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Post by blayze16 on Apr 27, 2009 4:49:49 GMT -5
I know that I'm new here, and despite my experience in forums, there's still this question,
Is it considered bad to reply to old threads in the first few pages of a sub-forum?
Normally I would have just said to myself, "How is this a necropost? The thread's in the first page already." and have started replying to all these threads. But of course to be on the safe side, I would like to ask the above question before I get marked by a mod.
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Post by Dashe on Apr 27, 2009 6:50:47 GMT -5
Normally we don't mind, but the validity of a bump depends on a few factors. If you reply to a thread that really seems like more of a joke between people who are no longer active, or reply to one and in doing so directly address an inactive member, it is a necropost, and will probably annoy someone on the staff. Also, if you revive large quantities of old threads at once it can be rather annoying. As long as it's apparent you actually read the thread and have taken its original posting date into some account you're good.
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Post by bdk336 on Apr 27, 2009 8:05:14 GMT -5
basically what Dashe said but just adding that because there aren't a huge volume of threads the ones on the first page are not necessarily current
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Post by Pitch on Apr 27, 2009 9:42:08 GMT -5
No new member would ask such questions. Who are you really, “blayze16?”
I can't stand when people revive old topics… they force me to look back at things I said long long ago, which makes me cringe. So, spare me, please. At some point, it becomes more acceptable to create a new topic about an old discussion. (read: a really old discussion) Since a lot of the members around here are relatively new blood, I don't think anyone would mind. Some will refer you to the older topics for some light reading, but discourage you from posting in them — I'd imagine this is because better than half the minds behind the old topics have long since picked up and left. (that's why I do it anyway) Maybe you won't go about responding to posts of the long-gone users, but then you're inviting others to post in the topic and they very well may. Resurrect when necessary, create when possible I'd say.
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Post by Chiz on Apr 27, 2009 20:23:34 GMT -5
I like to think it basically goes like this: The cutoff for any old reply is 3 months. Within ~90 days, one can expect the majority of the members to still be around and have the conversation in recent memory, so to add to it lightly isn't wrong at all. Between 3-6 months, it's still better to bump/new post than make your own. Try to limit doing this, but if you absolutely need to say something, or have something valid to contribute, there's nothing wrong with that at this point. 6-12 months, this is outside the range of most posts. Some of the more intelligent conversations, they can still be posted to at this point if you have something very important, and are willing to discuss it at length (you won't get away with 2-3 sentence posts here). Also, if there's an update on something that the community has been watching (like a game release, or some sort of news update), then this is fair game. 12+ months of inactivity...this is pretty much death for any thread. You're very likely to get a warning if you post at this point, and you'd be better off just making a new thread, but if there is some unforeseeable justification why there'd be a need or demand to reference such an old thread, make a new thread and then link to the old one in your first post so the original can stay buried away. Basically, the older the last post/longer it's been, the more interesting and important your post needs to be. Since the majority of active threads usually have posts every few days, you really won't need to worry about this unless you purposely go digging through the archives. At this point, anything that has early 2008 and back on it, we'd prefer it to be read-only. EDIT: A notable exception to the 12 month rule would be if you had your own art gallery or project thread or the like. If you disappear for, like 12 months (we'd rather you didn't  ) and you come back with more arts, crafts, toys and presents, you can go back to using your same thread and bumping it back up. Bumping others' dead galleries is a no-go, though. No new member would ask such questions. Who are you really, “blayze16?”  |
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Post by Blues on Apr 27, 2009 21:14:57 GMT -5
For a second there, I thought Green's comment was serious. Was almost gonna comment on that fact too.
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Post by Pitch on Apr 27, 2009 22:24:23 GMT -5
Seriously...it's almost like they read the rules or something For a second there, I thought Green's comment was serious. Was almost gonna comment on that fact too.
It's a classic technique when going incognito, asking about the rules; it gives that “I just got here” impression. Except, it's rare for a newb to even bother with that, let alone ask a rather good question, so it's usually a good tell. … But enough about that. Also, Blues I'll have you know I still have my suspicions about you.I can't come up with anything to add to the topic. I'm surprised Chiz's numbers are so similar to the imaginary ones I had in my head. But that can't be anything official anyway. Ah well. (that counts as on-topic, right?){Super Duly Noted with sprinkles on top by Chiz - "that counts as on-topic" is not on-topic! BAN! BAN BAN! Exile the rule-breaker to Gaia Online!}//  Not that; anything but that! -- Green |
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Post by blayze16 on Apr 27, 2009 23:29:02 GMT -5
I'm asking this because I'm able to get away with bumping old threads, double-posting (just because the second post gets appended to the previous post) and replying with possibly mature content (wearing, etc.) on the other forum I go to. It's a bit lenient and it's been so long since I joined (or logged-in) in a forum with a system like this.
And to add to the person who doubts that I read the rules. I did read the rules. I read every line of the rules and regulations of any online contest I join. I read EULAs (but not the whole document).
And I'm not that young if you don't believe my age.
Thanks for the replies anyway, Dashe!
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Post by bdk336 on Apr 28, 2009 14:16:31 GMT -5
I read the rules too! I feel hurt  . I mean it's not like it was 5 months after I joined or anything... more like two >__> (petitions for a servbot smiley that portrays guilt) |
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Post by Pitch on Apr 28, 2009 16:11:18 GMT -5
(petitions for a servbot smiley that portrays guilt) Make your own.   * It's not a question of whether you read the rules — though who in his right mind does? (and, blayze16, reading EULA's? P-shaw.. riiiight) — it's the question itself. No one new asks good questions, because a good question requires a certain level of common sense, and anyone with that much common sense should have enough mental capacity to make a reasoned judgment on the question, and not have to ask. Good questions from newbs are a catch-22. That said, blayze16, I was just poking fun; no need to get offended. As a sign of my good will, I won't bother to point out all the other suspicious things you said in your last post. Cheers. 
* - props to Buster Cannon |
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Post by bdk336 on Apr 29, 2009 12:17:38 GMT -5
how do I make my own and use them in posts? I'm not familiar with the way the code and such for forums works, never bothered to find out.
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Post by Pitch on Apr 29, 2009 13:57:28 GMT -5
Edit up a servbot emoticon in any image editor of your choice. (transparency support is a must, though); Upload to photobucket or any image hosting service of your choice; Hotlink in post.
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Post by blayze16 on Apr 29, 2009 19:38:16 GMT -5
Green: Nah, it's okay. I was getting bored with the other forum I go to anyway. But I do at least read those kinds of things.
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Post by bdk336 on Apr 30, 2009 12:30:28 GMT -5
ok the way to edit it was obvious I just wasn't sure if there was some special way to do it on a forum
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