Reviving old threads...Why?

[EpicEnergy 22,991]

I like to call it necroposting, and many sites prohibit it. I personally hate it when a site prohibits users from necroposting because I see nothing wrong with it, necroposting is fun, and it keeps the site alive when new threads aren't being made.

I love doing it especially when there aren't any new or interesting topics for me to post in.

[Clawdeen 12,181]

Why not? 
It’s fun to unearth threads

[Sparklefan1234 167,271]

I think it's something you're supposed to do to avoid accidentally repeating topics. 

[Magic Note 2,748]

Sometimes there's an important thing I need to bring up if it's an important thread.

[RDDash 19,091]

unless the thread is super old or locked I feel it's important to jumpstart forgotten threads that are left behind

[Savy 5,072]

I mean why not? Don't wanna accidentally create an already existing topic.

 

[ExplosionMare 18,058]

Because how else will you ever get post count?  Nobody has time to make their own threads!

[Northern Star 1,023]

On 2021-02-12 at 7:20 PM, ExplosionMare said:

I think people get bored and start digging for old topics

Pretty much, yes. Also it's somewhat encouraged here, the only one I've found that does, so...why not?

P.S.- the oldest posts don't work by the way, it just throws an error.

[They call me Loyalty 1,948]

Would you rather have people making new threads when they need to talk about their soviet cassette collection? If not, then explain your reasoning behind this "curiosity". Other than trying to effect thread lockdowns and general user disempowerment under the pretext of a communitarian concern, like a true commie would do!

Just kidding.

But really. This is like trying to dig for a problem where there is none. So, that image perfectly exemplifies the nature of your thread. At least, in my humble opinion.

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,159]

On 2021-02-13 at 1:35 AM, Troblems said:

Merging old threads was... a choice. I remember going through a lot of google searches trying to find all relevant threads. It was time consuming and silly. At the time with the rapidly expanding nature of the forum it made a bit more sense, but to better navigate threads that may be repeatedly made, we created the Megathread tag, which I think better serves the purpose we’re going for, removes clutter, and allows for people who are newer who want to jump into the forum an easy place to start. 

Oh GAWD I remember spending HOURS doing that.

But yeah; I've been on PLENTY of forums that either discouraged or outright banned reviving old topics to the point of banning you from said forums. I am SO glad that MLPF does not do that as it encourages discourse on any topic; old and new.

[Clawdeen 12,181]

There’s not much else to do on here.

[ZiggWheelsManning 8,854]

History is important, we must keep it alive  

[Iforgotmybrain 4,873]

It’s October, necromancy is in.

[Theautisticrebel 304]

Unless if it's an inherently dated thread or breaks modern forum rules, I have no problem with necroposting.

[Hadrien 948]

On 2023-10-16 at 6:22 PM, Iforgotmybrain said:

It’s October, necromancy is in.

 

[Evil Pink One 13,502]

Made a quest for this.

[Savy 5,072]

I dunno, I just sometimes find myself reviving old threads. lol 

[Antiyonder 558]

At best I would say to only discourage it if the new post doesn't have as much effort behind it.

But yeah worst example I've seen was a Detective Conan Proboard forum where even if an old thread was still on the first page, it was still policy to start a new thread entirely for said topic.

[Kantet 177]

Just like that.
That's why I'm answering here a year after the last answer.

[Treeglow Flicker 13,519]

My Little Pony: Necromancy Is Magic!

[ZiggWheelsManning 8,854]

New ponies are here!  They want the option to jump onboard the history train  

[Dreambiscuit 9,274]

As the author of this thread said, “This site seems to have quite a bit of reviving old threads,” but clearly that means there are quite a few people here who are interested in them and want to continue posting on them. I don’t understand the pointless discouragement of necro-posting; if there’s still an interest in them, keep ‘em going! I don’t discard everything that’s old when there’s still life in them. Sometimes you want to revisit them and see what new perspective time may have on these old threads. And newer members might appreciate the chance to chime-in. I love old threads; some of them are familiar and some I never saw before. In any case, it’s always interesting to revisit them.