Necrobumping

[Lostbhoy]

I've noticed quite a lot of necrobumps lately, most I'd say under 5 year old threads but a good few surpassing 10 years. Most of them are just new accounts trying to up their post count.

Is it possible or even feasible to lock threads after a certain amount of time has passed?

I'd say after 10 years for sure nothing of value can be added or taken away from such a thread... Hell even 5 years is a bit much but I'm only throwing the idea out there!

 

[Shadow#1]

I've noticed quite a lot of necrobumps lately, most I'd say under 5 year old threads but a good few surpassing 10 years. Most of them are just new accounts trying to up their post count.

Is it possible or even feasible to lock threads after a certain amount of time has passed?

I'd say after 10 years for sure nothing of value can be added or taken away from such a thread... Hell even 5 years is a bit much but I'm only throwing the idea out there!

Is it contributing to said thread?

 

[godreborn]

sometimes you have to wonder how these people find these threads. they've gotta be deep in the bowels of temp, being that old.

 

[Lostbhoy]

Is it contributing to said thread?

Not in any way whatsoever. Even asking a question in said thread is ridiculous after so much time has passed. I just feel that if there has been no activity in a thread for at very most 5 years, said thread should be closed. Whether it's still able to be viewed or not is a different matter but posting in it should really be halted.

Expect to see an "I concur" post in here in about 10 years....

 

[Veho]

sometimes you have to wonder how these people find these threads. they've gotta be deep in the bowels of temp, being that old.

At the bottom of every thread, there's a "similar threads" list, and some of those threads can be 10+ years old. A new member follows the link and doesn't notice the dates on the last replies.

 

[BvanBart]

Well... I see some good additions, however I think locking a tread also creates new treats...

 

[Jayro]

I'll never understand why "necrobumping" is such a bad thing, if the thread's question is relevant to the topic. I'd rather someone bump an old thread on-topic than start another thread for the same exact thing. But that's just me.

At the bottom of every thread, there's a "similar threads" list, and some of those threads can be 10+ years old. A new member follows the link and doesn't notice the dates on the last replies.

Nor should the dates even matter. If necrobumping is *such* a problem, then set the threads to auto-lock after a few months to a year if there hasn't been activity. Even I have necro'd a few threads by accident, but I was on-topic, and needing help. The date on the thread is the absolute LEAST of my worries.

 

[Shadow#1]

Yea locking it is not a good idea

 

[Jayro]

Yea locking it is not a good idea

But if it's been dead for over a year, it's safe to assume it's not needed anymore. It just gets locked, and archived.

 

[Shadow#1]

But if it's been dead for over a year, it's safe to assume it's not needed anymore. It just gets locked, and archived.

Then another thread gets made and cluters the forum more

 

[Lostbhoy]

If all these new accounts are simply bumping their own post count then actual relevant threads get lost and the site looks a mess.

Even commenting in a 13 year old thread that the link is dead..... I mean.... Wtf do people expect??
Asking a simple question in a new thread ensures it can be answered and then relevantly dealt with.

I know i sound like a dick here, I don't mean any ill intentions towards the posters but there has to be a line man.... Come on!

 

[Issac]

If all these new accounts are simply bumping their own post count then actual relevant threads get lost and the site looks a mess.

Even commenting in a 13 year old thread that the link is dead..... I mean.... Wtf do people expect??
Asking a simple question in a new thread ensures it can be answered and then relevantly dealt with.

I know i sound like a dick here, I don't mean any ill intentions towards the posters but there has to be a line man.... Come on!

But what would the alternative be? Creating a new thread, saying "There was another thread here that had a file, but it's not online anymore, does anyone have it?" In what way would that be better than bumping that old thread?
He literally wanted the file in the OP and asked if anyone had it.

 

[korbinian]

If all these new accounts are simply bumping their own post count then actual relevant threads get lost and the site looks a mess.

Even commenting in a 13 year old thread that the link is dead..... I mean.... Wtf do people expect??
Asking a simple question in a new thread ensures it can be answered and then relevantly dealt with.

I know i sound like a dick here, I don't mean any ill intentions towards the posters but there has to be a line man.... Come on!

you need to relax man, there is 0 need to go off at me like you did in the other thread, simply because i replied to a very old topic.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

The reason we don't automatically lock threads is because there are cases when necrobumping a thread is totally fine. Generally speaking, mods will look at necrobumps on a case by case basis; if the bump adds something of value to the discussion then it's fine, if it's just some new guy spamming trash because he's new then their post will be deleted and they'll be warned if they continually do it.

 

[linuxares]

I prefer new threads than super old threads with a lot of probably outdate information... but that's me.

 

[korbinian]

But what would the alternative be? Creating a new thread, saying "There was another thread here that had a file, but it's not online anymore, does anyone have it?" In what way would that be better than bumping that old thread?
He literally wanted the file in the OP and asked if anyone had it.

btw; new users are not allowed to post any URLs even to other threads. i couldn't have gone that way anyways.

 

[Lostbhoy]

I apologised to the user in the other thread, I'm being a dick.

I still think an auto lock after a certain time could be implemented tho bur that's just my opinion!

 

[Veho]

Didn't the forum have a necrobump warning feature, way back when, once upon a time? It would tell you "you are about to reply to a thread that is over XYZ months/years old, are you sure?" and you had to click that yes, you were sure. Or maybe I'm thinking of some other forum.

Anyway, such a feature would prevent accidental necrobumping, while still allowing people to bump relevant threads with new info.

 

[Jayro]

Then another thread gets made and cluters the forum more

A year is a really long time, and seems pretty reasonable to me. *shrugs*

 

[Deleted member 546149]

So what if we necrobump this thread about necrobumping