Arch_Alyssa wrote: »Neospector wrote: »Why are forums so against necro-posting?
Do you want people to use the search function or not?
Would you rather them create a million threads on the same subject, or use the search function to revive an older thread on that subject.
If the topic is still relevant, why is necro-posting frowned upon?
Necro-posting is frowned upon on every forum I have ever been on because old threads are assumed to have died. Necro-posting generally does not add anything to the topic, the discussion has typically moved on and the information made irrelevant/outdated, and in extreme cases many people do not want to see a thread they thought has died.
Reviving threads just to say "I agree" or "bump lol" isn't helpful to the discussion, it's just as much spam as creating multiple threads on the same subject.
In this specific case, the user bumped this thread (a month old, with no replies and very little information) while simultaneously posting in this thread and this thread with the same opinion, despite these two threads being much more recent. This indicates that they actively searched for this thread specifically to bump it, despite threads being readily available on the subject.
I don't think the reasoning was to volontary necro bump the thread but was to speak his thought and share it with the community... I think forums are meant to be like this, if not, I don't see why we should use the forums then...
Its like what i said they don't care if your a riza and speak out you get shut down. We need people to rise up and fight. If your going down for what you believe in at least go down fighting.