NECROPOSTING - DON'T DO IT
- dwchang
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NECROPOSTING - DON'T DO IT
I thought I'd just get this out, since a lot of necroposting has been going on just these last few days. I'm hoping it'll help and n00bs just MIGHT stop doing it. Then again, they probably won't read this.
Definition:
Necropost: to post to a thread whose last reply was over a month ago. Other members find it quite annoying.
I've seen this at least five times in the last two days and it's getting a little annoying. You'll be forgiven, but you'll still annoy a lot of people on the boards.
To all new forum members, please look at the date of the last reply before posting. Now of course, you're free to reply regardless, but for the sake of courtesy, other members find it quite annoying when a 'dead' topic is brought back to life (hence "necro"posting) when the issue or question has been answered.
I do apologize for having to make a thread out of it, but...well...I'm getting annoyed (as I'm sure some of you are).
Definition:
Necropost: to post to a thread whose last reply was over a month ago. Other members find it quite annoying.
I've seen this at least five times in the last two days and it's getting a little annoying. You'll be forgiven, but you'll still annoy a lot of people on the boards.
To all new forum members, please look at the date of the last reply before posting. Now of course, you're free to reply regardless, but for the sake of courtesy, other members find it quite annoying when a 'dead' topic is brought back to life (hence "necro"posting) when the issue or question has been answered.
I do apologize for having to make a thread out of it, but...well...I'm getting annoyed (as I'm sure some of you are).
-Daniel
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Re: NECROPOSTING - DON'T DO IT
ok ... Sorry ... i won't do it agian ...dwchang wrote: I've seen this at least five times in the last two days and it's getting a little annoying. You'll be forgiven, but you'll still annoy a lot of people on the boards.

- dwchang
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Re: NECROPOSTING - DON'T DO IT
Nah, it's not you...although you do reply which doesnt helpPropyro wrote:ok ... Sorry ... i won't do it agian ...dwchang wrote: I've seen this at least five times in the last two days and it's getting a little annoying. You'll be forgiven, but you'll still annoy a lot of people on the boards.

-Daniel
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Dwchang wrote:Nah, it's not you...although you do reply which doesnt help .
well deep down in there somewhere there was some sarcasm imbeded in that post. But yea, i usualy don't help very much, but thats only after the topics already been revived ... i try to avoid actualy doing the necromancers job on this forum, on the off topic forum i may judt bring up some anchient thread for the hell of it.
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Seems like a pretty insignificant thing to get annoyed over. No one is forcing you to read the "resurrected" topics. And this is a discussion forum. If someone want to discuss something old I don't see why they shouldn't be "allowed" to.
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- dwchang
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I never said they COULDN'T do it, but that it's frowned upon and again...annoying.(NERD Studios) Arturo wrote:Seems like a pretty insignificant thing to get annoyed over. No one is forcing you to read the "resurrected" topics. And this is a discussion forum. If someone want to discuss something old I don't see why they shouldn't be "allowed" to.
Of course, you are correct that I don't have to read it, but at the same time, it's really easy to just click on the topics...find a reply...begin to write your own and then look at the date...it's just a suggestion since I've noticed A) a lot of people have been doing it lately and B) I'm fairly sure I'm not the only one who gets annoyed by this.
It was just a friendly suggestion since well...it would improve things.
-Daniel
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- (NERD Studios) Arturo
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Well, I'd never do it because my forum browsing is generally limited to clicking the "View posts since last visit" button and going from there.
When I become an Evil Overlord my Legions of Terror will be an equal-opportunity employer. Conversely, when it is prophesied that no man can defeat me, I will keep in mind the increasing number of non-traditional gender roles.
I am the King of the Easily Entertained.
It is my lifelong goal to make my dieing scream as horrible as possible.
I am the King of the Easily Entertained.
It is my lifelong goal to make my dieing scream as horrible as possible.
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lol... I have an urge to wait until no-one posted in *this* thread for about 3 weeks, and then come back and post in it...
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