to have to read through pages and pages of posts just to get to the current one.

If you find a discussion you feel was interesting and want to comment on, then start a new thread and in the first post, link to the old thread as a reference for what you are discussing. that way people can comment on your post with out the baggage but it is there for reference to those that want it.

This is how the dead go on living through their progeny and not as some undead husk of their former vibrant selves.

 

[Castellon]

That either leads to the need of quoting many many posts in the OP or the same arguments will be regurgitated later instead of the discussion continueing where it left.

Which is the problem with Necro threads.

 

[Castellon]

The time something becomes a necro is an art more than a science, it depends largely on the topic.

 

[Castellon]

I think you may have missed the middle part of my post of how to deal with this.

The example you cite is a Mod thread, where else would it be appropriate to discuss a particular mod then the mod thread itself. These are essentially a small Sub-forum.
Also as the OP is a staff member it is clear they are still around and can respond appropriately.

 

[Castellon]

Sorry you feel that way, obviously we feel differently.

 

[Castellon]

Thread necromancy violates our terms of service and is not allowed.
I don't know how to be more clear than that.