Necroposting rules?
I was just reading the thread "old thread got banned" and there's a discussion about a 6 month limit on threads. That sounds like a good policy but the mod indicated that it's in the forum rules and to read them, but i can't find it anywhere. There are 21 rules listed and none of them mention "necroposting" as far as i can see. Where can i find this so i can get some guidance? I'm afraid I've inadvertently violated this rule in the past. On the same note, why not automatically close any 6 month old threads? At the moment it appears to be on a case by case basis. If the intention is ţo keep people from dragging out old discussions why not just close them?
1) Do not "necropost". Once a thread is more than 6-8 months old, leave it alone. Post a new thread and link to the older one if you must. This is the original version, we’ve amended it to just 6 months. 2) We’ve asked numerous times for threads to be locked automatically.
jc_fashion said: I was just reading the thread "old thread got banned" and there's a discussion about a 6 month limit on threads. That sounds like a good policy but the mod indicated that it's in the forum rules and to read them, but i can't find it anywhere. There are 21 rules listed and none of them mention "necroposting" as far as i can see. Where can i find this so i can get some guidance? I'm afraid I've inadvertently violated this rule in the past. On the same note, why not automatically close any 6 month old threads? At the moment it appears to be on a case by case basis. If the intention is ţo keep people from dragging out old discussions why not just close them? Click to expand... The rules are linked below. Necro posting is covered in the Newbie Guide, also linked below.
Forum mod said: The rules are linked below. Necro posting is covered in the Newbie Guide, also linked below. Click to expand... Thank you for your response. The Newbie Guide was new to me, and i see the 6 month limit mentioned As far as the Perb Rules, i had those and read them many times. This is not mentioned anywhere so can that be fixed? I think it would be a great idea.