Re: Heh, you are necroing an old thread
By: Arelor to Ogg on Mon Sep 06 2021 06:23 am

Ar> There is no hard rule for defining what is necro and what is not. I think
Ar> something is necro when it happens long after interest on the thread has
Ar> waned.

What I think is funny/odd is, if someone starts a new thread about the same topic, that's fine. But some people seem to get annoyed when someone responds to another thread about the same topic if it's a somewhat old thread. I guess we shouldn't assume the original poster is still interested (but maybe they are). But if people can start new threads, I don't see why it should be such a big deal to respond to other threads regarding the same topic.

Nightfox

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Re: Heh, you are necroing an old thread
By: Nightfox to Arelor on Fri Oct 15 2021 09:48 am

> What I think is funny/odd is, if someone starts a new thread about the same
> topic, that's fine. But some people seem to get annoyed when someone
> responds to another thread about the same topic if it's a somewhat old
> thread. I guess we shouldn't assume the original poster is still interested
> (but maybe they are). But if people can start new threads, I don't see why
> it should be such a big deal to respond to other threads regarding the same
> topic.
>

i'm the guy that decides if reply is necroposting; that's all you need to know.
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