Legit Quesion - What is a "Necro" Thread?

#0 - Oct. 20, 2009, 12:28 a.m.

I understand to "necro" a thread is to resurrect an old thread with a new post.

Invoking Robert's Rules of Order...

/stand
(assuming I have the floor, since this toon has become intimately familiar with tanking it over the years)

Parliamentary Iinquiry: What is the expiration date for a thread such that posting to it constitutes an act of "necro"? Does a rule of thumb exist? I recently saw a thread approximately 1 month old closed as a "necro" and am seeking clarification.

Thank you.

Zarhym

#18 - Oct. 20, 2009, 12:46 a.m.

Q u o t e:
old enough where people haven't talked about it for a bit.

This is pretty much the best description. Usually it's a thread that hasn't been active in at least a month, but that's not a hard-and-fast rule. If it's a topic that's been inactive for a number of days/weeks and is no longer relevant, or there is a more recent thread discussing the same topic, bumping that original thread would be considered resurrecting old threads.

The severity of the forum penalty typically corresponds with the length of time that has passed since the last response before the bump, coupled with the relevance of thread (i.e. a two-year old thread talking about how long a run back to Prince Malchezaar was being bumped would result in a hefty penalty).

Any time we encounter an old thread that's been resurrected, we gauge the intent behind the bump of the thread and take the appropriate action based on that assessment.