KfcnyancatNow let me explain why I think necro-posting should be allowed. Yes, if it's an answered question, necro-posting can be annoying. However, it may be a discussion thread instead of a question. Someone may want to chime their opinion on a discussion thread, so they post a reply, despite it being an old post. Also in the case of fourm games. Lastly, another reason is due to bloat of the same thread subjects. On Cheezburger fourms, there's about 300+ "Favorite Dead Meme" threads, because that fourm auto-locks threads after one month of inactivity, and I have a real hard time finding one that isn't locked.

If its a discussion thread, you post another one. The main reason why it has died is because everybody has said all their thoughts on the subject and nobody has anything else to say. When you post a new topic, new people have a fresh set of opinions rather than taking them from the 15 or so pages of other posts. Once a thread gets large, it tends to die quicker.

Kfcnyancatas for your dead people analogy, I don't think that it's an accurate analogy. A fourm doesn't live. It's a bit closer to trying to revive interest into old technology, and that actually has good results.

I disagree. A forum does live. It thrives with its members and the community and the content in it.

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Jeez I don't see what you don't get.

I said I GET IT, but I don't agree![/quote]
Ok so you do go and try to revive dead people?[/quote]
Now let me explain why I think necro-posting should be allowed. Yes, if it's an answered question, necro-posting can be annoying. However, it may be a discussion thread instead of a question. Someone may want to chime their opinion on a discussion thread, so they post a reply, despite it being an old post. Also in the case of fourm games. Lastly, another reason is due to bloat of the same thread subjects. On Cheezburger fourms, there's about 300+ "Favorite Dead Meme" threads, because that fourm auto-locks threads after one month of inactivity, and I have a real hard time finding one that isn't locked.
as for your dead people analogy, I don't think that it's an accurate analogy. A fourm doesn't live. It's a bit closer to trying to revive interest into old technology, and that actually has good results.

You guys have a point, but the OP has a point too. Yes, it may be against the rules, and it's alright to discourage people from doing it. But seriously, being HOSTILE towards people who necro? Some people accidentally do it, not realizing that it's an old post.

It doesn't really matter if you agree or not (not trying to sound rude, believe me). It's just part of the rules, and it makes it easier for mods and members alike. Ya just gotta go with the flow.

When someone has died, do you go to their grave, dig them up and try to revive them? No you don't you try to concentrate on people that are still alive.

Jeez I don't see what you don't get.

its just PMC's policy, you've had 2 forum mods and a site mod reply, and more good explanations, and you still don't? i had this same question, what you do if you want to keep a thread alive is bump it (bumping is when you post a useless post to raise it to the top of the forum list, you can only do it every 24 hours though)

I get why now, but I still don't agree with it.

The reason why necro-posting is not accepted is because the thread is going no where, therefore the thread is dead and has no purpose, trying to revive something that is pointless and is obviously not going anywhere is frustrating when people are trying to get legitimate new forum posts up asking important questions and such, let the new stuff roll in baby!

I never understood it either, it's like when you reply to a comment on YouTube, that may be made three or four weeks ago.

If a thread has been dead for more than three or four months, there's no reason to revive it.....

When people necro, the OP can't deliver